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Economics in Minutes

by Niall Kishtainy ...

Series series IN MINUTES
Economics in Minutes condenses key economics concepts into 200 short and easily digested essays. Featuring not only fundamental ideas, such as the role of money and how the stock market works, but also subjects that are increasingly important to us today - unemployment, government debt and corporate tax avoidance, for example - it is the ideal introduction to a complex contemporary field.Key ... Read more

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Economics in Minutes condenses key economics concepts into 200 short and easily digested essays. Featuring not only fundamental ideas, such as the role of money and how the stock market works, but also subjects that are increasingly important to us today - unemployment, government debt and corporate tax avoidance, for example - it is the ideal introduction to a complex contemporary field.Key
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IFRS - Fiches techniques (version 2026)

Normes comptables

by Mireille Dubé ...

Cette version est la mise à jour 2026 des normes comptables IFRS.Ce livre propose des fiches techniques résumant chacune des normes applicables aux entités ayant adopté les normes internationales d’information financière. Le concept du livre est simple et convivial : chaque pages shématise une norme comptable. Lorsqu’une norme entraîne le praticien dans une séquence spécifique de questions, la ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Cette version est la mise à jour 2026 des normes comptables IFRS.Ce livre propose des fiches techniques résumant chacune des normes applicables aux entités ayant adopté les normes internationales d’information financière. Le concept du livre est simple et convivial : chaque pages shématise une norme comptable. Lorsqu’une norme entraîne le praticien dans une séquence spécifique de questions, la
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致富的特權：二十年來我們為央行政策付出的代價

by 陳虹宇吳聰敏李怡庭陳旭昇 ...

Series Book 26 - 春山之聲
房價高漲人才外流產業升級不力，都跟中央銀行脫不了關係？全面解析神祕面紗底下的中央銀行，瞭解央行政策究竟對臺灣經濟與我們的日常生活造成什麼樣的深遠影響。推薦序──陳南光｜中央銀行副總裁媒體上經常出現美國聯準會或是臺灣中央銀行的新聞，但是在一般人的生活當中，央行到底發揮了什麼作用？新聞中利率的升降匯率的升值或貶值貨幣的供給，這些看似抽象的貨幣政策調整，對普通人生活的影響絕對超過你我的想像。臺灣房價之所以如此高漲，就跟央行二十年來一直維持低利率有關。而長期壓低新臺幣匯率，雖然對於臺灣的出口貿易或許曾有助益，長期而言卻也導致產業升級不力的後果，對經濟體質有負面影響。為什麼這麼說呢？背後的道理是什麼？本書用簡潔的篇幅，提供外行人也能輕鬆看懂的解說，讓大家瞭解二十年來我們為央行政策付出多少代價。本書也說明我國央行為何擁有「致富的特權」。因為央行獨占了... ... Read more

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房價高漲人才外流產業升級不力，都跟中央銀行脫不了關係？全面解析神祕面紗底下的中央銀行，瞭解央行政策究竟對臺灣經濟與我們的日常生活造成什麼樣的深遠影響。推薦序──陳南光｜中央銀行副總裁媒體上經常出現美國聯準會或是臺灣中央銀行的新聞，但是在一般人的生活當中，央行到底發揮了什麼作用？新聞中利率的升降匯率的升值或貶值貨幣的供給，這些看似抽象的貨幣政策調整，對普通人生活的影響絕對超過你我的想像。臺灣房價之所以如此高漲，就跟央行二十年來一直維持低利率有關。而長期壓低新臺幣匯率，雖然對於臺灣的出口貿易或許曾有助益，長期而言卻也導致產業升級不力的後果，對經濟體質有負面影響。為什麼這麼說呢？背後的道理是什麼？本書用簡潔的篇幅，提供外行人也能輕鬆看懂的解說，讓大家瞭解二十年來我們為央行政策付出多少代價。本書也說明我國央行為何擁有「致富的特權」。因為央行獨占了...
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Social Procurement and New Public Governance

by Josephine Barraket, Robyn Keast, Craig Furneaux ...

Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
In recent years, the search for innovative, locally relevant and engaging public service has become the new philosophers’ stone. Social procurement represents one approach to maximising public spending and social value through the purchase of goods and services. It has gained increasing attention in recent years as a way that governments and corporations can amplify the benefits of their ... Read more

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In recent years, the search for innovative, locally relevant and engaging public service has become the new philosophers’ stone. Social procurement represents one approach to maximising public spending and social value through the purchase of goods and services. It has gained increasing attention in recent years as a way that governments and corporations can amplify the benefits of their
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Fiscal Tiers (Routledge Revivals)

The Economics of Multi-Level Government

by David King ...

