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Development Effectiveness Report 2017
Private Sector Operations
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
In 2017, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) changed its reporting of new projects from approvals to the commitment of funds which are more closely aligned with the resources made available for development purposes. Commitments of ADB's Private Sector Operations Department reached a record level in 2017....
Political Transition and Inclusive Development in Malawi
The democratic dividend
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Malawi is among the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has witnessed significant improvements in relation to meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. It exhibits some of the main challenges facing African democracies while they attempt to consolidate the benefits of democratisation.
Political...
by Amos Q. Haviv
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Develop your real-time MEAN application efficiently using a combination of MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node
About This Book
Construct a fully-functional MEAN application by using its components along with the best third-party modules
Harness the power of the JavaScript ecosystem to effectively...
Climate-Resilient Development
Participatory solutions from developing countries
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The concept of resilience currently infuses policy debates and public discourse, and is promoted as a normative concept in climate policy making by governments, non-governmental organizations, and think-tanks.
This book critically discusses climate-resilient development in the context of current...
Regional Innovation Systems and Sustainable Development
Emerging Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
The regional development of society and economy are closely related with innovative capacities. As the benefits of Regional information systems in establishing innovative regional planning are more widely recognized, there is a greater demand for a definitive text on the nascent subject. Regional...
Prioritizing Development
A Cost Benefit Analysis of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
This book is a unique guide to making the world a better place. Experts apply a critical eye to the United Nations' Sustainable Development agenda, also known as the Global Goals, which will affect the flow of $2.5 trillion of development aid between 2016 and 2030. Renowned economists, led by Bjorn...
Indices and Indicators in Development
An Unhealthy Obsession with Numbers
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The use of numbers to condense complex systems into easily digested 'bites' of information is very much in fashion. At one level they are intended to enhance transparency, accountability and local democracy, while at another they provide a means of enhancing performance. However, all indicators suffer...
by Kent G Deng
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
The narrative of China's history in this book is 'theme-led' rather than conventionally chronicle-based. It covers China's resource endowments, historical contingencies (such as civil wars, invasions and climate changes) and ideologies (including Legalism, Confucianism, Social Darwinism, nationalism,...
East Asian Development Model
Twenty-first century perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Given the impressive growth in East Asia after World War II, initially led by Japan, the region's development models have been scrutinized since the 1980s. The shared Confucian cultural heritage, strong government guidance, and export led economies were often cited as contributors to the impressive...
The Child as Thinker
The Development and Acquisition of Cognition in Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
This second edition of The Child as Thinker has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide an informed and accessible overview of the varied and extensive literature on children's cognition. Both theory and research data are critically examined and educational implications are discussed.
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by Ivica Petrikova
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
At the global level, international actors have repeatedly expressed their desire to end hunger and food insecurity. However, food insecurity has persisted. More analysis is hence needed on the link between continuously high levels of global food insecurity and the ever increasing flow of development...
by Austin Aneke
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Undoubtedly, Africa has experienced its fair share of pains during the process of world development. As it remains the most underdeveloped continent, with disproportionate levels of intimidation, domination and all that goes with underdevelopment, this book attempts to discover why. While even Asia,...
UN Millennium Development Library: Prescription for Healthy Development
Increasing Access to Medicines
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter while promoting gender equality, education,...
Child and Adolescent Development in Latin America
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 152
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Explore the multiple dimensions of child and adolescent development in Latin America, and get acquainted with the research from this region and how it relates to the international scientific literature. This special issue presents a collection of reviews developed by leading scholars in Latin America...