National Human Development Report : Slovak Republic 1999
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9788096813056
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World Development Report 2019
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2018-10-31
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 1464813566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWork is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the vast uncertainty involved in making predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the transition and guard against rising inequality. Significant investments in human capital throughout a person’s lifecycle are vital to this effort. If workers are to stay competitive against machines they need to train or retool existing skills. A social protection system that includes a minimum basic level of protection for workers and citizens can complement new forms of employment. Improved private sector policies to encourage startup activity and competition can help countries compete in the digital age. Governments also need to ensure that firms pay their fair share of taxes, in part to fund this new social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence.
Slovak Republic
Author: Ana Revenga
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780821350812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEl objetivo de este estudio es analizar el fenomeno de la pobreza en la Republica de Eslovaquia y sus relaciones con el mercado laboral, asi mismo ayuda a disenar acciones y politicas para reducir la pobreza y mejorar el bienestar de la poblacion de Eslovaquia.
National Human Development Report
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 104
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Author: Dag Hammarskjöld Library
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 488
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld Development Report 2009
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2008-11-04
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 082137608X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic development. The transformations along these three dimensions density, distance, and division are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways similar in scope and speed. 'World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography' concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy. Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues. Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist among the world's 'bottom billion', while others grow wealthier and live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow. proposes economic integration as the principle for promoting successful spatial transformations. revisits the debates on urbanization, territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's developers can reshape economic geography.
Democracy and Political Culture in Eastern Europe
Author: Hans-Dieter Klingemann
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-11-22
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1134170424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the relationship between democracy and political culture in countries undergoing major systemic change? Have subjective political orientations of citizens been important in shaping the development of democracy in central and eastern Europe after the fall of communism? These core questions are tackled by an impressive range of twenty political scientists, sixteen of which are based in the central and eastern European countries covered in this essential new book. Their analyses draw on a unique set of data collected and processed by the contributors to this volume within the framework of the World Values Survey project. This data enables these authors to establish similarities and differences in support of democracy between a large number of countries with different cultural and structural conditions as well as historical legacies. The macro-level findings of the book tend to support the proposition that support of democracy declines the further east one goes. In contrast, micro-level relationships have been found to be astonishingly similar. For example, support of democracy is always positively related to higher levels of education – no matter where an individual citizen happens to live. This new book builds a clear understanding of what makes democracies strong and resistant to autocratic temptation.
Evaluation of the National Human Development Report System
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Publisher: UN
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis evaluation assesses the strategic relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of the National human development reports (NHDR) system. It synthesizes the main findings of 16 studies carried out by the evaluation team to provide lessons and recommendations for NHDR teams in country offices around the world, and for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) managers and policy makers.
Conference Prague 1999
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Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 526
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter Eastern Central European countries have opened their gates to the world, they experienced similar changes in the aspects of political, economic and social development as Taiwan did. An opportunity for scholars to exchange their observations, reflections towards the transitional situation in all these countries were provided in this conference.
Young People in Changing Societies
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Publisher: UNICEF-IRC
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 210
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis annual UNICEF report monitoring the impact of transition in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) examines the situation of young people in the 27 countries of the CEE and the CIS. It looks at what has happened to the 65 million 15 to 24-year-olds who are the first generation to complete their education, look for jobs, marry and have families, since the fall of the Berlin Wall. As well as quantitative data, it includes the views of young people on issues such as education, politics, health, work and leisure, gathered during group discussions in six transition countries. The Report finds that those countries that have progressed further in the transition agenda offer young people greater opportunities in education, business, and politics but it warns that new freedoms have meant new risks almost unknown to earlier generations: unemployment, drugs and other substance abuse, and HIV infection. Chapters cover: health, including lifestyle; education; employment; political and social participation. A statistical annex is included. The Report finds that the health risks of young people have increased. There is an impending HIV/AIDS crisis in a region which was one of the least affected parts of the world. Alcohol, drug and tobacco use and the suicide rate are on the increase in many countries in the region. The Report proposes the development of youth-friendly policies to tackle the issues outlined in the report and suggests ways in which these could be made most effective. These include involving young people in service planning and provision and targeting young people as valuable assets and able partners.
