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Financing Referendum Campaigns (Hardcover): Karin Gilland Lutz, Shug Financing Referendum Campaigns (Hardcover)
Karin Gilland Lutz, Shug
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Critics of referendums often lament that big money may buy success at the ballot box. But spending by interest groups may also be informative for citizens. This can only happen, however, if the financing of referendum campaigns is regulated. This book offers an overview of these regulations and presents research on their effects.

Banking and Monetary Policy from the Perspective of Austrian Economics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Annette Godart Van Der Kroon,... Banking and Monetary Policy from the Perspective of Austrian Economics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Annette Godart Van Der Kroon, Patrik Vonlanthen
R5,565 Discovery Miles 55 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book discusses contemporary banking and monetary policy issues from the perspective of the Austrian School of Economics. Based on the heritage of the Austrian school, leading scholars and practitioners offer a coherent diagnosis and analysis of the factors leading to Europe's current financial crisis. The first part of the book discusses Ludwig von Mises's and Friedrich August von Hayek's ideas on banking and monetary policy from both historical and economic standpoints. It includes contributions on Austrian monetary dynamics and micro-foundational business cycle theory, von Mises's concepts of liquidity and solvency of fractional-reserve banks, and liberalism of Austrian economics. The second part analyzes the measures taken by the European Central Bank (ECB) in light of the ideas of von Mises and Hayek. It includes contributions on non-neutrality of money, ECB monetary policy, and the future of the ECB. The third and final part presents discussions on monetary reforms, including contributions on Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies and anti-deflationist Paranoia.

Federal Income Taxation of Property & Casualty Ins Insurance Companies (Hardcover): Ernst & Young Federal Income Taxation of Property & Casualty Ins Insurance Companies (Hardcover)
Ernst & Young
R14,030 Discovery Miles 140 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first book to address the special rules that apply to the taxation of all property and casualty insurance companies, including life insurance companies with property/casualty insurance operations. It covers the special rules that apply to the taxation of captive insurance companies in addition to the general rules that are usually applicable to a captive insurance company. At the same time, it examines the fact that many healthcare organizations are now considered to be insurance companies and will be taxed as such under all the various healthcare reform proposals. Includes a sample tax return for property and casualty insurance companies, Form 1120PC, and guidance on how to read and review a property and/or casualty company annual report.

The Economics of Public Spending - Debts, Deficits and Economic Performance (Hardcover): Hassan Bougrine The Economics of Public Spending - Debts, Deficits and Economic Performance (Hardcover)
Hassan Bougrine
R3,118 Discovery Miles 31 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book argues that in many jurisdictions free market advocates have resorted to public sector downsizing and privatization as a means of alleviating problems of unemployment and slow economic growth and that, as a consequence, the strategy of reducing public deficits, balancing budgets and achieving surpluses has become widely accepted as the only road to prosperity. The Economics of Public Spending shows in clear and simple terms that the strategy of public sector downsizing is based on a misleading conception of public finance. The book dispels several myths about public deficits and debts, offering alternative approaches to fiscal and monetary policies. The contributors argue convincingly and authoritatively that the public sector is crucial for economic growth, that budget deficits are required for improving the performance of the private sector and that there is a real need for an economic agenda based on public deficits and low stable real interest rates in order to achieve full employment with high wages, more generous social programmes and sustainable inflation. This fascinating and challenging book will be of great interest to policymakers in government, academic researchers as well as public finance experts and economists.

Tax Conversations: A Guide to the Key Issues in the Tax Reform Debate - Essay in Honour of John G. Head (Hardcover): Richard... Tax Conversations: A Guide to the Key Issues in the Tax Reform Debate - Essay in Honour of John G. Head (Hardcover)
Richard Krever
R9,997 Discovery Miles 99 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The 20th century will probably be regarded as a watershed in the history of taxation. The first half of the century was characterized by numerous changes to tax theory and practice that alone probably outstripped those of the previous millennium. But these developments are modest when viewed against the barrage of competing theoretical views and technical analyses of tax policy in the century's last five decades, let alone the avalanche of legislation, regulations, rulings and tax commissions that marked, first, the post-war growth of the welfare state and, second, the growing internationalization of world commerce and the ensuing competition for economic advantages. The expert papers in "Tax Conversations" review the principal themes dominating tax debate and tax reform at the end of the century. Together, they seek to explain how these issues have evolved, their current implications, and their possible or probable directions into the next century. The conversations analyze these elements of the tax debate in order to give meaning to their past and to assess the prospects for their futures. The papers in this volume are presented in honour of John G. Head, a scholar whose work has done much to educate tax theorists and those implementing policy, and considered by many to be this generation's leading figure in Australian public finance.

