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The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships- Supports the overlap between government and business and provides speakers, conducts research and holds an annual conference. Membership details, speeches, list of me ...
BBC NEWS | UK | What are Public Private Partnerships? BBC NEWS | UK | What are Public Private Partnerships?
BBC NEWS | UK | What are Public Private Partnerships?- A guide through the jargon in the new world of privately funded public projects. ...
Public-Private Partnerships, IP3 Public-Private Partnerships, IP3
Public-Private Partnerships, IP3- The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. (IP3) is an international training and consulting firm focusing on fostering public-private partnership opportunities in the environme ...
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships- News articles, papers and other resources from this American body promoting P3s. ...
Infrastructure Journal Infrastructure Journal
Infrastructure Journal- News articles and reports on the development of world infrastructure projects, including a dedicated PFI and PPP section. ...
How Public-Private Partnerships Can Facilitate Public School Construction How Public-Private Partnerships Can Facilitate Public School Construction
How Public-Private Partnerships Can Facilitate Public School Construction- Backgrounder by Ronald Utt for the Heritage Foundation. ...
Guardian: Private Finance Initiative Guardian: Private Finance Initiative
Guardian: Private Finance Initiative- Articles and reports from the UK newspaper. ...
The Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Commentary on What Is Really Going on Here The Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Commentary on What Is Really Going on Here
The Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Commentary on What Is Really Going on Here- An IT consultant says that deregulation hurts people, even though it brings down prices. ...
CAFRman CAFRman
CAFRman- This site provides a guide for reviewing the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to determine whether governments are holding excesses of the taxpayers money. ...
Power Elites & Monopoly: The Regulatory-Industrial Complex Power Elites & Monopoly: The Regulatory-Industrial Complex
Power Elites & Monopoly: The Regulatory-Industrial Complex- With references to a variety of sources from different points of view on the ideological spectrum, this paper shows how government interventionism and socialism ...
Utilityregulation.com Utilityregulation.com
Utilityregulation.com- Find news, data, reports, and other information about the regulated utility industry. Contains links to public service commissions, state consumer advocates, the FCC, and other agencies. ...
U.S. Sanctions Against Burma: A Failure on All Fronts U.S. Sanctions Against Burma: A Failure on All Fronts
U.S. Sanctions Against Burma: A Failure on All Fronts- A Cato Institute essay arguing that unilateral sanctions against Burma has been a failure, and forcing U.S. firms to disengage from Burma only harms US economic inte ...
International Social Security Association International Social Security Association
International Social Security Association- Portal provides information, news, data and analysis on social security developments. ...
Regie des rentes du Quebec Regie des rentes du Quebec
Regie des rentes du Quebec- Aims to contribute to the financial security of Quebeckers and to inform the population of the importance of financial planning for retirement. ...
Bertelsman Foundation - International Reform Monitor Bertelsman Foundation - International Reform Monitor
Bertelsman Foundation - International Reform Monitor- Current issues and reforms in social insurance policy in these countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sp ...
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis- IIASA's social security reform project. Social security reform from an international perspective. Includes issue papers on social security in Austria, China, Japan, G ...
SSA.gov - Social Security: International Programs SSA.gov - Social Security: International Programs
SSA.gov - Social Security: International Programs- Provides links to official information about social security programs by governments worldwide. ...
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research- Social Security in Japan. ...
CERP CERP
CERP- The Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, focused on pension economics and the economics of aging. Founded in 1999 as a joint project of the University of Turin and the Compagnia di San Paolo. ...
Tax Justice Network (TJN) Tax Justice Network (TJN)
Tax Justice Network (TJN)- Coalition of researchers and activists focused on the harmful impacts of tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens. Provides news, research, activities and resources. ...
Taxation Institute of Hong Kong Taxation Institute of Hong Kong
Taxation Institute of Hong Kong- Seeking to promote the study and the exchange of information and views on taxation. ...
TaxPolicy.com TaxPolicy.com
TaxPolicy.com- Quiz to determine your stance on tax policy. ...
Treasure Islands Treasure Islands
Treasure Islands- Official website of book by Nicholas Shaxson about tax havens and the men who stole the world. ...
Global Financial Integrity (GFI) Global Financial Integrity (GFI)
Global Financial Integrity (GFI)- Research and advocacy organization working to curtail illicit financial flows out of developing countries. A program of the Center for International Policy. ...
101 Top Tax Policy Blogs 101 Top Tax Policy Blogs
101 Top Tax Policy Blogs- Collection of links to blogs including international tax policy, think tank, American professors and country-specific. ...
