Tabla de Contenidos: “…Llibre de arithmètica que serveix de ús y estudi del senyor (1803) / Antonio de Montaner…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Regional Realities: As Complicated As Ever -- The US-India-Afghan Matrix: Confused Signals, Disastrous Consequences…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Eve: the mother of us all -- Sarah: the first mother of Israel -- Hagar: the wanderer -- Rebekah: mother of two nations -- Leah and Rachel: founder of the House of Israel -- Lot's wife and daughters, Dinah, Tamar, Potiphar's wife: the other women of Genesis…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ritual de la visita pastoral : per a ús dels fidels…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…El fi de les creatures i el seu ús - IV. La norma segura i la summa perfecció…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Contents; Introduction; Life's OK, mostly; Working it out; Transition hairstyles and other issues; And then there were four of us; Gerbils and other realities of the forties; Life as we know it; Youth soccer and other parental rites of passage; Life is sweet…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The struggle against oppression everywhere -- The storm -- Nixon, Kissinger, and the terror of a post-imperial world -- The Jordanian civil war -- A worldwide interlocking terrorist network -- The torch has been passed from Vietnam to US -- The diplomatic struggle…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Macro- and Micro-Budgeting Public and Private Budgeting The Role and Size of Government Modeling the Budgetary Process Budget Principles Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 2 Budget Foundations in Selected Countries Developing Versus Developed Countries Comparing Budgeting Systems Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 3 Budget Law and History of the US Federal Government Early Budgeting An Executive Budget Process is Born Congress Strives for Credibility Seeking Budget Balance and Management Improvement Then and Now, Budget Numbers Adherence to Rule of Law Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 4 Budget Foundations in US States The Fiscal Landscape of States: Two Centuries of Growth Legal Foundations for State Budgeting Credit Ratings, GASB Standards, and Professional Guidelines Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 5 Budget Foundations in US Local Governments The Multiplicity and Responsibilities of Local Governments Local Government Powers Local Government Fiscal Stress and Bankruptcy Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 6 Executive Leadership and the Budget Agenda Presidential versus Parliamentary Systems Strategic Planning and the Budget Process Public Leadership: Generating a Budget Plan Executive Leadership in Parliamentary Systems US Presidential Leadership and Budgeting Presidential Job Performance State Executive Leadership and Budgeting US Local Leadership Leadership in a Strong Mayor City Government Conclusion Discussion Questions References 7 Budget Powers of the Legislative Branch Measuring Legislative Powers in the Budgetary Process Legislative Budgeting in Select Governments Legislative Reform Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 8 Public Budgeting and the Courts: Judicial Influence on Economies and Budgets The Judiciary and the Economy The Judiciary and Public Policy The Judiciary and the Budget The Judiciary and Corruption Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 9 The Bureaucracy, Citizens, the Media, and Public Budgets The Budget-Maximizing Bureaucrat Budget Execution Practices Citizens and Budgets Citizen Participation in US State Budgeting The Media and Public Budgets Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 10 Budget Mechanics and Reforms Budget Types Budget Cycles and Timelines Best Practices Budget Reforms Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 11 Funding with Taxes and Other Revenues Equity Efficiency Adequacy Transparency Collectability Taxes in the United States and Guatemala Intergovernmental Revenues Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References 12 The Results of Government Spending Human Rights Budget Work Government Presence and Prosperity Government Spending by Function Social Indicators: Quality of Life Country Competitiveness Budget Reform in Italy Health Care in Italy: Changing Budget Orientation Budget Institutions, Reform, and Results List of Acronyms Index…”

“…"In the next decade China's actions on the world stage will affect us all. A new superpower, with the largest population and GDP on the globe, there are now fears that China is becoming more assertive. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter Four TOXIC THREATS IN EXPEDITIONARY SETTINGS; U.S. OPERATIONS AND TOXIC WARFARE IN THE 1990's; U.S. …”

“…Some of these are under U.S. control, and some are inherent in the partner nation or under its control. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Meeting the Challenge -- The Regional Nuclear Paradox -- Crafting Strategies for Escalation Management -- Putting These Observations in Today's Geostrategic Context -- Recommendations for the U.S. Air Force -- Appendix A. The Second Nuclear Age -- Appendix B. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Understanding the Iranian Challenge; CHAPTER TWO Assertiveness and Caution in Iranian Strategic Culture; CHAPTER THREE Asymmetric Ambition and Conventional Reality: Iran's Evolving Defense Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities; CHAPTER FOUR Iran and Its Non-State Partners: Assessing Linkages and Control; CHAPTER FIVE Arab Perceptions of the Iranian Threat; CHAPTER SIX Conclusion: U.S. Strategy and the IslamicRepublic; References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Manipulation of "Reform" Laws State-Controlled Media; The Faltering of the Coalition with the Islamists; Problems with the Elite and the Antidemocracy Message; Internal Reasons for Kefaya's Decline; Lessons for a Future Kefaya; CHAPTER FIVE- Conclusions and Implications for U.S. Policy; Perceptions of the United States; Policy Recommendations; Conclusion; References…”

“…Layer upon layer, Aracagök explains in fragmentary fashion that it is not only a matter of how Turkey has grown into a prime laboratory of nano-fascism with the aid of the US and the European Union, but also how the results obtained from this laboratory are put into practice in different countries under Neanderthal capitalism, enslaving each and every one of us into accepting even the position of suicide bomber. …”

“…In an increasingly harmonized global patent landscape, few issues still distinguish the US patent system as much as its strict–and often criticized–duty of candor and its inequitable conduct doctrine. …”

“…Failure to do so could result in fines of up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover. US organizations that process EU residents’ personal data can comply with the GDPR via the EU-US Privacy Shield, which replaced the EU-US Safe Harbor framework in 2016. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Theoretical underpinnings : comparing the PPACA and HITECH acts -- Impact of E-government on electronic health literacy -- Financial, social, and environmental impact of government HITadoption policies -- Self-management technologies and type 2 diabetes -- Individualized prevention solutions to childhood obesity -- Health IT in community health centers -- Case study of physicians as entrepreneurs -- The micro, meso, and macro perspectives of HIT adoption -- Geographic disparities in healthcare -- International comparisons: differences in U.K. and U.S. preventive health…”