A Shift Toward High-Quality Development of China by Peiyong Gao. by Gao, Peiyong

Table of Contents: “…With supply-side structural reform as the main line -- 4. Constructing a macro-control system in the new era -- 5. …”
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Fifty years of justice : a history of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida / James M. Denham. by Denham, James M.

Table of Contents: “…Middle District of Florida, first years, 1962-1968 -- The Middle District and civil rights, 1962-1968 -- Adjudicating equality continues: the Middle District and school desegregation, 1968-1976 -- The Middle District and the war on crime, 1968-1976 -- Growing pains, constitutional questions, and bankruptcy, 1976-1980 -- A new era begins: the Reagan years, 1980-1988 -- Drugs, drugs, and more drugs, 1980-1988 -- Mad dogs, spies, and international weapons dealers -- Income tax evasion, the death penalty, the environment, the aids epidemic, desegregation, and voting and employment discrimination, 1980-1988 -- New judges, new challenges, 1988-1992 -- The court expands and confronts antigovernment activity, 1992-2000 -- Bankruptcy in the Middle District, 1984-2000 -- First amendment, abortion rights, employment discrimination, and school desegregation litigation runs its course, 1992-2000 -- Drugs, outlaws, fraud, pollution, endangered species, and a baby named Sabrina -- "It's a tidal wave ... and I"m not kidding about it!" …”
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Real Estate Economics : a Point-to-Point Handbook. by Pirounakis, Nicholas G.

Table of Contents: “…-- 9.5.1 Inheritance taxes -- 9.5.2 Tax capitalization and tax incidence -- 9.5.3 Capital-gains taxes -- 9.5.4 Sales taxes -- 9.5.5 (Recurrent) property taxes -- 9.5.6 More on the capitalization issue -- 9.6 Taxation of imputed rental income -- 9.6.1 The 'imputed rent is income' argument -- 9.6.2 The 'income redistribution' argument -- 9.6.3 The 'tenure-neutrality' argument -- 9.6.4 The 'equal treatment of investments' argument -- 9.6.5 The 'taxation efficiency' argument -- 9.6.6 Efficiency and preferences -- 9.7 Appendix: incidence calculation of an ad valorem tax -- Summary of main points -- Review questions and exercises -- 10 Land uses, values, and taxation -- Learning outcomes -- 10.1 The land-use pattern in a market economy -- 10.2 Land uses as expressions of urban hierarchies -- 10.3 Land uses outwards from a city's core -- 10.4 A firm's bid-rent curve -- 10.4.1 A constant-revenue firm -- 10.4.2 A variable-revenue, constant-price firm -- 10.4.3 A variable-revenue, variable-price, and variable-quantity firm -- 10.5 A household's bid-price curve -- 10.5.1 A more traditional approach -- 10.6 How bid-curves help create a land-use pattern -- 10.7 A bid-curve for all land uses in an urban area -- 10.8 Land-value taxation (LVT) -- 10.8.1 Preliminary remarks -- 10.8.2 Tax incidence and deadweight loss (DWL) -- 10.9 Critical appraisal of arguments favouring LVT -- 10.9.1 Argument 1 -- 10.9.2 Argument 2 -- 10.9.3 Argument 3 -- 10.9.4 Argument 4 -- 10.9.5 Argument 5 -- 10.9.6 Concluding remarks -- 10.10 Economic rent from land -- 10.11 Appendix: derivation of bid-rent curve and rend-gradient -- Summary of main points.…”
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Experiencing the Rolling Stones : a listener's companion / David Malvinni. by Malvinni, David

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Portugal. by Fund, International Monetary

Table of Contents: “…Main Features of the Portuguese Tax System; References; III. …”
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The disastrous 1990s in Russia : emulating the West paved the path to Putin / Konstantin Sidorov. by Sidorov, Konstantin (Pseudonym)

Table of Contents: “…On Exclusion and Exclusivity -- 5. Russia's Main Problem -- 6. Cities and Housing -- 7. Russia's Main City and Its Mayor -- 8. …”
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The Personal Finance Guide for Tech Professionals Building, Protecting, and Transferring Your Wealth / by Tom Taulli. by Taulli, Tom

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Corporate Reporting in Emerging Economies : Determinants and Consequences. by Hassanein, Ahmed

Table of Contents: “…Cover; EDITORIAL ADVISORY AND REVIEW BOARD; Guest editorial; Comparative study between IFRS and AAOIFI disclosure compliance; Direct and mediated associations among earnings quality, book-tax differences and the audit quality; The main determinants of differences in compliance levels of disclosure items for IAS 16 in BIST; Is Egyptian corporate financial reporting becoming more conservative?…”
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Formalizing the Shadow Economy in Serbia Policy Measures and Growth Effects / edited by Gorana Krstić, Friedrich Schneider.

