Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World. by Van Parijs, Philippe

Table of Contents: “…; 1.3 Probability-driven language learning; 1.4 Maxi-min language use; 1.5 The maxi-min dynamics; 1.6 Deviation from maxi-min: didactic and symbolic; 1.7 Maxi-min dynamics and power relationships; 1.8 Power and the rise of English; 1.9 Lingua franca and justificatory community; 1.10 Lingua franca and trans-national demos; 1.11 A vector of ideological domination?…”
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Handbook of Microsimulation Modelling / Cathal O'Donoghue. by O'Donoghue, Cathal

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Cathal O'Dononghue -- Hypothetical models / Irina Burlacu, Cathal O'Dononghue, Denisa Maria Sologon -- Static models / Jinjing Li [and others] -- Multi-country microsimulation / Holly Sutherland -- Decomposing changes in income distribution / Olivier Bargain -- Distributional change during development / B. …”
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Evidence-based policy making in labor economics : the IZA world of labor guide 2016 / edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Olga K. Nottmeyer.

Table of Contents: “…; A flexicurity labor market during recession; Knowledge spillovers and future jobs; Perverse effects of two-tier wage bargaining structures; The minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit for reducing poverty; How are minimum wages set?…”
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Applied Economics 60 countries and 50 years of experience. by Short, John

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Research Years -- 3 Fiscal Tables and Revenue Estimation -- 4 Public Expenditure Reviews and Medium Term Budget Frameworks -- 5 The Costing of Programmes -- 6 Fiduciary Risk Assessments and PEFAs -- 7 Tax Policy and Tax Administration, Private Sector Development -- 8 Tax Expenditures -- 9 Training and Other Presentations -- 10 Commonality over time: 50 years of Progress? …”
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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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Quicklook at Accountancy Etchells, Mark. by Etchells, Mark

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Income inequality in oecd countries : what are the drivers and policy options?. by Hoeller, Peter

Table of Contents: “…The Distribution of Labor Income Isabell Koske, Jean-Marc Fournier and Isabelle Wanner -- Introduction and Main Findings -- Main Findings -- Cross-country Patterns and Recent Trends in Labor Income Inequality in OECD Countries -- The Role of Non-policy Factors in Shaping Labor Income Inequality -- Skill-biased Technological Change -- Globalization -- The Role of Structural Policies in Shaping Labor Income Inequality -- Education Policy -- Labor Market Institutions -- Minimum wages -- Wage bargaining -- EPL: overall stringency and gap between regular and temporary contracts -- Unemployment and social assistance benefits -- Active labor market policies -- Interactions between labor market policies and globalization -- Product Market Regulation -- Tax Policy -- Other Policy Issues.…”
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Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / Nicholas R. Parrillo. by Parrillo, Nicholas R.

Table of Contents: “…The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services -- Bargaining outlawed -- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre -- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service -- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets -- Federal taxation : the moiety men -- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions -- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits -- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money -- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy.…”
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Special economic zones : progress, emerging challenges, and future directions / edited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Thomas Farole and Gokhan Akinci -- The thin end of the wedge : unlocking comparative advantage through EPZs in Bangladesh / Mustafizul Hye Shakir and Thomas Farole -- Success and statis in Honduras' free zones / Michael Engman -- China's investment in special economic zones in Africa / Deborah Brautigam and Tang Xiaoyang -- Partnership agreements in the China-Singapore (Suzhou) industrial park : lessons for joint economic zone development / Min Zhao and Thomas Farole -- SEZs in the context of regional integration : creating synergies for trade and investment / Naoko Koyama -- When trade preferences and tax breaks are no longer enough : the challenge of adjustment in the Dominican Republic's free zones / Jean-Marie Burgaud and Thomas Farole -- Fostering innovation in developing economies through SEZs / Justine White -- Early reform zones : catalysts for dynamic market economies in Africa / Richard Auty -- Planned obsolescence? …”
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Capital, coercion, and postcommunist states / Gerald M. Easter. by Easter, Gerald, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Toward a fiscal sociology of the post-communist state -- Fiscal crisis of the old regime -- Politics of tax reform : making (and unmaking) revenue bargains -- State meets society in the transitional tax regime -- Building fiscal capacity in post-communist states -- Taxation and the reconfiguration of state and society.…”
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U.S. Social Welfare Reform Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present / by Richard K. Caputo. by Caputo, Richard K.

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Operations Research Proceedings 2014 Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Septem...

