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Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Public finance > General

Stakeholder Engagement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Aimee L. Franklin Stakeholder Engagement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Aimee L. Franklin
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the relationship between stakeholder engagement practices and organizational sustainability across sectors and disciplines. It illuminates the relationships between the inputs and processes, vital for all kinds of organizations to engage stakeholders. Then, it describes the mutually-valued outcomes that can produce broader organizational impacts and sustainability. Each chapter is structured around a logic model that provides an analytical framework to engage the reader in strategic analysis and offer practical applications for adaptation and implementation in any organization. The book encourages the reader to systematically consider the descriptive, instrumental, and normative aspects of stakeholder theory as a precursor to designing stakeholder engagement practices.

The Public Financiers - Ricardo, George, Clark, Ramsey, Mirrlees, Vickrey, Wicksell, Musgrave, Buchanan, Tiebout, and Stiglitz... The Public Financiers - Ricardo, George, Clark, Ramsey, Mirrlees, Vickrey, Wicksell, Musgrave, Buchanan, Tiebout, and Stiglitz (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Colin Read
R3,501 Discovery Miles 35 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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Empirical Approaches to Fiscal Policy Modelling (Hardcover, 1993 ed.): Heimler, Meulders Empirical Approaches to Fiscal Policy Modelling (Hardcover, 1993 ed.)
Heimler, Meulders
R5,758 Discovery Miles 57 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Alberto Heimler and Daniele Meulders In the last decade the modelling of the interrelationship between public finance and the rest of the economy has seen substantial advances, reflected in many of the papers delivered to the Applied Econometrics Association Conference held at Confindustria, Rome, on 30 November and 1 December 1989. In particular, the development of the literature on applied general-equilibrium modelling has found most of its applications in the field of taxation, enlarging and completing the estimation of the welfare loss due to distortionary taxes. In this context an important extension has been the introduction of overlapping-generation models. Furthermore, it has become clear that most individual decisions, especially the decision whether or not to work, are dependent upon the tax system, in the sense that the higher the marginal income tax the larger the wedge between labour cost and take-home pay, the last one being the decision variable in the demand for leisure. Finally, in the European context, the completion of the internal market has brought about the necessity to harmonize fiscal systems in the EEC member countries. A number of papers study, therefore, the effects of fiscal reform on efficiency, welfare and growth.

Struggle and Hope - Essays on Stabilization and Reform in a Post-socialist Economy (Paperback, New edition): Janos Kornai Struggle and Hope - Essays on Stabilization and Reform in a Post-socialist Economy (Paperback, New edition)
Janos Kornai
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This major book presents an objective and penetrating economic analysis of stabilization and reform in Eastern Europe, combined with a compassionate plea for individual rights and solidarity. Janos Kornai - one of the most famous Hungarian economists of his generation - focuses on two main issues: first, the problems of stabilization and adjustment, which are painful but necessary conditions of sustainable growth and second, the reform of the 'premature welfare state' of Eastern European countries, which is disproportionately large in relation to the resources available and which was hitherto managed in a highly centralized, bureaucratic and paternalistic way. Struggle and Hope goes beyond most other books on the transition process by placing considerable emphasis on the understanding of the ethical implications and the historical roots of each problem, and also the political conditions and consequences of change. Although economic efficiency is extremely important, it is not the exclusive criterion; ethical principles of individual sovereignty and solidarity must also receive particular attention. Professor Kornai's insightful analysis will become required reading for all those concerned with the process of post-socialist transition.

Equity in the Finance and Delivery of Health Care - An International Perspective (Hardcover): Eddy Van Doorslaer, Adam... Equity in the Finance and Delivery of Health Care - An International Perspective (Hardcover)
Eddy Van Doorslaer, Adam Wagstaff, Frans Rutten
R2,150 Discovery Miles 21 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume presents the results of research which represent a significant contribution to the knowledge of equity in the finance and delivery of health care in ten countries. It compares the experience of nine European countries and the US using a consistent methodology to draw out comparable results from ten very different health care systems. Such an approach facilitates not only a greater understanding of the performance of the health care systems of other countries but also the identification of the lessons that can be learnt from international comparisons. In recent years it has been recognized that many health and health care problems are similar across many countries and their solution can be usefuly informed by the abandonment both of isolation and the belief that an individual country's problems are unique. The contents of this book demonstrate that given efficient research teams, research funding can produce both significant new knowledge of direct relevance to the reform of health care systems world-wide, and also collaborative, mutually informative work between Europeans and others living outside the EEC.

Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates in the European Union (Hardcover): Klaas H.W. Knot Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates in the European Union (Hardcover)
Klaas H.W. Knot
R3,383 Discovery Miles 33 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates in the European Union is a comprehensive study concerned with the potential effects of fiscal policy on financial markets in the European Union. It takes into account the gradual liberalization of capital movements throughout Western Europe and the institutional framework of the European monetary system. Klaas Knot takes a fresh approach to the impact of budget deficits on interest rates, especially in relation to international financial integration, and concludes that the increases in European budget deficits since the early 1970s have raised interest rates in the long term throughout the Union. In conclusion he argues that balanced budget deficits are necessary to maintain low interest rates. This important new book will be of interest to students, academics and policymakers concerned with monetary and public economics.

A Study of the Turning Point of China's Debt (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Xiaohuang Zhu, Song Lin, Lin Wang, Wenqi Wu,... A Study of the Turning Point of China's Debt (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Xiaohuang Zhu, Song Lin, Lin Wang, Wenqi Wu, Quanli Qin
R3,125 Discovery Miles 31 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book proposes a method for calculating China's debt based on a quantitative econometric analysis. This is conducted by measuring the relationship between China's debt size and economic growth. The conclusion that is reached is as follows: China's current debt has already exceeded the inflection point, and that means that it is now having an adverse effect on its economic performance. The book also focuses on China's debt problems as a whole, highlighting debt issues faced by different entities and industries, as well as the ratio and structure of the virtual and real economies. The contents are presented in three major principles: theory, oriented,data, and oriented policy.

Handbook of Public Finance (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Jurgen Backhaus, Richard E. Wagner Handbook of Public Finance (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Jurgen Backhaus, Richard E. Wagner
R8,611 Discovery Miles 86 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Handbook of Public Finance provides a definitive source, reference, and text for the field of public finance. In 18 chapters it surveys the state of the art - the tradition and breadth of the field but also its current status and recent developments. The Handbook's intellectual foundation and orientation is truly multidisciplinary. Throughout its examination of the standard material of public finance, it explores the connections between that material and such neighboring fields as political science, sociology, law, and public administration.

The editors and contributors to the Handbook are distinguished scholars who write clearly and accessibly about the political economy of government budgets and their policy implications. To address the needs and interests of international scholars, they place European issues next to the American agenda and give attention to the issues of transformation in Central Eastern Europe and elsewhere.

General Editors: JA1/4rgen G. Backhaus, University of Erfurt
Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
Contributors: Andy H. Barnett, Charles B. Blankart, Thomas E. Borcherding, Rainald Borck, Geoffrey Brennan, Giuseppe Eusepi, J. Stephen Ferris, Fred E. Folvary, Andrea Garzoni, Heinz Grossekettaler, Walter Hettich, Scott Hinds, Randall G. Holcombe, Jean-Michel Josselin, Carla Marchese, Alain Marciano, William S. Peirce, Nicholas Sanchez, David Schap, A. Allan Schmid, Russell S. Sobel, Stanley L. Winer, Bruce Yandle.

EU Payments Integration - The Tale of SEPA, PSD and Other Milestones Along the Road (Hardcover): Ruth Wandhoefer EU Payments Integration - The Tale of SEPA, PSD and Other Milestones Along the Road (Hardcover)
Ruth Wandhoefer
R2,900 Discovery Miles 29 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An inside view of the forces which shaped SEPA and the PSD written from the unique perspective of someone closely involved throughout the process. It uncovers the strategic, legal and practical implications of the full harmonization agenda and provides an assessment of where these initiatives stand today, including key lessons learned.

Manage Your Money Like A F*cking Grownup - The Best Money Advice You Never Got (Paperback): Sam Beckbessinger Manage Your Money Like A F*cking Grownup - The Best Money Advice You Never Got (Paperback)
Sam Beckbessinger 4
R280 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R30 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In this clear and engaging basic guide to managing your finances, Sam Beckbessinger covers topics from compound interest and inflation to “Your brain on money”, negotiating a raise, and particularly local South African phenomena like “black tax”.

The book includes exercises and “how-to’s”, doesn’t shy away from the psychology of money, and is empowering, humorous and helpful.

The book you wish you’d had at 25, but is never too late to read.

Emerging Asia - Essays on Crises, Capital Flows, FDI and Exchange Rates (Hardcover, New): R. Rajan Emerging Asia - Essays on Crises, Capital Flows, FDI and Exchange Rates (Hardcover, New)
R. Rajan
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book on the different aspects of international economic policy covers financial crises, reserve accumulation, capital flows and currency wars as well as issues relating to foreign direct investment and developments in China and India.

