The law and practice of company accounting in New Zealand

The law and practice of company accounting in New Zealand
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The law and practice of company accounting in New Zealand
Trevor R Johnston
Manufacturer: Butterworths
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Company Accounting in New Zealand
A. Robb , and Alan J. Robb
Manufacturer: Horizon Pubs & Distributors Inc
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A critical study of the accounting disclosure requirements of the New Zealand Companies Acts (Occasional paper - Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Business, Massey University)
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A critical study of the accounting disclosure requirements of the New Zealand Companies Acts (Occasional paper - Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Business, Massey University)
M. J. R Gaffikin
Manufacturer: Dept. of Business Studies, Faculty of Business, Massey University
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The Law and Practice of Company Accounting
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The Law and Practice of Company Accounting
T. R. Johnston , G. C. Edgar , and Trevor R. Johnston
Manufacturer: Lexis Law Publishing (Va)
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The New Zealand dairy industry;: The formation, administration, accounts, finance, costing and statistics of dairy factory companies, and a review of the New Zealand dairy industry,
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The New Zealand dairy industry;: The formation, administration, accounts, finance, costing and statistics of dairy factory companies, and a review of the New Zealand dairy industry,
George A Duncan
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Wilhelm Struve founded a dynasty of astronomers that lasted into the fifth generation. This book follows the fortunes of the first three generations: Wilhelm himself was an outstanding astronomer and geodesist, famous for his pioneering observations of double stars - observations whose quality had not been surpassed until the development of modern methods of instrumental observational analysis. He is also well known as one of the three men who - almost simultaneously - succeeded in measuring the distance to one of the fixed stars. He founded the great observatory of Pulkovo, just outside modern Leningrad, and was succeeded as Director of the institution by his son Otto, who forms the subject of the second part of the book. Otto, too, was a famous observer of double stars and a great practitioner of the fundamental astronomy of the nineteenth century.

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Resolute and Undertaking Characters : The Lives of Wilhelm.........2000-11-29

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Batten, Alan Henry : 'Resolute and Undertaking Characters - The Lives of Wilhelm and Otto Struve'. 1988. ISBN 90277 26523.

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This highly popular book helps readers bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information, and the greater challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. It teaches them to respond to alternative points of view and develop a solid foundation for making personal choices about what to accept and what to reject. KEY TOPICS Specific chapter topics include the benefit of asking the right questions, issues and conclusions, reasons, ambiguous words or phrases, value conflicts and assumptions, descriptive assumptions, fallacies in reasoning, measuring the validity the evidence, rival causes, deceptive statistics, omitted significant information, and possible reasonable conclusions. For individuals seeking to improve their critical thinking capabilities.

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ok.......2007-09-23

did not come very quickly--wasn't even sent out until about 5 days after I placed the order. in very good condition though.

Great book.......2007-09-05

This book is a must have for every rhetoric class! Easy to read and understand, best tool for a student.

Good questions. Very helpful indeed........2007-04-03

I strongly agree with the author on pg 13, that "by the end of the book, you should know when and how to ask these questions productively (elaborated through individual chapters):-

1. What are the issues and the concclusions?
2. What are the ressons?
3. Which words or phrases are ambiguous?
4. What are the value conflicts and assumptions?
5. What are the descriptive assumptions?
6. Are there any fallacies in the reasoning?
7. How good is the evidence?
8. Are there rival causes?
9. Are the statistics deceptive?
10. What significant information is omitted?
11. What reasonable conclusions are possible?

Of course, a compilation of good questions doesnt qualify it to be a good book. Indeed, the samples and stories well illustrate the principles and concepts behind. The discussions on various fallacies are marvelous, including:-

Ad hominem: An attack, or an insult, on the person, rather than directly addressing the person's reasons.
Slipperly Slope: Making the assumption that a proposed step will set off an uncontrollable chain of undesirable events, when procedures exist to prevent such a chain of events.
Hasty Generalization: A person draws a conclusion about a large group of based on experience with only a few members of the group.
Causal Oversimplification: Explaining an event by relying on causal factors that are insufficient to account for the event or by overemphasizing the role of one or more of these factors.
Confusion of Cause and Effect: Confusing the cause with the effect of an event or failing to recognise that the two events may be influencing each other.
Neglect of a common cause: Failure to recognize that two events may be related because of the effects of a common third factor.
Post hoc: Assuming that a particular event, B, is caused by another event, A, simply because B follows A in time.
............

In short, an excellent food for thought. Highly recommended!

p.s. I like the following story on pg 137 the most.

