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The prospects of international trade regulation from fragmentation to coherence /

Table of Contents: “…Development and stability in the nexus between trade and finance Ernst Baltensperger and Nils Herger; 12. International investment framework - the regulatory fragmentation challenge in a changing world economy Bertram Boie, Julien Chaisse and Philippe Gugler; 13. …”
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Mixed legal systems, east and west /

Table of Contents: “…/ Esin Örücü -- Integration of Islamic law in the fabric of legal thought in Egypt / Mohamed Ahmed Serag -- The influence of religion on law in the Iranian legal system / Naser Ghorbannia -- The reception of Islamic law in Sri Lanka and its interplay with western legal traditions / Anton Cooray -- The contribution of the courts in the integration of Muslim law into the mixed fabric of South African law / Christa Rautenbach -- Islamic law and international law in the Islamic republic of Iran's constitution / Seyed Mostafa Mirmohammadi Azizi -- A study of the consolidation of Islamic law and modern western law in the Iranian penal code / Hossein Mir Mohammad Sadeghi -- The ancient Euro/Mediterranean radication of the aversion for usury / Ignazio Castellucci -- Settlement of Islamic finance disputes : the case of Malaysia and Saudi Arabia / Mohd Zakhiri Md Nor -- Mixed legal jurisdictions and clinical legal education : latest trends / David McQuoid-Mason.…”
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Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie German Journal of Real Estate Research.

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Chinese economists on economic reform : collected works of Li Jiange / by Li, Jiange

Table of Contents: “…Various thoughts on rural employment, rural finance, and rural public healthcare (December 18, 2001) -- 9. …”
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Life Cycle Management

Table of Contents: “…-Life Cycle Management Responsibilities and Procedures in the Value Chain -- Policy Options for Life Cycle Assessment Deployment in Legislation -- Part IV: Mainstreaming and Capacity Building on Life Cycle Management -- Taking Life Cycle Management Mainstream: Integration in Corporate Finance and Accounting -- Building Organizational Capability for Life Cycle Management -- Promoting Life Cycle Thinking, Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Management Within Business in Brazil -- Mainstreaming Life Cycle Sustainability Management in Rapidly Growing and Emerging Economies Through Capacity-building.…”
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The European Higher Education Area Between Critical Reflections and Future Policies /

Table of Contents: “…Hans de Wit, Miri Yemini, Randall Martin -- Part II: Higher Education Financing and Governance -- 10. Background Note for the Section on Financing and Governance [Overview Paper]. …”
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Ethics in health services and policy a global approach / by Harris, Dean M., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Ethical Issues in Financing Health Services and Designing Insurance Systems. -- Fundamental Values of Health Systems. -- 10 Ethical Issues in the Movement of Patients Across National Borders. -- Ethical Duties to Provide Health Care to Undocumented Aliens. -- Ethical Issues in Medical Tourism. -- 11 Ethical Issues in the Movement of Health Care Professionals Across National Borders. -- Ethical Issues in the Migration of Health Professionals. -- Proposed Solutions and Their Ethical Implications. -- Fair Treatment of Health Care Workers from Other Countries. -- 12 Corruption and Informal Payments in Health Systems. -- Payment of Informal Fees by Patients and Their Families. -- Is Corruption Bad for Your (and Other People's) Health? …”
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The Economics of Gender Equality in the Labour Market : Policies in Turkey and other Emerging Economies /

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A companion to Eastern European cinemas

Table of Contents: “…. -- Industries and institutions. Follow the money: financing contemporary cinema in Romania / Ioana Uricaru -- An alternative model of film production: film units in Poland after WWII / Dorota Ostrowska -- The Hussite heritage film: a dream for all Czech seasons / Petra Hanukovu -- International coproductions as productions of heterotopias / Ewa Mazierska -- East is East? …”
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Inheritance in contemporary America : the social dimensions of giving across generations / by Angel, Jacqueline Lowe

