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Toby Ditz explores the relationship among inheritance, kinship, and the commercialization of agriculture. Comparing four upland communities with a Connecticut River Valley town, she finds that inheritance practices in the late colonial era heavily favored some male heirs and created shared rights in property. These customs continued into the early

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This concise textbook is a user-friendly introduction to property valuation for students and practitioners who are new to the subject. The text covers the following key areas of study: valuation and markets, methods of valuation, the investment method in detail, taxation and statutory valuations, and the development appraisal and finance.

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Contents Foreword, ix I. Introductory, 1 II. The Nature of Protection, 8 III. Critique of Popular, and Fallacious, Arguments for Protection, 17 IV. The Argument for Free Trade, 50 V. Rational Protection, 63 VI. Anti-dumping Legislation and Special Forms of Foreign Trade Control, 89 VII. The Future Commercial Policy of the United States, 107

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Contents Foreword, ix I. Introductory, 1 II. The Nature of Protection, 8 III. Critique of Popular, and Fallacious, Arguments for Protection, 17 IV. The Argument for Free Trade, 50 V. Rational Protection, 63 VI. Anti-dumping Legislation and Special Forms of Foreign Trade Control, 89 VII. The Future Commercial Policy of the United States, 107

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Offering new research findings and a useful theoretical synthesis, this study will promote a clearer understanding of the internal political processes of Third World nations and be of compelling interest to specialists and students concerned with Third World political economy, comparative government, and international political economy.

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This volume shows how the virtues of the market system, private property, and freedom of exchange can be applied to enhance the quality of life. It examines the general principles that guide both market and government allocation of resources, and specific policy issues.

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An examination of the role of public-private partnerships for local economic development in the United States and western Europe.

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Critics of qualitative educational evaluation frequently assume this approach is a monolithic entity rather than a multitude of varied approaches.

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Covers a range of subjects of concern to portfolio managers - investment style, benchmark replication and customization, managing credit and mortgage portfolios, managing central bank reserves, risk optimization, and performance attribution. Divided into two parts, this book provides solutions and methodologies based on investor inquiries.

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Learn how to avoid the common pitfalls all realtors face with the "Real as F*ck Guide for New Real Estate Agents." This trusty handbook covers all stages of your real estate career. Discover life hacks that will help guide and navigate you through the processes and steps, providing you with solid tips, and tricks and keeping it Real AF.

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This compilation integrates various new contributions to the growing real options literature. It is intended for both the academic and the professional market.

The book's contributions are divided into five parts, covering sections on real options and alternative valuation paradigms for capital investment analysis;

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A practical guide for executives and managers in banking, savings and loans, credit unions, insurance, and brokerage firms, this book addresses the labor turnover problems that currently affect even the most successful financial institutions.

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