Emerging from the Euro Debt Crisis - Making the Single Currency Work (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Michael Heise Emerging from the Euro Debt Crisis - Making the Single Currency Work (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Michael Heise
R1,886 Discovery Miles 18 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Despite the success of policymakers and the European Central Bank in calming down financial markets since the summer of 2012, European leaders are still facing formidable challenges in making the single currency work in a complex environment. This book starts with a review of the necessary elements of a currency union and highlights the reasons why the system has run into its present troubles. It points to important policy recommendations to be drawn from a structural analysis of the currency union, achievements and failures of the currency union and ways to improve fiscal sustainability and arrive at stable macroeconomic performance for the union. It highlights the importance and the effectiveness of structural reforms that have to accompany fiscal consolidation and discusses the appropriate tools of crisis management and why a restructuring of the Eurozone is not the right step. Based on these considerations, a long-term target picture for the Eurozone as a part of the EU is outlined, providing a valuable contribution to a hopefully intense public debate in the coming years.

Classics in the Theory of Public Finance (Hardcover, New Ed): Richard A. Musgrave, Alan T Peacock Classics in the Theory of Public Finance (Hardcover, New Ed)
Richard A. Musgrave, Alan T Peacock
R5,585 Discovery Miles 55 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book was prepared mainly for specialists on the assumption that it would provide the background to an important neglected field of discussion in public finance. Since it was first published in 1958, the theory of public goods and its implications for public policy have become incorporated in the main body of the economic analysis of public finance in the literature. A glance at the footnotes of some of the standard textbooks on public finance indicates that this assembly of articles has not been in vain. Probably the most influential part of this collection has been the papers concerned with the theory of public expenditure, which contains two closely related elements. The first is as a part of welfare economics: under what conditions can Pareto optimality be achieved in an economic system in which some goods supplied are indivisible? The other strand of thought is concerned with the positive theory of the public sector: how can economic analysis be used in order to explain how the size and composition of the budget is actually determined?

Public Finance in Theory and Practice Second edition (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition): Holley Ulbrich Public Finance in Theory and Practice Second edition (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition)
Holley Ulbrich
R5,854 Discovery Miles 58 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The events of the last decade have challenged the contemporary neo-classical synthesis in all branches of economics, but particularly public finance. The most notable feature of the 2nd edition of Public Finance in Theory and Practice is the infusion of behavioral economics throughout the text, with an end of chapter question inviting the student to apply a behavioral lens to some question or issue. There continues to be an emphasis on the importance of the institutional context, drawing on examples from many countries and emphasizing the role of lower level governments in a federal system. The first five chapters establish this context by reviewing the role of government in a market system, the description of government structure from an economic perspective, the basic data about revenue and expenditures, the elements of public choice, and the distributional role of government. The book has been substantially reorganized to put more emphasis on public expenditure. Expanded treatment of public goods includes common property resources and congestible or club goods. Expanded discussion of budgeting and cost-benefit analysis provides some practical application of the theory. Updated discussions of social security, public education and health care address these three major contemporary public finance issues. The traditional emphasis on revenue (taxes, fees and grants) has been retained but follows rather than precedes the discussion of expenditures.

Financial Regulation and Bank Performance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Shaofang Li Financial Regulation and Bank Performance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Shaofang Li
R2,876 Discovery Miles 28 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the impact on financial regulation and examines the impact of financial regulation on bank performances from different perspectives. More specifically, this study investigates how bank sector reforms and bank regulation and supervision affect the competition, stability and risk-taking behavior in banking system.

