Can we price carbon? / Barry G. Rabe. by Rabe, Barry George, 1957-

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Energy and sustainable development in Mexico / John R. Moroney and Flory Dieck-Assad. by Moroney, John R.

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Universal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable development : lessons from Japan / Naoki Ikegami, editor.

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Preparing for the Workplace : Charting a Course for Federal Postsecondary Training Policy. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""POINTS OF LEVERAGE""""PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE FEDERAL ACTION""; ""NOTES""; ""6 Fostering High-Quality Training ""; ""THE DEBATE OVER STANDARDS""; ""Definitions""; ""The Mix of Design and Outcome Standards""; ""Identifying Appropriate Measures""; ""Setting Design and Outcome Criteria""; ""Creating an Institutional Structure""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Skills Standards""; ""Better Information Systems""; ""Capacity Building""; ""NOTES""; ""7 Improving Federal Programs ""; ""POLICY INSTRUMENTS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES""; ""Vouchers""; ""Contracts""; ""Grants""; ""Direct Provision""; ""Tax Expenditures""…”
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Life cycle assessment student handbook / edited by Mary Ann Curran.

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The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa : a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / by Qimiao Fan [and others].

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Growing green : the economic benefits of climate action / Uwe Deichmann and Fan Zhang. by Deichmann, Uwe, Zhang, Fan

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Reforming the international financial system for development / edited by Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

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Boosting paychecks : the politics of supporting America's working poor / Daniel P. Gitterman. by Gitterman, Daniel Paul

Table of Contents: “…Bush and the return of across-the-board tax relief -- Toward a new bargain? -- The past and future politics of boosting paychecks.…”
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Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction in Ecuador : a Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review.

Table of Contents: “…Fiscal Policy Faces Historical and Structural Constraints -- Fiscal Trends and Challenges -- Pro-Poor Expenditure and the Room for Additional Fiscal Space -- Public Expenditure Management (PEM) and Other Institutional Issues -- Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- A Selection of Key Policy Recommendations -- Fiscal Policy in a Dollarized Economy -- The Ecuadorian Economy: Some Historical Background -- The Role of Fiscal Policy in a Dollarized Framework -- Structural Constraints on Fiscal Policy -- Fiscal Trends and Challenges -- The Volatility of Fiscal Variables -- Fiscal Performance Before and After Dollarization -- The Challenge of Revenue Management -- Fragmented Tax Structure -- Tax Exemptions and the Erosion of the Tax Base -- Earmarking: The Undermining of Budget Flexibility -- Expenditure Trends -- The Fiscal Transparency, Stabilization and Responsbility Law -- Stabilization Funds -- Fine-Tuning Fiscal Rules -- Issues in Debt Sustainability -- Fiscal Sustainability under a Sudden Drop in the Price of Oil, Surge in Interest Rate, or Capital Outflows -- Fiscal Sustainability under Tax Revenue Volatility -- Policy Recommendations -- Pro-Poor Expenditures and the Fiscal Space -- Is Social Expenditure Enough for Poverty Reduction? …”
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Public finance for poverty reduction : concepts and case studies from Africa and Latin America / edited by Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Quentin Wodon.

Table of Contents: “…Zolt -- Assessing front-line serrvice delivery : public expenditure tracking surveys / Ritva Reinikka and Jakob Svensson -- The impact of budgets on the poor / Jorge Martínez-Vázquez -- Analyzing debt sustainability / Bernhard G. Gunter and Quentin Wodon -- Evaluating a tax system : Mexico / Jorge Martínez-Vázquez -- Measuring targeting performance through public expenditure tracking surveys : Peru / José R. …”
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The costs and benefits of price stability / edited by Martin Feldstein.

Table of Contents: “…Capital income taxes and the benefit of price stability / Martin Feldstein -- Price stability versus low inflation in Germany: an analysis of costs and benefits / Karl-Heinz Tödter and Gerhard Ziebarth -- A cost-benefit analysis of going from low inflation to price stability in Spain / Juan J. …”
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Climate Finance : Regulatory and Funding Strategies for Climate Change and Global Development. by Stewart, Richard B.

Table of Contents: “…PART II: Proposals for Climate Finance: Regulatory and Market Mechanisms and IncentivesA. Trading or Taxes?; 5 Cap-and-Trade Is Preferable to a Carbon Tax; B. …”
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Land use policy / Alexander C. Denman and Oliver M. Penrod, editors.

Table of Contents: “…Higher Reliance on Local FeesHigher Reliance on State Personal Income and Corporate Income Tax; Presence of Federal Estate (Death) Tax; 4. …”
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Rethinking investment incentives : trends and policy options / Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann, Perrine Toledano, Lise Johnson, and Lisa Sachs, editors.

Table of Contents: “…Lundan -- The use of investment incentives: the cases of R & D-related incentives and international investment agreements / Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht -- Incentives in the European Union / Phillipe Gugler -- Incentives in the United States / Charles Krakoff and Chris Steele -- Tax incentives around the world / Sebastian James -- A holistic approach to investment incentives / Louis Brennan and Frances Ruane -- Investment incentives for sustainable development / James Zhan and Joachim Karl -- Cost-benefit analysis of investment incentives / Ellen Harpel -- Regulation of investment incentives: national and subnational efforts to regulate competition for investment through the use of incentives / Kenneth P. …”
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Financing Clean Development Ethical Markets Media.

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The politics of prostitution : women's movements, democratic states, and the globalisation of sex commerce / edited by Joyce Outshoorn.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : prostitution, women's movements and democratic politics / Joyce Outshoorn -- The women's movement and prostitution politics in Australia / Barbara Sullivan -- Taxes, rights and regimentation : discourses on prostitution in Austria / Birgit Sauer -- Prostitution policies in Britain, 1982-2002 / Johanna Kantola and Judith Squires -- Prostitution as public nuisance : prostitution policy in Canada / Leslie Ann Jeffrey -- Towards a new prohibitionism? …”
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Doing business 2013 : Smarter regulations for small and medium-size enterprises : Comparing business regulations for domestic firms in 185 economies

Table of Contents: “…; Starting a business; Dealing with construction permits; Getting electricity; Registering property; Getting credit; Protecting investors; Paying taxes; Trading across borders.…”
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Improving International Investment Agreements. by De Mestral, Armand

Table of Contents: “…; 16 Sustainable development and IIAs: from objective to practice; 17 Direct taxation, tax treaties and IIAs: mixed objectives, mixed results; 18 The impact of international law on IIA interpretation; 19 The contribution of international investment law to public international law; Table of treaties and international instruments; Table of cases; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The design of climate policy / edited by Roger Guesnerie and Henry Tulkens.

Table of Contents: “…; 16 Leakage from Climate Policies and Border-Tax Adjustment; 17 The Global Warming Potential Paradox; Index…”
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