1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452251603321

Autore

Noland Marcus <1959->

Titolo

The Arab economies in a changing world [[electronic resource] /] / Marcus Noland and Howard Pack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007

ISBN

1-280-95038-2

9786610950386

0-88132-476-0

1-4356-0920-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PackHoward

Disciplina

330.917/4927

Soggetti

Globalization

Electronic books.

Arab countries Economic conditions

Arab countries Economic policy

Arab countries Politics and government

Arab countries History

Arab countries Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dimensions of the challenge. Addressing the challenge -- Growth, productivity, and welfare. Identifying the comparators. Natural resources and physical capital. Human capital. Relative international performance. Domestic growth over time. Investment and growth. Sources of differences in growth rates -- Welfare, happiness, and discontent. Social indicators. Happiness. Discontent -- Dimensions of the challenge. What are the perceived problems? Demographic changes. Employment generation and productivity growth. International trade performance. Dimensions of the problem. Foreign direct investment and financial inflows. Oil rents, aid, and remittances. Financial market development. Explanations of limited globalization. Some effects of lack of globalization -- Obstacles to, and enablers of, development. Institutions and the influence of Islam. Religious affiliation and growth



across countries. Religion and institutions. legal systems and growth. Corruption and growth. Evolving understanding of development policy. Policies and their effects. An alternate view of the determinants of productivity growth -- Policy levers and constraints. Internal constraints to reform. The external policy dimension. The role of preferential agreements. Intra-Arab agreements. Club Med. Preferential agreements with the US -- Risk, credibility, and supply response. Domestic entrepreneurship. Reversing the brain drain. Arabs in North America. Arabs in Europe. The role of foreign investment. Asian experiences with diaspora and foreign entrepreneurs. Affinity, democracy, and risk -- Authoritarianism, uncertainty, and prospects for change. The political economy of reform. Implications for international exchange. Prospects for change -- Conclusions -- Defining the problem. Designing solutions. The political economy of reform.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820115103321

Autore

Sue Derald Wing

Titolo

Multicultural social work practice : a competency-based approach to diversity and social justice / / Derald Wing Sue, Mikal N. Rasheed, Janice Matthews Rasheed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2016

2016

ISBN

1-119-09752-5

1-118-55111-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (547 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

361.3/208900973

Soggetti

Cross-cultural counseling - United States

Minorities - Services for - United States

Social work with minorities - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.