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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Truth, growth, repeat : a business manual for generation why / by Mike Edmonds, with Ronnie Duncan. by Edmonds, Mike, Duncan, Ronnie

Table of Contents: “…True purpose is contagioustrue purpose powers progress in a time of change; 4 innovation; the incredible mr honda; phoney motivation delivers phoney innovation; 5 growth; the little dairy company story; what happened next; no pain, no change; truth = growth; mums know; here's the awesome bit; the monopoly of you; on the defeat of deficiency advertising; 6 reward; excuse me, your strategy is showing; money (yes, money); commercial karma; brand value; company culture; category improvement; societal maturity; the young learn better; better capitalism, better world…”
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The almanac of American philanthropy / Karl Zinsmeister ; [edited by] Karl Zinsmeister. by Zinsmeister, Karl

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Bookkeeping For Dummies, 2nd Edition Epstein, Lita. by Epstein, Lita

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The global economy in turbulent times / Lin See-Yan. by Lin, See Yan

Table of Contents: “…-- A New Hazard: Double-Dip Deflation -- The "New Normal" -- Muddling Through the Inflation -- It's a Dangerous World out There -- "Risk-Off" Episodes -- Now's Not the Time for Austerity -- The World Economy: Growing Pains and Bubbly Worries -- What's Up Is Down -- The United States: Jobless Recovery -- Jackson Hole "Gunfight" Shoots Blanks -- The United States Is No Longer AAA -- "Occupy Wall Street" Goes Global -- Lessons from Marx to Market -- Sachs and Krugman on the Global Crisis -- Life after Keynes with the Double-Dip -- Growth Dims after the "Cliff" -- An Inconvenient Truth: QE Withdrawal Syndrome -- An Unnecessary Disaster Spawns Market Fears -- US Growth Deficit: Too Loose, Too Long -- The European Union and Eurozone: More Austerity -- Dark Clouds over Europe and the United States -- ECB and Fed Clear Way to Act -- Eurozone Growth Can't Move beyond First Gear but Needs to Keep Deflation at Bay -- PIIGS Can't Fly: The Trouble with Greece -- Greece Is Bankrupt -- Greek Bailout Mark II: It's a Default -- Greece and Eurozone: Austerity Fatigue -- Greece: More Aid Needed to Save the Austerity-Fatigued -- New Euro Deal: Not the Whole Bazooka -- European Union: Favoring Growth Against More Austerity -- European Union: A Summer of Discontent -- European Union: Draghi's Bumblebee -- Cyprus's Bailout Turns Bail-In -- Japan: Dead On but Not Deadened -- Japan in Deep Hibernation -- 3-11: The Tohoku Disasters One Year On -- Japan Picks Up the Pieces -- Abenomics: Japan Comes Alive Again -- Abenomics Hitting Speed Bumps -- The International Financial System -- So, the Gold Bug Still Bugs You -- Man's Addiction to Gold -- In Search of Gold at Bretton Woods: Lust for Gold Not Paying Off -- What's Wrong with the International Monetary System? …”
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The great forgetting : the past, present and future of social democracy and the welfare state / Jack Lawrence Luzkow. by Luzkow, Jack Lawrence, 1941-

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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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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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HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings / edit...