Economic Behaviour and Taxation (Hardcover): James Alm, J. S. Leguizamon Economic Behaviour and Taxation (Hardcover)
James Alm, J. S. Leguizamon
R13,374 Discovery Miles 133 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The last several decades have seen major advances in the ways in which public economists investigate behavioural responses to taxation. Recent research has utilized new data sets and has applied new empirical methods, including laboratory experiments and natural and controlled field experiments. The application of behavioural economics has contributed insights from other disciplines, especially psychology. Here James Alm and Sebastian Leguizamon discuss the lessons from all this work. Covering such topics as labour supply, charitable giving, savings, capital gains realisations, mobility, bequests, family structure, reported income and tax evasion, they highlight the current state of knowledge in this area. They present new thinking about the relevant issues and an analysis of useful policy options.

Institutionalist Theory and Applications - Essays in Honour of Paul Dale Bush, Volume 2 (Hardcover): Sasan Fayazmanesh, Marc R.... Institutionalist Theory and Applications - Essays in Honour of Paul Dale Bush, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Sasan Fayazmanesh, Marc R. Tool
R3,119 Discovery Miles 31 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Throughout his long career as a professional scholar, Paul Dale Bush has been a cogent theorist, a model practitioner and an ardent defender of academic freedom and of democratic practices. Institutionalist Theory and Applications is the second of two volumes celebrating his career and his contribution to neo-institutional economics.This volume presents contributions by a distinguished group of institutionalist scholars: Edythe S. Miller, Philip A. Klein, James A. Cypher, F. Gregory Hayden, John Groenewegen, Peter Soderbaum, Charles M.A. Clark, Catherine Kavanagh and Janice Peterson. The book explores the interdependence of theory and policy and applies institutional theory to several problem areas of governance and performance. This book will be of great interest to postgraduate students and academics in the field of institutional economics, evolutionary economics, political economy, history of economic theory, methodology, social economics, social policy and social value theory.

Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State of Maryland, for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1901, to the... Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State of Maryland, for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1901, to the General Assembly of Maryland.; 1902 (Hardcover)
Joshua W Hering
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Depoliticisation of Greece's Public Revenue Administration - Radical Change and the Limits of Conditionality... The Depoliticisation of Greece's Public Revenue Administration - Radical Change and the Limits of Conditionality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos, Argyris Passas
R2,259 Discovery Miles 22 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the reform of Greece's public revenue administration promoted by its international lenders under the successive bailout agreements put in place since 2010. In particular, it shows how an integral part of the finance ministry was converted into an independent agency operating largely outside the direct control of the finance minister. The authors focus on the implementation of this major reform and demonstrate the impact of domestic decisions on the increasing specificity of the international lenders' demands and the concomitant lack of confidence in the Greek political elite's commitment to the reform package. This book helps readers understand the response to the eurozone crisis (especially, the conditionality of funding), Greece's reform capacity with a focus on its tax administration, and the expansion of the scope of non-majoritarian institutions in Western democracies.

Charging for Government (Routledge Revivals) - User charges and earmarked taxes in principle and practice (Hardcover): Richard... Charging for Government (Routledge Revivals) - User charges and earmarked taxes in principle and practice (Hardcover)
Richard Wagner
R4,627 Discovery Miles 46 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1991, user charges and earmarked taxes are methods by which people pay directly for the services they recieve from government. As such they are frequently supported by those who oppose increased taxation, who argue that they are more like market transactions than traditional forms of taxation. This book explores the cogency of these arguments in the light of public choice analyses of political processes.

The African Debt Crisis (Hardcover): Trevor W. Parfitt, Stephen P. Riley The African Debt Crisis (Hardcover)
Trevor W. Parfitt, Stephen P. Riley
R4,781 Discovery Miles 47 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Assessing both the macro- and micro-economic levels of the contemporary African Debt Crisis, this book, first published in 1989, begins by looking at the origins of the world debt crisis, and then looks closely at the problem as it affects Sub-Saharan Africa. The effects of debt on Africa's position in international relations are considered, and the roles played by organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are assessed. The authors also examine the local effects in a series of case studies of various states including Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone, the Francophone States and Zaire.

