Public finance of the Dutch Republic in comparative perspective : the viability of an early modern federal state (1570s-1795) / by Wantje Fritschy. by Fritschy, Wantje

Table of Contents: “…-- Historical Backgrounds and Institutional Characteristics -- The Concept 'Public Finance of the Dutch Republic', the Data and the Estimates -- Financing the First Phase of the Revolt against Spain (1566-1572) -- Calvinist Donations and the Credit of the Prince of Orange -- A Prince in Search of New Sources of Finance -- The First Financial Decisions of the 'Free' States of Holland -- Conclusion -- From Under-taxed Pan of an Empire to Heavily Taxed Republic (1550S-1609) -- Holland and the Spanish Empire -- The Development of Holland's Fiscal System until 1609 -- The Other Provinces -- The Financial Scope of the 'Generality' -- Conclusion -- Public Finance of the Dutch Republic in the 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Increasing Public Expenditure of the Dutch Republic -- The Resilience of the Provincial Revenue Systems -- Conclusion -- The Fiscal System of the Dutch Republic in International Comparative Perspective -- Introduction to Part 2 -- A Comparison with the Venetian Republic -- Common Characteristics but Long-Term Differences -- 'Survive and Prosper on the Cheap' -- Taxation in a Centralized and in a Federal Urbanized Republic -- Differing Debt Developments -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with Britain -- The Comparability of Britain and the Netherlands -- National Public Finance: A Long-Term Perspective -- Public Expenditure in Two 'Maritime States' -- Public Revenue in Two 'Commercial States' -- A Comparison of Loan Financing and Public Debt -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with the Ottoman Empire -- Two Incomparable States -- Contrastive Long-Term Trajectories of State Formation -- A Comparison of Public Revenue -- Deficits, 'Advance Payments', Advances and Debt -- Conclusion.…”
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Commodity trader's almanac 2012 : for active traders of futures, forex, stocks and ETFs / [Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person]. by Hirsch, Jeffrey A.

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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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Taxation in Agriculture by OECD

Table of Contents: “…Taxation in Agriculture: Main report -- Part I. Taxation in Agriculture: Main report -- Chapter 1. …”
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Financial Advice and Investment Decisions : a Manifesto for Change. by Wilcox, Jarrod W.

Table of Contents: “…Resisting Forecasting OverconfidenceMaking Estimates More Robust to Extreme Observations; Taking Context into Account; Making Better Use of Information in Decisions; CHAPTER 7 Controlling Investing Behavioral Biases; Facing Up to Complexity; Promoting Independent Thinking; Controlling Organizational Biases; CHAPTER 8 Tax Efficient Investing; Context; Taxes that Affect Investment Returns; General Principles of After-Tax Investing; Measurement of After-Tax Performance and Benchmarks; CHAPTER 9 Matching Investment Vehicles to Needs; Revisiting Risk Aversion; Taxes Again; Diversification.…”
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Advances in Taxation by Hasseldine, John

Table of Contents: “…Sample Selection -- Results -- Univariate Results -- Propensity Score Matching Results -- Main Regression Results: Difference-in-Difference -- Placebo Tests -- Robustness Tests -- Conclusion -- References -- Tax Planning Activities and Firm Value: A Dynamic Panel Analysis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Theories of Tax Planning -- Measurements of Tax Planning Activities -- A Brief Overview of the Measurement of Firm Value -- Empirical Evidence from Previous Studies -- Research Methodology -- Data -- Model Specification -- Descriptive Statistics -- Empirical Results…”
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Brazil is the new America : how Brazil offers upward mobility in a collapsing world / James Dale Davidson. by Davidson, James Dale

Table of Contents: “…Budget Deficits Would Make Greece Blush; Worse than the Great Depression; The Collapse of the Boom; Chapter 7: ""Rome"" Falls, Again: Economic Closure and Financial Repression as the United States Faces Bankruptcy; Slip-Sliding Down the Road to National Insolvency; The Destruction of the Middle Class; Pre-Industrial Growth Rates; Are You Ready for Taxes to Double?…”
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Brazil is the new America : how Brazil offers upward mobility in a collapsing world / James Dale Davidson. by Davidson, James Dale

Table of Contents: “…Budget Deficits Would Make Greece Blush; Worse than the Great Depression; The Collapse of the Boom; Chapter 7: ""Rome"" Falls, Again: Economic Closure and Financial Repression as the United States Faces Bankruptcy; Slip-Sliding Down the Road to National Insolvency; The Destruction of the Middle Class; Pre-Industrial Growth Rates; Are You Ready for Taxes to Double?…”
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Balancing the Budget is a Progressive Priority by Donald H. Taylor, Jr. by Taylor, Donald H.

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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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Consumer expenditures : new measures & old motives / Stanley Lebergott. by Lebergott, Stanley

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Taxation under the early Tudors, 1485-1547 / Roger Schofield. by Schofield, Roger

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Developments in foundation law in Europe / Chiara Prele, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Overes -- Tymen J. van der Ploeg -- Chapter 12 The new Portuguese law on private foundations; Rui Hermenegildo Gonçales -- Chapter 13 Foundations Law in Spain; Isabel Peñalosa Esteban -- Chapter 14 Foundation Law in Switzerland -- overview and current developments in civil and tax law; Dominique Jakob, Goran Studen -- Authors' Biography.…”
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The Green Economy: Sustainable Forestry.

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The Alexandrian riots of 38 C.E. and the persecution of the Jews : a historical reconstruction / by Sandra Gambetti. by Gambetti, Sandra

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The Hidden History of Monopolies : How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream. by Hartmann, Thom

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Systematic : how systems biology is transforming modern medicine / James R. Valcourt. by Valcourt, James R.

Table of Contents: “…The basics -- Seeing the systems in biology: technological advances are letting scientists understand living things in a new way -- Déjà vu all over again: the common patterns and principles of natural systems -- America's next top mathematical model: understanding complex systems sometimes requires math -- Ignoring the devil in the details: robustness, prediction, noise, and the general properties of systems -- Part II. …”

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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Concurrent Powers in Federal Systems : Meaning, Making, Managing. by Steytler, Nico

Table of Contents: “…6 Concurrent Powers in Italy: The New State-centred Approach and Prospects for Reform7 De Facto Concurrency in Spain; 8 Concurrent Powers in the EU and Their Impact on the Powers of Member States; 9 Concurrency of Powers in the Russian Federation; 10 Fiscal Federalism and Concurrence of Taxing Powers in Argentina: A Historical Perspective; 11 Concurrent Power and Local Interest in Brazil's Federalism; 12 Concurrent Powers in South Africa; 13 Concurrent Powers in the Ethiopian Federal System; 14 Concurrency in the 2010 Kenya Constitution.…”
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Blue-State Republican How Larry Hogan Won Where Republicans Lose and Lessons for a Future GOP. by Kromer, Mileah K.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Building a Durable Republican Majority -- Chapter 1: They Even Taxed the Rain -- Chapter 2: The Uprising and the Honeymoon -- Chapter 3: The Non-Transferable Endorsement -- Chapter 4: Moderating the Trump Effect -- Chapter 5: Go Ahead, Call Him a Socialist -- Chapter 6: The Anatomy of a Landslide -- Chapter 7: Women and Black Voters for Hogan -- Conclusion: The Future of the Hogan Coalition.…”
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