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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Rewire for Wealth Huson, Barbara. by Huson, Barbara

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QuickBooks 2007 on Demand Perry, Gail. by Perry, Gail

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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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The Future of the Global Economy Meeting of the Minds / CNBC (Television network).

Table of Contents: “…The Future of the Global Economy: Meeting of the Minds (1:22) -- Giving in Hard Times (2:37) -- Lower Taxes, Greater Giving? (1:05) -- Clinton on Job Growth (2:11) -- Re Energizing the Economy (2:04) -- Training People on Unemployment. (2:34) -- Clinton on Tax Cuts (1:05) -- How is Obama Doing? …”
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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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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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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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Advances in Taxation by Hasseldine, John

Table of Contents: “…Baseline Results: The Impact of Creditor Intervention on Less Extreme Forms of Tax Avoidance -- The Effect of Corporate Governance -- The Effect of Borrower Bargaining Power -- A Sharp Regression Discontinuity Design Test -- Alternative Measures of Tax Avoidance -- Additional Tests -- Covenant Violation and Tax Aggressiveness -- Propensity Score Matching -- Additional Analysis -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Tax-Related Accounting Restatements and Tax Contingency Reporting -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background and PRIOR Literature -- Hypotheses Development…”
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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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The Green Economy: Sustainable Forestry.

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Evidence-based policy making in labor economics : the IZA world of labor guide 2016 / edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Olga K. Nottmeyer.

Table of Contents: “…; A flexicurity labor market during recession; Knowledge spillovers and future jobs; Perverse effects of two-tier wage bargaining structures; The minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit for reducing poverty; How are minimum wages set?…”
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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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Understanding Canadian Law.

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Handbook of Microsimulation Modelling / Cathal O'Donoghue. by O'Donoghue, Cathal

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Cathal O'Dononghue -- Hypothetical models / Irina Burlacu, Cathal O'Dononghue, Denisa Maria Sologon -- Static models / Jinjing Li [and others] -- Multi-country microsimulation / Holly Sutherland -- Decomposing changes in income distribution / Olivier Bargain -- Distributional change during development / B. …”
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Systematic : how systems biology is transforming modern medicine / James R. Valcourt. by Valcourt, James R.

Table of Contents: “…Applications -- Build me a buttercup: using synthetic biology to make diesel fuel, programmable cells, and malaria medicine -- More than just 86 billion neurons: the science of the brain, and how connections among neurons make it work -- Death and taxes: aging is governed by an organism-wide system that we might be able to manipulate -- Your microbiome and you: the body is host to trillions of microbes that affect human health -- This is your system on drugs: tweaking biological systems to produce better medical treatments.…”

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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Applied Economics 60 countries and 50 years of experience. by Short, John

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Research Years -- 3 Fiscal Tables and Revenue Estimation -- 4 Public Expenditure Reviews and Medium Term Budget Frameworks -- 5 The Costing of Programmes -- 6 Fiduciary Risk Assessments and PEFAs -- 7 Tax Policy and Tax Administration, Private Sector Development -- 8 Tax Expenditures -- 9 Training and Other Presentations -- 10 Commonality over time: 50 years of Progress? …”
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