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Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data

Description: This report addresses the issue of jobs outsourcing by analyzing the extent of direct investment into and out of the economy, the role such investment plays in U.S. trade, jobs, and production, and the relationship between direct investment and the broader economic changes that are occurring in the U.S. economy.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Barriers to Corporate Fraud: How They Work, Why They Fail

Description: The report focuses on the internal controls on American corporations (including corporate governance, business ethics, managerial structure and compensation, internal counsel, and whistleblowers), as well as external controls (government regulation, external auditors and accountants, and the judicial process). A recurring theme is the limited efficacy of many safeguards and watchdogs in cases of "control fraud," where fraud is directed or abetted by top management, and where unethical or abusiv… more
Date: December 27, 2004
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Description: This report discusses two potential roles the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have in helping to resolve the current global financial crisis: (1) immediate crisis control through balance of payments lending to emerging market and less-developed countries and (2) increased surveillance of the global economy through better coordination with the international financial regulatory agencies.
Date: October 27, 2008
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
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Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals

Description: This report discusses the information related to new legislation and proposals of Gasoline Prices.
Date: October 27, 2005
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carl
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The Gas to Liquids Industry and Natural Gas Markets

Description: This report analyzes the development of an industry, GTL, which may grow into a formidable competitor to LNG for worldwide natural gas supplies.
Date: August 27, 2007
Creator: Pirog, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gasoline Prices: Policies and Proposals

Description: This report gives information related to Gasoline prices and also discusses Policies and Proposals.
Date: April 27, 2005
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
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Government-Sposored Enterprises (GSEs): Regulatory Reform Legislation

Description: This report summarizes legislative proposals in the 109th Congress that aim to strengthen the regulation of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and will be updated as warranted.
Date: October 27, 2005
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nurse Training, Title VIII of the Public Service Act

Description: This report provides a history of changing nature of federal support for health education and training programs.
Date: October 27, 1976
Creator: Price, Richard
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Managing Electronic Waste: Issues with Exporting E-Waste

Description: Electronic waste (e-waste) is a term that is used loosely to refer to obsolete, broken, or irreparable electronic devices like televisions, computer central processing units (CPUs), and computer monitors. There are various issues of concern with regard to e-waste disposal and recycling. This report looks at issues specifically related to its export for recycling. Particularly, it discusses documented impacts to human health and the environment that have been tied to unsafe recycling practices i… more
Date: September 27, 2010
Creator: Luther, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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