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Hidden in Plain Sight: IRS Publications and a New Path to Tax Reform 隐藏在显而易见的地方:美国国税局的出版物和税收改革的新途径
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2017-08-13 DOI: 10.5744/FTR.2017.0003
Andrea Monroe
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引用次数: 1
The Legitimacy of the Court of Justice of the European Union 欧洲联盟法院的合法性
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2017-02-04 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2911836
Mark A. Pollack
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引用次数: 9
Competition Law for a Post-Scarcity World 后稀缺世界的竞争法
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2016-01-17 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2717137
Salil K. Mehra
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引用次数: 3
Foreword; Forward! 前言;前进!
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2015-11-15 DOI: 10.7765/9781526117694.00005
Jonathan C. Lipson
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引用次数: 2
Defining Income 定义收入
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2011-05-20 DOI: 10.5744/ftr.2011.1005
Alice G. Abreu, Richard Greenstein
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引用次数: 4
Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL 推进球:种族,改革,并寻求平等的教练机会在NFL
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2011-01-07 DOI: 10.5860/choice.49-0343
N. Duru
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引用次数: 11
Happiness Studies and Legal Policy 幸福研究与法律政策
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2010-05-24 DOI: 10.1146/ANNUREV-LAWSOCSCI-102209-152828
P. H. Huang
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引用次数: 16
Disputing Limited Liability 有限责任争议
Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2009-10-05 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1411431
C. L. Boyd, David Hoffman
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引用次数: 15
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