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The IRS Problem Solver: From Audits to Assessments—How to Solve Your Tax Problems and Keep the IRS Off Your Back Forever
by Daniel J. PillaAre you burdened with the tax debt of a current or former spouse? Have you just received an IRS computerized or "correction" notice? Are you in danger of having your property seized? Has your tax return been selected for an audit?Is the IRS knocking on your door? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, you're not alone: more than twenty-five million taxpayers are faced with the terrifying prospect of dealing with audits, assessments, or other IRS problems every year. But with all the books devoted to how to prepare your taxes, there's never been one that explains how to get yourself out of trouble easily, legally, and inexpensively -- until now. With The IRS Problem Solver, veteran tax expert Dan Pilla offers the first comprehensive guide to dealing with the most common IRS problems taxpayers confront, from face-to-face audits to fraud penalties. Pilla's book is an indispensable preventive tool for all who file their own taxes—and a necessity for anyone who's just received a notice that the wolf is at the door.
Irving Fisher: The Legacy Of A Great Economist (Great Thinkers in Economics)
by Robert W. DimandAcclaimed by Joseph Schumpeter as ‘The greatest economist the United States has ever produced’, this book examines the life and work of American economist and statistician Irving Fisher (1867–1947). Fisher’s reputation suffered for decades after his incorrect predictions for the stock market in October 1929 and the impact of Keynesian macroeconomics, but the importance of his work came to be recognized through the advocacy of many prestigious scholars including Milton Friedman, Hyman Minsky and James Tobin. With pivotal contributions including his Debt-Deflation Theory, Fisher Diagram and Ideal Index Number, his research in neoclassical economics influenced policymaking in his own day as well as during the recent financial crisis. This volume will be of interest to all those interested in the twentieth century transformation of economics.
Is The American Dream Killing You?
by Paul StilesThe "market" is the collective name for every act of buying and selling we participate in. It governs our economy and our lives, determining our values, our goals, and our accomplishments. We make it—and are made by it. In Is the American Dream Killing You? Paul Stiles shows how the pressures of the market are causing undue stress in all our lives. He explains why there is so little trust in companies, why it seems harder to feel secure, and why we never seem to be able to rest anymore. In this stunningly well-researched and elegantly argued book, Stiles shows that the harried, anxious lives we lead have one common pressure—the market.
Is Anyone Listening?: Accountability and Women Survivors of Domestic Violence
by Gill Hague Audrey Mullender Rosemary ArisDomestic violence is in the public eye as never before, but how often are abused women consulted or involved in the new services and policies? This book investigates, and reveals that the voices of survivors of domestic violence are often simply not heard; silenced, the women themselves become invisible. Is Anyone Listening? draws on the experiences of other service user movements to provide a strong conceptual framework for thinking about abused women's participation in policy and service development. It discusses empowerment issues and the women's movement against gender violence, exploring how far refuge organisations and other women's movement services have influenced statutory services and vice versa. It includes many practical ideas for involving women in the improvement of both policy and practice and gives examples of inspiring and innovatory projects.Based on a study carried out as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Violence Research Programme, Is Anyone Listening? offers a unique analysis of the sensitive and complex issues involved in developing service user participation within the domestic violence field. The insights it provides will enable policy-makers, activists, students, practitioners and women who have experienced domestic violence to move forward together.
Is Austerity Gendered? (The Future of Capitalism)
by Diane PerronsAusterity has dominated the policy agenda in the past decade. Although it appeared to end with the COVID-19 pandemic, a return to harsh cutbacks in the future cannot be ruled out. In this incisive analysis, Diane Perrons shows that while austerity policies have devastating effects on people's lives, their gendered dynamics are particularly conspicuous: budget cuts have been overwhelmingly aimed at services used by women. She shows how the gender aspects of this economic and social catastrophe intersected with a range of other factors, making the experience of austerity very different for different groups - and highly unjust. Not only that, it undermined responses to COVID-19. She finishes by critiquing the justifications for austerity policies and asks whether there are compelling alternatives that can re-invigorate economies and societies after the pandemic, and avoid a return to austerity. This compelling book will be essential reading for activists, policymakers and students of feminist political economy everywhere.
