Fiscal policy is an important instrument of the general economic policy of a government. It is concerned with the use of a government's taxation & expenditure powers to influence economic activities in an economy at the aggregate level. This book provides an analytical account of fiscal developments in India since Independence in 1947. ...

Contains ten papers on tax progressivity & tax & transfer equity. This title covers theory topics such as consumption tax equity, alternative definitions of tax progressivity, horizontal equity & reranking. The applied work

Includes:: studies of Australia's consumption taxes, Israel's insurance tax system, Mexican transfer system, & others.

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The financial consequences of the recession that spanned from December 2007 through June of 2009 have increased congressional interest in the financial health of state & local governments. This book provides an overview of state & local government finances & how these governments incorporate borrowing into their budget. ...

The definitive story of Fischer Black, one of the greatest financial minds of all time Besides revolutionizing finance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model, Fischer Black forever changed Wall Street by developing what is now known as quantitative finance. ...

Fronted by the enigmatic John Watts on guitar & vocals, Fischer-Z burst onto the music scene in 1979 with their debut album ' Word Salad'. They achieved chart success with ' The Worker' & ' Pretty Paracetamol' & their second album, 1980s ' Going Deaf' featured the international hit ' So Long'. This live set was filmed in Bremen in 1981 to promote the band's third album ' Red Skies Over Paradise' &

Includes:: ' So Long', ' The Worker', ' Going Deaf', ' Pick-Up, Slip-Up', ' Spiders', ' Pretty Paracetamol', ' Lies' & ' Room Service'.

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Peter Fischli & David Weiss are a Swiss artistic duo who first began working together in the late 1970s. Their internationally renowned sculpture, video & photographic works look at everyday life & its conceptions of beauty & pleasure, forming an innocent, unpredictable world utterly unique in contemporary art. ...

Explores the causes of the crisis in the world's fisheries, & what needs to be done to address the situation. This title explains the structure of the fishing industry, the incentives that persuade individuals or companies to catch fish at unsustainable levels. ...