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Development of International Statistics
The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, 1949N THE first half of the nineteenth century the North Atlantic area saw an efflorescence of statistical societies. Over thirty of them, usually urban in name and character, sprang up in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, several German states, the United States, and Mexico.
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International Development: Is It Possible?
Foreign Policy, 1998Is development possible? Yes. Despite continuing concerns arising from the currency crisis in East Asia, the evidence of the last 25 years is unequivocal: the developing world has made dramatic advances on many fronts. Two examples illustrate this progress.
Lyn Squire, Joseph E. Stiglitz
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International Migration and National Development
Population Index, 1996Abstract As household, regional, and national economies in developing countries become increasingly linked to labour markets in the developed world, policy makers and researchers have sought to understand the economic effects of international migration on sending regions. The most obvious and visible contribution of migrants to economies
Taylor, J. +5 more
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International Institutions and Development
2008This two-volume original reference work provides a comprehensive overview of development economics and comprises contributions by some of the leading scholars working in the field. Authors are drawn from around the world and write on a wide range of topics.
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Communication in International Development
2018The decades that immediately followed World War II witnessed the political independence of most of the so-called Third World from colonization and the birth of the United Nations, marking the formal beginning of development and directed social change to facilitate it.
Srinivas R. Melkote, H. Leslie Steeves
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CSR and international development
2015This chapter focuses on the private sector, following and updating some of the main ideas on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and international development. It looks at how governments and their international arms, the international agencies, grouped under the umbrella of the United Nations, had struggled to rid the planet of under-development and
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Cyberfeminism, technology, and international 'development'
Gender & Development, 1999Feminists from diverse backgrounds are considering the implications of the spread of Internet technology, and questioning its benefits for women in developing countries. Apart from having access to the Internet, women must also be able to define the content and shape of cyberspace.
Gajjala, Radhika, Mamidipudi, Annapurna
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International Security and Development
2018This chapter examines two interrelated questions: How do challenges in the development arena contribute to global insecurity today? What types of research, policies, and strategies can best contribute to alleviating, mitigating, and preventing these threats?
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2014
The field of law and development examines the role of law, legal institutions, and legal systems in economic, social, and political development. As a comparatively recent field emerging in the 1960s, law has become an increasingly important aspect of the issues and debates surrounding international development, particularly since the 1990s.
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The field of law and development examines the role of law, legal institutions, and legal systems in economic, social, and political development. As a comparatively recent field emerging in the 1960s, law has become an increasingly important aspect of the issues and debates surrounding international development, particularly since the 1990s.
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International Research & Development [PDF]
, 2009 International R&D becomes ever more important. But besides the many advantages of R&D internationalisation for MNCs, it also poses a major challenge. In this Chapter, benefits and caveats of international R&D are discussed. Different roles of foreign R&D units are highlighted, the coordination of international R&D investigated and different ...
Hanna Schramm-Klein +2 more
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