Is Basic Income Within Reach?: Building the Case Amidst Progress and Poverty (Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee)
by Wayne SimpsonThis book examines the evolution of basic income policy and research in advanced economies and is divided into two parts. The first section considers the development of basic income as a social policy initiative in advanced (OECD) nations from the 1960s to today. It reviews what the negative income tax experiments accomplished, their limitations, and what they can lend to the design and implementation of basic income pilots or a full blown basic income program today. It also considers important developments and research in poverty and economic inequality and in technological change and labour market adjustment over the last half century. The second section focuses on the Canadian case, where the prospects for basic income are perhaps among the most promising. In addition to a review of Mincome and its lessons and limitations, this section considers important developments in poverty research by the Economic Council of Canada and the Canadian Senate in the 1960s, attempts at welfare reform, and the policy initiatives to develop a basic income for elderly Canadians that has endured to this day. Many of the important social and technological developments that are reviewed in the first part will be discussed in more detail with specific reference to the Canadian case. The evolution of the important policy innovations―the National Child Benefit and its successors and the Poverty Reduction Strategy―are outlined in detail and linked to other, more modest, income support initiatives such as the federal sales tax credit that provide a potential foundation for a comprehensive basic income plan in Canada. Research, including recent microsimulation studies of a basic income, are critically reviewed. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has increased interest in basic income to support those hardest hit, the book argues for careful design of basic income policies in its aftermath rather than simplistic adoption of emergency pandemic measures.
Is Business Bluffing Ethical?
by Albert Z. CarrBusiness, like poker, is often a game of strategic bluffs. The worlds of private and business life are separate and demand separate codes of ethics. The pressure to deceive is felt everywhere in business and deceptions are ethically justifiable. If public opinion and legal authorities raise a clamor, industry will create and enforce its own code to avoid government regulation. Blatantly unethical practices only serve to spoil the consumer environment in the long run. Aggression and competition are built into our society and business provides a useful outlet for them. The individual is pressured in many of these instances and must subordinate his feelings to carry out the objective. Departing from the strict truth and the golden rule is part of the strategy of business.
Is Capitalism Broken?
by David Brooks Arthur Brooks Yanis Varoufakis Katrina vanden Heuvel'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' – Yanis Varoufakis 'Capitalism over the past twenty-five years has been an incredible moral good.' – David Brooks The Munk debate on capitalism There is a growing belief that the capitalist system no longer works. Inequality is rampant. The environment is being destroyed for profits. In some western nations, life expectancy is even falling. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not the people. But for proponents of capitalism, it is the engine of progress, not just making all of us materially better off, but helping to address everything from women&’s rights to political freedoms. We seem to stand at a crossroads: do we need to fix the system as a matter of urgency, or would it be better to hold our nerve?
Is Capitalism Obsolete?: A Journey through Alternative Economic Systems
by Giacomo CorneoGiacomo Corneo presents a refreshingly antidogmatic review of economic systems, in the form of a fictional dialogue between a daughter indignant about economic injustice and her father, a professor of economics. They tour hypothetical systems in which production and consumption obey noncapitalistic rules and test the systems’ economic feasibility.
Is Capitalism Still Progressive?: A Historical Approach
by Cosimo PerrottaThe economic crisis of 2007/2008 has prompted much debate as to what caused it and what remedies may be implemented in order to regain a healthy economy. This book addresses these issues through the lens of capitalism with a focus on labour economics, arguing that capitalism, and the employment of young people and migrants, may be a suitable antidote to the ongoing political crises in Europe that are taking place as a result of the financial crisis.Using economic history and the history of economic thought to inform debate, Is Capitalism Still Progressive?: A Historical Approach will be of interest to policy makers (especially in emerging countries), students and researchers interested in exploring the pros and cons, and persistence, of the capitalist system.
Is China's Currency Increasingly Important?: New Evidence from Renminbi Exchange Rates
by Xin Cheng Yinggang ZhouChina’s economic achievements laid solid foundations for RMB's international standing. By the end of 2022, China accounted for 18.6% of the global economy and 14.4% of world exports.However, there is a huge gap between the yuan’s growing prominence and its global use. RMB remains underutilized compared to the U.S. dollar. This book attempts to fill this gap from the view of the systemic importance of the RMB exchange rate, an angle that could be easily overlooked. We argue that pricing is too important to be relegated to an afterthought. The change of RMB exchange rate could have a systemic impact on the global financial system. Furthermore, we present substantial evidence that RMB is gaining importance globally and regionally as an anchor currency and safe-haven currency, indicating that RMB is becoming systemically important despite its relatively limited international use.It is important to understand in depth that the force that has helped fuel China’s rapid economic growth over the past few decades has been globalization and that market reform and opening up are the pillars of RMB internationalization. Currently, the new trends of anti-globalization and de-financialization have emerged. The global monetary and financial system must be reframed according to the financial needs of socially sustainable activities to prevent systemic instability and system-wide economic/social catastrophes. Against this backdrop, further internationalization of RMB should serve the real sectors in high-quality economic development.
