Download or read book Pocket World in Figures 2007 written by Economist and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pocket World in Figures 2007 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of this annual bestseller of fascinating facts and figures about the world we live in. The 2007 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely updated, revised and refreshed, with expanded coverage that includes many new features. As regulars will know, it contains rankings on more than 200 topics in subject areas as wide-ranging as geography, population, business, the economy, trade, transport, finance, industry, demographics, the environment, society, culture and crime. If you want to know: * the highest mountain or longest river* where economic growth is fastest or inflation is highest*who consumes the most energy*where computer and mobile phone ownership is highest*which countries have the most asylum seekers* who spends most, and who spends least, on health*the heaviest drinkers and smokers*who recycles most*facts about teenage obesity and drug use* the countries ranked highest and lowest for environmental sustainability The 2007 edition of this annual bestseller has the answers to all these questions and more. It has been completely updated and revised, now containing facts on more than 200 topics, data on 182 countries and profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies. No well-informed person can afford to be without it.
Download or read book The Economist Pocket World in Figures written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 2011 edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated and revised, and expanded with many new features. Full of facts and figures about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography, population and demographics, business, finance and the economy, transport, tourism and the environment, society, culture and crime - it is a mine of fascinating data that will both inform and entertain. Where else would you discover that The British and Australians spend around 41% of their leisure time watching TV and between 85 and 90 minutes a day eating and drinking More than 30% of men and women in America are obese. In Bangladesh there is 1 car per 1,000 people; in New Zealand the figure is over 600. Myanmar spends one-third of its GDP on defence, more than four times the level of Israel and eight times the level of the United States. America emits nearly 6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, China more than 5 billion tonnes and Russia more than 1.5 billion tonnes. With rankings on more than 200 topics data on more than 180 countries details profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies special profiles on the Euro area and the World The Economist Pocket World in Figures is always eagerly awaited by its many thousands of fans. No-one who wants to be well-informed can afford to be without this new edition"--EBL.
Download or read book The Economist Pocket World in Figures written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides rankings on more than 200 topics that take into account over 180 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies, together with profiles of the world and the euro area.
Download or read book Pocket World in Figures written by and published by Economist Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2011 edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated and revised, and expanded with many new features.Full of facts and figures about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography, population and demographics, business, finance and the economy, transport, tourism and the environment, society, culture and crime - it is a mine of fascinating data that will both inform and entertain. Where else would you discover that The British and Australians spend around 41% of their leisure time watching TV and between 85 and 90 minutes a day eating and drinking More than 30% of men and women in America are obeseIn Bangladesh there is 1 car per 1,000 people; in New Zealand the figure is over 600Myanmar spends one-third of its GDP on defence, more than four times the level of Israel and eight times the level of the United StatesAmerica emits nearly 6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, China more than 5 billion tonnes and Russia more than 1.5 billion tonnesWith ·rankings on more than 200 topics ·data on more than 180 countries ·details profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies·special profiles on the Euro area and the WorldThe Economist Pocket World in Figures is always eagerly awaited by its many thousands of fans. No-one who wants to be well-informed can afford to be without this new edition.
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Download or read book The Other World written by Joseph N. Weatherby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Other World combines a thematic and area studies approach to explore contemporary global issues in the developing world. Accessible and interdisciplinary, this text offers political, economic, social, and historical analysis plus case studies on Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Central Asia and the Southern Near Abroad, and Asia. Highlighting similarities and differences among these regions and focusing on enduring problems, The Other World is a practical look at the issues affecting the majority of the world's population.
Download or read book From the Soviet Bloc to the European Union written by Ivan T. Berend and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative study that covers the social and economic history of Central and Eastern Europe since 1973.
Download or read book Curbing Corruption in Asian Countries written by Jon S. T. Quah and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As corruption is a serious problem in many Asian countries their governments have introduced many anti-corruption measures since the 1950s. This book analyzes and evaluates the anti-corruption strategies employed in Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Download or read book Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East written by Clement Moore Henry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 2010 edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region's economy since 2001. How have the various countries in the Middle East responded to the challenges of globalization and to the rise of political Islam, and what changes, for better or for worse, have occurred? Utilizing the country categories they applied in the previous book and further elaborating the significance of the structural power of capital and Islamic finance, they demonstrate how over the past decade the monarchies (as exemplified by Jordan, Morocco and those of the Gulf Cooperation Council) and the conditional democracies (Israel, Turkey and Lebanon) continue to do better than the military dictatorships or 'bullies' (Egypt, Tunisia and now Iran) and 'the bunker states' (Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen).
Download or read book The Truth about Canada written by Mel Hurtig and published by Douglas Gibson Books. This book was released on 2011-12-28 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned as a passionate Canadian, bestselling author Mel Hurtig has combed through world statistics to see how Canada really measures up — and the results are astonishing, and often shocking. This book is about how Canada has changed, very much for the worse, in the last twenty years. As a result of these profound (often hidden) changes, we are no longer the people we think we are. To take one example, the Canadian media usually leaves us with the impression that Canadians are really heavily taxed. Yes, compared to the U.S.A., the usual point of comparison. No, compared to other countries with our standard of living, other OECD countries, for example; there we come in 23rd on the high-tax scale. The shocks in this book build up, chapter by chapter. How do we rank in the world in voter turnout? Try 109th. Number of physicians per 100,000 population? Try 54th. Our rank in reducing pollution? 126th out of 146 countries. Some of the statistics are internal, comparing Canada then and now. They back up two of the book’s most powerful themes: the failure of Canadian big business to turn record profits into ongoing investment in our country, and (no coincidence) the sellout of our assets at a rate that no other country would allow. This statistics-based book ranges across all areas of our lives — including health, wages, productivity, culture, the media (“the most concentrated in the world”), and much else. Mel Hurtig’s message is that we can’t do anything to fix the direction we’re drifting in unless we recognize it — and recognize The Truth About Canada.
