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When the tsunami came to shore : culture and disaster in Japan
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ISBN: 9789004268296 9004268294 1322127956 9004268316 9789004268319 Year: 2014 Publisher: Leiden, Netherlands : Global Oriental,

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Edited by Roy Starrs, this collection of essays by an international group of leading experts on Japanese religion, anthropology, history, literature and music presents new research and thinking on the long and complex relationship between culture and disaster in Japan, one of the most “disaster-prone” countries in the world. Focusing first on responses to the triple disasters of March 2011, the book then puts the topic in a wider historical context by looking at responses to earlier disasters, both natural and man-made, including the great quakes of 1995 and 1923 and the atomic bombings of 1945. This wide-ranging “double structure” enables an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the issues involved that goes well beyond the clichés and the headlines.

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J5500.90 --- J5509 --- J5500.80 --- J7400 --- Japan: Literature -- history and criticism -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Literature -- theory, methodology and philosophy --- Japan: Literature -- history and criticism -- Gendai (1926- ), Shōwa period, 20th century --- Japan: Natural sciences and technology -- geology --- Japan: Science and technology -- geology --- Disasters --- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011. --- Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011. --- Typhoons --- Floods --- Atomic bomb --- Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923. --- Disasters in literature. --- Japanese literature --- Calamities --- Catastrophes --- Curiosities and wonders --- Accidents --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923 --- Great Tokyo Earthquake, Japan, 1923 --- Tokyo Earthquake, Japan, 1923 --- Earthquakes --- A-bomb --- Atom bomb --- Bombs --- Nuclear weapons --- Flooding --- Inundations --- Natural disasters --- Water --- Cyclones --- Fukushima I Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima II Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Accident, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Daini Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Japan, 2011 --- Nuclear power plants --- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 --- Great East Japan Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan, 2011 --- Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan, 2011 --- Great Tohoku Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 2011 --- Northeast Region Pacific Ocean Offshore Earthquake, Japan, 2011 --- Pacific Offshore Tohoku Region Earthquake, Japan, 2011 --- Tohoku Pacific Ocean Earthquake, Japan, 2011 --- Tsunamis --- Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Social aspects --- History. --- History --- Religious aspects --- History and criticism.


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Republic of the Marshall Islands : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation.
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ISBN: 1616355565 1475514131 1616355875 Year: 2014 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This Informational Annex highlights the Marshall Islands’ existing tax system’s inability to raise additional revenue, discouragement of private investment, and inequitability. Careful consideration needs to be given to the potential of a comprehensive tax reform program, including strengthening tax administration, for raising additional revenue while supporting the private sector. Many state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are a drain on public finances, and their unreliable or costly services undermine private sector development. To improve their performance, reforms are needed to strengthen efficiency, better delineate commercial and noncommercial services, and introduce tariff systems that better reflect cost of services. In areas where SOEs provide purely commercial services, divestment should be considered.