Securitization: Past, Present and Future (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Solomon Deku, Alper Kara Securitization: Past, Present and Future (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Solomon Deku, Alper Kara
R4,480 Discovery Miles 44 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book aims to explore if and how securitization changed financial intermediation and lending behaviour by reviewing the pre- and post-financial crisis theoretical and empirical literature. The book's distinctive feature is bringing the growing post-crisis empirical evidence to the attention of a wider audience by critically appraising it against pre-crisis arguments. With its thought-provoking insights, this book is of particular interest for students, practitioners and academics.

The Good Society - A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Henrik Christoffersen, Michelle... The Good Society - A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Henrik Christoffersen, Michelle Beyeler, Reiner Eichenberger, Peter Nannestad, Martin Paldam
R4,522 R3,659 Discovery Miles 36 590 Save R863 (19%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system with many referenda and strong local government in Switzerland. Both approaches have managed to ensure smoothly working political power-sharing and economic systems that allocate resources in a fairly efficient way. To date, they have also managed to adapt the economies to changes in the external environment with a combination of stability and flexibility.

International Public Procurement - Innovation and Knowledge Sharing (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Khi V. Thai International Public Procurement - Innovation and Knowledge Sharing (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Khi V. Thai
R4,346 Discovery Miles 43 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Using a comparative framework, this volume presents case studies of issues of public procurement and discusses how procurement professionals and policy makers in different regions are responding to these challenges. This book discusses current issues in public procurement. Over the past few decades, public procurement has had to evolve conceptually and organizationally in the face of unrelenting budget constraints, government downsizing, public demand for increased transparency in public procurement, as well as greater concerns about efficiency, fairness and equity. Procurement professionals have also had to deal with a changeable climate produced by emerging technology, environmental concerns, and ongoing tension between complex regional trade agreements and national socioeconomic goals. The first section discusses innovation and reforms in public procurement and how practitioners are adapting to and making use of new technologies. The second section addresses the challenges of maintaining transparency, equity, and fairness in public procurement. The final section discusses preferential public procurement and introduces strategies for building sustainable public procurement systems. By combining theory and analysis with evidence from the real world, this book is of equal use to academics, policy makers, and procurement professionals.

Public Sector Accounting and Auditing in Europe - The Challenge of Harmonization (Hardcover): I. Brusca, E. Caperchione, S... Public Sector Accounting and Auditing in Europe - The Challenge of Harmonization (Hardcover)
I. Brusca, E. Caperchione, S Cohen, F Manes Rossi
R3,863 Discovery Miles 38 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book provides an overview of the governmental accounting status quo in Europe by analysing the public sector accounting, budgeting and auditing systems in fourteen European countries. IT sheds light on the challenges faced by European countries as they move towards adoption of the European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS).

Current Thinking on Fiscal Policy (Hardcover): M Sawyer, Jerome Creel Current Thinking on Fiscal Policy (Hardcover)
M Sawyer, Jerome Creel
R2,858 Discovery Miles 28 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book develops current thinking on fiscal policy, emphasizing the role which fiscal policy can play in macroeconomic policy and challenging the view that macroeconomic policy should rely on monetary policy alone. This book offers theoretical insights in defence of fiscal policy as a valid macroeconomic instrument.

Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti
R1,909 Discovery Miles 19 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limit economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure can be a highly effective tool in fighting poverty reduction1. In that context, the financing of infrastructure has been a critical element of most economic growth and poverty reduction strategies in developing countries, since the start of this millennium. This bookprovides a comparative analysis of the aggregate and sectoral implications of higher spending on infrastructure in three very different Asian countries: China, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Particular attention is paid to the role of alternative financing mechanisms for increasing public infrastructure investment, namely distortionary and non-distortionary means of financing. The book will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers concerned with economic growth in developing countries."

The Management of Consumer Credit - Theory and Practice (Hardcover): S. Finlay The Management of Consumer Credit - Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
S. Finlay
R2,866 Discovery Miles 28 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Consumer credit is an integral part of many western societies. This book provides a comprehensive view of how credit granting institutions operate and discusses the relationship between the strategic objectives set by senior management and the operational strategies employed by credit professions working at the coal face of credit provision.

Advances in Political Economy - Institutions, Modelling and Empirical Analysis (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Norman Schofield, Gonzalo... Advances in Political Economy - Institutions, Modelling and Empirical Analysis (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Norman Schofield, Gonzalo Caballero, Daniel Kselman
R4,311 R3,742 Discovery Miles 37 420 Save R569 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents latest research in the field of Political Economy, dealing with the integration of economics and politics and the way institutions affect social decisions. The focus is on innovative topics such as an institutional analysis based on case studies; the influence of activists on political decisions; new techniques for analyzing elections, involving game theory and empirical methods.

