Every country provides some form of direct cash transfer to people in need, and this provision of money reaches hundreds of millions of people worldwide. But these provisions are often accompanied by heated debates on whether and how such assistance should be provided. Seeking a way to better understand the current global debates on cash transfers, Timely Cash provides a historical overview of the concept. It explores the 2,500-year history of cash transfers to trace the origins of cash transfer programmes, tracks how they have evolved over time and spread across the world, and considers the longstanding debates that surround them. By connecting these historical perspectives with the present day, identifying reoccurring patterns, and codifying diversity in experiences, Ugo Gentilini illuminates the roots of modern cash transfer dilemmas and reveals the surprising lessons the past can offer for these contemporary debates.

Developed through 20 years of experience in auditing practice for clients in a broad spectrum of industries and up-to-date through SAS-112, the CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments provides literally hundreds of management comment examples for numerous situations that that are encountered by real firms working with real clients. Beginning with an example of the actual opening paragraph of a management letter, this compendium continues through all critical areas encountered during an audit and ends with suggested closing paragraphs so that even a first-time management letter preparer can produce a high-quality final product like a well-seasoned auditor.

Formerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Entrepreneurial Finance offers a comprehensive overview of the key concepts related to entrepreneurial finance, with a focus on practical applications in real-world settings. Author Denise Lee makes financial concepts easy to understand for students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively manage finances in their ventures and succeed as entrepreneurs.

This Handbook of Small Business includes ninety chapters of compass points that direct entrepreneurs to improve their chances of success as business owners and operators. Whether a reader has been operating an enterprise for many years or is just thinking of crossing the threshold of business ownership, this book will help reduce risk and direct routing around hazards that obstruct successful operation. The book is not meant to be a tome to be read and retired, but an action manual of ideas and guidelines. Great value will be gained by readers that keep The Handbook of Small Business handy at all times and in all situations. Dedicated leaders that read the guidelines presented throughout the pages of this book will be rewarded by reminders and concepts that offer alternatives to humdrum management theories and principles. The information presented is timeless in nature and urgent in utilization. The authors experience, education and business acumen intersect to provide help that has probably never before been presented in such a dynamic and condensed form. Men and women in businesses large and small can absorb and utilize ideas from this seminal manual. Operating an enterprise in the fast-moving environment of todays topsy-turvy economy is challenging. Reading and utilizing the theories and practices bullet-pointed in this book will be rewarded with the euphoria of genuine success.

This incomparable Fourth Edition of a standard reference/text has been thoroughly updated and enlarged -- offering comprehensive coverage of the field in a single source and incorporating entirely new as well as time-tested material.

Third Revised Edition 2014 In the last five years since the first edition of this book was published, I have received ample email messages from students, researchers, and teachers for congratulating me on the compilation of the book and suggesting how it could be improved. I have also built up a large list of ideas based on my own experiences in reading and teaching the subjec

Kosovo is rightly working to improve its public investment management to support future economic growth and improvements in wellbeing. This assessment applies the IMF Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) framework, including the Climate-PIMA module. It finds that there have been improvements in Kosovo’s public investment management institutions since the original 2015 PIMA assessment—but the design of these institutions is stronger than their effectiveness in practice. Continued reforms are needed to strengthen the project appraisal process, improve the pace of project implementation, and increase central support for major projects. Like most other countries, Kosovo is at an early stage of incorporating climate aspects into public investment management. Strengthening the alignment between climate goals and sectoral infrastructure planning and delivery will be needed to ensure that infrastructure investments are resilient and assist Kosovo in meeting is climate objectives.