Table of Contents: “…Experimental Validation of an Enhanced System Synthesis Approach -- Stochastic Dynamic Programming Solution of a Risk-Adjusted Disaster Preparedness and Relief Distribution Problem -- Solution Approaches for the Double-Row Equidistant Facility Layout Problem -- Simulation of the System-Wide Impact of Power-to-Gas Energy Storages by Multi-Stage Optimization -- An Approximation Result for Matchings in Partitioned Hypergraphs -- On Class Imbalancy Correction for Classification Algorithms in Credit Scoring -- The Exact Solution of Multi-Period Portfolio Choice Problem with Exponential Utility -- On the Discriminative Power of Tournament Solutions -- An actor-oriented approach to evaluate climate policies with regard to resource intensive industries -- Upper Bounds for Heuristic Approaches to the Strip Packing Problem -- An Approximative Lexicographic Min-Max Approach to the Discrete Facility Location Problem -- Effects of Profit Taxes in Matrix Games -- Extension and application of a general pickup and delivery model for evaluating the impact of bundling goods in an urban environment -- Optimizing time slot allocation in single operator home delivery problems -- Robust Scheduling with Logic-Based Benders Decomposition -- Optimal Adaptation Process of Emergency Medical Services Systems in a Changing Environment -- Strategic network planning of recycling of photovoltaic modules -- Designing a Feedback Control System via Mixed-Integer Programming -- Fair Cyclic Roster Planning - A Case Study for a Large European Airport -- Why Does a Railway Infrastructure Company Need an Optimized Train Path Assignment for Industrialized Timetabling? …”
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How to start a business in New Jersey / F. Clifford Gibbons, Rebecca A. DeSimone. by Gibbons, F. Clifford

Table of Contents: “…Business entities -- Partners and partnerships -- Corporate directors, officers, and committees -- Starting your New Jersey business -- Employment concerns -- Business records -- Tax requirements -- Financing -- Advertising -- Training and counseling tools -- Special problems confronting businesses -- Economically distressed corporations -- Hiring an attorney.…”
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The personal finance guide for tech professionals : building, protecting, and transferring your wealth / Tom Taulli. by Taulli, Tom, 1968-

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Managing Your Business Prices, Finances, and Staffing / Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm).

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The great A&P and the struggle for small business in America / Marc Levinson. by Levinson, Marc

ICTE 2015 : proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Transportation Engineering : September 26-27, 2015, Dalian, China / Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C.P. Wang, Xiaobo Liu and B...

Table of Contents: “…Fault Diagnosis of the Rectifying Circuit of Electric Locomotives -- Safety Evaluation of a Bridge-Tunnel Connecting Section of Mountainous Highways Based on Drivers' Heart Rate -- Sensor Fault-Tolerant Control of Electric Power Steering for Electric Vehicles -- Reliability Evaluation of a Freeway Guidance System -- Press-Assembly Depth Analysis of the Sealed Cowling for Freight Car Bearings -- Effect of Lubricating Material on the Slewing Performance of a Sliding Slewing Bearing -- Reliability Prediction Method of an EMU Bogie -- Safety Limit Study of the Gravity Center Height for a Loaded Wagon under Cross-Wind -- Elastic-Plastic Analysis on the Contact of Wagon Wheels and Heavy Haul Frogs -- Monitoring and Simulation Analysis of Composite Foundations on Bearing Characteristics for a High-Speed Railway -- Widening Methods of Existing Cast-in-Situ Continuous Curved Beams -- A Decision-Making Sequencing Model of a Mixed-Model Assembly Line Considering the Leveling of Material and Assembly Switch Cost -- Nonparametric Approach to Analyze the Effects of Heterogeneity on Travel Duration -- Simulation and Analysis of the Crowd Evacuation in Subway Station -- Analysis on Cluster Dispatching Resources in a Marshalling Yard -- Analysis of the Main Influence Factors of the Capacity Coordination Problem between Freight Stations and Marshalling Yards under the "Real-Freight System" -- Optimizing System Design for Departure Time Domains of Passenger Trains.…”
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Cost reduction and control best practices : the best ways for a financial manager to save money / Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA).

Table of Contents: “…Corporate cost-control strategies -- Human resource department costs -- Benefits costs -- Compensation costs -- 401(k) plan costs -- Training and development costs -- Accounting department costs -- Accounts payable costs -- Credit and collections costs -- Purchasing costs -- Inventory costs -- Export costs -- Outsourcing -- Downsizing -- Consultants' costs -- Business tax costs.…”
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Associate accountant, CliftonLarsenAllen LLP / [produced by] CandidCareer.com.

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Rewire for Wealth Huson, Barbara. by Huson, Barbara

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