Table of Contents: “…Basic study on incidence of micro-error in visual attention-controlled environment -- A Methodological Approach to Create Interactive Art in Artificial Intelligence -- The Effect of Different Icon Shape and Width on Touch Behavior -- Project Team Recommendation Model Based on Profiles Complementarity -- A Neurophysiological Sensor Suite for Real-Time Prediction of Pilot Workload in Operational Settings -- Consideration of How Different Rearview Presentations Used for Electronic Mirrors on Automobiles Affect Human Spatial Cognition -- Design Guidelines of Social-Assisted Robots for the Elderly: A Mixed Method Systematic Literature Review -- Examining the relationship between songs and psychological characteristics -- An Overview of Paper Documentation Moving to Onboard Information System (OIS) for Commercial Aircraft -- Influence of Visual Symbol's User Background and Symbol Semantic Abstraction Level on User's Cognition in AR Auxiliary Assembly Environment -- Information Visualization Design of Nuclear Power Control System based on Attention Capture Mechanism -- Design Suggestions for Smart Tax Return Software based on Reviewing Tax Compliance literature -- Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study -- Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality supported Mindfulness Interventions -- Global Mindset - A Complex Cognitive Model Used for Global Leadership Decision-making when Working Across Geographical Boundaries -- Assessing Variable Levels of Delegated Control – A Novel Measure of Trust -- Neuroergonomics Behind Culture: A Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM) Study on Emotion -- A Typology of Non-functional Information -- Basic Study to Reduce the Artifact from Brain Activity Data with Auto-Regressive Model -- Producing an Immersive Experience using Human-Robot Interaction Stimuli -- How Virtual Reality is Changing the Future of Learning in K-12 and Beyond - Using Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective -- Tangible Storytelling to learn the Four Seasons: Design and Preliminary Observations -- Analyzing Students’ Behavior in a MOOC Course: A Process-Oriented Approach -- The Role of Learning City “Smart Teams” In Promoting, Supporting, and Extending the Community School Model -- Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language -- Training Professionals to Bring Digital Transformation into Museums: the Mu.SA Blended Course -- Learning and Creativity through a Curatorial Practice using Virtual Reality -- How augmented reality influences student workload in engineering education -- The Influential Factors on E-learning Adoption and Learning Continuance -- A Real-Time Cross-Sectioning System for Visualization of Architectural Construction Details -- Exploring the Affordance of Distance Learning Platform (DLP) in COVID19 Remote Learning Environment -- Tirana Plug-in River: Catalyst Playful Experiences to Revitalize Albanian Informal Settlements -- Investigating the relation between sense of presence, attention and performance: virtual reality versus web -- Research on the Design of Intelligent Interactive Toys Based on Marker Education -- Designing a Faculty Chatbot through User-Centered Design Approach -- The Influence of Picture Book Interaction Design on Preschool Children's Reading Experience -- Enable 3A in AIS -- Adapting E-Learning to Dyslexia Type: an Experimental Study to Evaluate Learning Gain and Perceived Usability -- Reducing the Gap Between the Conceptual Models of Students and Experts Using Graph-based Adaptive Instructional Systems -- A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems -- Technology in Education - Meeting the Future Literacy & Numeracy needs of Societ -- Adaptive Agents for Fit-for-Purpose Training -- Google Service-based CbITS Authoring Tool to Support Collaboration -- The Interplay Between Artificial Intelligence and Users' Personalities: A New Scenario for Human-Computer Interaction in Gaming -- Behavlet Analytics for Player Profiling and Churn Prediction -- The Kansei Research on the Manipulation Experience of Mobile Game with Joystick -- A Novel Investigation of Attack Strategies via the Involvement of Virtual Humans: A User Study of Josh Waitzkin, a Virtual Chess Grandmaster -- Systems Approach to Designing an Enjoyable Process for Game Designers -- Broader Understanding of Gamification by Addressing Ethics and Diversity -- Game-Based Learning and Instructional Effectiveness in Organizational Communication Classrooms -- Enhancing Social Ties through Manual Player Matchmaking in Online Multiplayer Games -- A Simulation Game to Acquire Skills on Industry 4.0 -- Personalised Semantic User Interfaces for Games -- Utilization of Neurophysiological Data to Classify Player Immersion to Distract from Pain.…”
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HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings / edit...