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, 1952-2016 - Central Bank of Oil (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ahmed Banafe, Rory MacLeod The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, 1952-2016 - Central Bank of Oil (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ahmed Banafe, Rory MacLeod
R3,391 Discovery Miles 33 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book sheds new light on the critical importance of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), a remarkably successful central bank that is a model for developing oil exporters worldwide. As a "swing producer", Saudi Arabia has traditionally stepped in to make up for oil supply shortfalls in other OPEC countries, or to scale back their own production when overabundance might lead to a price crash. Since 2014, Saudi Arabia has changed its policy in response to the rise of American shale oil, in search of a long-term strategy that will, once again, help balance supply and demand at a steady price. In its informal dual role of central bank and sovereign wealth fund, SAMA must navigate the paradoxes faced by monoline oil producing countries: the need for diversification vs. dependence on oil-based revenue; the loss of foreign exchange reserves that follows oil-financed government spending; the unreliability of revenue from oil; the challenges of using a Western model for supervising Shariah-compliant banks; and the need to have a balancing mix of oil and financial assets. As SAMA (now the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) reassesses its role in 2017, this history and guide to current policy issues will prove invaluable for policymakers in oil producing economies looking to apply lessons from the past as they plan for the future.

Challenges and Issues in Indian Fiscal Federalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Naseer Ahmad Khan Challenges and Issues in Indian Fiscal Federalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Naseer Ahmad Khan
R2,634 Discovery Miles 26 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book discusses various dimensions of Indian fiscal federalism, focusing on the current fiscal imbalances - both vertical and horizontal - and their correction. Throwing light on different angles of this subject, it presents well-researched papers, which are divided into three sections. The first section, 'Fiscal federalism and resolving the fiscal imbalances', includes five chapters that discuss this theme and also explain the various strategies to remove the existing imbalances in India. 'Fiscal decentralization for high growth' which is the second section, explains how decentralisation leads to high economic growth and showcases empirical evidence from a few Indian states that are flourishing due to this policy. The third section, 'Emerging issues' offers six chapters describing several existing key concerns in fiscal federalism that have a major impact on achieving India's development goals. Including contributions from leading academics in this field, the book will be of great interest to research scholars and policy makers alike. "Besides addressing the core issue of fiscal imbalances and ways to correct them, the [chapters] touch on several issues confronting the Indian fiscal system at the centre , state and local levels. The [chapters] are well researched and well argued. The book is a valuable addition to the literature on Fiscal Federalism." - Dr. C. Rangarajan, Ex-Governor of Reserve Bank of India; Chairman, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India.

Environmental Fiscal Reform and Unemployment (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): Carlo Carraro, D. Siniscalco Environmental Fiscal Reform and Unemployment (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Carlo Carraro, D. Siniscalco
R4,517 Discovery Miles 45 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The European Union faces several interlinked challenges: how to protect the environment and favour sustainability; how to reduce unemployment and foster competitiveness in a context of growing globalization; how to reduce regional disparities among and within me mb er countries. The recent policy debate has clarified that the above objectives are not a trade off if jointly tackled. In particular, win-win policy options are available to the European Union by an appropriate integration of regulation, macro policy, social policy, fiscal policy and environmental policy. Evidence shows that optimising on each single policy will not meet the needs of the European Union. On the contrary, an integrated approach will make it possible to reach the various objectives, as stated in the Treaty on European Union, in the 5th Environmental Action Programme, in the White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness and Employment. This integrated approach would im plement a genuine sustainable development policy."

How To Get A SARS Refund For Small Businesses (Paperback): Daniel Baines How To Get A SARS Refund For Small Businesses (Paperback)
Daniel Baines
R190 R176 Discovery Miles 1 760 Save R14 (7%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This book is the follow-up to How to Get a SARS Refund, which explained individual taxes. How to Get a SARS Refund for Small Businesses explains small-business tax and is written in easy-to-understand language. The practical examples in the book will allow those who have never studied the subject to understand the tax rules quickly and easily, and will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with extra confidence to take that first step on their business adventure. Current business owners will gain a better understanding of how their business operates.

