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Gender inequality holds back not just women but the economic and social development of entire societies. This atlas presents a new measure of gender inequality which examines women’s status according to family situation, physical integrity, son preference, civil...
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Editions de l'O.C.D.E.
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2010
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This book is about the new capital adequacy framework – known as Basel II – approved by the Basel Committee in 2004. It aims to discuss Basel II implementation in different categories of developing countries, including emerging market economies, such as Brazil and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-12-18
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Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity? How should societies conceptualize...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-12-17
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Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity? How should societies conceptualize...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-12-17
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Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986. Since then Uganda has consistently been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, leading to a substantial...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-12-03
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A practical guide to innovation which will give you the information and skills to succeed in businessBring innovation to your workplace, you'll find out how to use blue-sky thinking to promote creativity, enhance your business performance and get ahead of the...
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Dk
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2009-12-01
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"Business architecture" is a concept for optimizing corporate boundaries aimed at realizing targeted business models and corporate system design involving stakeholders. To optimize the corporate boundaries, companies must partially and/or wholly optimize the individual...
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Springer
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2009-12-01
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With a population of 1¼ billion people and the world's second largest economy, China is fast becoming one of the most powerful and important countries in the world. But while it is one of the world's oldest civilisations, China refuses to conform to expectations. The...
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Virgin Digital
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2009-11-24
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In this urgent yet optimistic new work, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai provides a unique perspective on the fate of Africa. Informed by her three decades as an environmental activist and campaigner for democracy, The Challenge for Africa celebrates the...
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Cornerstone Digital
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2009-11-24
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What principled business leaders can do to solve America's current financial crisis Broke is a startling wake-up call for America and an honest accounting of what our future holds if we don't take charge and change our country for the better. If the business of America...
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Wiley
Parution :
2009-11-13
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Could information and communication technology (ICT) become the transformative tool for a new style of global development?Could ICT promote knowledge-based, innovation-driven, and smart, adaptive, participatory development? As countries seek a way out of the present...
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Springer
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2009-11-11
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Thomas L. Friedman's phenomenal number-one bestseller The World is Flat has helped millions of readers see the world in a new way. In this essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: the global...
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Penguin
Parution :
2009-11-05
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In today's economy, maximizing the performance of every employee is critical to business survival and growth. Gen Y—sometimes called Millennials—provides an enticing opportunity for employers to increase their short-term profitability and create a long-term competitive...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2009-11-03
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Recent developments in economics have gone from the recognition of the importance of innovation for growth and the exploration of innovation mechanisms to the incorporation of the results of the previous research into economic models. An important lesson to be drawn...
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Springer
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2009-07-25
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Aid organizations like Oxfam, CARE, World Vision, and Catholic Relief Services are known the world over. However, little is known about the relationship between these private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and the federal government, and how truly influential these...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2009-07-02
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Learn how to define develop and implement a dynamic business strategy with Strategic Thinking. This concise and informative guide shows you how to plan short and long-term objectives, how to put toether the right team for the right job, how to communicate your vision...
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Dk
Parution :
2009-07-01
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This book provides an assessment of the role of the International Monetary Fund in poor countries. In recent years, a large portion of the work of the IMF has focused on the economies of low-income countries by aiming to create conditions conducive to poverty reduction...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2009-06-25
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Recent economic transformations in the world economy are progressing in two divergent directions – international production fragmentation and industrial agglomeration. Based on extensive data analysis and using models of interdependencies between key economies, this...
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Springer
Parution :
2009-06-12
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The ancient birthplace of some of the world's major religions and now a modern nuclear power, India is experiencing spectacular economic growth. In twenty-five years its population will overtake that of China, making it one of the most populous and rapidly-developing...
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Virgin Digital
Parution :
2009-05-27
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This book is the first comprehensive and systematic English-language treatment of Mexico's economic history to appear in nearly forty years. Drawing on several years of in-depth research, Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid and Jaime Ros, two of the foremost experts on the Mexican...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2009-04-23
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