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Strengthening Local Government Engagement in the Greater Mekong Subregion: A Strategic Approach

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)Outlining a strategy designed to boost local government participation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation program, this report presents practical implications and offers recommendations to help drive a more sustainable future. The report explains how the GMS Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030, endorsed by the GMS leaders, builds upon the program's focus on connectivity and project-led deve...

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Report copyright infringementby John Maynard Keynes (Author)The Economic Consequences Of The Peace This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition w...

Echoes of Success: Case Studies in the Replication of Asian Development Bank Projects in the People's Republic of China

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication looks at five projects in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to illustrate how effective solutions to environmental and social problems can be applied in different contexts.It focuses on the areas of nature conservation, green finance, road safety, renewable energy, and water resources management, and considers how knowledge sharing has helped inspire and shape other projects in the PRC and beyond. The case stud...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen I. Vaughn (Author)In Essays on Austrian Economics and Political Economy, Karen I. Vaughn takes us through her intellectual journey and career. As a neoclassical economist by training and a specialist in the history of economic thought, Vaughn, although conversant with the Austrian school of economics, did not fully begin to grasp the fundamental differences between the neoclassical and Austrian schools until 1974, when she attended the South Royalton Conf...

Challenges of Development in Africa: The Missing Technology Link, the Morbid Corruption Pandemic

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Report copyright infringementby Austin Aneke (Author), Sarah Davies (Editor)Undoubtedly, Africa has experienced its fair share of pains during the process of world development. As it remains the most underdeveloped continent, with disproportionate levels of intimidation, domination and all that goes with underdevelopment, this book attempts to discover why. While even Asia, an ex-colonised part of the world has evolved into tigers, Africa remains the epicentre for bad policies, corruption, fi...

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Report copyright infringementby Loic de Canniere (Author)The Future of Employment in Africa: Demography, Labour Markets and Welfare explores the major trends that will define the face of the sub-Saharan continent in the next three decades. The near doubling of Africa's population by 2050 will lead to more than twenty million new job seekers entering the African labour market every year until then. Right now, Africa doesn't seem armed to offer jobs to this many people, resulting in possible un...

Ricardo's Gauntlet: Economic Fiction and the Flawed Case for Free Trade

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Report copyright infringementby Vishaal Kishore (Author)'Ricardo's Gauntlet' advances a critique of the mainstream economic case for international free trade. Taking apart the cluster of interconnected and mutually enforcing 'economic fictions' upon which the argument for free trade relies, the book challenges the case where it is thought to be strongest, exposing both its fragility and the urgent need for alternatives.Author BiographyAssociate Professor Vishaal Kishore is a Principal Fellow ...

Social Inequalities: Taxation and Public Policies

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Report copyright infringementby Gaétan Breton (Author)Statistics from all sides describe a constant increase in wealth concentration. The Forbes 400 for 2023 even finds such a concentration among a select group, while poverty reaches new categories of citizen. In a liberal economy, it is the job of governments to regularize the distribution of wealth. To do so, they have some instruments included under the heading of public policy. The main one will be taxation, and then the level of public e...

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Report copyright infringementby Darren Freeman (Author)Wall Street is the hub of money since it encapsulates big business and bank culture. This money grants Wall Street a lot of influence over the economy and Capitol Hill. This wealth can be really toxic to healthy politics and free economy processes. This power and sway over the country make it really hard for the masses to get their needs fulfilled. This is because the political influence of banks through campaign contributions and lobbyin...

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Report copyright infringementby Alfred C. Pigou (Author)Welfare economics is a branch of economics using microeconomic techniques to simultaneously determine the efficiency of the overall economy and the income distribution consequences associated with it. As a British economist best known for his work in many fields and particularly in welfare economics, Pigou attended the prestigious Harrow School and was a graduate of King's College, Cambridge, where he studied under Alfred Marshall, famou...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank H. Knight (Author)We live in a world full of contradiction and paradox, a fact of which perhaps the most fundamental illustration is this: that the existence of a problem of knowledge depends on the future being different than the past, while the possibility of the solution of the problem depends on the future being like the past. -from Chapter XI: Uncertainty and Social Progress A timeless classic of economic theory that remains fascinating and pertinent...

