My Story : Tom L. Johnson. by Hauser, Elizabeth J.

Table of Contents: “…Business and Politics; IV. The Training of a Monopolist; V. The Lessons Johnstown Taught; VI. …”
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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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Fruit Fly Pests : A World Assessment of Their Biology and Management.

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Dismantling the American dream : how multinational corporations undermine American prosperity / Michael Collins. by Collins, Michael

Table of Contents: “…The rise of monopolies and oligopolies -- Chapter 12.The jobs are there. where is the training? -- Chapter 13. The postindustrial service economy -- Chapter 14. …”
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Breaking the sound barrier / Amy Goodman ; edited by Denis Moynihan. by Goodman, Amy, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…The art of war and deception -- Resistance to war cannot be jailed -- Clinton to antiwar voters: bring 'em on -- Carlos Arredondo exploding into action -- Hang up on war: claim your telephone tax rebate -- War and censorship at Wilton High School -- The time is right for new Pentagon papers -- The uncounted casualties of war -- Winter soldier marches again -- Body of war -- Whistle-blower points to target list in U.S. attack on hotel -- Threats, lies, and audiotape -- Invasion of the sea-smurfs -- Obama's Afghan trap -- Obama's coalition of the unwilling -- Climate change. …”
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Unnatural causes...is inequality making us sick? produced by California Newsreel in association with Vital Pictures ; presented by NMC, National Minority Consortia ; directed and p...

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Social science in government : the role of policy researchers / Richard P. Nathan. by Nathan, Richard P.

Table of Contents: “…Evaluating the California GAIN Program -- The GAIN Process -- The MDRC Evaluation -- The Research Challenge -- Discoveries in the Implementation Process -- Endnotes…”
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New Approaches to CSR, Sustainability and Accountability, Volume III edited by Kıymet Tunca Çalıyurt.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction The increasing importance of ESG reporting in the Covid era -- 2. Training Accounting, Finance and Internal Auditing Staff on Environmental Issues, Sustainability and Climate Change Risk -- 3. …”
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International human resource management : policies and practices for multinational enterprises / Ibraiz Tarique, Dennis R. Briscoe, Randall S. Schuler. by Tarique, Ibraiz, Briscoe, Dennis R., 1945-, Schuler, Randall S.

Table of Contents: “…International Recruitment, International Selection, and Repatriation 10. International Training and Management Development 11. International Compensation, Benefits, and Taxes 12. …”
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New Health Care for Profit : Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. by Gray, Bradford H.

Table of Contents: “…The New Health Care for Profit; Copyright; Preface; Contents; An Introduction to the New Health Care for Profit; THE CHANGING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY, TRUST, AND HEALTH POLICY; IMPLICATIONS OF THE CURRENT CHANGES IN FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE; THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE PROJECT; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND NOTES; Legal Differences Between Investor-Owned and Nonprofit Health Care Institutions; ORGANIZATIONAL DIFFERENCES; Investor-Owned Hospitals; Nonprofit Hospitals; FINANCIAL DIFFERENCES; Tax Exemptions; Reimbursement Factors; Sources of Capital.…”
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LEAPS trading strategies : powerful techniques for options trading success / Marty Kearney. by Kearney, Marty

Table of Contents: “…Stock Ownership; Limiting Your Risks; Delta As A Factor of Pending Expiration; The Importance of Setting Targets; Pros and Cons Summary; Self-Test Questions; Chapter 5: Covered Writing with LEAPS; Covered Write Strategy; Evolving Value Scenarios; The Long-Term Advantage; Important Features of The Strategy; Self-Test Questions; Chapter 6: LEAPS Protective Puts and Collars; The Inevitable Tax Complication; The Protective Put; Pros and Cons of Leaps Puts; The Collar Strategy; Puts As Training Wheels On Your Portfolio; Pros and Cons of Leaps Collars.…”
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Dismantling the American Dream How Multinational Corporations Undermine American Prosperity / by Michael Collins. by Collins, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 10: Buying Government With Lobbying Money -- Chapter 11: The Rise of Monopolies and Oligopolies -- Chapter 12: The Jobs Are There. Where Is the Training? -- Chapter 13: The Postindustrial Service Economy -- Chapter 14: The Threat of China -- Chapter 15: Decline of Productivity and GDP Growth -- Chapter 16: The Truth About Currency Manipulation and a Strong Dollar -- Chapter 17: We Must Save America's Manufacturing Sector -- Chapter 18: Hope Is Not a Plan -- Chapter 19: Solutions -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover…”
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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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Cultural Sustainable Tourism edited by Miroslav D. Vujicic, Azilah Kasim, Stella Kostopoulou, Jorge Chica Olmo, Mohamed Aslam.

