Portugal. by Fund, International Monetary

Table of Contents: “…Main Features of the Portuguese Tax System; References; III. …”
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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs : 1990. by David, Leyton-Brown

Table of Contents: “…RELATIONS -- Bilateral trade and the FTA -- NAFTA negotiations -- Acid rain and other issues -- RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS -- RESPONDING TO EUROPEAN CHANGE -- Open Skies.…”
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Confronting finance : mobilizing the 99 per cent for economic and social progress / edited by Nicolas Pons-Vignon and Phumzile Ncube ; International Labour Office.

Table of Contents: “…An interview with two labour and trade union activitists / Elaine Sio-ieng Hui -- Global labour online campaigns: the next ten years / Eric Lee -- Seven reasons why a universal income makes sense in middle-income countries / Hein Marais -- Economic democracy: an idea whose time had come, again? / Richar Hyman -- A tide of inequality: what can taxes and transfer achieve? …”
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Wheel of fortune : the battle for oil and power in Russia / Thane Gustafson. by Gustafson, Thane

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Modern Money Theory A Primer on Macroeconomics for Sovereign Monetary Systems / by L. Randall Wray. by Wray, L. Randall

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Confessions of a Reformer. by Howe, Frederic C.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter XVIII: Recasting My BeliefsChapter XIX: Pre-War Radicals; Chapter XX: Conflict and Compromise; Chapter XXI: Wealth Without Labor; Chapter XXII: Single-Taxing a City; Chapter XXIII: Leisure; Chapter XXIV: The People's Institute; Chapter XXV: Ellis Island; Chapter XXVI: Business as Usual; Chapter XXVII: Hysteria; Chapter XXVIII: Liberals and the War; Chapter XXIX: Paris and the World; Chapter XXX: Woodrow Wilson at Paris; Chapter XXXI: Unlearning; Chapter XXXII: Working With Labor; Chapter XXXIII: Beginning Again; Index…”
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Your Finances Kay, Frances. by Kay, Frances

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Tell You What : Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2017. by Andrew, Susanna

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title page; Imprint; Contents; Editors' note; David Haywood: Høstens Vemod; Jane Phare: The Poisoning at the Lake; Toni Nealie: Bequeathed; Adam Dudding: Learning to sing again; Nic Low: Te Matatini 2015; Moana Maniapoto: Confused about tikanga?…”
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Sports Marketing Agreements: Legal, Fiscal and Practical Aspects by Ian S. Blackshaw. by Blackshaw, Ian S.

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Bank On Yourself Revolution Yellen, Pamela. by Yellen, Pamela

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Tower of Basel LeBor, Adam. by LeBor, Adam

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Backup in Windows 8. by Steps, Studio Visual

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Principles of Public Finance by Toshihiro Ihori. by Ihori, Toshihiro

