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 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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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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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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Rewire for Wealth Huson, Barbara. by Huson, Barbara

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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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Tell you what : great New Zealand nonfiction 2017 / edited by Susanna Andrew & Jolisa Gracewood.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Contents; Editors' note; Høstens Vemod; The Poisoning at the Lake; Bequeathed; Learning to sing again; Te Matatini 2015; Confused about tikanga? …”
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Capital in the twenty-first century / Thomas Piketty ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer. by Piketty, Thomas, 1971-

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Marijuana Cambridge Educational (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…Drugs - An Overview (1:11) -- A Menace to Society (1:51) -- Marijuana Tax Act (2:08) -- Properties and Effects of T.H.C. (1:52) -- Short Term Effects of Marijuana (1:34) -- Potency (1:06) -- T.H.C. and the Brain (3:10) -- Long Term Effects & Addiction (1:42) -- Marijuana Addiction (3:08) -- Marijuana - The Great Debate (1:25)…”
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Investing in real estate / Gary W. Eldred. by Eldred, Gary W.

Table of Contents: “…Achieve a prosperous future : 22 ways you can earn profits with property -- OPM : borrow smart, raise cash, build equity -- Appraisal : ins and outs of market value -- maximize cash flows and grow your equity -- Pay less than market value -- Profit with foreclosures -- Profit from REOs and other bargain sales -- Profit by creating value -- More techniques to profit with property -- Negotiate a win-win purchase agreement -- Strategic management builds equity -- Develop the best lease -- Create promotions that sell -- Pay less tax -- More ideas for profitable investing -- Opportunity for a lifetime.…”
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