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - Vol. II: The Process of Circulation of Capital

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Marx (Author), Friedrich Engels (Editor)First published in 1867, Capital, or Das Kapital, is the infamous treatise on economics and capitalism by Prussian revolutionary KARL MARX (1818-1883), who changed history with his 1848 book The Communist Manifesto. In this work, edited by Marx's friend, German philosopher FRIEDRICH ENGELS (1820-1895), Marx systematically analyzes the way the capitalist machine functions. In this academic work written for students an...

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - Vol. I-Part II: The Process of Capitalist Production

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Taxes, Tariffs, & Subsidies: A history of Canadian fiscal development (Vol. 2)

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Report copyright infringementby J. Harvey Perry (Author)This study is the first attempt to give an organized survey of the development of the Canadian tax structure from earliest times. The main emphasis is on the dominant role that taxes, tariffs, and intergovernmental subsidies have played in Canadian life since Confederation. Number of Pages: 452 Dimensions: 1.01 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1955

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Report copyright infringementby Herbert N. Casson (Author)""The Reactionary Influence of Trade Unions"" by Herbert N. Casson is a book that explores the negative impact that trade unions can have on society. The author argues that while unions were originally created to protect workers' rights and improve working conditions, they have become a hindrance to progress and economic growth. Casson suggests that unions often use their power to stifle innovation and prevent companies from adapting t...

Rich Man, Poor Man: Pictures Of A Paradox

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Report copyright infringementby Ryllis Alexander Goslin (Author), Omar Pancoast Goslin (Author), Delos Blackmar (Illustrator)Editors Are Stuart Chase, Henry Pratt Fairchild, And Harry A. Overstreet. Additional Contributor Is Willard E. Atkins. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.19 x 9.25 x 7.52 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 15, 2011

The Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science: Undocumented Migration in a Global Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Katharine M. Donato (Editor), Douglas S. Massey (Editor)In this volume of The ANNALS the editors argue that illegal immigration arose as feature of capitalist globalization in the 20th century. The collected research papers explore the origins of undocumented migration in our contemporary global economy, and show the consequences of so-called illegal immigration both for migrants and for a number of host countries. The methodological challenges involved in stud...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Vincent Roosa (Author)""Federal Reserve Operations In The Money And Government Securities Markets"" by Robert Vincent Roosa is a comprehensive guide to the workings of the Federal Reserve and its role in the money and government securities markets. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tools and how they are used to manage the economy. It explores the history of the Federal Reserve and its evolution over time, as...

A Treatise On Political Economy V1: Or The Production, Distribution, And Consumption Of Wealth (1821)

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Report copyright infringementby Jean-Baptiste Say (Author), Charles Robert Prinsep (Translator), Clement Cornell Biddle (Translator)A Treatise on Political Economy V1: Or The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth is a book written by the French economist Jean-Baptiste Say in 1821. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the principles of political economy, covering topics such as the nature of wealth, the factors that affect its production, distribution, and consumption, and the...

Money, Oil, and Empire in the Middle East: Sterling and Postwar Imperialism, 1944 1971

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Report copyright infringementby Steven G. Galpern (Author)This book is an important political and economic history of the unravelling of the British Empire and its connection to the decline of sterling as a leading international currency. Analyzing events such as the 1951 Iranian oil nationalization crisis and the 1956 Suez crisis, Steven Galpern provides a new perspective on British imperialism in the Middle East by reframing British policy in the context of the government's postwar efforts ...

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Report copyright infringementby Duncan Black (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important eno...

A New Vision for Iowa Food and Agriculture

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Thicke (Author)Francis Thicke, PhD, is a scientist, an expert on sustainable agriculture, and a practicing dairy farmer. He is widely consulted for his clear explanations of the economic and ecological forces that are changing the way we produce food in the modern world. This book draws from his background as an organic dairy farmer, and as a soil scientist who has served at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. as National Program Lead...

