The global economy in transition : debt and resource scarcities / J. Ørstrøm Møller. by Møller, J. Ørstrøm

Table of Contents: “…The deadly cocktail. Private gain, public loss. Making profit at the cost of society's interest. …”
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Hot money and the politics of debt / R.T. Naylor. by Naylor, R. T., 1945-

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Modern Presidential Campaigns. Packaging the Candidates, Images & Sound Bites (1980 - 92) / Educational Video Group.

Table of Contents: “…Carter's "Rose Garden" Strategy (1:48) -- Reagan/Ford Considered "Dream Ticket" (0:47) -- Reagan Accepts Republican Nomination (5:08) -- Carter Accepts Democratic Nomination (2:43) -- 1980 Commercial Campaign Messages (2:38) -- Reagan, "There You Go Again" (5:25) -- Reagan's Inaugural Speech (2:19) -- 1984 Presidential Election Historic Firsts (1:57) -- Cuomo - 1984 Democratic Convention (1:52) -- Jesse Jackson "Our Time Has Come" (0:59) -- First Woman VP Candidate (2:30) -- Mondale "Taxes Will Go Up" (3:20) -- Reagan/Mondale Television Ads (3:26) -- Reagan Appears Confused (2:29) -- Ferraro Faces Off Against Bush (2:11) -- 1988 Democratic Keynote Address (2:37) -- Dukakis Accepts Democratic Nomination (4:42) -- "Facts are Stupid Things" (1:56) -- Quayle Defends His Public Service (1:10) -- Bush's Successful Acceptance Speech (2:24) -- Dukakis Ads Target Voter Groups (2:07) -- Benson, "Senator, You're No Jack Kennedy" (3:05) -- Dukakis Confronted on Capital Punishment (1:32) -- Clinton Dubbed "Come Back Kid" (2:19) -- Bush and Clinton Win Party Nominations (1:47) -- 1992 Democratic Convention (3:18) -- Clinton "We Can Do It" (2:54) -- Bush Supporters Concerned (2:00) -- Barbara Bush Addresses National Convention (3:35) -- Clinton/Gore Maintain Momentum (1:42) -- Perot Re-enters Race (2:40) -- Debate Seals Candidate's Fate (3:40) -- Clinton's Inaugural Address (2:11) -- Credits: Modern Presidential Campaigns, Volume 4: "Packaging the Candidates: Images & Sound Bites" (1980–92) (0:38)…”
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A history of brewing in Holland, 900-1900 : economy, technology, and the state / by Richard W. Unger. by Unger, Richard W.

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Development Economics. by Siggel, Eckhard

Table of Contents: “…2 Economic Growth and its Determinants2.1 Production Function Models; 2.2 The Nature of Technical Change; 2.3 Empirical Evidence and Policy Conclusions; 2.4 Macroeconomic Growth Models; 2.5 Neoclassical Growth and the Stylized Facts of Economic Growth; 2.6 Endogenous Growth; 2.7 Convergence Once Again; Case Study 4: International Convergence of Income Levels; Case Study 5: Sources of Growth in Kenya's Manufacturing Sector; 3 Financing Economic Growth from Domestic Sources; 3.1 Policies to Accelerate Economic Growth; 3.2 Increasing Savings; 3.3 Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform.…”
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QuickBooks 2009 on Demand Perry, CPA. by Perry, CPA, Madeira, Laura

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Social Marketing in Action Cases from Around the World / edited by Debra Z. Basil, Gonzalo Diaz-Meneses, Michael D. Basil.

