Our Government: Local State and National Review
The subject matter herewith presented partially represents the plan pursued by the authors as teachers of civil government for a number of years in high school academy and normal school.
The Man Behind The Guns: A Military Biography Of General Henry J. Hunt, Commander Of Artillery, Army Of The Potomac Review
Living with the Puerto Rico Shore (Living with the Shore) Review
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Library and Information Science Encyclopedia) Review
"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."
Tunisia: Understanding Successful Socioeconomic Development (Independent Evaluation Group Studies) Review
Tunisia has successfully shifted from resource-based exports dominated by oil and gas to manufactures and services. Real GDP growth has been consistently rising and Tunisians today enjoy more than two-and-a-half times the real incomes that their parents had thirty years ago. Rapid growth made possible a remarkable improvement in social indicators and a decline in the poverty rate from 40 percent in 1970 to 4 percent in 2000; with the remaining poverty predominately rural. The Bank's strategy since 1990 has been to support macroeconomic stabilization, pro-market structural reforms to foster growth, and social programs as well as human development. Despite significant development progress and the satisfactory outcome of the Bank's assistance program, shortfalls in some areas, combined with the more competitive environment that Tunisia will likely face in the future, pose risks to sustaining its remarkable development performance. This evaluation recommends that the Bank should continue to support improving the environment for private sector development and enhancing competitiveness, as the country seeks to integrate more into the global economy. Future Bank programs should also help strengthen rural institutions to support efficient output and input markets (for example, land and rural finance) while maintaining social and political stability through better targeted safety nets. Finally, the Bank should also fill the gaps in core diagnostic economic and sector work by completing a public expenditure review, with the aim to help build capacity to prioritize public spending and provide the basis for measures to efficiently address education expansion. This Country Assistance Evaluation was prepared in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank.
In Search of National Economic Success: Balancing Competition and Cooperation Review
Using detailed case studies with statistical analysis In Search of Economic Success assesses comparatively the `market liberal' belief in free markets, limited government and the trade-off between economic efficiency and social justice. Kenworthy argues that the key to economic success lies in combining competition with cooperation. Among advanced industrialized nations, the countries achieving the best economic performance results over the past three decades have been the most committed to combining competition and cooperation. Those faring worst rely predominantly on atomistic, individualistic competition. In the end, the comparative record strongly supports a focus on cooperation-inducing institutions.
Teaching with Educational Technology in the 21st Century: The Case of the Asia Pacific Region Review
With the emphasis on faculty experiences and efforts to enhance higher learning in less-developed regions, Teaching with Educational Technology in the 21st Century: The Case of the Asia-Pacific Region is a comprehensive study of teaching applications involving educational technology.
The book encourages collaboration across geographical borders to promote information literacy, facilitate the learning process, and to establish a greater infusion of technology throughout the region. Intended as a guide, Teaching with Educational Technology in the 21st Century: The Case of the Asia-Pacific Region looks clearly at the impact of distance education programs, articulation issues and faculty technical competency levels, and offers solutions for policy makers and educators to remain current with basic technical applications. It explains how education is no longer confined to a geographical space and reaches out as a model to all interested in promoting quality higher education across geographical and cultural borders.
Our Government, Local, State, and National Review
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Trade Policy Developments in the Middle East and North Africa Review
"While very diverse in many respects, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries nevertheless also share some common characteristics, including a number of important shared challenges for policymakers." The Middle East and North Africa region has great potential for economic growth and prosperity in the 21st century. Yet, this potential will not be realized unless governments and private sector leaders in the region forge partnerships for development. An indispensable resource for all those working within the international development community, especially within the Middle East and North Africa region, Trade Policy Developments in the Middle East and North Africa offers policy and institutional alternatives to help both parties achieve that goal. This volume describes and analyzes recent trade policy developments in the Middle East and North Africa. Contributors—almost all economists from the region—review recent trends in trade performance, assess current trade and investment regimes, and discuss some of the emerging microeconomic policy challenges that confront governments and firms seeking to export and trade. Topics addressed include the need and scope for using regional integration and economic free zones as a tool of development, mobilization of non-trade tax bases, efficient enforcement of product standards to ensure health and safety of citizens, and implementation of modern information technologies to facilitate customs clearance. This book is the second in a series from the Mediterranean Development Forum, a partnership of 10 Middle East and North Africa Region think tanks and the World Bank Institute. This volume will be of interest to development specialists, policymakers, and investors.
The Coming Economic Armageddon: What Bible Prophecy Warns about the New Global Economy Review
Never before have we read such jarring headlines, distressing news analyses, or dire predictions concerning the world's financial future. The American housing market -- or, more sentimentally, the American dream -- began to collapse in 2006, taking with it large chunks of the global financial system. Millions of jobs worldwide have vanished forever. Did Bible prophecy predict this catastrophe? Are there biblical clues to how soon, if ever, a viable, long-term recovery can be sustained? Is the financial collapse just one of several signs that we are living in the final days of Earth's history In THE COMING ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON, David Jeremiah says we can know the meaning behind what we see in the daily news -- and understand and prepare for living in the New Global Economy.
