Plato's Protagoras [[electronic resource] ] : translation, commentary, and appendices / / translated and edited by James A. Arieti and Roger M. Barrus

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459297303321
• Autore: Plato
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-52229-9; 9786612522291; 1-4422-0493-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (155 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ArietiJames A; BarrusRoger Milton
• Disciplina: 170
• Soggetti: Sophists (Greek philosophy); Virtue; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Protagoras; Appendix A: Callias' House; Appendix B: On Translating; Appendix C: Simonides PMG 542; Appendix D: Aristotle's Sophistical Refutations and Plato's Protagoras; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Arieti and Barrus' new edition of Plato's Protagoras provides a rigorously clear and accurate translation that communicates Plato's puns, metaphors, figures of speech, and other verbal techniques naturally, allowing scholars to feel the full scope of Plato's rhetoric. This new edition confronts and discusses the critical linguistic choices made in rendering difficult or obscure terms into an easily readable and understandable rendition. The commentary, introduction, glossary, and appendices elucidate the dialogue's many issues, especially those concerning rhetoric, education, and literary inte

Namibia : : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969643903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008
• ISBN: 9786613738783; 9781462315031; 1462315038; 9781452755472; 1452755477; 9781280897474; 1280897473; 9781451997026; 1451997027
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (56 p.)
• Collana: IMF Staff Country Reports
• Disciplina: 332.152
• Soggetti: Disclosure of information - Namibia; Financial statements - Namibia; Budget process - Namibia; Statistics - Standards - Namibia; Accounting; Auditing; Auditing, Internal; Budget planning and preparation; Budget Systems; Budget; Budgeting & financial management; Budgeting; Expenditure; Expenditures, Public; Finance, Public; Fiscal accounting and reporting; Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt; Internal audit; Management accounting & bookkeeping; Medium-term budget frameworks; National Budget; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General; Public Administration; Public finance & taxation; Public finance accounting; Public Finance; Public financial management (PFM); Public Sector Accounting and Audits; Namibia Economic conditions; Namibia Economic policy; Namibia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This report on the observance of standards and codes on fiscal transparency for Namibia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country."; Cover title.; "June 2008"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. Detailed Description of Practice; A. Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities; B. Open Budget Preparation, Execution, and Reporting; Boxes; 1. The Budget Preparation Process; 2. Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Medium-Term Plans; 3. Integrated Financial Management System; C. Public Availability of Information; D. Assurances of Integrity; III. IMF Staff Commentary; Appendixes; I. Resource Revenue Transparency: The Mining Sector; II. Summary Tables; Appendix Tables; 1. A Summary Assessment of Practices; 2. Public Availability of Information-A Summary
• Sommario/riassunto: The Government of Namibia has a full equity share of four specialist or policy banking corporation. There are a large number of public nonfinancial corporations, in which the government has a part or full ownership share, including public utilities and Air Namibia, the national airline. There are a number of statutorily and nonstatutorily created funds of the central government. There are two important funds for social security and pensions for government employees. Reforming the state-owned enterprise sector is one priority of the government, though the progress has been slow.