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Understanding Social Marketing -- Chapter 1 The Big Picture in Social Marketing -- Chapter 2 The Fundamentals of Social Marketing -- Chapter 3 Research and Evaluation in Social Marketing -- Chapter 4 Theory in Social Marketing -- Chapter 5 A Brief History of Social Marketing -- Part II Social Marketing Cases: Social Welfare -- Chapter 6 Fun Ways to Engage with Rail Safety through the Dumb Ways to Die Social Marketing Campaign -- Chapter 7 The Second Life of Food -- Chapter 8 The Bank of Cancer Research -- Chapter 9 VCW of Social Impact in a Developing Country -- Chapter 10 Operation Red Nose -- Chapter 11 Social Marketing for the Reduction of Tax Evasion -- Chapter 12 Worn Wear -- Part III Social Marketing Cases: Health -- Chapter 13 Inculcating the Handwashing Habit through Social Marketing Among Poor Children in India -- Chapter 14 Social Marketing Campaigns for Healthier Eating Habits in France -- Chapter 15 Smile Train India -- Chapter 16 Enhancing Existing Communication Channels for Large-Scale Health Interventions -- Chapter 17 Saving Lives through Lifebuoy's "Help a Child Reach 5' Social Marketing Campaign -- Chapter 18 Behavior Change and Nutrition Education for Teenagers -- Chapter 19 Using Social Marketing to Promote Handwashing the Soap for a Healthier Vietnam -- Part IV: Social Marketing Cases: Environment -- Chapter 20 Using Social Marketing to Increase Bicycle Ridership to Major Events in Vancouver, Canada -- Chapter 21 Akureyri on the Verge -- Chapter 22 Vancouver Aquarium and World Wildlife Foundation's Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup -- Chapter 23 Be the Street You Want to See -- Chapter 24 The Coulee Clean Up -- Chapter 25 Applying Social Marketing to Koala Conservation -- Part V Social Marketing Cases: Education -- Chapter 26 Co-creating a Sea Change Social Marketing Campaign for Ocean Literacy in Europe -- Chapter 27 Enhancing Health by Means of Massive Open Online Courses -- Chapter 28 Use of Social Marketing to Improve Science Teaching in Maharashtra, India 2014-2018 -- Chapter 29 A Case of Co-Created Social Marketing Campaign.…”
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The Stewardship of Wealth : Successful Private Wealth Management for Investors and Their Advisors + Website.

Table of Contents: “…Seize the Means of Production!The Power to Tax Is the Power to Destroy-Societies; B̀̀orrowing ... the Disease Is Incurable''; Now What?…”
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The Morality of Business A Profession for Human Wealthcare / by Tibor R. Machan. by Machan, Tibor R.

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Whiskey BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Whisky: Addicted to Pleasure (1:48) -- Booming Industry (1:49) -- Aqua Vitae (2:27) -- Distillation Methods (3:02) -- Excuses to Drink (2:19) -- Brain Research (2:16) -- Production (1:51) -- The Steins (2:03) -- Taxes (3:53) -- Illicit Distillers (2:42) -- Legal Whisky (2:48) -- Mass Drink Hysteria (4:10) -- Mass Market Sales (2:24) -- Dewar (1:55) -- Temperance Campaign (2:02) -- Prohibition (2:59) -- Decreasing Whisky Consumption (2:25) -- Alcoholism (1:44) -- Exports (2:53) -- Credits: Whisky: Addicted to Pleasure (0:36)…”
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Controllership, the work of the managerial accountant / Steven M. Bragg. by Bragg, Steven M.

Table of Contents: “…Mergers and Acquisitions -- The Reporting Period and How to Close It -- Inventory Tracking -- Tax Records and Procedures -- Index.…”
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Creative safety solutions / Thomas D. Schneid. by Schneid, Thomas D.

Table of Contents: “…Joint ventures to reduce costs -- chapter 10. Grants, contracts, tax credits, and deductions -- chapter 11. Utilizing free services -- chapter 12. …”
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Handbook of asset and liability management : from models to optimal return strategies / Alexandre Adam. by Adam, Alexandre

