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- 00065406 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
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- 00065419 description "Gregory VII and the politics of the spirit / Robert Louis Wilken -- The mind of Maimonides / David Novak -- Thomas Aquinas, a doctor for the ages / Romanus Cessario -- Dante, a party of one / Robert Hollander -- Columbus and the beginning of the world / Robert Royal -- Calvin and the Christian calling / Alister McGrath -- Pascal: the first modern Christian / Edward T. Oakes -- Rousseau and the revolt against reason / Mary Ann Glendon -- Abraham Lincoln and the last best hope / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- John Paul II and the crisis of humanism / George Weigel.".
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- 00065427 description "Machine generated contents note: List ofIllustrations vii -- Acknowledgments xi 1 Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Economies in a Central-City Context 1 -- 2 Ohio's Central Cities 9 -- 3 Research Design and Methodology 27 -- 4 Central-City Neighborhoods 41 -- 5 Minor (Producer-Oriented) Employers 67 -- 6 Major Neighborhood Employers: Producer-Oriented Industries 87 -- 7 Major Neighborhood Employers: Consumer-Oriented Industries 115 -- 8 Explaining Neighborhood Social/Industrial Linkages 149 -- 9 A Simultaneous Equation Approach for Determining Neighborhood Industry Activity 187 -- 10 Poverty, Race, Industry Location, and Urban Neighborhoods 197 Appendix A 209 -- Appendix B 219 -- Index 237 -- About the Authors 249.".
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- 00065429 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-335) and index.".
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- 00065432 description "Bo bakes a full moon cake as a surprise for his friend Annie, but the outcome is unexpected.".
- 00065433 description "Twelve-year-old Marco's love for travel and for his younger sister Lilly, who has psychic powers, leads him to journey to other universes, gaining the ability to go wherever he wishes without growing old.".
- 00065434 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-194) and index.".
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- 00065466 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-232) and index.".
- 00065467 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [396]-410) and index.".
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- 00065470 description "Jason's plots to get Rachel kicked out of school keep getting turned against him until, in an art therapy class, he learns something about her home life that makes him see her rude behavior in a new light.".
- 00065473 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
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- 00065481 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-139).".
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- 00065483 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-357) and index.".
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- 00065484 description "Machine generated contents note: Contents -- Foreword vii -- Contributors ix -- Resolution of Financial Distress: An Overview xv -- Stijn Claessens, Simeon Djankov, and Ashoka Mody, The World Bank -- Insolvency Regimes: Current Interest and Principles xvii -- Systemic Distress and Corporate Restructuring xxii -- Conclusions xxx -- References xxxi -- 1. Bankruptcy Laws: Basic Economic Principles -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Stanford University -- Key Principles 2 -- Efficiency and Incentive Issues 7 -- Seller Beware 13 -- Implications for Policy 13 -- The Theory of Systemic Bankruptcy 16 -- Conclusion 21 -- References 22 -- 2. Bankruptcy Procedures in Countries Undergoing -- Financial Crises 25 -- Michelle J. White, University of Michigan -- Economrnic Issues in Corporate Bankruptcy 25 -- Bankruptcy and Entrepreneurial Activity 39 -- Conclusion 43 -- References 43 -- iii 3. Systemic Corporate Distress: A Legal Perspective 47 -- Jay Lawrence Westbrook, The University of Texas at Austin -- The Reform Movement 48 -- Elements of Reform 50 -- Special Rules for Systemic Distress 58 -- Cross-Disdciplinary Research 60 -- References 63 -- 4. Creditor Protection and Bankruptcy Law Reform 65 -- Rafael La Porta and Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, Harvard University -- Content of Bankruptcy Laws around the World 66 -- Enforcement of Laws around the World 72 -- Consequences of Creditor Protection in Finandcial Markets 76 -- Real Consequences of Creditor Protection 78 -- Reforming Bankruptcy Procedures 80 -- Conclusion 85 -- Appendix 4A. Definitions of Variables 86 -- References 88 -- 5. Corporate Debt Restructuring: Auctions Speak Louder -- Than Words 91 -- Donald B. Hausch, University of Wisconsin, and S. Ramachandran, World Bank -- Market-Based Bankruptcy 94 -- The Proposed ACCORD 95 -- Implementing ACCORD 97 -- Additional Considerations 102 -- Conclusion 105 -- References 105 -- 6. Alphatec Electronics PCL 107 -- Perry Fagan, C. Fritz Foley, and Stuart Gilson, Harvard Business School -- History of Alphatec Electronics and The Alphatec Group 109 -- Alphatec in Distress 113 -- The First Restructuring Plan 128 -- The New Thai Bankruptcy Law 134 -- The Rehabilitation Plan 136 -- Postscript 145 --7. Corporate Debt Restructuring in a Systemic Financial Crisis: -- Mexico's Experience, 1996-98 149 -- Alberto Mults, Fondo Bancario de Protecci6n al Ahorro -- Corporate Debt Restructuring, 1995-97 151 -- FOBAPROA's Role as a Restructuring Agent through its -- Corporate Asset Recovery Unit 160 -- Key Lessons from Mexico's 1996-98 Restructuring -- Experience 164 -- 8. