Development category: 15312 books
Lao People's Democratic Republic
An Illustrative Fiscal Strategy Consistent with the Seventh National Socio-Economic Development Plan
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This report discusses some of the technical issues involved in formulating a multiannual fiscal strategy for the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The strategy aims to achieve national growth and to reduce poverty, while maintaining sound government finances. It is important to address the overlapping...
by Gallup John Luke; Gaviria Alejandro; Lora Eduardo
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2003
Customers in the US and Canada please order from Stanford University Press at (800) 621-2736 or visit their website at www.sup.org. For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, charges that...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Major changes have been occurring almost unnoticed in staple value chains in Asia. The Quiet Revolution in Staple Food Value Chains documents and explains the transformation of value chains moving rice and potatoes between the farm gate and the consumer in Bangladesh, the People’s Republic of China,...
Authentic Leadership Effectiveness for Individuals and Teams
A Coaching Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
True leadership has always been more difficult to maintain in challenging times, but the unique stressors facing organisations throughout the world today call for renewed attention to what constitutes truly positive leadership. In AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS for Individuals and Teams Tineke...
Unleashing Economic Growth
Region-Based Urban Development Strategy for Nepal
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The book provides an overview of the economic, political, and social environment in Nepal and the challenges confronting the country in eliciting its economic growth potential. The book provides an insightful framework of an inclusive development strategy in the context of symbiotic relationships...
The Creation of Imaginary Worlds
The Role of Art, Magic and Dreams in Child Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Alongside the world of everyday reality, the young child develops a rich imaginary world of child art, make-believe play, imaginary friends, fairy tales and magic. This book charts the imaginative development of children, conveying the importance of art-making, pretense play and fantasy in early childhood...
Transition of the Yangtze River Delta
From Global Manufacturing Center to Global Innovation Center
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This is the first English book that presents a professional analysis of the recent dynamic movement of the Chinese economy by focusing on the Yangtze River Delta region, which is the main engine of the Chinese economy. The impact of the international financial crisis on China’s economic development...
by Sean Liao, Mark Punak, Anthony Nemec
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2015
Migrating to Swift From Web Development gives you the ability to create native iOS apps using the latest Swift programming language. Starting with preparing your latest Xcode 6 Integrated Development Environment and introducing just enough iOS application framework fundamentals, you'll understand...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
When I organized a symposium on the development of nonverbal behavior for the 1980 meeting ofthe American Psychological Association, I was faced with an embarrassment of riches. Thinking about the many people who were doing important and interesting research in this area, it was hard to narrow down...
Improving Accessibility of Financial Services in the Border-Gate Areas to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade
The Case of Viet Nam and Implications for Greater Mekong Subregion Cooperation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
This series features the scholarly works supported by the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management, a region-wide capacity building program of the Asian Development Bank that supports knowledge products and services. It seeks to disseminate research results to a wider audience so that policy makers,...
by HoJun Jaygarl, Cheng Luo, YoonSoo Kim
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Create powerful, marketable applications with Tizen for the smartphone and beyond
Tizen is the only platform designed for multiple device categories that is HTML5-centric and entirely open source. Written by experts in the field, this comprehensive guide includes chapters on both web and native...
Governing Shale Gas
Development, Citizen Participation and Decision Making in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Shale energy development is an issue of global importance. The number of reserves globally, and their potential economic return, have increased dramatically in the past decade. Questions abound, however, about the appropriate governance systems to manage the risks of unconventional oil and gas development...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Since the 1970s researchers in the communicative development of infants and small children had rejected traditional models and began to explore the complex, dynamic properties of communicative exchanges. This title, originally published in 1993, proposed a new and advanced frame of reference to account...
by Hayne W. Reese
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 1994
Advances in Child Development and Behavior is intended to ease the task faced by researchers, instructors, and students who are confronted by the vast amount of research and theoretical discussion in child development and behavior. The serial provides scholarly technical articles with critical reviews,...