The book covers different types of tax that a small-business owner may encounter, including income tax, VAT, pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) and dividends tax. The book details how different types of entities are taxed, such as a private company compared with a sole proprietor.

How to Get a SARS Refund for Small Businesses aims to bridge the current education gap that exists for entrepreneurs and small-business owners who were never taught about tax in school or at university.

Taxation and Society in Twentieth-Century Argentina (Hardcover): Jose Antonio Sanchez Roman Taxation and Society in Twentieth-Century Argentina (Hardcover)
Jose Antonio Sanchez Roman
R1,522 Discovery Miles 15 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a historical narrative of the Argentine tax system in the twentieth century. It argues that the failure to build permanent trust between the state and the civil society and the unraveling of confidence within Argentine society itself account for the collapse of the progressive tax system.

The International Handbook of Public Financial Management (Hardcover): Richard Allen, Richard Hemming, B. Potter The International Handbook of Public Financial Management (Hardcover)
Richard Allen, Richard Hemming, B. Potter
R5,699 Discovery Miles 56 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Handbook is a virtual encyclopedia of public financial management, written by topmost experts, many with a background in the IMF and World Bank. It provides the first comprehensive guide to the subject that has been published in more than ten years. The book is aimed at a broad audience of academics/students, government officials, development agencies and practitioners. It covers both bread-and-butter topics such as the macroeconomic and legal framework for budgeting, budget preparation and execution, procurement, accounting, reporting, audit and oversight, as well as specialist subjects such as government payroll systems, local government finance, fiscal transparency, the management of fiscal risks, sovereign wealth funds, the management of state-owned enterprises, and political economy aspects of budgeting. The book sets out numerous examples and case studies describing good practice in public financial management, and is highly relevant for use in both advanced and developing countries.

Behind Tax Policy Controversies - Social, Legal and Economic Foundations (Paperback): Steven Sheffrin Behind Tax Policy Controversies - Social, Legal and Economic Foundations (Paperback)
Steven Sheffrin
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Economics of Centralism and Local Autonomy - Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech and Slovak Republics (Hardcover): P.... The Economics of Centralism and Local Autonomy - Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech and Slovak Republics (Hardcover)
P. Bryson
R2,885 Discovery Miles 28 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A comparative analysis of the process of public sector transition from central planning to market democracy. It is the story of the difficulties and complexities of moving to a system of greater autonomy for the subnational governments of the Czech and Slovak Republics, including the future of these two governments' fiscal policies after the global recession.

Public Administration in the NICs - Challenges and Accomplishments (Hardcover): Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Jane C.Y. Lee Public Administration in the NICs - Challenges and Accomplishments (Hardcover)
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Jane C.Y. Lee
R2,862 Discovery Miles 28 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The four dragons of Asia - Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea - have achieved remarkable progress over the past decades. These newly industrialising countries (NICs) have emerged as major actors on the world economic scene. Their success can be attributed to a number of factors related to historical background, relationship with China, pattern of governance and performance of administrative, political and economic institutions. This book examines the role of public administration in the accomplishments of the NICs and identifies potential areas of challenge for the dragons.

Eurasian Economic Perspectives - Proceedings of the 20th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference - Vol. 2 (Hardcover,... Eurasian Economic Perspectives - Proceedings of the 20th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference - Vol. 2 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin, Hakan Danis, Ender Demir, Ugur Can
R4,451 Discovery Miles 44 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents selected papers on recent management research from the 20th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, which was held in Vienna in 2016. Its primary goal is to showcase advances in the fields of public economics, regional studies, economic development and inequality, and economic policy-making. Reflecting the contemporary political climate, many of the articles address the effectiveness, relevance and impact of European Union policies. In addition, the volume features empirical research from less-researched countries such as Kazakhstan, the Republic of Macedonia, Belarus, and Lithuania, among others.

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