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Assistance to Financial -- Intermediaries and Commercial and Industrial Enterprises -- in the United States, 1932-37 167 -- Joseph R. Mason, Drexel University, LeBow College of Business -- RFC Background: Politics, Funding, and Operations 168 -- RFC Assistance to Financial Institutions and Commercial and -- Industrial Enterprises 172 -- Summary and Condclusions 201 -- References 202 -- 9. Japan Confronts Corporate Restructuring 205 -- Arthur J. Alexander, Japan Economic Institute -- The Case for Restructuring 206 -- Managing Financial Distress 211 -- Conclusions 226 -- References 227 -- 10. Financial Restructuring in East Asia: Halfway There? 229 -- Stijn Claessens, Simeon Djankov, and Daniela Ktingebiel, World Bank -- Was the East Asian Crisis Unique? 229 -- East Asian Crisis: Similar Origins to Previous Crises, -- but Difference in Scale 230 -- Steep Decline and Rapid Recovery 230 -- Corporate Restructuring Is Gathering Speed 243 -- The Risk of an Unsustainable Recovery 251 -- References 258 -- 4 -- 11. The Politics of Corporate and Financial Restructuring: -- A Comparison of Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia 261 -- Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego -- Financial and Corporate Restructuring: Political Issues -- and Empirical Patterns 263 -- Financial and Corporate Restructuring: Political -- Deterrminants 268 -- Korea 271 -- Thailand 282 -- Indonesia 292 -- Conclusion 301 -- References 302 -- 12. The Role of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in -- Asian Restructuring 305 -- Ashoka Mody and Shoko Negishi, World Bank -- Cross-Border M&A: Trends, Motives, and Impacts 306 -- East Asian Financial Distress and Recovery 314 -- Cross-Border M&As in East Asian Restructuring 321 -- Policy Implications 331 -- Conclusion 335 -- References 337 -- 13. Asset Management Companies 341 -- Daniela Klingebiel, World Bank -- The Centralized Versus the Decentralized Approach 342 -- The Different Types of Asset Management Companies 346 -- Evidence 349 -- Lessons from Cross-Country Experience 355 -- Appendix 13.A. Main Characteristics of Asset Management -- Companies 361 -- Bibliography and Reference List 372 -- Index 381.".
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- 00065493 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-208) and index.".
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- 00065495 description "After Greta, a naughty witch, causes trouble by casting a spell that drains all color from the world, she must team up with Alice, a kind witch, to set things right.".
- 00065496 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 00065497 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 00065500 description "Ben finds an unusual old bottle buried in the school yard, and in a roundabout way it helps Ben and his family find out what is causing some of the persistent problems he has both at home and at school.".
- 00065501 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-181) and indexes.".
- 00065506 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83) and index.".
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- 00065526 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-343).".
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- 00065529 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.".
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- 00065532 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-359) and index.".
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- 00065541 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-281) and index.".
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- 00065545 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 00065546 description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- 00065551 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. x-xi) and indexes.".
- 00065556 description "In this adaptation of a traditional spiritual, the animals enter Noah's Ark in increasing numbers, from one elephant to ten hens.".
- 00065558 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-277) and index.".
- 00065560 description "Bert and Ethel go to Florida to look for their runaway pigs and find them in unexpected places.".
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- 00065566 description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".