Is Entrepreneurship Dead?: The Truth About Startups in America
by Scott A. ShaneIt’s become an article of faith that American entrepreneurship is in trouble. The problems are many: lack of capital, too few entrepreneurial immigrants, excessive regulation, an aging population, slowing population growth, and rising student debt. But while experts across the country debate the causes and propose solutions, Scott Shane explains that the data just do not fit. Dismantling each of the most widely accepted theories in turn, he persuasively demonstrates that—while an evolving market is changing the nature of most startups—entrepreneurship is actually alive and well. Shane reveals how the number of incorporated startups is rising, fewer startups are failing, and the number of businesses backed by investors is increasing. The overall picture is positive. Exhaustively researched and compellingly told, this book will be read and discussed for years to come.
Is Exchange Rate Stabilization an Appropriate Cure for the Dutch Disease?
by Ruy Lama Juan Pablo MedinaA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Is Fairtrade Fair?
by Elisabeth Valiente-RiedlEvaluates the capacity of Fairtrade#65533; labeling to enhance the livelihoods of marginalized producers in developing countries. It looks critically at the evolution of fair trade values and markets, including its somewhat controversial engagement with conventional businesses, and problematizes the role of the "ethical consumer. "
Is Foreign Infrastructure Investment Still Risky?
by Louis T. Wells Jr. Eric S. GleasonPrivate investment in infrastructure is again the rage among foreign investors and governments in the developing countries of Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Managers should not get carried away, however: A look at a few recent experiences shows that the pitfalls of the past are still present today. The authors review ill-fated foreign investment projects and conclude that foreign investment in infrastructure is dangerous because the hosting nations view it as an obsolescing bargain. In the face of this discouraging evaluation, the authors have some suggestions for minimizing risks. These range from the general, such as taking care to choose the right businesses to invest in, to more specific advice on setting rates and buying insurance. Nevertheless, investors should not expect security in infrastructure investment. Indeed, the paradox of infrastructure projects may be that higher returns cause higher risk, rather than the converse.
Is Geography Destiny? Lessons from Latin America
by Eduardo Lora John Luke Gallup Alejandro GaviriaFor decades, the prevailing sentiment was that since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, charges that geographic interpretations of development were deterministic, or even racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. 'Is Geography Destiny?' challenges that premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America, the book argues that based on a better understanding of geography, public policy can help control or channel its influence toward the goals of economic and social development.
Is Globalisation Doomed?
by Antimo VerdeThis book questions whether it is possible for globalization to be reversed and constructs a model for anticipating this potential development in future years. The first part focuses on the preliminary problems of globalization, constructing a model (or index) of its various phases of evolution. It then goes on to consider four problems which represent the principle worries of middles classes when considering globalization: terrorism, inequality, immigration and political representation. It depicts a scenario for the coming years in which globalization may slow down, or fall back altogether, taking care to describe the mechanism whereby either situation would happen.
Is Globalization Over?
by Jeremy GreenLooming trade wars and rising nationalism have stirred troubling memories of the 1930s. Will history repeat itself? Do we face the chaotic breakdown of the global economic system in the face of stagnation, protectionism and political tumult? Jeremy Green argues that, although we face grave problems, globalization is not about to end. Setting today’s challenges within a longer historical context, he demonstrates that the global economy is more interconnected than ever before and the costs of undoing it high enough to make a complete breakdown unlikely. Popular analogies between the 1930s and today are misleading. But the governing liberal ideology of globalisation is changing. It is mutating into a hard-edged nationalism that defends free markets while reasserting sovereignty and strengthening borders. This ‘national liberalism’ threatens a much more dangerous disintegration, fuelled by inequality and ecological crisis, unless we radically rethink the international status quo. This brilliantly original account of the discontents of globalization is a must-read both for concerned citizens and students of global political economy.
