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Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1907065431
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1907065245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1907065849
Category : Jordan
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Author: Ben Connable
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This report's analytic forecasts should help the United States determine how to improve its support to Jordan as it faces the Syrian refugee crisis.

Author:
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 190706561X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Author: Oxford Business Group
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1910068144
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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A number of Jordan’s key economic indicators have improved over the last year and GDP is forecast to grow by 3.5% in 2014. Jordan’s reliance on energy imports is being addressed with increased focus on domestic oil shale reserves and nuclear energy, while plans to build a pipeline through the country from Iraq will provide a stable oil supply at discounted rates. Jordan’s expanding population has put pressure on state services, particularly health, where the private sector is expected to play an increasingly prominent role. Tourism revenues rose in 2014 and, with the unveiling of a new arrivals terminal at Aqaba International Airport and plans for a national rail network, these are expected to rise further in the coming years. All in all, continued political stability, large scale transportation developments, the availability of a young, educated workforce and government efforts to reduce the fiscal deficit and the country’s reliance on energy imports should ensure Jordan maintains its strong position in the region.

Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1644211211
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.

Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464814414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.

Author: Michael Lavergne
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1550925954
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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Is global fashion a wolf in sheep’s clothing? An industry insider takes a hard look at the apparel trade. With sales of more than five hundred billion US dollars a year, the fashion industry is one of the most important sectors of the global economy, employing millions of men, women, and often children in the developing world. And yet its record is far from pretty. The collapse of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza with some thirty-five hundred desperately underpaid garment workers inside was a shocking example of what can go wrong when manufacturers ruthlessly cut costs while turning a blind eye to labor rights and workplace safety. Written by an apparel industry insider, Fixing Fashion argues that the true legacy of Rana Plaza is increased awareness of how cheap, disposable clothing has led time and time again to serious community, environmental, and labor rights abuses. Ethical supply chain professional Michael Lavergne explores: The birth of the global apparel trade, from colonialism and slavery to today's neoliberal trade agenda How the infamous race to the bottom has led to some of the worst social and environmental excesses in the global apparel industry The rise of a new breed of entrepreneurs and stakeholders driving change and transparency across international supply chains By taking a hard look at the very real impacts of our consumer culture's addiction to disposable fashion, Fixing Fashion challenges each of us to take full responsibility for understanding the hidden cost of our clothes. Michael Lavergne is an ethical supply chain professional committed to sustainable fashion industry and the protection of labor, environmental and human rights in the developing world.