Product Description: The underexamined art and science of managing the federal government's huge debt.Everyone talks about the size of the U.S. national debt, now at $13 trillion and climbing, but few talk about how the U.S. Treasury does the borrowing—even though it is one of the world's largest borrowers...read more

Product Description: NFL teams have a playbook to increase the chances that all 53 team players execute successfully on game day. This book develops a playbook for a conservative candidate for the 2016 presidential election, while also making suggestions for the 2014 midterm election...read more

Product Description: In 2006, the government of India promoted Aadhaar, a biometric identification system, which has now reached 650 million people. The aim of the scheme was to establish a biometric registry to provide a unique identity to all individuals, women and men, in the country...read more

Product Description: Wanli Zhou untersucht den Zweck, die Gestaltung und die Durchsetzung von Abhilfe- und Ausgleichsmaßnahmen in der europäischen Fusionskontrolle und Banken-Beihilfenkontrolle sowie der chinesischen Fusionskontrolle. Die Europäische Kommission kann Abhilfemaßnahmen ergreifen, um Wettbewerbsbedenken von Zusammenschlüssen und Wettbewerbsverzerrung der Banken-Beihilfen zu beseitigen – ebenso die chinesische Kartellbehörde...read more

Product Description: As the Washington Post says, "Dore Ashton brings the reader to the very core of Mark Rothko's art." She draws on her countless interviews with the artist--giving little credence to the false mythology surrounding his work--to take us to the heart of Rothko's painting, showing its derivation from his reading, travel, and thought...read more

Product Description: This book explores the reasons behind Europe’s poor performance in terms of overall growth and its progressively diminishing role in the global context. Recognizing that the big challenge is to restore confidence and hope in Europe, potential solutions are discussed...read more

Founded in 1978, "Achilles Heel" explored positive conceptions of masculinity and the ways in which men can change. It sought to persuade men to take responsibility for the power they share as men in relation to women - and to use this responsibility both in their personal relationships and in challenging the political and social institutions and practices that embody such power. This selection covers crucial issues in men's lives - work, sexuality, violence, relationships, family, class, sharing the experience of different masculinities - and brilliantly catches the tensions and anxieties of men trying to cope with the interplay between their sexuality and their political commitments. Founded in 1978, "Achilles Heel" explored positive conceptions of masculinity and the ways that men can change, refusing to reject masculinity itself as essentially oppressive. It sought to persuade men to take responsibility for the power they share as men in relation to women - and to use this responsibility both in their personal relationships and in challenging the political and social institutions and practices that embody such power.

Product Description: Taxation is at the core of countries' sovereignty, but in recent years, multinational companies have avoided taxation in their home countries by pushing activities abroad to low or no tax jurisdictions. The G20 asked Oecd to address this growing problem by creating this action plan to address base erosion and profit shifting...read more

An important Christian philosopher contends that if human energy is channeled in the right direction, "upward and outward," spiritual energy as a motor force in the universe will outdistance technological advance. Index. Translated by René Hague. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Product Description: Este manual ha sido concebido como parte de una serie de materiales de formación para ser usados en programas de capacitación en materia de formulación y análisis de políticas. Su objetivo es explicar el contenido del Acuerdo sobre la Agricultura firmado en Marrakech en 1993 y las funciones principales de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) y ayudar a los analistas en políticas agrícolas de los países en desarrollo a evaluar las implicaciones económicas y administrativas del Acuerdo...read more

Product Description: Base erosion constitutes a serious risk to tax revenues, tax sovereignty and tax fairness for many countries. While there are many ways in which domestic tax bases can be eroded, a significant source of base erosion is profit shifting...read more

Product Description: A small share of federal spending is for direct provision of domestic government services, which many people may think of when considering federal spending. Since this spending is normally about 10% of total federal spending and about 2% of GDP and deficits excluding interest are projected to be as much as 7...read more

Product Description: IMF economists work closely with member countries on a variety of issues. Their unique perspective on country experiences and best practices on global macroeconomic issues are often shared in the form of books on diverse topics such as cross-country comparisons capacity building macroeconomic policy financial integration and globalization...read more

Product Description: Este tratado general construye un marco para el estudio de la administración pública como disciplina científica, un campo que, en palabras del autor, sólo existe plenamente como tal a partir de la formación del Estado moderno, justamente cuando Hegel decretó el fin de la historia...read more