Background note, Tonga / / Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
| Background note, Tonga / / Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, -2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
| Soggetto topico |
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government Travel |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695461103321 |
| [Washington, D.C.], : U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, -2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Country profile Pacific Islands--Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
| Country profile Pacific Islands--Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Economist Intelligence Unit, c1998- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 330.99 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Politics and government |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Pacific Islands--Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213692303316 |
| London, : Economist Intelligence Unit, c1998- | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Country profile Pacific Islands--Fiji, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga / / EIU, the Economist Intelligence Unit
| Country profile Pacific Islands--Fiji, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga / / EIU, the Economist Intelligence Unit |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : The Unit, ©1986-©1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 330.99 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Politics and government |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Pacific Islands--Fiji, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996199526703316 |
| London, : The Unit, ©1986-©1988 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Country review Tonga
| Country review Tonga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houston, TX, : Commercial Data International |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Politics and government |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Tonga |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996297339903316 |
| Houston, TX, : Commercial Data International | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Country review Tonga
| Country review Tonga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houston, TX, : Commercial Data International |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Politics and government |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Tonga |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910402044703321 |
| Houston, TX, : Commercial Data International | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Early Childhood Development in Tonga : : Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index / / Sally Brinkman
| Early Childhood Development in Tonga : : Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index / / Sally Brinkman |
| Autore | Brinkman Sally |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (96 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.231 |
| Collana | World Bank Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Child development
Child development - Polynesia |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1000-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792686203321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Early Childhood Development in Tonga : : Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index / / Sally Brinkman
| Early Childhood Development in Tonga : : Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index / / Sally Brinkman |
| Autore | Brinkman Sally |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (96 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.231 |
| Collana | World Bank Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Child development
Child development - Polynesia |
| ISBN |
9781464810008
1464810001 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword by Alice Albright and Amit Dar -- Foreword by Ana Maui Taufe'ulungaki -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Context of Tonga -- The Pacific Early Age Readiness and Learning Programme -- PEARL Pillars -- Tonga PEARL -- Chapter 2 The Importance of Measuring Early Childhood Development -- Early Childhood Development and School Readiness -- Measuring Early Childhood Development -- Chapter 3 Steps in the Development of the Tongan Early Human Capability Index -- Why Develop a New Measure of Early Human Capability for Tonga? -- Consultations: What Does a "Solid/Strong" Tongan Child Look Like When Starting School? -- Step 1: First Consultations -- Step 2: Second Consultation/Face Validity -- Step 3: Pilot Test -- Step 4: Third Consultation to Finalize Instrument -- The TeHCI -- Implementation of the Census -- Chapter 4 Results -- Resultant Sample Description -- TeHCI Descriptive Results -- Social and Demographic Factors Affect Child Development -- Early Childhood Stimulation in the Home Positively Affects Child Development -- Preschool Services Positively Affect Child Development -- Geographical Mapping -- Data Dissemination -- Chapter 5 Potential Future Use of the Early Human Capability Index in Tonga and Conclusions -- Exemplary Data Collection Process -- Conclusions -- Appendix A Back-Translated and Tongan Versions of the TeHCI -- Appendix B Geographically Mapped Results of TeHCI Domains -- Appendix C Reliability and Validity of the TeHCI -- Discrimination -- Traditional Methods of Scale Reliability -- Rasch Modeling -- References -- Figures -- Figure 4.1 Activities in the Home Environment for Children Ages 3-5 -- Figure 4.2 Activities in the Child's Home Environment by Mother's Education Level -- Figure 4.3 Preschool Participation by Age and Sex.