"After carefully conditioning a flea to jump out of a box following the presentation of a loud noise, the researcher removed the first pair of legs to see what effect this had. Observing that the flea was still able to perform his task, the scientist removed the second pair of legs. Once again noting no difference in performance, the researcher removed the final pair of legs and found that the jumping behaviour no longer occurred. Thus, the investigator wrote in his notebook, "When all the legs of a flea have been removed, it will no longer be able to hear."

Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking .......2007-03-09

An excellent book on the subject of reflective thought and criticism. Moreover, this book was more concise and illustrative than others I have read on the subject. This book includes many helpful case examples of short one and two paragraph essays which are analyzed critically for assumptions and fallacies in reasoning. If you needed to buy (and keep) just one book on the subject of critical thinking - this one should be it.

A balanced and informative guide.......2006-08-21

I found Asking the Right Questions (ARQ) to be a very balanced and thorough approach to critical thinking. I am an electrical engineer by profession... I am well-regarded by my peers as an careful thinker; however, I have found myself frustrated at times when discussing controversial issues with friends... some lines of thought don't ring true, but are nonetheless hard to refute. After reading ARQ, I found that these dilemmas are frequently either the result of not agreeing on the definitions of ambiguous terms (e.g. oppression, sexism, racism) or on some logical fallacy that was used. This has made a quite difference in my ability to discern the issues at hand.

ARQ uses a systematic list of questions to review the proposed thesis. These questions are designed to help you understand their conclusion, and evaluate their supporting evidence. Throughout the book, you are encouraged to set your own biases aside in favor of rationally evaluating the evidence. Furthermore, you receive some brief instruction on typical logical fallicies. In particular, Ad hominem attacks (i.e. attacks on the character of participants) are addressed; however, blatant character references are just beginning of an ad-hominem attack. Many times discussions get sidetracked by implicit accusations about a person's character. As an example, this statement (greatly simplified here) was used on me in the past, "you couldn't possibly be able to think critically, because your spiritual convictions make you biased." Until I read ARQ, I had a hard time realizing that this is actually a diversionary tactic used to sidetrack the discussion. If I accept this "evidence", the issue now becomes my credibility, instead of discussing my actual position on the issue.

Another good point the authors make is that that the mere existence of a logical fallicy should be not used as a means to halt discussion.

Finally, this book doesn't try to give you the "right answers" to controversial issues. They teach you how to find those answers on your own. In many cases, there are no right or wrong answers... simply a difference in the core values of the individuals.

I have been very pleased with the thoughtful approach that ARQ uses. I believe that every high-school and college student should be required to read it.

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Nellie McClung is remembered as a pioneer in the struggle for women's equality. How she became such a force is appwarent as Nellie matures and develops a reputation as a powerful public speaker. Through her brilliant appearances at Woman's Christain Temperance Union meetings, her name becames synonymous with tyhe crusade to win women the right to be considered "persons" in the eyes of Canadian law. As she juggles the needs of her family and controlversial public life, Nellie bravely steps into the male-controled world of politics, where a woman's words are finally spoken and heard. Seventy years after her victory, Nellie McClung remains an example of what can be accomplished in the pursuit of a just cause. Nellie's Victory is a story that can stand alone or be read as part three of the trilogy.

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Substantially revised and updated the second edition of this highly acclaimed text is both a vital guide and a valuable critical analysis. The book provides a contemporary comparative approach to the process of transformation of the economies of Eastern Europe and Russia. Supplying a large amount of factual and statistical information it also includes consideration of recent progress in the areas of macro-economic-stabilisation, micro-economic restructuring and integration into the world economy.

The Economics of Transition: From Socialist Economics to Market Economy

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The Economics of Transition: From Socialist Economics to Market Economy
Marie Lavigne
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0333527305

The Economics of Transition: From Socialist Economy to Market Economy

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The Economics of Transition: From Socialist Economy to Market Economy
Marie Lavigne
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTBVQO

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This evaluation of the potential for reform of the institutions of the international economic order was prompted by the 50th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference which led to the establishment of the International Monetary System.

The book includes a study of long-term trends in the international economy, including the place of the European Union within it, and the need for instituional change in a changing world. An absorbing part of the work is devoted to the analysis of "cluster", the links between, for example, the environment and development, trade and finance or the relationship of finance and macroeconomics to structural adjustment, trade and investment.

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This book seeks to develop an alternative paradigm of the theory of international trade. The mainstream neoclassical theory, which is based on the Kecksher-Ohlin-Samuelson theorem, is shown to be both logically contradictory and to fail in explaining the real world. This theoretical and empirical refutation justifies the search for a new approach. Branko Horvat's approach is based on applying and developing the theory of value to develop an approach which starts by analyzing the economic system rather than with the behavior of individual agents.

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