Table of Contents: “…-- Contemporary studies of money -- Gifts as assistance -- Contextualizing gift giving -- Simply love -- Fellowship for funds -- Giving, not receiving -- The family life cycle and inheritance -- Money memories: narratives of the meaning of giving and receiving -- History lessons -- The silent generation -- Baby boomers -- Expanding obligations equal shrinking inheritances -- Drawing down assets -- Deciding too late or not at all -- Family disagreements -- Background on the interviews -- Early beginnings of family dynamics and money -- Money as a gift -- Money with strings attached -- How money matters -- The costs of wealth -- A guarded secret -- The value of gifts -- Contemporary values and beliefs regarding intergenerational transfers -- It isn't just money -- Family values and ideologies -- Leaving a legacy -- Transferring assets -- Inter vivos exchanges -- Children helping parents -- Choosing inheritance -- Challenges to family ideologies -- To give or not to give, that is the question -- Leaving a legacy: personal security, family obligations, and the state -- The effects of public policy on family gift giving -- How estate taxes vary -- Estate taxes and exemptions -- Estate planning for the family -- Private long-term care insurance -- Estate recovery and related long-term care financing issues -- Inter vivos transfers and inheritance -- The impact of gift giving on the family: what helps? …”
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Collective bargaining in professional sports player salaries, free agency, team ownership, league organizational structures and the power of commissioners / by Bukstein, Scott

Table of Contents: “…Overview of chapter contents -- The NBA business model and economic climate: how league media rights, team profitability and franchise valuations impact collective bargaining -- NBA league and team finances -- The NBA collective bargaining process in 2010 and 2011 -- Key business and system issues during the 2010-2011 collective bargaining process -- Basketball Related Income (BRI) -- Salary cap and luxury tax -- Player contracts: guaranteed contracts, contract length, annual salary increases and qualifying offers -- Reviewing and summarizing the principal deal terms in the 2011 CBA…”
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Inheritance in Contemporary America The Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations / by Angel, Jacqueline Lowe

Table of Contents: “…-- Contemporary studies of money -- Gifts as assistance -- Contextualizing gift giving -- Simply love -- Fellowship for funds -- Giving, not receiving -- The family life cycle and inheritance -- Money memories: narratives of the meaning of giving and receiving -- History lessons -- The silent generation -- Baby boomers -- Expanding obligations equal shrinking inheritances -- Drawing down assets -- Deciding too late or not at all -- Family disagreements -- Background on the interviews -- Early beginnings of family dynamics and money -- Money as a gift -- Money with strings attached -- How money matters -- The costs of wealth -- A guarded secret -- The value of gifts -- Contemporary values and beliefs regarding intergenerational transfers -- It isn't just money -- Family values and ideologies -- Leaving a legacy -- Transferring assets -- Inter vivos exchanges -- Children helping parents -- Choosing inheritance -- Challenges to family ideologies -- To give or not to give, that is the question -- Leaving a legacy: personal security, family obligations, and the state -- The effects of public policy on family gift giving -- How estate taxes vary -- Estate taxes and exemptions -- Estate planning for the family -- Private long-term care insurance -- Estate recovery and related long-term care financing issues -- Inter vivos transfers and inheritance -- The impact of gift giving on the family: what helps? …”
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Inheritance in Contemporary America : The Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations / by Angel, Jacqueline Lowe