The Guardian - Offshore Secrets The Guardian - Offshore Secrets
The Guardian - Offshore Secrets- Worldwide joint investigation by the Guardian, the BBC's Panorama and the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Aimed at stripping away the anonym ...
The Guardian - Tax Avoidance The Guardian - Tax Avoidance
The Guardian - Tax Avoidance- Reporting and analysis exposing the extent of tax avoidance, including shifting income to other countries. ...
Financial Transparency Coalition Financial Transparency Coalition
Financial Transparency Coalition- Global coalition of civil society organizations and governments working to address inequalities in the financial system that penalize billions of people. ...
S Corporations Explained S Corporations Explained
S Corporations Explained- Non-technical information about S corporation taxation and accounting. ...
The New York Times - Tax Evasion The New York Times - Tax Evasion
The New York Times - Tax Evasion- Collection of recent and archived news and commentary, photos, multimedia and selected web resources about worldwide tax evasion. ...
Frontline: Medicating Kids Frontline: Medicating Kids
Frontline: Medicating Kids- A one hour documentary which examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children. ...
AbleChild AbleChild
AbleChild- An organization that works against the labeling and medicating of children. Provides information regarding the subjective labels and the risks associated with drug treatment. ...
NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire
NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire- State legislatures are moving to prevent schools from recommending or requiring that parents put their children on behavior medication. This comes at a t ...
Salon News: P is for Prozac Salon News: P is for Prozac
Salon News: P is for Prozac- How a government corrupted by special interests is spawning a generation of medicated preschoolers. ...
National Council for Languages and International Studies National Council for Languages and International Studies
National Council for Languages and International Studies- This site provides a look at the work of the NCLIS and the Joint National Committee for Languages. The member organizations of NCLIS-JNCL are united in their beli ...
NYTimes.com - Wave of Pupils Lacking English Strains Schools NYTimes.com - Wave of Pupils Lacking English Strains Schools
NYTimes.com - Wave of Pupils Lacking English Strains Schools- Students who do not speak English well or at all are increasingly enrolling in smaller, rural American school districts with little or no experience or resour ...
Ten Common Fallacies about Bilingual Education Ten Common Fallacies about Bilingual Education
Ten Common Fallacies about Bilingual Education- Discusses commonly held misconceptions about bilingual education in the United States. ...
History of Bilingual Education History of Bilingual Education
History of Bilingual Education- Article from the journal Rethinking Schools describing bilingual or non-English-language schools in U.S. history, starting with Ohio's adoption of a bilingual education law in 1839. ...
The Splooge The Splooge
The Splooge- Student-run online newspaper that encourages submissions from other students. ...
PTAs and Commercialism in Schools PTAs and Commercialism in Schools
PTAs and Commercialism in Schools- Speech given by Charlotte Baecher of Consumers Union in February 1999 to approximately 150 PTA representatives in New York State. ...
Obligation, Inc. Obligation, Inc.
Obligation, Inc.- Seeks to empower citizens with the resources they need to protect children from the popular culture. ...
Fighting the cola wars in schools Fighting the cola wars in schools
Fighting the cola wars in schools- Washington Post article looks at the implications of Coca Cola and Pepsi's efforts to sell soda in schools. ...
Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools
Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools- A US government report shows commercialism in public schools to be "widespread and on the rise." ...
Branded for Life? Branded for Life?
Branded for Life?- Christian Science Monitor report on marketing efforts to develop brand loyalty with children. ...
Commercialism in Education Research Unit Commercialism in Education Research Unit
Commercialism in Education Research Unit- CERU, directed by Professor Alex Molnar, conducts research, disseminates information, and helps facilitate dialogue between the education community, policy makers, and the public ...
Rethinkingschools.org - Teachers Beware: Corporate Science Invades our Schools Rethinkingschools.org - Teachers Beware: Corporate Science Invades our Schools
Rethinkingschools.org - Teachers Beware: Corporate Science Invades our Schools- Corporate-sponsored materials are being used more frequently in schools, often because it is free of charge. The author is concerned about t ...
FAIR - The Commercialization of Children's Public Television FAIR - The Commercialization of Children's Public Television
FAIR - The Commercialization of Children's Public Television- The 15-second announcements that bracket PBS kids' shows are growing increasingly commercial. These "enhanced underwriter acknowledgments" are public broadcas ...
USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market
USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market- Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers. ...
Position Paper on Diploma Mills Position Paper on Diploma Mills
Position Paper on Diploma Mills- The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry. ...
General Delivery University General Delivery University
General Delivery University- This is a parody site which shows how easy it is to set up a diploma mill. Includes course catalog and the ability to download a diploma. ...

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