featuredtitles employment labor relations education counts benchmarking progress in 19 wei countries united nations educational scientific and cultural organiation unesco the world education indicators wei program helps to assess progress and challenges in national education systems from an international perspective while accounting for the conditions which contextualize and shape policies international comparisons provide a useful benchmark for progress and highlight in which countries policies have achieved sought-after results education counts benchmarking progress in 19 wei countries presents a wide range of annual education indicators for the 2005 academic year complementing the unesco institute for statistics uis regular reporting in the areas of educational attainment finance participation as well as teaching and the learning environment in addition to wei countries this report covers data for oecd countries as well as albania bulgaria croatia cyprus estonia israel latvia lithu
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10 homeland security terrorism featuredtitles homeland security terrorism homeland security terrorism emergency response guidebook research and special programs administration the emergency response guidebook was developed jointly by the u.s department of transportation transport canada and the secretariat of communications and transportation of mexico sct for use by firefighters police and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material it is primarily a guide to aid first responders in 1 quickly identifying the specific or generic classification of the materials involved in the incident and 2 protecting themselves and the general public during this initial response phase of the incident this guidebook is updated every three to four years to accommodate new products and technology order no gpo5933 may 2008 372p isbn 9780160794568 paperback $7.50 emergency response to terrorism job aid federa
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1 banking finance global development finance 2008 complete set the world bank formerly world debt tables this world bank publication presents analysis and commentary on recent developments in international finance for 150 developing countries and statistical tables on the external debt of 138 countries international financial statistics yearbook 2007 international monetary fund imf international financial statistics yearbook 2007 contains country tables for most imf members as well as for anguilla aruba the central african economic and monetary community cemac the eastern caribbean currency union eccu the euro area montserrat the netherlands antilles the west african economic monetary union waemu and some non-sovereign territorial entities selected series are also drawn from these country tables and published in area and world tables country tables include data on · exchange rates · international liquidity · interest rates · production · international transactions · national accoun
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economic development economic policy reforms going for growth 2008 organisation for economic co-operation and development oecd across the oecd governments are seeking to undertake structural reforms to foster their economic growth this new publication economic policy reforms going for growth takes stock of the progress made in implementing policy reforms and suggests priorities for the future reform agenda in each member country it examines how member states with weak labor utilization as in some european countries could increase labor force participation and thus raise living standards the publication also discusses how countries with comparatively low labor productivity such as japan could reduce their income gap relative to the leading countries it also suggests policy priorities for strongly performing countries this publication provides a rich set of recent comparative indicators covering structural policy areas such as labor markets education and product market regulation these i
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employment labor relations compensation productivity and labor costs employment elasticities and poverty as market indicators the software provides users with access the most current information available order no ilo01250 december 2007 1048p isbn 9789221201250 hardback w cd-rom $250.00 2 risk-based supervision of pension funds emerging practices and challenges the world bank risk-based supervision of pension funds provides a review of the design and experience of risk-based pension fund supervision in countries that have been leaders in the development of these methods the utilization of risk-based methods originates primarily in the supervision of banks in recent years it has increasingly been extended to other types of financial intermediaries including pension funds and insurers the trend toward risk-based supervision of pensions reflects an increasing focus on risk management in both banking and insurance based on three key elements capital requirements supervisory review and ma
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32 general reference beyond the internet bernan press successful research strategies nautical almanac for the year 2009 department of defense her majesty s nautical almanac office naval observatory u.s nautical almanac office this almanac contains the following data tabulated at hourly intervals to a precision of 0.1 arcminute the greenwich hour angle and declination of the sun moon and navigational planets the greenwich hour angle of aries positions of the navigational stars rise and set times of the sun and moon for a range of latitudes and other data each edition also contains a sight reduction table sight reduction formulas and various correction tables for sight reduction there is a useful concise sight reduction form at the back of the book order no gpo2153 april 2008 355p isbn 9780160801952 hardcover $36.00 the internet is an invaluable research tool but it is frequently the only tool that many students and others think to consult beyond the internet presents a very enlightenin
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3 homeland security terrorism trends in radiopharmaceuticals istr-2005 world health statistics 2008 world health organization who this presents the most recent statistics of over 80 health indicators for who s 193 member states this fourth edition includes an expanded set of over 70 key indicators and a section with 10 highlights in global health statistics in the past year it includes for the first time travel data where the statistics are available and of acceptable quality the core set of indicators was selected on the basis of relevance for global health availability and quality of data and accuracy and comparability of estimates who strives to maximize accessibility accuracy comparability and transparency of country health statistics in addition to national statistics this publication presents statistics on the inequalities in health outcomes and interventions coverage within countries disaggregated by urban/rural setting wealth/assets and educational level such statistics are pr
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international trade world trade report 2007 world trade organization wto paperback $75.00 world trade report is an annual publication focused on trade trends and policy issues the first section trade and trade policy developments focuses on three issues of topical interest south-south trade non-oil commodity markets and regional trade agreements the second section trade and development starts with a brief discussion of development and the relationship between trade and development and goes on to analyze in depth how the doha development agenda can contribute to growth and development in developing countries this report is intended to make a contribution to the public debate on trade policy and the multilateral trading system order no wto/4014 december 2007 427p isbn 9789287034014 paperback $65.00 trade policy review series continued tpr pakistan 2008 order no bwto/2605 june 2008 isbn 9781598882605 tpr organization of eastern caribbean states oecs 2007 order no bwto/2377 july
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statistics demographics places towns and townships 2007 fourth edition bernan press places towns and townships is an excellent resource for anyone in need of data for all of the nation s cities towns townships villages and census-designated places in one convenient source order no bp0721 november 2006 1047p isbn 9781598880724 hardcover $95.00 statistical abstract of the united states 2008 library edition bernan press the statistical abstract of the united states is one of the most reliable and popular statistical references in existence the bernan press library edition presents the complete official content of the statistical abstract in an easily readable format with 25 percent larger type than in the u.s government edition and with a sturdy binding designed to withstand heavy use in libraries containsallofthedatafoundintheoriginalabstract inaneasier-to-readformat americandemographics order no bp1813 january 2008 994p isbn 9781598881813 hardcover $74.00 statistical abstract
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