Table of Contents: “…Public Finance and a Review of Basic Concepts -- 1 The Main Functions of the Public Sector -- 2 A Review of Analytical Basic Concepts -- 3 The Public Sector in Japan -- 4 Organization of the Book -- Appendix: Japan's Fiscal Management -- References -- Questions -- Part I Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 2 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy I -- 1 The Simple Keynesian Model -- 2 The IS/LM Analysis -- 3 The Open Economy -- 4 The Efficacy of Fiscal Policy and the Policy Maker -- Appendix: Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 3 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy II -- 1 The Permanent Level of Fiscal Variables -- 2 Consumption and Saving Behavior -- 3 The Labor Market and Supply Function -- 4 Equilibrium in the Goods Market -- 5 The Effect of Fiscal Policy -- 6 Evaluation of the Public Sector -- Appendix: The Size of Government Spending and the Private Sector's Evaluation -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 4 Public Debt -- 1 Ricard's Neutrality Theorem -- 2 The Shift of the Burden to Future Generations -- 3 Barro's Neutrality -- 4 Policy Implications of the Debt Neutrality Theorem -- 5 The Non-Keynesian Effect -- Appendix: Government Debt in a Overlapping Generations Model -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 5 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy -- 1 A Simple Growth Model -- 2 Optimal Public Investment -- 3 The Solow Model -- 4 The Endogenous Growth Model -- 5 Inequality and Economic Growth -- Appendix A: Taxes on Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth -- Appendix B: Supply-Side Effect of Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 6 Fiscal Management -- 1 Understanding Fiscal Management -- 2 Fiscal Bankruptcy -- 3 Fiscal Consolidation -- Appendix: Fiscal Deficits in a Growing Economy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 7 The Public Pension -- 1 Justification of the Public Pension -- 2 Economic effect of the Public Pension -- 3 Public Debt and the Public Pension -- 4 Public Pension Reform -- 5 Privatization of the Pay-as-you-go System -- Appendix A: Intergenerational Conflict in an Aging Japan -- Appendix B: Simulation Analysis in an Aging Japan -- Conclusion -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Part II Microeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 8 The Theory of Taxation -- 1 Taxation and Labor Supply -- 2 The Efficiency of Taxation -- 3 Interest Income Tax and Saving -- 4 Investment and Tax -- 5 Consumption Tax -- Appendix: The Savings Elasticity Controversy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 9 Tax Reform -- 1 Labor Income Tax and Interest Income Tax -- 2 The Theory of Optimal Taxation -- 3 The Theory of Tax Reform -- 4 General Consumption Tax and Labor Income Tax -- 5 The Timing Effect of Taxation -- 6 Simulation Analysis of Tax Reform -- Appendix A: Optimal Taxation in an Overlapping Generations Economy -- Appendix B: Tax Reform within Lump Sum Taxes -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 10 Income Redistribution -- 1 Progressive Income Tax -- 2 Endogenous Labor Supply -- 3 The Optimal Income Tax -- 4 Nonlinear Income Tax -- 5 Economic Constraint and Redistribution -- Appendix: Optimal Linear Income Tax -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 11 The Theory of Public Goods -- 1 Public Goods -- 2 Optimal Provision of Public Goods: The Samuelson Rule -- 3 The Theory of Public Good Provision: the Nash Equilibrium Approach -- 4 The Theoretical Analysis of Public Goods: the Lindahl Equilibrium -- 5 The Free Rider Problem -- 6 The Neutrality Theorem of Public Goods -- Appendix: Public Bads, Growth, and Welfare -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 12 Public Spending and the Political Process -- 1 The Failure of Government -- 2 The Voting Model -- 3 The Voting Model and Reality -- 4 Political Parties and Fiscal Policy -- 5 Theoretical Model of the Partisan Business Cycle -- 6 Further Comments -- Appendix A: Fiscal Privileges, Consolidation Attempts and Pigouvian Taxes -- Appendix B: Political Factors and Public Investment Policy in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 13 Local Public Finance -- 1 Intergovernmental Finance -- 2 The Supply of Local Public Goods -- 3 Tax Competition -- 4 The Time Consistency of a Tax Policy -- 5 The Principle of Local Tax -- 6 Redistribution among Local Governments -- 7 Further Issues on Intergovernmental Finance -- Appendix: Analytical Model of Central and Local Governments in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Index. .…”
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East and West in late antiquity : invasion, settlement, ethnogenesis and conflicts of religion / by Wolf Liebeschuetz. by Liebeschuetz, J. H. W. G. (John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon)

Table of Contents: “…-- Habitus Barbarus : did Barbarians look different from Romans? -- Barbarians and taxes -- Violence in the Barbarian successor kingdoms -- Goths and Romans in the Leges Visigothorum -- Part 2. …”
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The road taken : the history and future of America's infrastructure / Henry Petroski. by Petroski, Henry

Table of Contents: “…Lay in Leaves : triage, budgets, and choice, again -- 16. Trodden Black : corruption, graft, waste, fraud, abuse -- 17. …”
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Health policymaking in the united states. by Longest, Beaufort B

Table of Contents: “…Appendix 8 Smokefree Laws -- Appendix 9 Laws Implemented By The EPA -- Appendix 10 Medicare Revisited -- Again and Again -- Appendix 11 The United States Constitution And The Federal Government -- Appendix 12 State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues -- Appendix 13 Finding Better Solutions: CMS Innovation Center Develops New Payment and Service Delivery Models -- Appendix 14 Coalition Letter Requesting Changes To Meaningful Use For Greater Systems Interoperability -- Appendix 15 Types of Groups Involved In Financing Political Campaigns…”
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A financial history of the United States : from Enron-era scandals to the subprime crisis (2004-2006) / Jerry W. Markham. by Markham, Jerry W.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate Governance Reforms""; ""Sarbanes-Oxley""; ""The Enron Reforms""; ""Other Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms""; ""Small Companies""; ""Loss of Competitive Advantage""; ""Competition from Abroad""; ""Blue Ribbon Reviews""; ""Government Concerns""; ""The Executive Compensation Controversy""; ""Background""; ""Fiduciary Duties""; ""Ovitz's Compensation""; ""Confiscation Through Taxes""; ""The Reagan and Bush Tax Cuts""; ""Compensation Arrangements""; ""Golden Parachutes""…”
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LESSONS THAT SCHOOL FORGOT : how the agile and curious can beat the smart and rich. by SAMMARTINO, STEVE

Table of Contents: “…; Pull up your roots; Chapter 3 The future is informal; Discover the entrepreneur within; Self-reliance needs a comeback; The pace of change is super-radical; It's time to just make stuff up again; The formal institutions really don't get it.…”
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LESSONS THAT SCHOOL FORGOT : how the agile and curious can beat the smart and rich. by Sammartino, Steve

Table of Contents: “…; Pull up your roots; Chapter 3 The future is informal; Discover the entrepreneur within; Self-reliance needs a comeback; The pace of change is super-radical; It's time to just make stuff up again; The formal institutions really don't get it.…”
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