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Problem-driven political economy analysis : the World Bank's experience /

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors and editors -- Abbreviations -- Problem-driven political economy in action : overview and synthesis of the case studies / Verena Fritz and Brian Levy -- The political economy of resource allocation -- Dealing with a resource shock : political economy analysis and its impacts in Mongolia / Verena Fritz -- Assessing public opinion in the political economy of reform : the case of energy subsidy reform in Morocco / Dorothée Chen, Andrea Liverani, and Judith Krauss -- Political economy drivers of national infrastructure reforms -- The Dominican Republic : moving from exit to voice : shifting incentives in the power sector / Carlos Rufín, Davide Zucchini, Roby Senderowitsch, and Miguel Eduardo Sánchez -- High growth, limited inclusiveness, and poor public service delivery in the Dominican Republic -- Using political economy assessment to reorient sectoral strategy : infrastructure reform in Zambia / Brian Levy and Patricia Palale -- Political economy challenges of national-local interactions in sectors -- Developing commercial agriculture in Ghana / David W. …”
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Cloud computing : concepts and technologies / by Manvi, Sunilkumar S., Shyam, Gopal K.

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Financing Quality Education for All : The Funding Methods of Compulsory and Special Needs Education / by Witte, Kristof de, Smet, Mike, Holz, Oliver, Titl, Vitezslav

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Budgeting basics and beyond by Shim, Jae K.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the Authors.Preface.Chapter 1: The What and Why of Budgeting: An Introduction.Chapter 2: Strategic Planning and Budgeting: Process, Preparation and Control.Chapter 3: Administering the Budget: Reports, Analyses, and Evaluations.Chapter 4: Break-even and Contribution Margin Analysis: Profit, Cost, and Volume Changes.Chapter 5: Profit Planning: Targeting and Reaching Achievable Goals.Chapter 6: Master Budget: Genesis of Financial Forecasting and Profit Planning.Chapter 7: Cost Behavior: Emphasis on Flexible Budgets.Chapter 8: Evaluating Performance: The Use of Variance Analysis.Chapter 9: Manufacturing Costs: Sales Forecasts and Realistic Budgets.Chapter 10: Marketing: Budgeting for Sales, Advertising, and Distribution.Chapter 11: Research and Development: Budgets for a Long-term Plan.Chapter 12: General and Administrative Costs: Budgets for Maximum Productivity.Chapter 13: Capital Expenditures: Assets to Be Bought, Sold, and Discarded.Chapter 14: Forecasting and Planning: Reducing Risk in Decision Making.Chapter 15: Moving Averages and Smoothing Techniques: Quantitative Forecasting.Chapter 16: Regression Analysis: Popular Sales Forecast System.Chapter 17: Cash Budgeting and Forecasting Cash Flow: Two Pragmatic Methods.Chapter 18: Financial Modeling: Tools for Budgeting and Profit Planning.Chapter 19: Using Software Packages and E-Budgeting: Computer-based Models, Spreadsheets, and Web-based System.Chapter 20: Capital Budgeting: Selecting the Optimum Long-term Investment and Real Options.Chapter 21: Budgeting for Cost Management: Activity-based Budgeting and Life-cycle Budgeting.Chapter 22: Zero-base Budgeting: Priority Budgeting for Best Resource Allocation.Chapter 23: Managers' Performance and Balanced Scorecard: Evaluation on the Division Level.Chapter 24: Budgeting for Service Organizations: Special Features.Chapter 25: Budgeting for Nonprofit Organizations: Diverse Types.Chapter 26: Using Management Games for Executive Training.Appendix I: Present and Future Value Tables.Appendix II: Statistical Table.Glossary of Budgeting and Planning Terms.Index.…”
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Advanced wireless communications & Internet future evolving technologies / by Glisic, Savo G.

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Quantitative evaluation of HIV prevention programs

Table of Contents: “…Shiboski 79 -- Part II: Cost-Effectiveness and Resource Allocation -- Chapter 5. Difficult Choices, Urgent Needs: Optimal Investment in HIV Prevention Programs Margaret L. …”
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Economics for an Information Age : Money-Bargaining, Support-Bargaining and the Information Interface / by Spread, Patrick

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Engineering decision making and risk management / by Herrmann, Jeffrey W.

Table of Contents: “…Game Theory 6.1 Game Theory Basics 6.2 Zero-sum Games 6.3 Optimal Mixed Strategies for Zero-sum Games 6.4 The Minimax Theorem 6.5 Resource Allocation Games 6.6 Mixed Motive Games 6.7 Bidding 6.8 Stackelberg Games Exercises References 7. …”
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