Table of Contents: “…PART V TOOLS FOR ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGERS21 Simulation tools for interest rates and other financial indexes21.1 Stochastic calculation21.2 Equity market simulation21.3 Interest rate simulation21.4 Generic models for joint simulation of inflation, stock index, interest rates, real estate, liquidity and credit spreads21.5 Market simulations including risk premiums22 Delta equivalent computation22.1 Principles22.2 Delta, penta, correla and courba equivalents or "Adam equivalents"22.3 Delta equivalent associated break-even point22.4 Examples of delta equivalent computation22.5 Hedging error and gamma equivalent23 Technical tools useful in ALM23.1 Risk measures23.2 Optimization methods23.3 Common statistical tools in ALM23.4 Other statistical tools and common ALM functionsPART VI ECONOMIC VALUE AND NEW RISK INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BASEL II AND SOLVENCY II REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE24 Basel II regulation and Solvency II24.1 Common regulatory risk constraints24.2 Basel II: normalized regulatory constraints24.3 Solvency II25 Links between ALM and financial analysis25.1 Performance indicators in the company25.2 Shareholder's equity value, economic value and risk premiums25.3 Capital allocation/attribution and capital consumption25.4 Company valuation and cost of capital with positive tax rate25.5 Merton's model25.6 Financial analysis and ALM implications26 Towards economic capital indicators26.1 Economic capital and its implications26.2 Economic capital computation main hypotheses26.3 ALM stress testing26.4 Credit risk economic capital computation26.5 Economic capital in ALM26.6 IFRS and regulation implications for ALM26.7 New indicators for the economic value approachPART VII OPTIMAL RETURN STRATEGIES27 Risk perfect hedging using the delta equivalent technique27.1 Micro hedging strategies with structured products27.2 Delta hedging strategies27.3 Example of a bank balance sheet with demand deposits28 Limits policy28.1 Economic capital limit28.2 Setting economic capital limits28.3 Gap limit28.4 Income sensitivity limit29 Income smoothing strategies29.1 Important preliminary comment about income smoothing and fraud29.2 Examples of income smoothing29.3 Example of a cumulative AFS bonds income smoothing strategy29.4 ALM and Hawks martingale30 Economic value management: the A/L manager's optimization programme under economic capital constraints and accounting constraints30.1 Point of view of "traditional A/L managers" and criticism of the models30.2 Economic value management30.3 Economic value optimization using grid methodology31 Application to Banking Book activities31.1 Deposit accounts: valuation and hedging in an economic capital approach using the grid methodology31.2 Application to Stock Market Book31.3 Application to Credit Risk Book31.4 Prepayment risk optimal hedging strategies31.5 Application to a global Banking Book including business and model risk31.6 Direct demand deposit income smoothing through a simple example32 Economic value management in insurance companies and in Capital Book management32.1 Economic value management in insurance companies32.2 Application to economic Capital Book managementPART VIII CONCLUSIONS ON THE ALM OF TOMORROW33 Conclusions on the future of ALM33.1 ALM diversity33.2 ALM benchmarking33.3 Conclusions on ALM and modelsPART IX ANNEXES34 Statistical advanced tools34.1 Extreme points34.2 Copulas35 The basis of interest rate modelling35.1 Yield curve reconstitution35.2 Yield curve stochastic interest rate modelsBibliographyIndex.…”
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Handbook of asset and liability management : from models to optimal return strategies / Alexandre Adam. by Adam, Alexandre

Table of Contents: “…PART V TOOLS FOR ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGERS21 Simulation tools for interest rates and other financial indexes21.1 Stochastic calculation21.2 Equity market simulation21.3 Interest rate simulation21.4 Generic models for joint simulation of inflation, stock index, interest rates, real estate, liquidity and credit spreads21.5 Market simulations including risk premiums22 Delta equivalent computation22.1 Principles22.2 Delta, penta, correla and courba equivalents or "Adam equivalents"22.3 Delta equivalent associated break-even point22.4 Examples of delta equivalent computation22.5 Hedging error and gamma equivalent23 Technical tools useful in ALM23.1 Risk measures23.2 Optimization methods23.3 Common statistical tools in ALM23.4 Other statistical tools and common ALM functionsPART VI ECONOMIC VALUE AND NEW RISK INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BASEL II AND SOLVENCY II REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE24 Basel II regulation and Solvency II24.1 Common regulatory risk constraints24.2 Basel II: normalized regulatory constraints24.3 Solvency II25 Links between ALM and financial analysis25.1 Performance indicators in the company25.2 Shareholder's equity value, economic value and risk premiums25.3 Capital allocation/attribution and capital consumption25.4 Company valuation and cost of capital with positive tax rate25.5 Merton's model25.6 Financial analysis and ALM implications26 Towards economic capital indicators26.1 Economic capital and its implications26.2 Economic capital computation main hypotheses26.3 ALM stress testing26.4 Credit risk economic capital computation26.5 Economic capital in ALM26.6 IFRS and regulation implications for ALM26.7 New indicators for the economic value approachPART VII OPTIMAL RETURN STRATEGIES27 Risk perfect hedging using the delta equivalent technique27.1 Micro hedging strategies with structured products27.2 Delta hedging strategies27.3 Example of a bank balance sheet with demand deposits28 Limits policy28.1 Economic capital limit28.2 Setting economic capital limits28.3 Gap limit28.4 Income sensitivity limit29 Income smoothing strategies29.1 Important preliminary comment about income smoothing and fraud29.2 Examples of income smoothing29.3 Example of a cumulative AFS bonds income smoothing strategy29.4 ALM and Hawks martingale30 Economic value management: the A/L manager's optimization programme under economic capital constraints and accounting constraints30.1 Point of view of "traditional A/L managers" and criticism of the models30.2 Economic value management30.3 Economic value optimization using grid methodology31 Application to Banking Book activities31.1 Deposit accounts: valuation and hedging in an economic capital approach using the grid methodology31.2 Application to Stock Market Book31.3 Application to Credit Risk Book31.4 Prepayment risk optimal hedging strategies31.5 Application to a global Banking Book including business and model risk31.6 Direct demand deposit income smoothing through a simple example32 Economic value management in insurance companies and in Capital Book management32.1 Economic value management in insurance companies32.2 Application to economic Capital Book managementPART VIII CONCLUSIONS ON THE ALM OF TOMORROW33 Conclusions on the future of ALM33.1 ALM diversity33.2 ALM benchmarking33.3 Conclusions on ALM and modelsPART IX ANNEXES34 Statistical advanced tools34.1 Extreme points34.2 Copulas35 The basis of interest rate modelling35.1 Yield curve reconstitution35.2 Yield curve stochastic interest rate modelsBibliographyIndex.…”
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Handbook of asset and liability management : from models to optimal return strategies / Alexandre Adam. by Adam, Alexandre