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Liability for nuclear damages --- Nuclear weapons --- Nuclear weapons testing victims --- Atomic weapons testing victims --- Victims of nuclear weapons testing --- Radiation victims --- Atomic weapons --- Fusion weapons --- Thermonuclear weapons --- Weapons of mass destruction --- No first use (Nuclear strategy) --- Nuclear arms control --- Nuclear disarmament --- Nuclear warfare --- Atomic damages, Liability for --- Liability for atomic damages --- Nuclear damages, Liability for --- Accident law --- Nuclear energy --- Torts --- Testing --- Law and legislation --- Services for --- Finance. --- Marshall Islands --- United States --- ABŞ --- ABSh --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- America (Republic) --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- Amerika (Republic) --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi︠a︡vks Shtattnė --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Amirika Carékat --- AQSh --- Ar. ha-B. --- Arhab --- Artsot ha-Berit --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Bí-kok --- Ē.P.A. --- EE.UU. --- Egyesült Államok --- ĒPA --- Estados Unidos --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- Estados Unidos de América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- Forente stater --- FS --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Istadus Unidus --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Mei guo --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mî-koet --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miguk --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- S.U.A. --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- SASht --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Si︠e︡vero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si︠e︡vernoĭ Ameriki --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Spojené staty americké --- SShA --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Stany Zjednoczone --- Stati Uniti --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Stâts Unîts --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- SUA (Stati Uniti d'America) --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- U.S. --- U.S.A. --- United States of America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- US --- USA --- Usono --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- Verenigde Staten --- VS --- VSA --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Yhdysvallat --- Yunaeted Stet --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- Zʹi︠e︡dnani Derz︠h︡avy Ameryky --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Zluchanyi︠a︡ Shtaty Ameryki --- Zlucheni Derz︠h︡avy --- ZSA --- Η.Π.Α. --- Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής --- Америка (Republic) --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем --- САЩ --- Съединените щати --- Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі --- ولايات المتحدة --- ولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة --- ولايات المتحدة الامريكية --- 미국 --- Republic of the Marshall Islands --- R.M.I. --- RMI --- Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ --- Pulo-pulo Marshall --- Marshalleilande --- Republiek van die Marshalleilande --- Marshallinsle --- Republik Marshallinsle --- Islas Marshall --- Republica d'as Islas Marshall --- March·al --- Rèpublica des Iles March·al --- Islles Márxal --- República de les Islles Márxal --- Marşall adaları --- Marşall Adaları Respublikası --- Marshall Kûn-tó --- Marshall Kûn-tó Kiōng-hô-kok --- Маршалавы Астравы --- Marshalavy Astravy --- Рэспубліка Маршалавы Астравы --- Rėspublika Marshalavy Astravy --- Maršalska Ostrva --- Republika Maršalska Ostrva --- Inizi Marshall --- Republik Inizi Marshall --- Маршалови острови --- Marshalovi ostrovi --- Република Маршалови острови --- Republika Marshalovi ostrovi --- Illes Marshall --- República de les Illes Marshall --- Kapupud-ang Marshall --- Marshallovy ostrovy --- Republika Marshallovy ostrovy --- Ynysoedd Marshall --- Gweriniaeth Ynysoedd Marshall --- Marshalløerne --- Marshallinseln --- Republik Marshallinseln --- Marshalli Saared --- Marshalli Saarte Vabariik --- Νήσοι Μάρσαλ --- Nēsoi Marsal --- Δημοκρατία των Νήσων Μάρσαλ --- Dēmokratia tōn Nēsōn Marsal --- República de las Islas Marshall --- Marŝala Insularo --- Repúbrica de las Islas Marshall --- Marshall Uharteak --- Marshall Uharteetako Errepublika --- Marshalloyggjar --- Lýðveldið Marshalloyggjar --- Îles Marshall --- République des Îles Marshall --- Marshalleilannen --- Oileáin Marshall --- Ellanyn Varshyl --- Pobblaght ny h-Ellanyn Varshyl --- Eileanan Mharshall --- Illas Marshall --- República das Illas Marshall --- Маршал Арлин Орн --- Marshal Arlin Orn --- Maršalovi Otoci --- Republika Maršalovi Otoci --- Marshall Insuli --- Kepulauan Marshall --- Republik Kepulauan Marshall --- Маршаллы сакъадæхтæ --- Marshally sakʺadækhtæ --- Маршаллы Сакъадæхты Республикæ --- Marshally Sakʺadækhty Respublikæ --- Marshalleyjar --- Isole Marshall --- איי מרשל --- Iye Marshal --- マーシャル諸島 --- Māsharu Shotō --- Marshall Islands District (Pacific Islands) --- Claims. --- Foreign relations --- États-Unis --- É.-U. --- ÉU --- Banks and Banking --- Exports and Imports --- Macroeconomics --- Public Finance --- Agribusiness --- Industries: Financial Services --- International Lending and Debt Problems --- Debt --- Debt Management --- Sovereign Debt --- Fiscal Policy --- National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General --- Banks --- Depository Institutions --- Micro Finance Institutions --- Mortgages --- Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General --- International economics --- Public finance & taxation --- Banking --- Agriculture, agribusiness & food production industries --- Civil service & public sector --- Public debt --- External debt --- Public financial management (PFM) --- Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt --- Fiscal stance --- Fiscal policy --- Debts, External --- Debts, Public --- Finance, Public --- Banks and banking --- Revenue --- Marshall Islands, Republic of the

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