Download or read book Adaptive water resource management in the South Indian Lower Bhavani Project Command Area written by Lannerstad, M., Molden, D. and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2009 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report explores the theory and practice of Adaptive Water Management (AWM) based on a detailed field study in the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A five-step framework is used to analyze the extent to which AWM is practiced and how it could be improved. The analysis shows that the LBP system has increasingly fulfilled the criteria of a complex adaptive system over the years. The main uncertainty factor, rainfall variability, has been considered in a stepwise way during the system change cycles and has been included in the LBP system design. The study shows that in spite of contending with an imperfect irrigation system design and intense competition for water resources, water resource managers and farmers are able to adapt and continue to reap benefits from a productive agricultural system.
Download or read book Understanding Global Cultures written by Martin J. Gannon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a significant book... for a multitude of audiences, including scholars, practitioners, students, expatriates, travelers, and those who are simply interested in culture... This book is also an ideal reference tool, since the metaphors are easy to remember yet rich in contextual value and are presented in a logical structure for quick consultation. Overall, this book is enormously appealing, genuinely useful, and a worthy addition to any collection." -Thunderbird International Business Review (2002) In Understanding Global Cultures, Fourth Edition, authors Martin J. Gannon and Rajnandini Pillai present the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of individual nations, clusters of nations, and even continents. The fully updated Fourth Edition continues to emphasize that metaphors are guidelines to help outsiders quickly understand what members of a culture consider important. This new edition includes a new part structure, three completely new chapters, and major revisions to chapters on American football, Russian ballet, and the Israeli kibbutz. New and Continuing Features: Emphasizes clusters of national cultures and variations within each cluster, as well as both topic-oriented (authority-ranking cultures, market-pricing cultures, etc.) and cluster-focused descriptions Includes three new parts: India, Shiva, and Diversity; Scandinavian Egalitarian Cultures (Sweden, Denmark, and Finland); and Other Egalitarian Cultures (including Canada and Germany) Provides three completely new chapters: Finnish Sauna, Kaleidoscopic India and Diversity, and a final integrative summary chapter Integrates chapters through the frameworks of the GLOBE study, the Hofstede study, Hall, and Kluckholn and Strodbeck Highlights religious and ethnic diversity throughout Ancillaries Instructor Resources are available on a password-protected website at www.sagepub.com/gannon4instr. These include applications, discussion questions, model examinations,100 exercises, and suggested syllabi. Qualified instructors may contact Customer Care to receive access to the site. Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 29 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity is appropriate for courses in International Business and Management, Strategic Management and Planning, and Cultural Studies.
Download or read book How Water Influences Our Lives written by Per Jahren and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated book explains how water influences our culture; the many phases of water from ice to gas, its simple but still so unpredictable nature, and water resources on Earth; how water is distributed in ice, oceans, rivers, lakes and more; how it creates transport possibilities; how it produces and absorbs energy; how it is constantly changing the surface of the Earth; how there is enough water on Earth, yet sometimes there is too much or too little; the role of water in recreation; and how water supplies us with food in a myriad of ways. Few things are like water – a subtle and thought-provoking element, so simple and yet complicated, so conspicuous yet unpredictable, so soft and peaceful yet powerful, and so universal yet unique. Water is by far the world’s largest commodity. Though it belongs to all of us, it is still not shared by all. We very seldom take time to reflect on the many ways that water affects our lives. Though it would be too ambitious to believe that it claims all the meanings and roles of water, this book, by showcasing water’s versatility and by sharing the experiences and insights gained by the two authors during their many travels across the globe, contributes to a greater awareness of the most important substance in our society – water. The book offers an insightful and intriguing read for anyone interested in science and culture related to water, from laymen to students and decision-makers.
Download or read book Economic Facts and Fallacies written by Thomas Sowell and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Sowell “both surprises and overturns received wisdom” in this indispensable examination of widespread economic fallacies (The Economist) Economic Facts and Fallacies exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues-and does so in a lively manner and without requiring any prior knowledge of economics by the reader. These include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as mistaken ideas about urban problems, income differences, male-female economic differences, as well as economics fallacies about academia, about race, and about Third World countries. One of the themes of Economic Facts and Fallacies is that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power-and makes careful examination of their flaws both necessary and important, as well as sometimes humorous. Written in the easy-to-follow style of the author's Basic Economics, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.
Download or read book Australia Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook Volume 1 Practical Information Opportunities Contacts written by IBP, Inc. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Opportunities
Download or read book The Second Sexism written by David Benatar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the manifestation of sexism against women is widely acknowledged, few people take seriously the idea that males are also the victims of many and quite serious forms of sex discrimination. So unrecognized is this form of sexism that the mere mention of it will be laughable to some. Yet women are typically exempt from military conscription even where men are forced into battle and risk injury, emotional repercussions, and death. Males are more often victims of violent crime, as well as of legalized violence such as corporal punishment. Sexual assault of males is often taken less seriously. Fathers are less likely to win custody of their children following divorce. In this book, philosophy professor David Benatar provides details of these and other examples of what he calls the “second sexism.” He discusses what sexism is, responds to the objections of those who would deny that there is a second sexism, and shows how ignorance of or flippancy about discrimination against males undermines the fight against sex discrimination more generally.
