1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910956057503321

Autore

Thakur Subhash

Titolo

Sweden's Welfare State : : Can the Bumblebee Keep Flying? / / Subhash Thakur, Valerie Cerra, Balázs Horváth, Michael Keen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2003

ISBN

9786613850096

9781462320882

1462320880

9781452740232

1452740232

9781283537643

1283537648

9781451940046

1451940041

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Collana

Books

Altri autori (Persone)

CerraValerie

HorváthBalázs

KeenMichael

Disciplina

330.9485

Soggetti

Welfare state

Public welfare - Sweden

Labor market - Sweden

Aggregate Factor Income Distribution

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Corporate & business tax

Corporate income tax

Corporate Taxation

Corporate taxes

Corporations

Currency

Demand and Supply of Labor: General

Expenditure

Expenditures, Public

Foreign exchange

Income economics

Income tax

Income

Labor market

Labor markets



Labor

Labour

Macroeconomics

National accounts

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Pensions

Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Revenue administration

Revenue

Taxation

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Taxes

Sweden Economic policy

Sweden Economic conditions

Sweden Social conditions

Sweden

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 (p. 118-128) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction and Overview""; ""2 Main Elements of the Swedish Welfare State""; ""3 The Swedish Growth Experience""; ""4 Growth, Government, and the Welfare State""; ""5 Labor Market Interventions""; ""6 Investment and Savings""; ""7 Redistribution""; ""8 Pressures on the Welfare State""; ""9 Achievements, Lessons, and the Way Ahead""; ""Appendix A Primer on Marginal and Average Effective Rates of Capital Income Taxation""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""The Authors""

Sommario/riassunto

Sweden has long been viewed as epitomizing a particular approach to economic and social policy. To its advocates, the Swedish welfare state builds on a strong social consensus favoring extensive state intervention to ensure a high quality of life for all Swedes. To its critics, the Swedish system is marked by excessive government intervention and attendant inefficiencies. These contrasting views are captured in imagery used by Prime Minister Göran Persson: "Think of a bumblebee. With its overly heavy body and little wings, supposedly it should not be able to fly--but it does." The Swedish welfare state is the bumblebee that has managed to fly. This book draws on many years of IMF surveillance and policy advice to explain how it has done so, to assess the challenges that the Swedish model faces in the new century, to propose a strategy for dealing with those challenges, and to draw lessons for the many other countries that face similar challenges from globalization and demographics.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019436903321

Autore

Halpin Daniel W

Titolo

Financial management and accounting fundamentals for construction / / Daniel W. Halpin, Bolivar A. Senior

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

9786613268297

9781118174272

1118174275

9781283268295

1283268299

9781118156483

111815648X

9781118174678

1118174674

9780470548813

0470548819

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 308 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SeniorBolivar A

Disciplina

690.068/1

Soggetti

Building - Estimates

Construction industry - Accounting

Building - Cost control

Construction industry - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Understanding Financial Statements -- 3 Analyzing Company Financial Data -- 4 Accounting Basics -- 5 Project-Level Cost Control -- 6 Forecasting Financial Needs -- 7 Time Value of Money and Evaluating Investments -- 8 Construction Loans and Credit -- 9 The Impact of Taxes -- Appendix A Typical Chart of Accounts -- Appendix B Further Illustrations of Transactions -- Appendix C Compound Interest Tables -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Successful financial management in the construction industry begins with this hands-on guide. While construction professionals are skilled



in the technical side of their work, they often find the financial management aspect of the business daunting. Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction will help you better understand and navigate the financial decisions that are part of every construction project. This book is a compact summary of the basic financial skills that a construction professional must have to be successful in the management of a construction company and its projects. Its topics address many of the questions that any construction administrator will face, such as: How to organize and use a company's financial reports; What amount of cash must be made available to the contractor to complete a project; Why the early payment of supplier invoices can enhance profitability; How to quantify the time value of money in financial decisions; What tax amount is owed by a company and how it impacts the bottom line; How to control project costs; What financial sources are available to a construction contractor for capital expansion. In this text, you will learn about accounting fundamentals, project-related financial matters, and company level financial issues - three factors that are key to your career success. An ideal reference for students of construction management and engineering, as well as professionals who need a quick refresher when dealing with cost control analysis and other financial issues, this text also offers: Easy-to-understand coverage of financial concepts specific to the construction industry, including business taxation, project control, engineering economy, and financial forecasting; Numerous worked examples, plus end-of-chapter review questions and exercises; Helpful appendices that present the structure of a typical chart of accounts, the flow of transactions through a construction accounting system, and tables required for computing interest and the time value of money.