Table of Contents: “…PART V TOOLS FOR ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGERS21 Simulation tools for interest rates and other financial indexes21.1 Stochastic calculation21.2 Equity market simulation21.3 Interest rate simulation21.4 Generic models for joint simulation of inflation, stock index, interest rates, real estate, liquidity and credit spreads21.5 Market simulations including risk premiums22 Delta equivalent computation22.1 Principles22.2 Delta, penta, correla and courba equivalents or "Adam equivalents"22.3 Delta equivalent associated break-even point22.4 Examples of delta equivalent computation22.5 Hedging error and gamma equivalent23 Technical tools useful in ALM23.1 Risk measures23.2 Optimization methods23.3 Common statistical tools in ALM23.4 Other statistical tools and common ALM functionsPART VI ECONOMIC VALUE AND NEW RISK INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BASEL II AND SOLVENCY II REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE24 Basel II regulation and Solvency II24.1 Common regulatory risk constraints24.2 Basel II: normalized regulatory constraints24.3 Solvency II25 Links between ALM and financial analysis25.1 Performance indicators in the company25.2 Shareholder's equity value, economic value and risk premiums25.3 Capital allocation/attribution and capital consumption25.4 Company valuation and cost of capital with positive tax rate25.5 Merton's model25.6 Financial analysis and ALM implications26 Towards economic capital indicators26.1 Economic capital and its implications26.2 Economic capital computation main hypotheses26.3 ALM stress testing26.4 Credit risk economic capital computation26.5 Economic capital in ALM26.6 IFRS and regulation implications for ALM26.7 New indicators for the economic value approachPART VII OPTIMAL RETURN STRATEGIES27 Risk perfect hedging using the delta equivalent technique27.1 Micro hedging strategies with structured products27.2 Delta hedging strategies27.3 Example of a bank balance sheet with demand deposits28 Limits policy28.1 Economic capital limit28.2 Setting economic capital limits28.3 Gap limit28.4 Income sensitivity limit29 Income smoothing strategies29.1 Important preliminary comment about income smoothing and fraud29.2 Examples of income smoothing29.3 Example of a cumulative AFS bonds income smoothing strategy29.4 ALM and Hawks martingale30 Economic value management: the A/L manager's optimization programme under economic capital constraints and accounting constraints30.1 Point of view of "traditional A/L managers" and criticism of the models30.2 Economic value management30.3 Economic value optimization using grid methodology31 Application to Banking Book activities31.1 Deposit accounts: valuation and hedging in an economic capital approach using the grid methodology31.2 Application to Stock Market Book31.3 Application to Credit Risk Book31.4 Prepayment risk optimal hedging strategies31.5 Application to a global Banking Book including business and model risk31.6 Direct demand deposit income smoothing through a simple example32 Economic value management in insurance companies and in Capital Book management32.1 Economic value management in insurance companies32.2 Application to economic Capital Book managementPART VIII CONCLUSIONS ON THE ALM OF TOMORROW33 Conclusions on the future of ALM33.1 ALM diversity33.2 ALM benchmarking33.3 Conclusions on ALM and modelsPART IX ANNEXES34 Statistical advanced tools34.1 Extreme points34.2 Copulas35 The basis of interest rate modelling35.1 Yield curve reconstitution35.2 Yield curve stochastic interest rate modelsBibliographyIndex.…”
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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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Agricultural finance and credit / Jonathan M. Bishoff, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Noto -- Capital gains taxes: an overview / Jane G. Gravelle -- Agricultural credit: institutions and issues / Jim Monke -- Farm Credit Services of America ends attempt to leave the Farm Credit System / Jim Monke -- Farm Credit System / Jim Monke -- Chapter 12 of the U.S. …”
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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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Biotechnology, agriculture, environment and energy / editor, Fangli Zheng, International Research Association of Information and Computer Science, Beijing, China.

Table of Contents: “…Wei & J.C. Liu -- The main research streams of PES : how to find and what are they? …”
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