Table of Contents: “…-- Contemporary studies of money -- Gifts as assistance -- Contextualizing gift giving -- Simply love -- Fellowship for funds -- Giving, not receiving -- The family life cycle and inheritance -- Money memories: narratives of the meaning of giving and receiving -- History lessons -- The silent generation -- Baby boomers -- Expanding obligations equal shrinking inheritances -- Drawing down assets -- Deciding too late or not at all -- Family disagreements -- Background on the interviews -- Early beginnings of family dynamics and money -- Money as a gift -- Money with strings attached -- How money matters -- The costs of wealth -- A guarded secret -- The value of gifts -- Contemporary values and beliefs regarding intergenerational transfers -- It isn't just money -- Family values and ideologies -- Leaving a legacy -- Transferring assets -- Inter vivos exchanges -- Children helping parents -- Choosing inheritance -- Challenges to family ideologies -- To give or not to give, that is the question -- Leaving a legacy: personal security, family obligations, and the state -- The effects of public policy on family gift giving -- How estate taxes vary -- Estate taxes and exemptions -- Estate planning for the family -- Private long-term care insurance -- Estate recovery and related long-term care financing issues -- Inter vivos transfers and inheritance -- The impact of gift giving on the family: what helps? …”
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Transforming government and empowering communities the Sri lankan experience with e-development / by Hanna, Nagy

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- E-development as a holistic vision -- The eSri Lanka program -- Learning from eSri Lanka -- Developing e-leadership institutions -- An institutional innovation in e-leadership: the ICT Agency of Sri lanka -- The institutional model -- Evolution of the authorizing environment and governance model -- Mandate -- Paths to sustainability -- Core competencies -- Partnerships -- A learning organization -- Role of aid agencies -- Lessons and conclusions -- Annex 2.1 The ICT agency in search of a corporate identity -- Annex 2.2 The ICT policy framework & the organizational structure of the ICT agency -- Annex 2.3 Internal and external risks facing the ICT agency at inception -- Managing results -- Objectives of monitoring and evaluation for eSri Lanka -- Framework for monitoring and evaluation -- Arrangements for monitoring and evaluation -- Emerging lessons -- Annex 3.1 Results framework for monitoring and evaluation -- Outcome indicator -- ICT human resource development and industry promotion -- Transforming government -- Best practices and options for planning and implementing e-government -- Approaches to planning e-government -- Implementation of e-government: four phases -- Leadership, partnership, and change management -- Providing leadership, building partnerships -- Conclusions and implications -- Readiness for e-government: a historical perspective -- History of e-government in Sri Lanka -- Analysis of the situation -- Findings and recommendations -- A vision of e-government -- Motivations and aspirations -- Challenges to realizing the vision -- Lessons learned: a postscript -- A strategy for e-government: initial priorities and lessons -- Planning for e-services -- Building e-governance -- Implementation agenda -- Early experience and lessons -- Annex 7.1 Criteria for determining impact & feasibility of offering services online -- Determining impact -- Determining feasibility -- Empowering communities -- Innovation in ICT use for poverty reduction -- Bottom-up planning and participatory development -- Serving the bottom of the pyramid -- The user innovation revolution -- Demand-driven ICT-enabled development -- Financing ICT innovation: lessons from InfoDev -- Conditions for ensuring impact by small grants -- Strategies for soliciting and funding good proposals -- Evaluating proposals and making funding decisions -- Good practices in managing a small-grant program -- E-society: design and early experience -- Overview of the fund -- Practices in soliciting and funding proposals -- Arrangements for implementation and monitoring -- Early operation and lessons learned -- Key lessons of eSri Lanka -- Designing and implementing a holistic framework for e-development -- Developing e-leadership institutions -- Transforming government -- Empowering communities -- Appendix 1 Main program components of eSri Lanka -- ICT policy, leadership, and institutional development program -- Information infrastructure program -- Reengineering government program -- ICT human resource capacity-building program -- ICT investment and private sector development program -- E-society program -- Appendix 2 Selected indicators for Sri Lanka and comparators -- Bibliography -- About the author.…”
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Democrats and Republicans-- rhetoric and reality comparing the voters in statistics and anecdotes / by Fried, Joseph

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Lifestyle Differences -- Introduction -- General excitement -- Details -- Family, relationships, and sex -- Health and fitness -- Religion -- Entertainment and leisure -- Family finances -- Habitat -- Miscellaneous -- Trivia -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2: Who Is More Intelligent, Knowledgeable, and Educated? …”
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Yes Africa can success stories from a dynamic continent /

