"The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international body established to manage the global economy, and includes members from developing economies. This reference set examines the issues facing developing countries and studies the role that the G20 can play in light of continuing challenges and...

Intro -- Series Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 - Privatizing Network Industries -- 2 - Network Utilities in the United States: Sector Reforms without Privatization -- 3 - Privatization in Austria: Some Theoretical Reasons and Performance Measures -- 4 - Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002 -- 5 -...

In the increasingly global economy, domestic tax policies have taken on a new importance for international economics. This unique volume compares the tax reform experiences of Canada and the United States, two countries with the world's largest bilateral flow of trade and investment. With the...

This book reports the authors' research on one of the most sophisticated general equilibrium models designed for tax policy analysis. Significantly disaggregated and incorporating the complete array of federal, state, and local taxes, the model represents the U.S. economy and tax system in a...

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- Chapter 1. The Continuing Evolution of Europe: Introduction and Overview -- The Financial Crisis: A Risk for the Euro Area -- Global Constraints -- Industrial Policy: The Role of National Champions -- Reforming the European Welfare State --...

Nutria (Mayocastor) were first introduced to Louisiana in 1938. With few natural predators and high prolific productivity, they became well established in the surrounding coastal marsh within a few years. Prior to 1980s, as a result of high demand for nutria products from European countries,...