The Debt Project

Author : Brittany M. Powell
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781513264349

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The Debt Project by Brittany M. Powell Pdf

FEATURED IN THE NEW YORKER: The Faces of Americans Living in Debt Finalist for the Dorothea Lange/Paul Taylor Prize in Documentary. Featured on Politico, in the Washington Post, the Daily Mail, and the Huffington Post, USA Today, Business Insider, Refinery29, and Fast Company. Based on the popular online photo series and now published in print for the first time, The Debt Project collects 99 portraits of debt across the United States, featuring people of all different backgrounds and stories, to recontextualize an often stigmatized experience. In 2013, Brittany Powell made the difficult decision to file for bankruptcy for her photography business. In the years following the 2008 economic collapse, she found herself in a significant amount of debt, a position many Americans across the country still share, a common yet isolating and private experience often steeped in shame. Her personal experience, bolstered by the We Are the 99% slogan that came out of the Occupy movement, brought her to start The Debt Project, an exploration of the role debt and finance plays in our personal identity and social structure. This book presents an intimate look into 99 different lives: each shares an arrestingly honest portrait in the person’s home, surrounded by all their belongings, accompanied by a handwritten note of the amount of debt that person is in and the story behind the numbers. The Debt Project, with a foreword by writer and filmmaker Astra Taylor plus resources at the back of the book to support people in debt, examines the social and personal hold financial debt has on us and invites others into a private world, while at the same empowering people to share their stories and overcome the shame they may feel.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063302306

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The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations Pdf

Author : Ingo Walter
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783742967

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The Infrastructure Finance Challenge by Ingo Walter Pdf

Infrastructure and its effects on economic growth, social welfare, and sustainability receive a great deal of attention today. There is widespread agreement that infrastructure is a key dimension of global development and that its impact reaches deep into the broader economy with important and multifaceted implications for social progress. At the same time, infrastructure finance is among the most complex and challenging areas in the global financial architecture. Ingo Walter, Professor Emeritus of Finance, Corporate Governance and Ethics at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and his team of experts tackle the issue by focussing on key findings backed by serious theoretical and empirical research. The result is a set of viable guideposts for researchers, policy-makers, students and anybody interested in the varied challenges of the contemporary economy.

Author : International Monetary,International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513583617

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Guidance Note On Implementing The Debt Limits Policy In Fund Supported Programs by International Monetary,International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department Pdf

The Debt Limits Policy (DLP) establishes the framework for using quantitative conditionality to address debt vulnerabilities in IMF-supported programs. In October 2020, the Executive Board approved reforms to the DLP which will enter into effect on June 30, 2021. The risk-based approach to setting debt conditionality informed by Debt Sustainability Analyses under the previous DLP approved in 2014 is maintained. The reforms aim to provide countries with more financing flexibility in practice while still adequately containing debt vulnerabilities through appropriate safeguards. This note provides operational and technical guidance related to the implementation of the DLP, including the operationalization of the approved reforms. In particular, it outlines the core principles underpinning the DLP, including when debt conditionality in IMF-supported programs is warranted and how to account for country-specific circumstances in the design of debt limits. The note also describes the process of setting and implementing debt conditionality, including: (i) identifying debt vulnerabilities to inform the focus of debt conditionality; (ii) designing debt conditionality; and (iii) implementing debt conditionality through the review cycle. The Guidance Note is intended for use by both IMF staff and country officials. In this regard, in addition to the guidance presented in the main body, the note also contains several annexes that cover definitional, technical, and operational issues arising in the determination and implementation of public debt limits.

Author : Gary Bridson-Daley
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750986571

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The Last Heroes by Gary Bridson-Daley Pdf

The Second World War is famed for being the conflict that changed the face of warfare, and it is the last that changed the face of the world. In addition to remembering those who passed away in those dark days of war, a sincere debt of gratitude is owed to all those now in their twilight years who gave all that they had for King and Country. In this new and revised third edition, with additional material to celebrate the lives of D-Day and Arnhem veterans, Gary Bridson-Daley presents 46 of over 150 interviews he conducted with veterans over recent years, adding to the history books the words and the original poetry of those who fought and supported the war effort to ensure freedom, peace and prosperity for generations to come. From each corner of the British Isles and every armed service, from Dam Buster George 'Johnny' Johnson through to riveter Susan Jones: heroes, all.

