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Enhancing China's Competitiveness Through Lifelong Learning
Av Carl J Dahlman, Douglas Zhihua Zeng m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
170 kr
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This book discusses the issues and steps involved in building a lifelong learning system in China, including: a coherent policy framework, a sound incentive and institutional framework, a sound regulatory environment, a coordinated governance process, a timely and reliable management information …
Social Health Insurance for Developing Nations
Av William Hsiao, R. Paul Shaw
Häftad, 2007
241 kr
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Specialist groups have often advised health ministers and other decision makers in developing countries on the use of social health insurance (SHI) as a way of mobilizing revenue for health, reforming health sector performance, and providing universal coverage. This book reviews the specific design …
Chile
Recent Policy Lessons and Emerging Challenges
Av World Bank, Danny M. Leipziger m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
400 kr
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Privatization and Regulation of Transport Infrastructure
Guidelines for Policymakers and Regulators
Av Antonio Estache, Gines de Rus
Häftad, 2000
316 kr
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Resolution of Financial Distress
An International Perspective on the Design of Bankruptcy Laws
Häftad, 2001
420 kr
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Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform
Learning from Latin America's Experience
Av Quentin Wodon, Vivien Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
260 kr
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The study explores the link between infrastructure reform and poverty observed in Latin America. It details why infrastructure investment is likely to continue to be a core component of many poverty alleviation programs. The study also stresses why and how, in most countries, infrastructure reform …
Primer on Efficiency Measurement for Utilities and Transport Regulators
Av Tim Coelli, etc. m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
267 kr
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This work provides an overview of the techniques available to regulators of recently ""privatized"" utilities and transport services to measure the various sources of inefficiencies in the firms they are required to monitor. It provides guidelines as to how to choose between these options, …
Knowledge Economies in the Middle East and North Africa
Toward New Development Strategies
Av Jean-Eric Aubert, Jean-Louis Reiffers
Häftad, 2003
238 kr
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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been facing considerable economic challenges. Left behind by the industrial revolution, overly dependant on oil resources, and on the fringes of the globalization process, a number of MENA countries have embarked on structural reforms to overcome …
GRANTING and NEGOTIATING INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSIONS-GETTING IT RIGHT
Häftad, 2004
295 kr
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Little over a decade ago, infrastructure concessions promised to solve Latin America's endemic infrastructure deficit. Awarded in competitive auctions, these concessions were supposed to combine private sector efficiency with rent dissipation brought about by competition. Yet something did not go …
Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Av Eduard R. Bos, Karen J. Hofman
Inbunden, 2006
681 kr
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The data and trends in morbidity and mortality for the sub-Saharan Region as presented in this edition reflect the heavy toll that HIV/AIDS has had on health indicators, leading to either a stalling or reversal of the gains made, not just for communicable disorders, but for cancers, as well as …
Diaspora Networks and the International Migration of Skills
How Countries Can Draw on Their Talent Abroad
Häftad, 2006
344 kr
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Network diasporas serve as bridge institutions connecting developing economy insiders, with their risk-mitigating knowledge and connections, to outsiders in command of technical know-how and investment capital. This book examines the interaction of developing-country expatriate talent with …
Finland As a Knowledge Economy
Elements of Success and Lessons Learned
Häftad, 2007
238 kr
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Knowledge is fueling economic growth and social development in every region of the world. This book showcases the Finnish experience in the 1990s as an example of how knowledge can become the driving force in economic transformation and growth.
Mexico's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy
Challenges and Opportunities
Av Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Carl J Dahlman
Häftad, 2008
238 kr
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Knowledge and its application are now widely recognized to be key sources of growth in the global economy. Putting knowledge to work allows countries to improve everyday life for their people, opening up new possibilities for small and medium-size enterprises and other less-developed economic …
Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness in Brazil
Häftad, 2008
295 kr
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The research presented in this volume explains how well-educated workers can interact with physical capital inputs to innovate and add value to processes, products and services, ultimately creating a multiplier-effect on macroeconomic growth. It fills a significant gap in the existing literature by …
