1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910822872703321

Autore

Silva Joana

Titolo

Inclusion and resilience : the way forward for social safety nets in the Middle East and North Africa / / Joana Silva, Victoria Levin, Matteo Morgandi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2013]

ISBN

0-8213-9772-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxi, 272 pages) : illustrations ; ; 27 cm

Collana

MENA development report

Disciplina

306.0956

Soggetti

Middle East Social policy 21st century

Africa, North Social policy 21st century

Middle East Economic policy 21st century

Africa, North Economic policy 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- The framework for SSN reform in MENA -- The challenge : poverty, exclusion, and vulnerability to shocks -- The current state of social safety nets in MENA -- The political economy of SSN reforms : MENA speaks! -- The way forward : how to make MENA safety nets more effective and innovative -- Annex 1.1: Posters presenting global showcase of best practice in SSN -- Annex 2.1: Demographic statistics and poverty incidence for selected mena countries -- Annex 2.2: Description of the data used for the micro-analysis -- Annex 3.1: Methodological annex -- Annex 3.2: Non-subsidy SSN programs included in household survey assessment -- Annex 3.3: SSN programs in MENA SSN inventory -- Annex 4.1: MENA speaks questionnaire -- Annex 4.2: Awareness of programs and subsidies.

Sommario/riassunto

The report aims to meet two broad objectives: (a) enhance knowledge about the current state of existing social safety nets (SSNs) and assess their effectiveness in responding to new and emerging challenges to the poor and vulnerable in the region by bringing together new evidence, data, and country-specific analysis; and (b) open up and inform a debate on feasible policy options to make SSNs in the Middle



East and North Africa more effective and innovative. The first chapter, 'a framework for SSN reform,' describes and illustrates the reasons for the region's growing need for SSN reform and es

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811936803321

Autore

Kempfer Lewis

Titolo

Don't mind me, I'm just having a bad life : a memoir / / Lewis Kempfer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colorado : , : LK Publishing, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-5439-7076-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 pages)

Disciplina

362.29092

Soggetti

Drug addicts

Sex addicts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Introduction -- Part One - Dark Clouds Gather -- Part Two - Shadows Form -- Part Three - Demons Approach -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements.

Sommario/riassunto

A horrifying childhood. A devastating disease. In his darkest despair, he finally found hope....