Author : Philip R. Wood
Publisher : Sweet & Maxwell
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Asset-backed financing
ISBN : 9781847032119

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Project Finance, Securitisations, Subordinated Debt by Philip R. Wood Pdf

This up-to-date treatment of an area of increasing importance provides an in-depth and clear analysis of the complexities of the subject

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0108459632

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Private finance projects and off-balance sheet debt by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Economic Affairs Pdf

A report that recommends a reform of the way, financial liabilities arising from private finance projects (PFPs) are treated in public accounts. It also deals with the growth in the secondary market for PFPs where investors sell on their stake in a project, in many cases once the construction period of that project has been completed.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Balance of trade
ISBN : PURD:32754077970444

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Impact of the Deficit and the National Debt on the Business Community by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget Pdf

Author : HILLIER, GRINBL
Publisher : McGraw Hill
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781526849502

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Ebook 180 Day Access to Accompany Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy: European Edition, 3e by HILLIER, GRINBL Pdf

The global pandemic restrictions, climate change, geopolitical tensions, and new artificial technologies have fundamentally impacted international financial markets and corporate strategy. Traditional finance theories have been questioned and their application to corporate decision-making has come under scrutiny like never before. The third edition of Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy provides students with comprehensive and engaging discussions on the strategic challenges facing companies and their financial decisions. Brought to life by real-world examples, international cases and insights from recent research, it guides students through the challenges of studying and practising finance from both an academic and practical viewpoint. Key Features: · Fully updated research of the most important topics, data and examples in every chapter. · Coverage of the impact of climate change, Brexit, the economic growth of China, and new financial technologies · A stronger emphasis on sustainability, ethics, and corporate governance. · Updates on accounting standards, bankruptcy laws, tax rules and tax systems. David Hillier is Professor of Finance, Executive Dean of Strathclyde Business School, and Associate Principal of the University of Strathclyde. Mark Grinblatt is the J. Clayburn LaForce Professor of Finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management Sheridan Titman is Professor of Finance at the McCombs School of Business.

Author : Sebastian Schwecke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781316517260

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Debt, Trust and Reputation by Sebastian Schwecke Pdf

Combining history and ethnography, it traces the evolution of extra-legality in modern Indian finance and its socioeconomic ramifications.

Author : Xuebin Chen,Ronald W Anderson
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811280375

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Chinese Debt Capital Markets: An Emerging Global Market With Chinese Characteristics by Xuebin Chen,Ronald W Anderson Pdf

With the deepening of China's reform and opening up, and the sustained development of the Chinese economy, the Chinese bond market has become an important player in the global bond market. As at the end of 2022, the custodial balance of the Chinese bond market reached RMB14.48 trillion, ranking second in the world and the largest bond market in Asia. As a maturing emerging market in the world, the Chinese bond market not only follows the general rules of global bond markets, but also has some of its own characteristics. To make effective investments and financing in this market, a comprehensive and profound understanding of the market is required.This book is the result of a joint research project 'Function, Structure, and Development of China's Debt Capital Market,' supported by the China National Natural Science Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom. It includes contributions by professors, associate professors, and postgraduates from Fudan University and the London School of Economics. From the perspectives of institutional framework, market functions, market structure, and market development, the book provides a systematic and in-depth analysis and exploration of the macro-effects, microstructure, local government bond market, corporate bond market, debt derivatives market, and market supervision and regulation of the Chinese credit bond market. It is an important reference for international investors and researchers to gain a deep understanding of the evolution of the fundamental institutional framework, structure, and functions of the Chinese credit bond market.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Collection laws
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045364440

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Debt Collection Act of 1980 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Children with disabilities
ISBN : UIUC:30112104100463

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Overview and Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Capital market
ISBN : PSU:000011964773

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Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility and the Debt Problems of Developing Countries on U.S. Trade Competitiveness by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Africa
ISBN : PSU:000043064762

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Debt Relief in Africa by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa Pdf