Table of Contents: “…Tourist demand for railway heritage: The case of the historic train in Douro, Portugal.…”
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Advanced Hybrid Information Processing 7th EAI International Conference, ADHIP 2023, Harbin, China, September 22-24, 2023, Proceedings, Part III / edited by Lin Yun, Jiang Han, Yu...

Table of Contents: “…Interactive Sharing Method of Digital Media Image Information Based on Differential Privacy Protection -- A Hierarchical Smoothing Method for Animation Image Based on Scale Decomposition -- Video Image Based Monitoring Method for Operation Status of Internet of Things Network Equipment -- Design of Power System Remote Video Monitoring System Based on RTP Technology -- RLE Algorithm Based Image Data Coding Method of Tujia Brocade Double Knitting Pattern -- A Blockchain Based Real-Time Sharing Method for Ideological and Political Mobile Education Resources -- Architecture Design of Employment Education Network Platform Based on Blockchain Technology -- Research on Blockchain Based Data Sharing of Teaching Resources in Higher Vocational Mobile Education -- Blockchain Based Logistics Tracking and Traceability Method for E-Commerce Products -- Mobile Monitoring, Civilian Audio and Acoustic Signal Processing -- Personalized Recommendation Method of Rural Tourism Routes Based on Mobile Social Network -- A Personalized Recommendation Method for English Online Teaching Video Resources Based on Machine Learning -- Personalized Recommendation Method for Tourist Attractions Based on User Information Mixed Filtering -- Monitoring Method of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Temperature Variation Signal Based on Model Prediction -- Research on Personalized Recommendation of Mobile Social Network Products Based on User Characteristics -- A Personalized Recommendation Method for Online Painting Education Courseware Based on Hyperheuristic Algorithm -- Reliability Analysis of Aeroengine Teaching System Based on Virtual Reality Technology -- Research on Detection Method of Differential Code Coverage in Power Grid Information System -- Intelligent Monitoring Method of Aircraft Swashplate Plunger Pump Fluidity Based on Different Working Conditions -- Design of Mobile Terminal Music Education Platform Based on Django Framework -- Construction of Mobile EducationPlatform for Piano Tuning Course Based on LogicPro Software -- Temperature Control Technology in Heating Room Based on Multi-channel Temperature Signal Denoising -- Research on Pedestrian Tracking in Urban Rail Transit Stations Based on Adaptive Kalman Filtering -- Badminton Flight Trajectory Location and Tracking Algorithm Based on Particle Filter -- Design of Substation Battery Condition Monitoring System Based on SDH Network -- Dynamic Tracking Method for Train Number of Rail Transit Signal System -- Centralized Monitoring System of Rail Transit Multiple Signals Based on Bus Technology -- Equilibrium Scheduling of Dynamic Supply Chain Network Resources under Carbon Tax Policy -- Information Theory and Coding for Social Information Processing, Civilian Industry Technology Tracks -- Incremental Update Algorithm of Athlete Physical Training Information Under Dynamic Iterative Sampling -- Design of Mobile Education Platform for University Network Law Popularization Based on Streaming Media Technology -- Online Teaching Platform of Career Guidance Course Based on Virtual Reality -- Intelligent Control Method of Indoor Physical Environment in Atrium under Social Information Network.…”
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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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Roberto Calvi: The Murder Of God's Banker.

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Reading and writing public documents : problems, solutions, and characteristics / edited by Daniël Janssen, Rob Neutelings.

Table of Contents: “…How research can lead to better government forms / Carel Jansen & Michael Steehouder -- Undercover research into text quality as a tool for communication management : the case of the Dutch tax department / Jan Renkema -- Optimizing public information brochures : formative evaluation in document design processes / Menno de Jong & Peter Jan Schellens -- Public documents in a multilingual context / Jacqueline Hulst & Leo Lentz -- Improving the quality of public documents : or, why training public writers often doesn't work / Daniël Janssen -- The lack of clarity in a sentence : the style of official documents in Dutch / Frank Jansen -- Convincing citizens : the role of argument quality / Hans Hoeken -- Collaborative writing for the government / Daniël Janssen & Niels van der Mast -- Strategic revision of public documents : how policy writers revise documents in order to reach consensus / Niels van der Mast & Daniël Janssen -- Trust and verify : local suspensions of the cooperation principle in political communication / Rob Neutelings & Henk Pander Maat -- Reading to assess in professional life : reading styles of Dutch parliamentarians / Rob Neutelings.…”
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