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We study the effects of emigration on bribery experience and attitudes towards corruption in the migrants' countries of origin. Using data from the Gallup Balkan Monitor survey and instrumental variable analysis, we find that having relatives abroad reduces the likelihood of bribing public officials, renders bribe-taking behavior by public officials less acceptable, and reduces the likelihood of being asked for bribes by public officials. Receiving monetary remittances does not change the beneficial effects regarding bribe paying and attitudes toward corruption; however, remittances counteract the beneficial effect on bribe solicitations by public officials. Overall, our findings support the conjecture that migration contributes to the transfer of norms and practices from destination to source countries.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- History Is Important -- What This Book Is, and Is Not -- Predator-Free New Zealand 2050 -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: The Years Before Cook -- Chapter 1: Introduction (82 Million Years Ago to AD 1280) -- Life on a Lonely Island -- The Story of New Zealand Wildlife -- The Gondwanan Fauna (82-c.55 Million Years Ago) -- The Zealandian Fauna (55-25 Million Years Ago) -- The Late Tertiary Fauna (25 Million-11,700 Years Ago) -- The Holocene Fauna (11,700 Years Ago to the Present) -- Advantages and Perils of Flightlessness -- Summary -- Chapter 2: The Māori Era (1280-1769) -- Aotearoa Discovered by People -- Pacific Rat, Kiore -- Polynesian Dog, Kuri -- The Fourteenth-Century Transformation -- Losses of Endemic Birds -- Moa Hunting -- Aotearoa at the Height of the Classic Māori Era -- Summary -- Part II: The Years of Accidental Invasions -- Chapter 3: Reconstructing Invasion Histories from European Shipping Records (1769-1900) and Genetics (Since 2000) -- Shipping Records -- Establishment of the Port of Sydney, 1788 -- Imported Food Supplies and Rodent Invasion Opportunities, 1788-1820 -- The China Fur Market, 1790-1810 -- Sealing and Whaling in Southern New Zealand, 1792-1830s -- The Development of Trans-Tasman Trade, 1800-1840 -- Outlying Islands -- Genetics as a Historical Tool -- Summary -- Chapter 4: European Rats (Since 1769) -- Norway Rats -- Norway Rats on Sailing Ships -- Norway Rats in New Zealand -- Kāpiti Island -- Campbell Island -- Ship Rats -- Ship Versus Norway Rats on Ships -- Competition Between Norway and Ship Rats -- Ship Rats in New Zealand -- Big South Cape Island (Taukihepa) -- Rats Versus Mustelids -- Summary -- Chapter 5: House Mice (Since About 1792) -- History of West European Mice in New Zealand.

Intro -- U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 FOREIGN OREIGN AID REFORM , NATIONAL STRATEGY , AND THE QUADRENNIAL REVIEW -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- INTEREST IN ELEVATING DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT -- Issues and Actions during the George W. Bush Administration -- Issues and Actions during the Obama Administration -- NATIONAL STRATEGY -- LEGISLATION ON FOREIGN AID REFORM -- THE QUADRENNIAL REVIEW -- Congressional Action -- Executive Branch Action -- QDDR Structure -- Timing of Report -- Initial Concerns -- THE PRESIDENTIAL STUDY DIRECTIVE ON U.S. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 FOREIGN OREIGN AID : INTERNATIONAL DONOR COORDINATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- WHY COORDINATE? -- INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR DONOR COORDINATION -- Rome High Level Forum on Donor Harmonization -- Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness -- Accra Agenda for Action -- IMPLEMENTING DONOR COORDINATION -- Global Mechanisms -- Use of Multilateral Organizations -- Joint Assistance Strategies -- Data Sharing -- EXAMPLE: SECTOR BASED COORDINATION-HIV/AIDS -- U.S.-Specific Mechanisms for Donor Coordination -- USAID Guidance -- USAID Coordination Officers -- MCC and OGAC -- COORDINATION CHALLENGES -- Division of Labor -- Concerns about Direct Budget Support and Funding Pools -- Agency and Personnel Incentives -- Lack of Inter-agency Coordination -- Coordination Costs -- Conflicting Strategic Interests -- Working with Private and Emerging Donors -- APPENDIX. ODA DONORS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 AFRICA: U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- U.S. AID TO AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW -- BACKGROUND -- U.S. Assistance Programs

"For many companies, fixed assets represent the largest single aspect of their financial statement, yet rarely do they command time proportionate to the magnitude of the investment. This is the first book to show how to implement internal controls for fixed assets. It is a step-by-step guide for developing and maintaining a functioning internal control system that will withstand the closest scrutiny from independent public accountants and the PCAOB. With up-to-the-minute discussion of IFRS and GAAP, this is a must-have guide for controllers, auditors, and CFOs"--

"For many companies, fixed assets represent the largest single aspect of their financial statement, yet rarely do they command time proportionate to the magnitude of the investment. This is the first book to show how to implement internal controls for fixed assets. It is a step-by-step guide for developing and maintaining a functioning internal control system that will withstand the closest scrutiny from independent public accountants and the PCAOB. With up-to-the-minute discussion of IFRS and GAAP, this is a must-have guide for controllers, auditors, and CFOs"--

Administration in the public interest -- Public administration history and public interest practices -- The constitution, administrative law, and public interest principles -- Federalism, states, communities, and public interest policies -- Organization theory and the public interest -- Public management and the public interest -- Public personnel management and the public interest -- Public budgeting, finance, and the public interest -- Public policy, policy analysis, and the public interest -- Nonprofit organizations, faith-based initiatives and the public interest -- Administrative ethics and the public interest -- The future and hope of administration in the public interest