Garcia: 1017 books
by Cheikh A. Gueye, Javier Arze del Granado, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
During the past three years the frontier markets of sub-Saharan Africa have received growing amounts of portfolio capital flows, with heightened interest from foreign investors. Compared with foreign direct investment, portfolio capital flows tend to be more volatile, and thus pose challenges for sub-Saharan...
Dollarization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Experiences and Lessons
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Dollarization—the use of foreign currencies as a medium of exchange, store of value, or unit of account—is a notable feature of financial development under macroeconomically fragile conditions. It has emerged as a key factor explaining vulnerabilities and currency crises, which have long been observed...
by Marie-Neige Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
This volume presents a parametric, packet-based, comprehensive model to measure and predict the audiovisual quality of Internet Protocol Television services as it is likely to be perceived by the user. The comprehensive model is divided into three sub-models referred to as the audio model, the video...
Never Drink Coffee During a Business Meeting
Insider Advice From a Top Female CEO
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
"Never Drink Coffee During A Business Meeting" grabs young businesswomen by their stilettos and launches them on a journey of caution and self-promotion. "Never Drink Coffee During A Business Meeting" describes how one woman successfully shattered her own glass ceilings by packing...
CMMI Survival Guide
Just Enough Process Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2006
The CMMI provides a framework for process improvement spanning the life cycle of a product or service, from conception through delivery and maintenance. Widely and beneficially adopted around the world, the size and apparent complexity of the framework have nonetheless been daunting to some organizations....
by Viktor Farcic, Alex Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Invoke TDD principles for end-to-end application development with JavaAbout This BookExplore the most popular TDD tools and frameworks and become more proficient in building applicationsCreate applications with better code design, fewer bugs, and higher test coverage, enabling you to get them...
Brazil and China: Leadership, economic growth and future
How are Brazil and China facing their fight against poverty and inequality?
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Other States, grade: 1,3, Humboldt-University of Berlin, course: 2010-2011, language: English, abstract: During the last decade the world has changed. We started the current century with a...
by Victor Champac, Jose Garcia Gervacio
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
This book discusses the digital design of integrated circuits under process variations, with a focus on design-time solutions. The authors describe a step-by-step methodology, going from logic gates to logic paths to the circuit level. Topics are presented in comprehensively, without overwhelming...
Fluorine
Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Fluorine is best known for its role in the prevention of cavities and in improving oral and bone health however equally there are millions of people around the world suffering from dental fluorosis due to chronic exposure to high levels of fluoride in drinking water. This volume, written by leading...
Building Digital Government Strategies
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This book provides key strategic principles and best practices to guide the design and implementation of digital government strategies. It provides a series of recommendations and findings to think about IT applications in government as a platform for information, services and collaboration, and strategies...
Fiscal Policy and Development
Human, Social, and Physical Investments for the SDGs
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
The goal of this paper is to estimate the additional annual spending required for meaningful progress on the SDGs in these areas. Our estimates refer to additional spending in 2030, relative to a baseline of current spending to GDP in these sectors. Toward this end, we apply an innovative costing...
Preparing English Learners for College and Career
Lessons from Successful High Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How do school communities create environments that fully prepare both English learners and dual-language learners for colleges and careers? This valuable book profiles six high-performing high schools that had a singular focus on improving the educational outcomes of English learners. The authors...
Ethical Dilemmas of Migration
Moral Challenges for Policymakers
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
This book discusses the ethical dilemmas of migration in the era of globalization. Centered on the recent influx of large numbers of migrants and refugees to the United States and Europe and viewed through the lens of the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit and the United Nations Summit on Refugees and...
Understanding Mattessich and Ijiri
A Study of Accounting Thought
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Richard Mattessich’s Accounting and Analytical Methods (1964) and Yuji Ijiri’s Theory of Accounting Measurement (1975) are two classic works of American accounting literature written by eminent scholars. Mattessich’s work contributed to the debate around the role of accountants in designing...