Knights, Raiders, and Targets : the Impact of the Hostile Takeover. by Coffee, John C.

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Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World. by Van Parijs, Philippe

Table of Contents: “…; 1.3 Probability-driven language learning; 1.4 Maxi-min language use; 1.5 The maxi-min dynamics; 1.6 Deviation from maxi-min: didactic and symbolic; 1.7 Maxi-min dynamics and power relationships; 1.8 Power and the rise of English; 1.9 Lingua franca and justificatory community; 1.10 Lingua franca and trans-national demos; 1.11 A vector of ideological domination?…”
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Boosting paychecks : the politics of supporting America's working poor / Daniel P. Gitterman. by Gitterman, Daniel Paul

Table of Contents: “…Bush and the return of across-the-board tax relief -- Toward a new bargain? -- The past and future politics of boosting paychecks.…”
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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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Failing Our Fathers : Confronting the Crisis of Economically Vulnerable Nonresident Fathers. by Mincy, Ronald B.

Table of Contents: “…: Enforcement Through Incarceration; Ernest's Story; 4 The Roles Nonresident Fathers Play; The Breadwinner Role: Strain and Regret; Strain; Educational Regret; Non Financial Roles: Staying Present as Teachers, Friends, Advisors and Disciplinarians; Teachers: Providing Educational Support; Friends: Forming Emotional Bonds…”
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Fundamentals of Engineering FE Civil All-in-One Exam Guide / Indranil Goswami. by Goswami, Indranil

Table of Contents: “…The Elastic Curve -- Torsion -- Thermal Stress and Strain -- Mohr?s Circle: Normal (s) and Shear (t) Stress Combination -- Composite Materials -- Stability of Axially Loaded Columns?…”
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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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Applied Plant Cell Biology Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology / edited by Peter Nick, Zdeněk Opatrny. by Nick, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: Plant Stem Cells – Evolution of a Key Concept -- From Němec and Haberlandt to Molecular Cell Biology -- Part I: Control of Growth And Development -- Why to Spent Tax Money on Plant Microtubules? -- Auxin Biology: Applications and the Mechanisms Behind -- The Biotechnological Potential of Cytokinin Status Manipulation -- Cell Fate Between Life and Death During Somatic Embryogenesis -- Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls -- Part II: Stress Tolerance -- Plant Cell Responses to Cadmium and Zinc -- Applied Cell Biology of Sulfur and Selenium in Plants -- Endocytosis: At the Crossroads of Pattern Recognition Immune Receptors and Pathogen Effectors -- Part III: Plant Metabolism -- Plant Compounds Acting on the Cytoskeleton -- Secondary Metabolites of Traditional Medical Plants – A Case Study of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) -- Metabolic Engineering of Wood Formation -- Part IV: The Cell Biology Toolbox – New Approaches -- Flow Cytometry in Plant Research: A Success Story -- Photoconvertible Reporters for Selective Visualization of Subcellular Events and Interactions -- Plant Cell Strains in Fundamental Research and Application.…”
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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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The Green Economy: Sustainable Forestry.

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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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Uncle Sam and us : globalization, neoconservatism, and the Canadian state / Stephen Clarkson. by Clarkson, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- 1 Not Whether, but Which Canada Will Survive -- 2 The Peripheral State: Globalization and Continentalism -- I: The Polity: Reconstituting the Canadian State -- CHANGE FROM WITHOUT -- 3 Continental and Global Governance -- 4 NAFTA and the WTO as Supraconstitution -- CHANGE FROM WITHIN -- 5 The Federal State: Internal Trade and the Charter -- 6 The Municipal State: Megacity and the Greater Toronto Area -- II: The Economy: Reframing the State's Functions -- THE MACRO ECONOMY AND THE MANAGERIAL STATE -- 7 The Taxing State: From Lord Keynes to Paul Martin…”
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Britain, Northern Rhodesia and the First World War : forgotten colonial crisis / Edmund James Yorke, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK. by Yorke, Edmund James

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Paul G. Hoffman (1954).

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