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differences between International Financial Reporting Standards and US GAAP. This 32-page booklet identifies and explains 108 differences between International Financial Reporting Standards and Chinese GAAP. ©2002 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu All rights reserved Printed in Hong Kong HK064-02 The information in this publication is written in general terms. It is intended as a guide only and the application of its contents to specific situations will depend on the particular circumstances involved

break church control over marriage, through revolution, for example, and has instituted civil registration as the legal act of marriage, a church service is often still ob served. In some European cultures the marriage may not be considered by the community to be “proper” without the religious ceremony. Consequently, throughout Europe, the differences in the marriage act are not always apparent and are usually expressed in variations of custom and/or dress. It is remarkable

success is due to EU accession and availability of EU structural development funds. However, the truth is different. Although Poland owes an important share of its success to EU, but it belongs to EU only since 2004, and this positive process started right after 1990 following internal economic and decentralization reforms. It shall be stated very strongly that decentralization of public administration is one of the cornerstones of sustainable development of Poland over the last 25 year – by freeing-up

University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 3 Market Place, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1SY Afterword © 1999 by Princeton University Press All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beitz, Charles R. Political theory and international relations / Charles R. Beitz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-691-07614-6 1. International relations

Or do the institutional settings in which they function reduce such errors? Lacking equivalent experiments across the two groups, we really cannot say. To assume that the latter make better political judgments is understandable, but it might not be right. Similarly, political psychologists have not been inclined toward crossnational analysis. This is an opportunity lost. Differences in political structures – presidential versus parliamentary systems, two-party versus multiparty systems, and so on –

of some subjects will preclude the guidelines from being definitive or mandatory. Being general in nature, the points made in the guidelines may or may not be relevant to specific circumstances. The Faculty committee intends that the guidelines will act as an aide-mémoire for members, provide new ideas, and encourage good practice, but cannot accept responsibility for their accuracy or completeness. Responses from the membership will be a very important part of the successful development of the guideline

seminal passage opens with perhaps the most important line in the document: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident.” Grounded in reason, “self- evident” truths invoke the long tradition of natural law, which holds that there is a “higher law” of right and wrong from which to derive human law and against which to criticize that law at any time. It is not political will, then, but moral reasoning, accessible to all, that is the foundation of our political system. …UM∂∞« ·b≥ ÊUØ ,nBM± b¥U∫± r∞U´

of traditional institutions in developing countries ALDASHEV Gani Understanding pro-social behavior ARNSPERGER Christian BALAND Jean-Marie christian.arnsperger@uclouvain.be Recent work in development economics argues that property rights protection, proxied by constraints on the executive power, are fundamental determinants of the long-run economic performance of a country. But how exactly these constraints affect economic incentives ? And, if the benefits of such constraints are

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Rehabilitation is under way. The traffic lights may be green, amber, or red. "Where is the school?" "It's five blocks down the street." Jane lives uptown. Pro...... etexpressloM",.... The Tube To paint the town red It's the talk of the town. That's right up my street! The man in the street They explored every possible avenue. II passe deux heures par jour dans les transports pour aller au travail. 115 vivent ala peripherie de la ville. C'est la ville ouj'ai grandi. Miami a une population de 400