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Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Country Presentation by the Government of Bhutan
Author: COUNTRY PRESENTATION BY THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN.
Author: Country Presentation by the Royal Government of Bhutan
Author: BhutanCountry Presentation
Author: SamoaCountry Presentation by the Royal Government of Butan
Author: United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Paris, 3-14 September 1990)
Author: Community College Models
Author: Rosalind Latiner RabyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402094779
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Increasingly, students worldwide are seeking post-secondary education to acquire new skill-sets and credentials. There is an explosion of community college models that provide educational opportunities and alternative pathways for students who do not fit the traditional higher educational profile. This book focuses on economic models to help local and national economies develop strong workforce training, humanitarian models to bring about social mobility and peace, transformative models to help institutions expand and keep up with societal needs, and newly created models that respond to the educational and training needs of a constantly changing world. These models seek to capture the imagination of those who are committed to learning about what works in higher education and in particular, the impact community college models are having on the changing nature of world social, political and economic landscapes. With contributors representing 30 countries, this book presents an international perspective.
Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Author: United NationsEconomics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development
Author: Ephraim NkonyaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319191683
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Happiness and Public Policy
Author: Lok Sang HoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230288022
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Happiness is a private matter and individual pursuit; however, public policy does have an important role and can contribute much through various enabling means. This volume discusses the determinants of happiness and presents case studies of how public policy can help promote happiness.