"From the Netherlands to the Ottoman Empire, to Japan and India, this groundbreaking volume confronts the complex and diverse problem of the formation of fiscal states in Eurasia between 1500 and 1914. This series of country case studies from leading economic historians reveals that distinctive...

Canadian National Report prepared for the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Conference on tax secrecy and transparency, Rust, Austria, July, 2012. The aim of the project is to assess how different countries regard the treatment of tax information and tax secrecy. Topics include the...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contents -- 1 Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Sustainability -- 2 Electricity Supply Systems: The Current and Future Role of Renewable Sources of Energy -- 3 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Technologies -- 4 Capacity...