Is Holacracy for Us? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
by Erik Roelofsen Tao YueHBR Case Study. A global construction company weighs the risk of extreme decentralization. Expert commentary by Peter van Mierlo, and Ben Noteboom
Is it (Still) Mostly Fiscal? Determinants of Sovereign Spreads in Emerging Markets
by Emanuele Baldacci Sanjeev Gupta Amine MatiA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Is Military Advertising Effective? An Estimation Methodology and Applications to Recruiting in the 1980s and 90s
by James N. Dertouzos Steven GarberThe Defense Department has been spending over $100 million annually on recruiting advertising. Previous econometric studies of military advertising's effects have relied on data from time periods unlike today's and have used models possibly inappropriate for supporting today's decisionmakers. This report details improved methods developed to assess military advertising's effectiveness and illustrates them using early 1980s and mid-1990s data.
Is Monetary Policy Effective When Credit is Low?
by Ana Carolina Saizar Nigel ChalkA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Is Quality Just a Word We Use?: The Evolution from Managing Quality to Championing Organizational Excellence
by Tom TaorminaQuality management systems are essential for businesses to meet customer needs, ranging from product control to enterprise-wide process management. Effective management can elevate organizations to brand domination, while poor management can ruin an enterprise. This book equips quality experts with skills to champion business excellence and risk avoidance.Is Quality Just a Word We Use? The Evolution from Managing Quality to Championing Organizational Excellence explores the history and flaws of quality management, offering a career opportunity for professionals that can lead to professions as expert witnesses in products liability and organizational negligence litigation. It introduces a novel quality auditing method, focusing on forensic-level investigations and case studies to illustrate the importance of prioritizing quality in business operations.This book presents a groundbreaking model for quality professionals to drive revolutionary changes in business management, empowering them to eliminate defects and enhance their impact on business success, attracting professionals in fields such as quality assurance, quality management, risk management, and manufacturing management as well those involved in litigation.
Is That Your Card?: Control Your Thinking. Change Your Life. Improve Your Mental Health.
by James BorgLearn how to control your perceptions and emotions, minimise dysfunctional thinking and achieve greater success in life.We're all dealt certain 'cards' in life, the daily challenges we need to overcome in order to thrive. Tackling the problems and challenges of everyday life begins with our thinking. Our thoughts and behaviours can propel us forward or sabotage our goals and relationships. This practical, eye-opening book draws on the philosophy of the ancient Stoics and the ground-breaking therapy of Dr Albert Ellis to help you achieve your goals.Is That Your Card? will help you change your mindset for the better, putting you in position to propel yourself to greater success. You will learn simple techniques to right the ship when harmful, negative thoughts take over because it is our beliefs that decide how we look at a situation. The act of thinking will never be the same as you become more aware of your emotions, gain more confidence and self-esteem, improve your relationships and look at anxiety and anger in a completely different way.Just remember: don't believe everything you think.'A guide to help us back on the path to good mental health and wellbeing' - Dr Sian Williams, counselling psychologist and BBC broadcasterPraise for Persuasion'This book is spot-on and should be a must-read' - Daily Telegraph'A rare "self-help" book - marvellously readable and fun. Hugely to be recommended' - Jilly CooperPraise for Mind Power'The best of the current self-help books' - The Guardian
Is That Your Card?: Control Your Thinking. Change Your Life. Improve Your Mental Health.
by James BorgLearn how to control your perceptions and emotions, minimise dysfunctional thinking and achieve greater success in life.We're all dealt certain 'cards' in life, the daily challenges we need to overcome in order to thrive. Tackling the problems and challenges of everyday life begins with our thinking. Our thoughts and behaviours can propel us forward or sabotage our goals and relationships. This practical, eye-opening book draws on the philosophy of the ancient Stoics and the ground-breaking therapy of Dr Albert Ellis to help you achieve your goals.Is That Your Card? will help you change your mindset for the better, putting you in position to propel yourself to greater success. You will learn simple techniques to right the ship when harmful, negative thoughts take over because it is our beliefs that decide how we look at a situation. The act of thinking will never be the same as you become more aware of your emotions, gain more confidence and self-esteem, improve your relationships and look at anxiety and anger in a completely different way.Just remember: don't believe everything you think.'A guide to help us back on the path to good mental health and wellbeing' - Dr Sian Williams, counselling psychologist and BBC broadcasterPraise for Persuasion'This book is spot-on and should be a must-read' - Daily Telegraph'A rare "self-help" book - marvellously readable and fun. Hugely to be recommended' - Jilly CooperPraise for Mind Power'The best of the current self-help books' - The Guardian