Wednesday, September 17, 2008

random points

  • transfer pricing = an accounting procedure usually designed to lower total taxes paid by multinational corporations in which intra-corporate sales and purchases of goods and services are artificially invoiced so that profits accrue to the branch offices located in low-tax countries (tax havens) while offices in high-tax countries show little or no taxable profits (Source: Todaro)
  • outsourcing = subcontracting work to contractors outside the firm;
    it is called offshoring if subcontracted to a firm in another country
    (e.g. call center, medical transcription)
  • The Roots of Crisis: A Neocolonial State = http://www.bulatlat.com/news/4-40/4-40-roots.html

DS 121 archaeology of poverty

- Form a new group of five members. - Exercise collective leadership and observe peer learning. - Produce a multi-level sentence outline abo...