Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight over Taxing Inherited Wealth by Michael J. Graetz; I. Shapiro
$30.00 NZD
Category: Economics | Reading Level: very good
This fast-paced book by Yale professors Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro unravels the following mystery: How is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? The m ...Show more
The New Zealand CPI at 100 - History and Interpretation by Sharleen Forbes and Antong Victorio (eds)
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Very few New Zealanders have lives unaffected by the Consumers Price Index, or CPI. It is used by the New Zealand government to adjust student allowances, welfare benefits and superannuation; by the Reserve Bank to guide monetary policy; by the old Court of Arbitration, and by employers and employees, t ...Show more
No Ordinary Deal: Unmasking the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement by Jane Kelsey
$25.00 NZD
Category: Economics | Series: Series 21 - Into a New Century | Reading Level: Very Good
The Trans Pacific Partnership is no ordinary free trade deal. Billed as an agreement fit for the twentyfirst century, no one is sure what that means. For its champions in New Zealand a free trade agreement with the US is a magic bullet - opening closed doors for Fonterra into the US dairy market. Presid ...Show more