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Financial Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions Understanding Financial Statements and Accounting Rules with Case Studies / by Eli Amir, Marco Ghitti. by Amir, Eli, Ghitti, Marco

Table of Contents: “…Part A – Accounting and Financial Reporting -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Accounting for Inter-Corporate Investments -- Chapter 2: Main Issues in Purchase Accounting -- Chapter 3: More Issues in Purchase Accounting -- Chapter 4: Spin-Offs and Equity Carve-Outs -- Chapter 5: Special Purpose Entities -- Chapter 6: Tax issues in Business Combinations -- Chapter 7: Leveraged Buyouts & Recapitalizations -- Chapter 8: Financial Analysis of Business Combinations (Ratios) -- Chapter 9: Financial Analysis of Business Combinations (Advanced issues) -- Part B – Case Studies -- Chapter 10: Kraft’s Acquisition of Cadbury (Part I) – Purchase Accounting -- Chapter 11: The Bank of Hope: The Merger of Wilshire Bank and BBCN Bancorp -- Chapter 12: AT&T – Equity Method Investments -- Chapter 13: Nokia Siemens Networks – Purchase Accounting, Equity Method and Proportionate Consolidation -- Chapter 14: Ensign’s Spin-off of CareTrust REIT -- Chapter 15: Altria and Kraft – Carve-out and Spin-off -- Chapter 16: The Sale of Coca Tea – The Impact of Taxes -- Chapter 17: Surgery Partners – Pushdown Accounting.…”
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Energy efficiency and renewable energy supply for the G-7 countries, with emphasis on Germany / prepared by Jon Strand. by Strand, Jon

Table of Contents: “…Renewables for Electricity Generation in Germany6. Overview of Main Renewable Energies, Germany, 2006; 7. Feed in Tariffs by Technology, 2006; 3. …”
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Your Finances Kay, Frances. by Kay, Frances

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Financial accounting : from its basics to financial reporting and analysis / by Simeon Spiteri. by Spiteri, Simeon

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Beyond Smart Cities Creating the Most Attractive Cities for Talented Citizens / by José A. Ondiviela. by Ondiviela, José A.

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Game Theory in Management Accounting Implementing Incentives and Fairness / edited by David Mueller, Ralf Trost.

Table of Contents: “…Fair Distribution of Cooperation Gains in Supply Chains – A Justification Program from an Economic Point of View -- 11. …”
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St. Kitts and Nevis. by Hemisphere Dept., International Monetary Fund. Western

Table of Contents: “…Macroeconomic Linkages of the Citizenship-by-Investment Program; 2. Tax Incentives in St. Kitts and Nevis; 3. Main Features of the 2014 Budget of St. …”
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Ronald Reagan on the Economy and Government Spending WPA Film Library.

Table of Contents: “…Intro: Ronald Reagan on the Economy and Government Spending: Great Communicator Series (2:23) -- A Time for Choosing (0:32) -- Making Government Work (0:40) -- Government Spending (1:11) -- Economic Recovery (0:48) -- National Debt (0:53) -- Permanent Welfare (1:42) -- Main Street America (0:19) -- Democracy in America (0:47) -- Wisdom and Decency of the American People (0:25) -- Anecdote on the Louisiana Purchase (2:18) -- America on the Mend (0:20) -- "Government is the Servant, Not the Master" (2:43) -- State of the Union Address: January 25, 1984 (2:30) -- Improving Government Programs (0:27) -- Announcement of the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Re-election - January 29, 1984 (0:20) -- "We expect government to serve the people..." (0:26) -- Quoting Abraham Lincoln (0:33) -- Democratic Party Tax Hikes (0:26) -- Continuation of the New Beginning (0:47) -- Decentralization of Power (0:19) -- America to Lead the World in the 1990s (0:30) -- American Free Enterprise System (0:28) -- Tax Reform (2:17) -- Progressive Income Tax (1:12) -- Federation of Sovereign States (0:30) -- Great Days Ahead (1:39) -- A Prosperous, Progressive and Free Society (0:14) -- War Can Bring No Benefit (0:15) -- People Do Not Make Wars (0:18) -- A Thousand Sparks of Genius (4:15) -- Temporary Custody of the Presidency (0:21) -- Reagan's Management Style (0:27) -- Constitutionally Mandated Balanced Budget (0:23) -- Triumphs & Regrets (1:55) -- Great Prospects Before Us (1:14) -- A Time of Heroes (1:24) -- Economic Recovery Program (1:20) -- Notre Dame Commencement Speech (1:03) -- Christmas Address, 1984 (1:11) -- "We Must Be Cautious in Claiming that God is on Our Side..." (0:18) -- Main Street Americans (0:39) -- On the National Anthem (0:20)…”
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Wealth Management : Private Banking, Investment Decisions, and Structured Financial Products. by Chorafas, Dimitris N.

Table of Contents: “…Case studies with the three main classes of structured productsFixed income structured products; Practical examples with fixed income derivatives; Equity-type structured products; Practical examples with equity-type derivatives; Currency exchange structured products; Appendix: Derivatives as a tax haven; Introduction; Wealth tax; Derivatives, offshores and private individuals; Companies have been masters in using derivatives and offshores; Shifting the ris.…”
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The predictable surprise : the unraveling of the U.S. retirement system. by Schieber, Sylvester J.

Table of Contents: “…Employer Pensions Taking Root; 13. Growing Pains for Private Retirement Plans; 14. ERISA. The Transition to a New Regulatory Regime; 15. …”
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The Economics of Catalan Separatism by Ferran Brunet. by Brunet, Ferrán

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