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Taking the high road a metropolitan agenda for transportation reform /

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Regional financial cooperation

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Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population an evaluation of World Bank Group support since 1997.

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People's Republic of China detailed assessment report : Basel core principles for effective banking supervision /

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Madmen, intellectuals, and academic scribblers the economic engine of political change / by Leighton, Wayne A., 1965-

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Corruption in the global era : causes, sources, and forms of manifestation / by Pasculli, Lorenzo, Ryder, Nicholas

Table of Contents: “…Lorenzo Pasculli -- Financial crises and fraud : a pattern emerges / Demelza Hall -- Corruption in world bank-financed development projects : a phenomenon-focused examination / Dr. …”
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Quantum dynamics for classical systems with applications of the number operator / by Bagarello, Fabio, 1964-

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The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources.…”
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Destructive creativity of Wall St. and the East Asian response by Heng, Michael S. H., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Potted history of banking and finance -- In the shadow of depression? -- Financial engineering, or what can go wrong will -- Financial architecture, 1 -- Financial architecture, 2 -- Reforming the IMF : from fire fighting to fire prevention -- Regulation and deregulation -- Back to basics -- Counter-cyclical measures -- Some deeper issues -- The 1997 Asian financial crisis -- Ten years after the Asian financial crisis : positive lessons learned -- Ten years after the Asian financial crisis : negative lessons learned -- Deconstructing the state-led model -- Reforming the state-led model -- The global financial crisis 2008 -- Impact and immediate response to the crisis in East Asia -- Coordinating with the region and the world -- ASEAN economic regionalism : a regional financial architecture in the making? …”
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Transforming the Chinese economy

Table of Contents: “…Formation of China's rural reform policy / Chen Xiwen -- The reform, opening, and development of China's industrial economy / Chen Jiagui and Wang Qin -- Labor market development and expansion of rural and urban employment / Cai Fang -- The intrinsic logic of China's banking industry reform / Yi Gang -- Government transformation and public finance / Hu Angang -- China's integration with the world : development as a process of learning and industrial upgrading / Justin Yifu Lin and Yan Wang -- Beyond the East Asian miracle : looking back and future prospects for China's economic growth model / Wu Jinglian and Fan Shitao -- Economic growth and income distribution : an empirical analysis of China's experiences / Li Shi -- Women's contribution to economic development : thirty years of rural labor market development and women's participation and contribution / Linxiu Zhang and Team.…”
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The challenges of the housing economy an international perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch -- The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy -- Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas -- Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble -- The changing nature of household demand and housing market trends in China -- The structural sustainability of home ownership in Australia -- Impacts on wealth and debt of changes in the Danish financial framework over a housing cycle -- Market stability, housing finance, and home ownership in Germany -- The responsiveness of new supply to house prices : a perspective from the Spanish housing market -- The UK housing market cycle and the role of planning : the policy challenge following the financial crisis -- Developments in the role of social housing in Europe -- Delivering affordable housing in the UK -- The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation -- Conclusions: the challenges ahead -- References -- Index.…”
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Doing Business in America : A Jewish History /

Table of Contents: “…Jewish immigrant bankers, New York real estate, and American finance, 1870-1914 / Rebecca Kobrin -- 4. Far Away Moses & Company : an Ottoman Jewish business between Istanbul and the United States / Julia Phillips Cohen -- 5. …”
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Lifecycle events and their consequences : job loss, family change, and declines in health /

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Foreclosing the future : the World Bank and the politics of environmental destruction / by Rich, Bruce

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Irrationality in health care what behavioral economics reveals about what we do and why / by Hough, Douglas E.

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Absolute essentials of entrepreneurship / by Fuller-Love, Nerys

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Your successful career as a mortgage broker by Reed, David (Carl David), 1957-

Table of Contents: “…-- Mortgage banker vs. mortgage broker -- The loan application and process -- Types of mortgage loans -- The basics of the job -- Loan prequalification and approval -- Loan documentation -- Interpreting credit reports and credit scores -- Interest rates: how they're set, how to quote them -- How brokers make money -- Making yourself successful -- Marketing yourself -- Marketing secrets from the pros -- Appendix A: The 1003 and disclosure forms -- Appendix B: Ten steps to becoming a successful mortgage loan officer -- Appendix C: Ten steps to becoming a megaproducer ($250,000+ per year) -- Appendix D: Sample marketing pieces -- Appendix E: Industry resources -- Appendix F: State licensing chart -- Appendix G: Payments per thousand dollars financed -- Glossary -- Index.…”
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Global perspectives on constitutional law

Table of Contents: “…Gey -- Regulation of hate speech / Michel Rosenfeld -- Regulation of campaign finance / Richard L. Hasen -- Religious freedom / Alan E. …”
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