1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996321056003316

Titolo

Birat journal of health sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tankisinuwari, Morang, Nepal : , : Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, , [2016]-

ISSN

2542-2804

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Medical sciences

Evidence-based medicine

Medical sciences - Nepal

Evidence-based medicine - Nepal

Periodicals.

Nepal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from content provider.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790517203321

Autore

Galbraith J. William

Titolo

John Buchan : model Governor General / / J. William Galbraith ; foreword by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada ; foreword by Lady Deborah Stewartby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, Ontario ; ; Tonawanda, NY : , : Dundurn, , [2013]

Ottawa, Ontario : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2015

ISBN

1-4597-0938-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 p.)

Disciplina

971.062

971.0632092

Soggetti

Governors general - Canada

Authors, Scottish

Statesmen - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-525) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""John Buchan""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""Foreword by Lady Deborah Stewartby""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Part II""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Part III""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Part IV""; ""Chapter 12""; ""Chapter 13""; ""Chapter 14""; ""Chapter 15""; ""Part V""; ""Chapter 16""; ""Chapter 17""; ""Chapter 18""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""More Biographies from Dundurn""

Sommario/riassunto

Soldier, spy, politician, bestselling thriller writer, and governor general of Canada - John Buchan was a man of many seasons and talents.    An accomplished Scottish journalist, soldier, head of intelligence, and Member of Parliament, John Buchan (1875-1940) is best known for penning thrillers such as The Thirty-Nine Steps. However, as Canada's 15th governor general (1935-40), Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, played a significant leadership role as a statesman and diplomat.  Buchan was the first governor general appointed after the 1931 Statute of Westminster, which gave Canada constitutional e



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796656203321

Autore

Lederman Daniel

Titolo

Open and Nimble : : Finding Stable Growth in Small Economies / / Daniel Lederman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2017

ISBN

1-4648-1043-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 pages)

Collana

Directions in Development

Disciplina

338.5144

Soggetti

Economies of scale

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- What is a small economy? -- In search of scale economics with international data -- Implications for economic outcomes -- Open and nimble: how small economies adapt to their economic challenges -- Policy implications.

Sommario/riassunto

Does economic size matter for economic development outcomes? If so are current policies adequately addressing the role of size in the development process? Using working age population as a proxy for country size, Open and Nimble, systematically analyzes what makes small economies unique. Small economies are not necessarily prone to underdevelopment and in fact can achieve very high income levels. Small economies, however, do tend to be highly open to both international trade and foreign direct investment, have highly specialized export structures, and have large government expenditures relative to their Gross Domestic Product. The export structures of small economies are concentrated in a few products or services and in a small number of export destinations. In turn, this export concentration is associated with terms of trade volatility, which combined with high exposure to international trade, implies that small economies tend to face more volatility on average as external volatility permeates national economic life. Yet small economies tend to compensate for their export concentration by being nimble in the sense of being able to change their production and export structure relatively quickly over time. Moreover, limited territory plays a role in shaping how economies are affected by natural disasters, even when the probability of facing such



disasters is not necessarily higher among small than among large economies. The combination of large governments with macroeconomic volatility seems to be associated with low national savings rates in small economies. This combination could be a challenge for long-term growth if productivity growth and foreign investment do not compensate for low domestic savings. The book finishes with some thoughts on how policy makers can respond to these issues through coordinated investments and regional integration efforts, as well as fiscal policy reforms aimed at both increasing public savings and conducting countercyclical fiscal policies.