First published in 1984. This book brings together and develops the economic theory relating to the design and operation of systems of non-central government — positing major developments in several areas. It considers what functions systems most suitably perform in non-central governments, and their appropriate size and structure. How these authorities might finance themselves — by taxes, charges ... Read more

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First published in 1984. This book brings together and develops the economic theory relating to the design and operation of systems of non-central government — positing major developments in several areas. It considers what functions systems most suitably perform in non-central governments, and their appropriate size and structure. How these authorities might finance themselves — by taxes, charges
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Wiley Federal Government Auditing

Laws, Regulations, Standards, Practices, and Sarbanes-Oxley

by Edward F. Kearney, Roldan Fernandez, Jeffrey W. Green, David M. Zavada ...

The most practical, authoritative guide to Federal Government auditingNow in its second edition, Wiley Federal Government Auditing is authored by four CPAs who are partners at Kearney & Company, a CPA firm that specializes in providing auditing, accounting, and information technology services to the Federal Government. This single-source reference provides you with up-to-date information on ... Read more

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The most practical, authoritative guide to Federal Government auditingNow in its second edition, Wiley Federal Government Auditing is authored by four CPAs who are partners at Kearney & Company, a CPA firm that specializes in providing auditing, accounting, and information technology services to the Federal Government. This single-source reference provides you with up-to-date information on
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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen ...

Sense and Sensibility was Jane Austen's first published novel. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, who fall on hard times after their father dies and their half brother inherits his house and fortune. At the insistence of his wife Fanny, John Dashwood, reneges on the deathbed promise he made to his father to take care of his family, and Mrs Dashwood must take her three daughters, Margaret, ... Read more

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Sense and Sensibility was Jane Austen's first published novel. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, who fall on hard times after their father dies and their half brother inherits his house and fortune. At the insistence of his wife Fanny, John Dashwood, reneges on the deathbed promise he made to his father to take care of his family, and Mrs Dashwood must take her three daughters, Margaret,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Continued Actions Needed to Address Management Challenges

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOE
DOE’s NNSA is responsible for managing the nuclear weapons stockpile and supporting nuclear nonproliferation efforts. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management works to decontaminate and decommission facilities contaminated from decades of nuclear weapons production... ... Read more

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DOE’s NNSA is responsible for managing the nuclear weapons stockpile and supporting nuclear nonproliferation efforts. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management works to decontaminate and decommission facilities contaminated from decades of nuclear weapons production...
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Ongoing Review of the Military Selective Service Process Could Benefit from Additional Information

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOD
The Military Selective Service Act established the Selective Service System whose mission, among other things, is to be prepared to provide trained and untrained manpower to DOD in the event of a national emergency when directed by the President and the Congress. In the NDAA for FY 2017, Congress included a provision requiring that DOD submit a report on the current and future need for a ... Read more

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The Military Selective Service Act established the Selective Service System whose mission, among other things, is to be prepared to provide trained and untrained manpower to DOD in the event of a national emergency when directed by the President and the Congress. In the NDAA for FY 2017, Congress included a provision requiring that DOD submit a report on the current and future need for a
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BORDER SECURITY

Actions Needed to Strengthen Performance Management and Planning for Expansion of DHS’s Visa Security Program

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHS
In response to congressional concerns about potential vulnerabilities in the visa issuance process, ICE implemented VSP in 2003, which deploys officials to certain U.S. posts overseas to review visa applications, train consular officers, and conduct related investigations. ICE had expanded VSP operations to 32 posts, as of 2017... ... Read more

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In response to congressional concerns about potential vulnerabilities in the visa issuance process, ICE implemented VSP in 2003, which deploys officials to certain U.S. posts overseas to review visa applications, train consular officers, and conduct related investigations. ICE had expanded VSP operations to 32 posts, as of 2017...
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HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

Limited Indications of Potential Fraud against Participants Identified

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHUD
With the goal of providing safe, decent, affordable housing, HUD provides rental assistance to low-income households through its HCV program, administered locally by approximately 2,200 PHAs around the country. In fiscal year 2016, the HCV program received approximately $20 billion in funding and provided rental assistance to approximately 2.4 million households. Local demand in the program may ... Read more

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With the goal of providing safe, decent, affordable housing, HUD provides rental assistance to low-income households through its HCV program, administered locally by approximately 2,200 PHAs around the country. In fiscal year 2016, the HCV program received approximately $20 billion in funding and provided rental assistance to approximately 2.4 million households. Local demand in the program may
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2012, China y Más Allá

Pensamiento mundial, el papel global de China, la supervivencia del individuo y lo camino de la vida después del fin de la civilización como la conocemos

by Daniel Marques ...

