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UNINA9910777947803321 |
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Titolo |
Optimisation of disaster forecasting and prevention measures in the context of human and social dynamics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ion Apostol ... [et al.] |
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Amsterdam, : IOS |
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Lancaster, : Gazelle (distributor), 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4416-1680-2 |
1-60750-390-5 |
600-00-1442-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Collana |
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NATO science for peace and secdurity. Series E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; v. 52 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hazard mitigation |
Emergency management |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Preface; Contents; Theme 1. Land-Based Hazards/Risks; Theme 2. Water-Based Hazards/Risks; Theme 3. Mining/Industrial Hazards/Risks; Theme 4. Health/Radiological Hazards/Risks; Theme 5. Hazard/Risk Communication/Public Participation; Author Index |
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Addresses a wide range of disaster-management regimes. This book discusses monitoring and the assessment of health and environmental pollution risks, as well as the communication of these risks to the public. It focuses on risk assessment as part of national policies regarding protection of man and environment. |
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UNIORUON00031769 |
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Research Report |
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Taipei, : Fu-Min Geographical Institute of Economic Development, 19..- v. ; cm |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Collezione |
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UNINA9910964035703321 |
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Autore |
Vodopivec Milan |
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Income support for the unemployed : issues and options / / Milan Vodopivec |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-08474-X |
9786610084746 |
1-4175-3644-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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ix, 225 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
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Collana |
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World Bank regional and sectoral studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Unemployment insurance |
Supplemental unemployment benefits |
Severance pay |
Public works |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual Issues -- Objectives of Income Support Programs for the Unemployed -- Accounting for Interactions among Social Risk Management Mechanisms -- Establishing Evaluation Criteria -- Why Should the Public Sector Provide Unemployment Insurance? -- Who Should Receive Unemployment Income Support? -- Summary -- 3. Review of Income Support Programs for the Unemployed -- Typology |
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and Description of Main Income Support Programs -- The Incidence of Income Support Programs for the Unemployed -- Concluding Remarks -- Annex 3.1 Determinants of Social Insurance Programs for the Unemployed -- 4. Performance of Income Support Programs: Theoretical Aspects and Empirical Evidence -- Income Protection Effects -- Efficiency Effects -- Suitability to Confront Different Shocks -- Resistance to Political Risk -- Concluding Remarks -- Annex 4.1 Efficiency Effects of Income Support Programs -- 5. Design and Implementation Criteria: Exploring Country-Specific Conditions -- Interactions with Labor Market Institutions and Shocks -- Administrative Capacity for Program Implementation -- Characteristics of Unemployment -- Size of the Informal Sector -- Prevalence and Pattern of Interhousehold Transfers -- Nonsocial Insurance and Self-Protection -- The Nature of Shocks -- Cultural and Political Factors -- Concluding Remarks -- 6. Improving Income Support Programs for the Unemployed in Developing Countries -- Choosing the Right Program -- Designing Unemployment Insurance -- Improving Income Protection of the Informal Sector -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index. |
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This title provides an overview of the income support systems of many developing countries and reviews their performance. It discusses some very important, topical, and controversial issues, including a new and largely untested system: unemployment insurance savings accounts. The title provides an extensive literature review and is written so as to be accessible to a broad audience. |
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