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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461729903321

Titolo

Cuban Missile Crisis [[electronic resource] ] : the essential reference guide / / Priscilla Roberts, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2012

ISBN

1-280-49678-9

9786613592019

1-61069-066-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobertsPriscilla Mary

Disciplina

972.9106/4

Soggetti

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Cuban Missile Crisis; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Entries; Introduction; Entries; Primary Documents; 1. President John F. Kennedy, Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba, October 22, 1962; 2. Kennedy-Khrushchev Exchanges during the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 22-28, 1962; 3. Meeting between U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, October 27, 1962; 4. Meeting between U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, October 28, 1962

5. Chairman Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy, Moscow, October 28, 19626. Meeting between U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, October 30, 1962; 7. Letters between Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, October 26-31, 1962; Chronology; Bibliography; About the Editor and Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war.



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Record Nr.

UNISA996206946903316

Autore

Stevenson Lois

Titolo

Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2005

ISBN

1-280-17346-7

92-2-117008-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (79 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

St-OngeAnnette

Disciplina

338.6/42

Soggetti

Businesswomen

Entrepreneurship

Self-employed women

Success in business

Women-owned business enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms; 1. Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia; 2. The economic context; 3. The MSE sector in Ethiopia; 4. The state of women's enterprise in Ethiopia; 5. The Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) development strategy; 6. Mapping the components of the enabling environment for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs; 7. Policy/programme coordination and leadership; 8. Promotion of entrepreneurship; 9. Women's access to micro and other forms of financing; 10. Training and skills development

11. Business support and information12. Women Entrepreneurs' Associations and capacity building; 13. Premises issues; 14. The regulatory environment; 15. Research; 16. Concluding comments; References; Annex 1: List of contacts; Annex 2: Background to the Canadian experience in promoting women entrepreneurs; Annex 3: List of questions for assessing gaps and identifying further policy/programme measures in support of women's enterprise development

Sommario/riassunto

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Addis Ababa Forum in June



2003 focused on the role of women entrepreneurs in private sector development, poverty reduction, and sustainable growth and development. It provided an opportunity for the AfDB and the International Labour Office (ILO) to join forces using their complementary expertise in support of women-owned businesses in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia. This report is based on the country assessment for Ethiopia, where the ILO has been researching and supporting women's entrepreneurship. Examining such issues as the economic context, micro-fina