Todo el mundo se preocupó con las predicciones relacionadas con 2012 y el fin del mundo, pero a pesar de que este año ha pasado, la estructura del antiguo sistema se mantiene, por lo que muchos todavía creen en las profecías como la de Nostradamus, en el que un tercero anticristo crearía otro holocausto en la Tierra.Según sus palabras, " el tercer anticristo aniquila todo y veintisiete años de ... Read more

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Todo el mundo se preocupó con las predicciones relacionadas con 2012 y el fin del mundo, pero a pesar de que este año ha pasado, la estructura del antiguo sistema se mantiene, por lo que muchos todavía creen en las profecías como la de Nostradamus, en el que un tercero anticristo crearía otro holocausto en la Tierra.Según sus palabras, " el tercer anticristo aniquila todo y veintisiete años de
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Should Improve Monitoring of Industry Efforts to Strengthen Wireless Network Resiliency

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - Independent
Americans increasingly rely on mobile wireless communications for safety-related communications like calling 911 and receiving weather alerts. Mobile wireless networks face risks from physical incidents including extreme weather events and intentional and accidental damage. For example, in 2017 several major hurricanes damaged wireless network infrastructure, leaving many U.S. citizens without ... Read more

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Americans increasingly rely on mobile wireless communications for safety-related communications like calling 911 and receiving weather alerts. Mobile wireless networks face risks from physical incidents including extreme weather events and intentional and accidental damage. For example, in 2017 several major hurricanes damaged wireless network infrastructure, leaving many U.S. citizens without
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

NNSA Should Clarify Long-Term Uranium Enrichment Mission Needs and Improve Technology Cost Estimates

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOE
NNSA has several mission needs for enriched uranium, including providing LEU to fuel a nuclear reactor that produces tritium—a key isotope used in nuclear weapons. NNSA has a pressing defense need for unobligated LEU to fuel this reactor, meaning the uranium, technology and equipment used to produce the LEU, must be U.S. in origin. Because the United States lost its only source of unobligated LEU ... Read more

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NNSA has several mission needs for enriched uranium, including providing LEU to fuel a nuclear reactor that produces tritium—a key isotope used in nuclear weapons. NNSA has a pressing defense need for unobligated LEU to fuel this reactor, meaning the uranium, technology and equipment used to produce the LEU, must be U.S. in origin. Because the United States lost its only source of unobligated LEU
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COAST GUARD

Actions Needed to Improve Data Quality and Transparency for Reporting on Mission Performance and Capital Planning

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHS
The Coast Guard, a component of DHS, serves as the principal federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. To ensure that the Coast Guard is effectively fulfilling its missions, agency managers must have accurate information and base decisions on sound analyses for effective program management... ... Read more

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The Coast Guard, a component of DHS, serves as the principal federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. To ensure that the Coast Guard is effectively fulfilling its missions, agency managers must have accurate information and base decisions on sound analyses for effective program management...
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Continuing Leadership Focus Needed to Modernize How SSA Does Business

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - Independent
SSA provides vital benefits and services that affect the lives of many Americans. In fiscal year 2017, it paid out nearly $1 trillion in retirement and disability benefits to 67 million beneficiaries, and an average of 420,000 people call or visit one of its 1,200 field offices each day... ... Read more

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SSA provides vital benefits and services that affect the lives of many Americans. In fiscal year 2017, it paid out nearly $1 trillion in retirement and disability benefits to 67 million beneficiaries, and an average of 420,000 people call or visit one of its 1,200 field offices each day...
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Burning Down UNESCO: A Guide To Innovative Fundraising

by Howard Burton ...

By a curious set of circumstances, Howard Burton found himself hired as a fundraising consultant at UNESCO's Paris headquarters. Overwhelmed by the bureaucratic double-speak and smug complacency that he encountered everywhere he went, he decided to use his clear-eyed analytical skills to ask a very different sort of question: What, exactly, was UNESCO doing that was actually worth funding in the ... Read more

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By a curious set of circumstances, Howard Burton found himself hired as a fundraising consultant at UNESCO's Paris headquarters. Overwhelmed by the bureaucratic double-speak and smug complacency that he encountered everywhere he went, he decided to use his clear-eyed analytical skills to ask a very different sort of question: What, exactly, was UNESCO doing that was actually worth funding in the
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Automated Trade Data System Yields Benefits, but Interagency Management Approach Is Needed

