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Government Guarantees: Allocating and Valuing Risk in Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects
Government guarantees can help persuade private investors to finance valuable new infrastructure However, because costs are hard to estimate and do not show up in the government s accounts, governments can be tempted to grant too many guarantees. Drawing on a diverse range of disciplines, including finance, history, economics, and psychology. Government Guarantees: Allocating and Valuing Risk in Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects aims to help governments give guarantees only when they are justified. It reviews the history of government guarantees and identifies the cognitive and political obstacles to good decisions about guarantees. It then develops a framework for judging when governments should bear risk in an infrastructure project (seeking to make precise the oft-invoked principle that risks should be allocated to those best placed to manage them); explains how guarantees can be valued; and discusses how aspects of public-sector management can be modified to improve the likely quality of government decisions about guarantees. Although intended mainly for governments and those who advise them, the book may be of interest to others concerned about the problems of allocating and valuing exposure to risk. Similarly, although its focus is physical infrastructure, it may be relevant to people working on public private partnerships in education, health, and other social services.
Price: $9.85
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Tax Law Client Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Understanding and Allocating Risks, Assessing Settlements and Negotiations, and Developing Deal Strategies (Inside the Minds)
Tax Law Client Strategies is an authoritative, insider s perspective on best practices for successfully representing a client to resolve tax disputes. Featuring partners and chairs from some of the nation s leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the legal landscape of this ever-evolving area of law. These top lawyers discuss the importance of understanding a client s goals and motivations, establishing a positive client/attorney relationship, and proactively preventing legal disputes. From implementing successful negotiation tactics to structuring tax transactions and understanding the fundamentals of estate planning, these lawyers offer tips for working with clients to develop and execute a proper strategy for structuring deals and resolving disputes. Finally, these leaders reveal their strategies for avoiding common mistakes, planning defensively, hedging risks, finding creative solutions, and keeping abreast of change. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this dynamic and fast-paced area of law. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book..
Price: $49.95
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Statistical Issues in Allocating Funds by Formula
In 2000, the federal government distributed over $260 billion of funding to state and local governments via 180 formula programs. These programs promote a wide spectrum of economic and social objectives, such as improving educational outcomes and increasing accessibility to medical care, and many are designed to compensate for differences in fiscal capacity that affect governments’ abilities to address identified needs. Large amounts of state revenues are also distributed through formula allocation programs to counties, cities, and other jurisdictions. Statistical Issues in Allocating Funds by Formula identifies key issues concerning the design and use of these formulas and advances recommendations for improving the process. In addition to the more narrow issues relating to formula design and input data, the book discusses broader issues created by the interaction of the political process and the use of formulas to allocate funds. Statistical Issues in Allocating Funds by Formula is only up-to-date guide for policymakers who design fund allocation programs. Congress members who are crafting legislation for these programs and federal employees who are in charge of distributing the funds will find this book indispensable..
Price: $39.00
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