Microsecession: Simple Ways to Liberate Yourself, Your Family and Your Community from Government Idiocy

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan L. Bartlett (Author)Are you always trying to get ahead, but feel like you aren't gaining any ground? Tired of working for more and somehow making less? Does it seem like you're trapped in a game of economic roulette-always betting your time and energy, but ultimately paying the price from your own pocket? From the devalued dollar to the healthcare hassle, MicroSecession gives you new ways to think about money and value in an economy overrun with ridicu...

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony B. Atkinson (Author)The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality--a critically important examination of poverty around the world In this, his final book, economist Anthony Atkinson, one of the world's great social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality, offers an inspiring analysis of a central question: What is poverty and how much of it is there around the globe? The persistence of poverty--in ...

United States Fiscal Policy: Its Effects at Home and Abroad

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Report copyright infringementby John H. Makin (Author)In two essays, John H. Makin traces the unusual path of US fiscal policy in the first half of the 1980s. Number of Pages: 54 Dimensions: 0.14 x 8 x 5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1986

Managing Corporate Pension Plans: The Impacts of Inflation

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Report copyright infringementby Dennis E. Logue (Author), Richard J. Rogalski (Author)Do the effects of inflation threaten the nation's private pension plans? The answer given by the authors is no, although some pension plans have failed to compensate investors for the erosion of the purchasing power of their funds. Number of Pages: 1 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1984

Education in the Digital Age: How We Get There

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Report copyright infringementby Nadav Zeimer (Author)In an era where attention is the new scarcity, are we preparing students to be architects of their own futures, or just another commodity to be bought and sold? Delve into the economics and brain science that underscore this question. Education in the Digital Age argues that current education risks creating easily captured attention and teaches how we can empower students to become critical thinkers and active producers in the digital econo...

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Report copyright infringementby Mzwandile Mbatha (Author)In the spirit of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, which examined a turbulent time in Africa's history, Things Come Together grapples with modern challenges and seeks to bring hope for the continent's future. The book traverses a wide range of perspectives, from the scientific to the artistic, the physical to the sociological, political, economic, and metaphysical. Heeding Einstein's observation that problems cannot be solved with the ...

Progress Dollars From The Production Parabola

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Report copyright infringementby Don Soards (Author)Since the industrial revolution started in 1800, machines have been taking people's jobs. For the first two hundred years we prospered from the increasing efficiency. However, in the year 2000, we reached a tipping point where the new technology has taken so many jobs that we can no longer afford to buy all that we can produce. By the year 2006 our gross domestic product per person started dropping and has continued to drop ever since. The ec...

Constructing The Republic of Ariya: A Universal Free Trade, Not for Profit Fraternal Order for Mankind!

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Report copyright infringementby Neil G. Von Teeter (Author)The Republic of AriyaA Universal Free Trade, Not for Profit, Fraternal Order for Mankind!"In order to form a more perfect union between enlightened individuals and their community, it is thus desirable to institute an organization that is centered around the principles of reason and freedom while working towards harmonizing the interest of all those who join Ariya, the intent of which is to create a Universal Free Trade, Not for Profi...

Unifying America: Navigating the Political Terrain of Today

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Report copyright infringementby Anurag Anurag (Author)"In this book, we delve into the intricate web of challenges facing contemporary America, ranging from political polarization and legislative gridlock to economic instability and social inequality. Through in-depth analysis and real-world examples, we explore the root causes and far-reaching consequences of these issues, shedding light on their complex interplay and impact on society. Despite the daunting obstacles, we also highlight pathw...

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Report copyright infringementby August Raines (Author)In "The End of Poverty: Strategies for Sustainable Development," August Raines delves into the groundbreaking ideas first proposed by Jeffrey Sachs in his 2005 bestseller. Raines expands on Sachs's vision, offering a comprehensive guide to eradicating extreme poverty through sustainable development and international cooperation. Drawing from decades of financial expertise and historical data, this book explores the actionable strategies ne...