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHS
CBP began work on ACE in 1994 to update the agency’s existing electronic trade processing system. In 2006, Congress broadened this effort by mandating creation of a “single portal” International Trade Data System to, among other things, efficiently regulate the flow of commerce and more effectively enforce laws and regulations relating to international trade. Performance problems halted ... Read more

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CBP began work on ACE in 1994 to update the agency’s existing electronic trade processing system. In 2006, Congress broadened this effort by mandating creation of a “single portal” International Trade Data System to, among other things, efficiently regulate the flow of commerce and more effectively enforce laws and regulations relating to international trade. Performance problems halted
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NASA CONTRACTOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

Steps Taken to Implement Program but Improvements to Timeliness and Guidance Needed

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOJ
NASA obligated over $18 billion in contracts and more than $1 billion in grants in fiscal year 2016, and it relies on a significant number of contractor and grantee employees to accomplish its work. These employees are legally protected from reprisal—such as demotion or firing—for whistleblowing... ... Read more

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NASA obligated over $18 billion in contracts and more than $1 billion in grants in fiscal year 2016, and it relies on a significant number of contractor and grantee employees to accomplish its work. These employees are legally protected from reprisal—such as demotion or firing—for whistleblowing...
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FEDERAL HEALTH-INSURANCE MARKETPLACE

Analysis of Plan Year 2015 Application, Enrollment, and Eligibility-Verification Process

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHHS
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) offers subsidized health-care coverage for qualifying applicants. States may operate their own health-care marketplaces or rely on the FFM, maintained by CMS. In PY 2015, 37 states relied on the FFM and over 8 million plan selections were made through the FFM. PPACA represents a significant fiscal commitment for the federal government, which ... Read more

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) offers subsidized health-care coverage for qualifying applicants. States may operate their own health-care marketplaces or rely on the FFM, maintained by CMS. In PY 2015, 37 states relied on the FFM and over 8 million plan selections were made through the FFM. PPACA represents a significant fiscal commitment for the federal government, which
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ILLICIT OPIOIDS

While Greater Attention Given to Combating Synthetic Opioids, Agencies Need to Better Assess their Efforts

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOJ
Increased illicit use of synthetic (manmade) opioids has contributed to drugrelated overdose deaths. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl—a substance 100 times stronger than morphine—accounted for more than 19,000 of the nearly 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, the most recent year for which federal data are available. GAO was asked to review U.S. agency efforts to combat illicit synthetic opioids... ... Read more

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Increased illicit use of synthetic (manmade) opioids has contributed to drugrelated overdose deaths. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl—a substance 100 times stronger than morphine—accounted for more than 19,000 of the nearly 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, the most recent year for which federal data are available. GAO was asked to review U.S. agency efforts to combat illicit synthetic opioids...
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Complete Tax Reduction Plan

by V.T. ...

Are you paying lots of taxes to the government every year? If I tell you that you'll be able to reduce your taxes significantly, are you interested? Many people just pay their taxes blindly, and the sad truth is, these people can reduce their taxes somehow or another. Therefore, this ebook is written to help everyone out there. It compiles tons of tips from REAL people who can and have reduce ... Read more

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Are you paying lots of taxes to the government every year? If I tell you that you'll be able to reduce your taxes significantly, are you interested? Many people just pay their taxes blindly, and the sad truth is, these people can reduce their taxes somehow or another. Therefore, this ebook is written to help everyone out there. It compiles tons of tips from REAL people who can and have reduce
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FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Additional Steps by Regulators Could Better Protect Consumers and Aid Regulatory Oversight

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOTreasury
Advances in technology and the widespread use of the Internet and mobile communication devices have helped fuel the rise of traditional financial services provided by non-traditional technology-enabled providers, often referred to as fintech... ... Read more

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Advances in technology and the widespread use of the Internet and mobile communication devices have helped fuel the rise of traditional financial services provided by non-traditional technology-enabled providers, often referred to as fintech...
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MEDICAID

Further Action Needed to Expedite Use of National Data for Program Oversight

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHHS
GAO and others have identified insufficiencies in state-reported Medicaid data that affect CMS’s ability to oversee the program effectively. Recent increases in improper payments—estimated at $36.7 billion in fiscal year 2017—exacerbate concerns about program oversight... ... Read more

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GAO and others have identified insufficiencies in state-reported Medicaid data that affect CMS’s ability to oversee the program effectively. Recent increases in improper payments—estimated at $36.7 billion in fiscal year 2017—exacerbate concerns about program oversight...
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