Statistical Tools for Program Evaluation - Methods and Applications to Economic Policy, Public Health, and Education... Statistical Tools for Program Evaluation - Methods and Applications to Economic Policy, Public Health, and Education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Jean-Michel Josselin, Benoit Le Maux
R4,579 Discovery Miles 45 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a self-contained presentation of the statistical tools required for evaluating public programs, as advocated by many governments, the World Bank, the European Union, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. After introducing the methodological framework of program evaluation, the first chapters are devoted to the collection, elementary description and multivariate analysis of data as well as the estimation of welfare changes. The book then successively presents the tools of ex-ante methods (financial analysis, budget planning, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria evaluation) and ex-post methods (benchmarking, experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation). The step-by-step approach and the systematic use of numerical illustrations equip readers to handle the statistics of program evaluation. It not only offers practitioners from public administrations, consultancy firms and nongovernmental organizations the basic tools and advanced techniques used in program assessment, it is also suitable for executive management training, upper undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as for self-study.

Inflation - History and Measurement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Robert O'Neill, Jeff Ralph, Paul Smith Inflation - History and Measurement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Robert O'Neill, Jeff Ralph, Paul Smith
R4,333 Discovery Miles 43 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is an introduction to the history of - and current measurement practice of - inflation for the United Kingdom. The authors describe the historical development of inflation measures in a global context, and do so without using formal mathematical language and related jargon that relates only to a few specialist scholars. Although inflation is a widely used and quoted statistic, and despite the important role inflation plays in real people's lives - through pension uprating, train tickets, interest rates and the work of economists - few people understand how it is created. O'Neill, Ralph and Smith mix historical data with a description of practices inside the UK statistical system and abroad, which will aid understanding of how this important economic statistic is produced, and the important and controversial choices that statisticians have made over time.

The Political Economy of Health Care (Hardcover): D Reisman The Political Economy of Health Care (Hardcover)
D Reisman
R4,357 Discovery Miles 43 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Some goods and services are normally left to the market mechanism. Health care is often described as an exception to the rule. Society wants care to be allocated equitably; it wants the financial burden to be kept within bounds; it wants treatments to be both medically effective and economically efficient. These shared concerns lead to a demand for State intervention which this book seeks impartially to appraise and evaluate.

Integrating the Third Tier in the Indian Federal System - Two Decades of Rural Local Governance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Atul... Integrating the Third Tier in the Indian Federal System - Two Decades of Rural Local Governance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Atul Sarma, Debabani Chakravarty
R2,859 R1,895 Discovery Miles 18 950 Save R964 (34%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book discusses the evolution of the third tier of the Indian federal system, with a focus on rural local governance (commonly known as Panchayati Raj) against the backdrop of important theoretical and empirical literature on the relevance and effectiveness of service delivery in the decentralized system. It evaluates the quintessence of the functioning of the Panchayati Raj in the past two decades of its existence. This pioneering book also discusses the treatment of the third-tier government in the inter-governmental fiscal transfer framework and the delineation of the unique institution of local self-government in the Northeastern Indian States. In the light of the loosely evolved fiscal relations between three levels of government, it has been observed that local self-governments in the bottom tier have not been truly empowered yet. The book argues in favor of integrating the third-tier government into the Indian federal system and suggests how this could be achieved.

The Economics of High Inflation (Hardcover): Paul Beckerman The Economics of High Inflation (Hardcover)
Paul Beckerman
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the complex of economic processes which sustains inflationary pressure in nations with severe inflation problems. Paul Beckerman uses an innovative approach to study the strategies inhabitants of economies with lengthy inflation experience use to maintain their purchasing power despite inflation. He examines how these tactics function as 'feedback mechanisms', economic processes by which inflation in any given time period generates inflationary pressure in subsequent periods, and how they complicate the efforts of policy-makers to achieve stabilization.

St. James's Place Wealth Management Tax Guide 2009-2010 (Hardcover): W. Sinclair, E. Lipkin St. James's Place Wealth Management Tax Guide 2009-2010 (Hardcover)
W. Sinclair, E. Lipkin
R1,646 Discovery Miles 16 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 38th annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain. This practical and user-friendly guide is a bestseller with students, professionals, accountants and private individuals, explaining in simple terms how the UK tax system works and how best to minimise tax liabilities

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