Table of Contents: “…Basic study on incidence of micro-error in visual attention-controlled environment -- A Methodological Approach to Create Interactive Art in Artificial Intelligence -- The Effect of Different Icon Shape and Width on Touch Behavior -- Project Team Recommendation Model Based on Profiles Complementarity -- A Neurophysiological Sensor Suite for Real-Time Prediction of Pilot Workload in Operational Settings -- Consideration of How Different Rearview Presentations Used for Electronic Mirrors on Automobiles Affect Human Spatial Cognition -- Design Guidelines of Social-Assisted Robots for the Elderly: A Mixed Method Systematic Literature Review -- Examining the relationship between songs and psychological characteristics -- An Overview of Paper Documentation Moving to Onboard Information System (OIS) for Commercial Aircraft -- Influence of Visual Symbol's User Background and Symbol Semantic Abstraction Level on User's Cognition in AR Auxiliary Assembly Environment -- Information Visualization Design of Nuclear Power Control System based on Attention Capture Mechanism -- Design Suggestions for Smart Tax Return Software based on Reviewing Tax Compliance literature -- Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study -- Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality supported Mindfulness Interventions -- Global Mindset - A Complex Cognitive Model Used for Global Leadership Decision-making when Working Across Geographical Boundaries -- Assessing Variable Levels of Delegated Control – A Novel Measure of Trust -- Neuroergonomics Behind Culture: A Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM) Study on Emotion -- A Typology of Non-functional Information -- Basic Study to Reduce the Artifact from Brain Activity Data with Auto-Regressive Model -- Producing an Immersive Experience using Human-Robot Interaction Stimuli -- How Virtual Reality is Changing the Future of Learning in K-12 and Beyond - Using Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective -- Tangible Storytelling to learn the Four Seasons: Design and Preliminary Observations -- Analyzing Students’ Behavior in a MOOC Course: A Process-Oriented Approach -- The Role of Learning City “Smart Teams” In Promoting, Supporting, and Extending the Community School Model -- Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language -- Training Professionals to Bring Digital Transformation into Museums: the Mu.SA Blended Course -- Learning and Creativity through a Curatorial Practice using Virtual Reality -- How augmented reality influences student workload in engineering education -- The Influential Factors on E-learning Adoption and Learning Continuance -- A Real-Time Cross-Sectioning System for Visualization of Architectural Construction Details -- Exploring the Affordance of Distance Learning Platform (DLP) in COVID19 Remote Learning Environment -- Tirana Plug-in River: Catalyst Playful Experiences to Revitalize Albanian Informal Settlements -- Investigating the relation between sense of presence, attention and performance: virtual reality versus web -- Research on the Design of Intelligent Interactive Toys Based on Marker Education -- Designing a Faculty Chatbot through User-Centered Design Approach -- The Influence of Picture Book Interaction Design on Preschool Children's Reading Experience -- Enable 3A in AIS -- Adapting E-Learning to Dyslexia Type: an Experimental Study to Evaluate Learning Gain and Perceived Usability -- Reducing the Gap Between the Conceptual Models of Students and Experts Using Graph-based Adaptive Instructional Systems -- A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems -- Technology in Education - Meeting the Future Literacy & Numeracy needs of Societ -- Adaptive Agents for Fit-for-Purpose Training -- Google Service-based CbITS Authoring Tool to Support Collaboration -- The Interplay Between Artificial Intelligence and Users' Personalities: A New Scenario for Human-Computer Interaction in Gaming -- Behavlet Analytics for Player Profiling and Churn Prediction -- The Kansei Research on the Manipulation Experience of Mobile Game with Joystick -- A Novel Investigation of Attack Strategies via the Involvement of Virtual Humans: A User Study of Josh Waitzkin, a Virtual Chess Grandmaster -- Systems Approach to Designing an Enjoyable Process for Game Designers -- Broader Understanding of Gamification by Addressing Ethics and Diversity -- Game-Based Learning and Instructional Effectiveness in Organizational Communication Classrooms -- Enhancing Social Ties through Manual Player Matchmaking in Online Multiplayer Games -- A Simulation Game to Acquire Skills on Industry 4.0 -- Personalised Semantic User Interfaces for Games -- Utilization of Neurophysiological Data to Classify Player Immersion to Distract from Pain.…”
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Brilliant Book-keeping Quinn, Martin. by Quinn, Martin

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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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What's wrong with a free lunch? / Philippe van Parijs [and others] ; foreword by Robert Solow ; edited by Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers for Boston Review.

Table of Contents: “…Galston -- UBI and the flat tax / Herbert A. Simon -- Falling in love again / Wade Rathke -- Security and laissez-faire / Emma Rothschild -- Subsidize wages / Edmund S. …”
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Nation in debt : how can we pay the bills?. by Tony Wharton

Table of Contents: “…; A Framework for Deliberation; Option One: Agree to Make Sacrifices Now; Reform Social Security and Medicare; Raise Revenue; Cut Federal Spending Everywhere; What We Could Do; Option Two: Strengthen Checks and Balances; Pass a Balanced-Budget Amendment; Time-Again-for "Pay-as-You-Go"; Riding into the Sunset; Permanently Ban "Earmarks"; What We Could Do; Option Three: Invest in Growth First; Reduce the Corporate Tax Rate; Encourage Research and Development; Get More Young People into Science; What We Could Do.…”
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Transparency and other hot topics / guest editors, Tom McManus, Yair Holtzman, Harold Lazarus and Johan Anderberg.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Guest editorial -- Transparency guru: an interview with Tom McManus -- Transparency: panacea or Pandora's box -- Organization-stakeholder relationships: exploring trust and transparency -- Creating transparency around the research and development tax credit -- Globalization, organizational opaqueness and conspiracy -- Healthcare transparency: opportunity or mirage -- Transparency in the age of AIDS: the reality and mythology of a disease -- Organic management of frameworks and systems, but not people -- Transparency and there again: lessons learned at Digital -- How personal can ethics get? …”
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The Wisdom of Investing in ETFs Gaffen, David. by Gaffen, David

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Accounting and finance for your small business / Steven M. Bragg and E. James Burton. by Bragg, Steven M.

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Call Me Mike : a Political Biography of Michael V. DiSalle. by Zimmerman, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Depression, a Victory, and a Defeat; 4. Pax, Tax, and a Near Miss; 5. His Honor the Mayor; 6. …”
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