Table of Contents: “…Jayne -- ICT in sub-Saharan Africa: success stories / Kaoru Kimura, Duncan Wambogo Omole, and Mark Williams -- Mobile payments go viral: M-PESA in Kenya / Ignacio Mas and Dan Radcliffe -- IPPs in sub-Saharan Africa: determinants of success / Anton Eberhard and Katharine Nawal Gratwick -- Innovative financing for health in Rwanda: a report of successful reforms / Sekabaraga C., Soucat A., Diop F., Martin G -- Family planning trends in sub-saharan africa: progress, prospects, and lessons learned / Mona Sharan, Saifuddin Ahmed, John May, Agnes Soucat -- Health extension workers in Ethiopia: improved access and coverage for the rural poor / Nejmudin Kedir Bilal, Christopher H. …”
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Facilitating trade through competitive, low-carbon transport : the case for Vietnam's inland and coastal waterways / by Blancas, Luis C.

Table of Contents: “…Context -- Objectives of the report -- Scope and methodology -- Key data sources -- Structure of the report -- Demand for waterborne and multimodal transport -- Size and historical growth patterns of IWT and coastal shipping -- Growth projections for IWT and coastal shipping -- Commodity tonnage and tonnage distribution by mode -- Inland and coastal shipping lengths of haul -- Main freight flows -- Regional routes and modal competition -- Primary intra- and interregional corridors -- Red River delta region -- Mekong delta -- Coastal shipping -- Corridor 1: Hanoi, Haiphong, Quang Ninh -- Corridor 2: Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh -- Corridor 3: Hanoi, Ninh Binh -- Corridor 1: HCMC northwest -- Corridor 3: HCMC southwest --Container transport in the Mekong delta -- IWT market structure -- Shipping companies -- Coastal shipping -- Shipping volumes -- Container flows -- Containerized cargo (domestic cargo) -- Ccontainerized cargo (feeder cargo) -- Sea-river transport -- Market structure for coastal shipping -- Vinalines -- Competitive position of IWT and coastal shipping -- Competitive position of IWT -- Competitive position of coastal shipping -- Supply chains and logistics costs in Vietnam -- Conclusions on demand -- Supply-side considerations: waterways, ports, and fleet -- Institutional framework for the waterway and port sectors -- Waterway infrastructure -- Northern waterways -- Southern waterways -- Central region waterways -- Technical classification of the waterways -- Planned investments in waterways -- The IWT master plan for 2020 -- Major channel projects -- Ports -- River ports -- Planned investments in river ports -- Seaports -- Fleet -- Fleet of river-going vessels -- Fleet of sea-going vessels -- Fleet of sea-river vessels -- Modernization of IWT fleet -- Conclusions on waterways, ports, and fleet -- Modal differences in fuel efficiency and GHG emissions -- Relative carbon intensity among transport modes -- Main challenges and recommendations -- Planning -- Institutional/regulatory environment -- Phsical bottlenecks -- Lack of IWT hinders market development -- Financing -- Strategy and action plan -- Estimated impact of public sector interventions in IWT and coastal shipping -- Translating the IWT/coastal shipping strategy into tangible interventions -- Methodology: translating interventions into impacts -- Modal shift and emissions impact of the proposed interventions -- CBA results -- References -- Appendix A: list of stakeholders interviewed -- Appendix B: major waterway routes in the north and south -- Appendix C: general considerations on DWT capacity increases in the national IWT fleet -- Appendix D: cargo data and modal split model -- Cargo flows for northern provinces: road transport in tons per day -- Cargo flows for northern provinces: iwt in tons per day -- Cargo flows for southern provinces: road transport in tons per day -- Cargo flows for southern provinces: IWT in tons per day -- Appendix E: detailed description of proposed interventions -- Appendix F: detailed impacts of proposed interventions.…”
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Armed groups : studies in national security, counterterrorism, and counterinsurgency /

Table of Contents: “…Traughber -- Shari'a Financing and the Corning Ummah / Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. …”
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