Matokeo ya Utafutaji
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The Innovation Paradox: Developing-Country Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological Catch-Up
Since Schumpeter, economists have argued that vast productivity gains can be achieved by investing in innovation and technological catch-up. Yet, as this volume documents, developing country firms and governments invest little to realize this potential, which dwarfs international aid flows. Using n... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
Natural Resources: Neither Curse nor Destiny
'Natural Resources: Neither Course nor Destiny' brings together a variety of analytical perspectives, ranging from econometric analyses of economic growth to historical studies of successful development experiences in countries with abundant natural resources. The evidence suggests that natural reso... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 1970 -
Productivity Revisited: Shifting Paradigms in Analysis and Policy
Productivity has again moved to center stage in two critical academic and policy debates: the slowing of global growth amid spectacular technological advances, and developing countries’ frustratingly slow progress in catching up to the technological frontier. Productivity Revisited brings together t... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2018 -
Lessons from NAFTA: For Latin America and the Caribbean
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Lessons from NAFTA aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade and for... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2005 -
Civil Society and Activism in Europe: Contextualizing engagement and political orientations (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics)
This book examines the role of civil society organizations in several advanced European democracies: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifically the book focuses on how voluntary organizations contribute to civic and democratic health and assesses the impact of ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2010 -
New Participatory Dimensions in Civil Society: Professionalization and Individualized Collective Action (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)
This book examines citizen engagement in contemporary democratic politics and the development of new participatory forms. Based on empirical information gathered from citizens, activists and organizations, it examines the changing face of democratic participation. Advanced democracies are ‘plagued’... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2012 -
Every Second Something Happens: Poems For The Mind And Senses
Poems that tickle all of a young reader's senses. Children create order in their world by relying on their five senses and their experiences. In this engaging anthology, young readers are inspired to use those senses and experiences to discover the myriad delights of poetry. <P><P>Educators Christ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2009 -
Iatrogenicity: Causes and Consequences of Iatrogenesis in Cardiovascular Medicine
by Gan-Xin Yan • Martin Borggrefe • Ihor B. Gussak • John B. Kostis • Ibrahim Akin • Giovanni Campanile • Arshad Jahangir • Willam J Kostis • Gloria Bachmann • George L Bakris • Joseph A Barone • Stefan Baumann • Tobias Becher • Michael Behnes • Edo Y Birati • Chrysoula Boutari • Haiming Cao • Kyriakos Dimitriadis • Jeanne Dobrzynski • Professor Michael Doumas • Christina Dosch • Christie Fleetwood • Aatish Garg • Miriam Gonzalez • Guido Grassi • Maria Gussak • Yuya Hagwira • Evelyn R Hermes-DeSantis • Kostantinos Imprialos • Vibha Iyengar • Ahad Jahangir • Mariell Jessup • Stephen K Jones • Rigas G Kalaitzidis • Ariba Khan • D Kostantinidis • John B Kostis • William J Kostis • Rajeesh Kumar • Jurgen Kushyck • Pauline Lerma • Volker Liebe • Dirk Loznitzer • Thomas Makris • Michael Malone • Giusseppe Mancia • Jawahar L. Mehta • Aalep Narichania • Michael S Nolledo • Vasilios Papademetriou • Theano Papvassiliu • Neela Patel • Hakan Paydak • Vj Periyakoil • Nancy Phillips • Naga Venkata Pothineni • Magaret Rees • Susanne Roger • Boris Rudic • Teodoro V Santiago • Gino Servalle • Win K Shen • Kostantinos Stravopoulos • Sulaiman Sultan • A Jamil Tajik • Costas Thomopoulos • Kostantinos P Tsioufis • Erol Tulumen • Ioannis N Vogiatzakis • Thomas J Watson • Gao-Xin Yan • Yasuhiro YokoyamaIatrogenesis is the occurrence of untoward effects resulting from actions of health care providers, including medical errors, medical malpractice, practicing beyond one’s expertise, adverse effects of medication, unnecessary treatment, inappropriate screenings, and surgical errors. This is a huge pu... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017