Figure 4.4 Preschool Participation by Island Group -- Figure 4.5 Preschool Participation by Mother's Education Level -- Maps -- Map 4.1 Overall Development Map of Tongatapu -- Map 4.2 Overall Development Map of Vava'u -- Map 4.3 Overall Development Map of Ha'apai -- Map 4.4 Overall Development Map of 'Eua and the Niuas -- Map B.1 Approaches to Learning, Tongatapu -- Map B.2 Cultural and Spirituality, Tongatapu -- Map B.3 Literacy, Tongatapu -- Map B.4 Numeracy and Concepts, Tongatapu -- Map B.5 Perseverance, Tongatapu -- Map B.6 Physical Development, Tongatapu -- Map B.7 Social and Emotional Development, Tongatapu -- Map B.8 Verbal Development, Tongatapu -- Photos -- Photo 4.1 Launch of the TeHCI Results by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Tonga and Dr. Truman Packard, Lead Economist, World Bank -- Photo 4.2 Community Dissemination of the TeHCI Results on Tongatapu -- Photo 4.3 Community Dissemination of the TeHCI Results on Ui'ha Island and Ha'apai Island Group -- Tables -- Table 1.1 Tonga PEARL Schedule and Research -- Table 3.1 Tongan Early Human Capability Index Questionnaire Items -- Table 4.1 Estimated Participation Rate by Main Island Group -- Table 4.2 Sample Characteristics -- Table 4.3 Tongan Early Human Capability Index Descriptive Results -- Table 4.4 Child Development by Age -- Table 4.5 Child Development by Gender -- Table 4.6 Child Development by Educational Attainment of Child's Mother -- Table 4.7 Child Development by Island Group of Residence -- Table 4.8 Relationship between Reading in the Home Environment and Child Development -- Table 4.9 Relationship between Reading in the Home Environment and Child Development for Children Not Attending Preschool -- Table 4.10 Relationship between Reading in the Home Environment and Child Development for Children Attending Preschool. Table 4.11 Relationship between Telling Stories in the Home Environment and Child Development -- Table 4.12 Relationship between Singing Songs in the Home Environment and Child Development -- Table 4.13 Relationship between Being Taken Outside the Home/Yard Environment and Child Development -- Table 4.14 Relationship between Playing in the Home Environment and Child Development -- Table 4.15 Relationship between Naming/Counting or Drawing Things with the Child in the Home Environment and Child Development -- Table 4.16 Relationship between Participation in Early Childhood Education and Developmental Outcomes -- Table 4.17 Relationship between Participation in Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes, Controlling for Confounders -- Table C.1 Internal Consistency of TeHCI Scales as Measured by Cronbach's Alpha. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910959752603321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tonga : : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation
| Tonga : : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (72 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.99612 |
| Collana | IMF Staff Country Reports |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Tonga
Fiscal policy - Tonga Banks and Banking Exports and Imports Money and Monetary Policy Public Finance Natural Disasters Macroeconomics Statistics International Lending and Debt Problems Debt Debt Management Sovereign Debt Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General Monetary Policy Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Fiscal Policy International economics Public finance & taxation Monetary economics Banking Econometrics & economic statistics External debt Public debt Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt International reserves Public financial management (PFM) Central banks Debts, External Debts, Public Credit Foreign exchange reserves Banks and banking Finance, Public Fiscal policy |
| ISBN |
1-4983-6399-7
1-4983-5647-8 1-4983-2695-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; THE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION; A. Authorities' Views; COPING WITH EXTRA FINANCING NEEDS; A. Background; B. Staff Views; C. Authorities' Views; REINVIGORATING FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION; A. Background; B. Staff Views; C. Authorities' Views; REVERSING THE TREND OF SLOWER GROWTH; A. Background; B. Staff Views; C. Authorities' Views; STAFF APPRAISAL; BOXES; 1. The Macroeconomic Impact of the Cyclone; 2. Macroeconomic Implications of Hosting the 2019 Pacific Games; 3. Exchange Rate Assessment; 4. Previous Fund Recommendations; FIGURES; 1. Stylized Facts; 2. Economic Developments
3. Exchange Rate and Fiscal Policy Developments4. Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Developments; TABLES; 1. Tonga: Selected Economic Indicators, 2008/09-2014/15; 2. Tonga: Summary of Government Operations, 2008/09-2014/15; 2.a: Summary of Government Operations, 2008/09-2014/15; 3. Tonga: Depository Corporations Survey, 2008/09-2013/14; 4. Tonga: Balance of Payments Summary, 2008/09-2014/15; 5. Tonga: Medium-Term Scenario, 2009/10-2018/19; 6. Tonga: Financial Soundness Indicators, 2008/09-2012/13; 7. Tonga: Millennium Development Goals, 1990-2012; APPENDIX; I. Risk Assessment Matrix CONTENTSFUND RELATIONS; PACIFIC FINANCIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE (PFTAC) COUNTRY STRATEGY 2013-14; WORLD BANK-IMF COLLABORATION; RELATIONS WITH THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK; STATISTICAL ISSUES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791157003321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tonga : : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation
| Tonga : : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (72 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.99612 |
| Collana | IMF Staff Country Reports |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Tonga
Fiscal policy - Tonga Banks and Banking Exports and Imports Money and Monetary Policy Public Finance Natural Disasters Macroeconomics Statistics International Lending and Debt Problems Debt Debt Management Sovereign Debt Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General Monetary Policy Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Fiscal Policy International economics Public finance & taxation Monetary economics Banking Econometrics & economic statistics External debt Public debt Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt International reserves Public financial management (PFM) Central banks Debts, External Debts, Public Credit Foreign exchange reserves Banks and banking Finance, Public Fiscal policy |
| ISBN |
9781498363990
1498363997 9781498356473 1498356478 9781498326957 1498326951 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; THE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION; A. Authorities' Views; COPING WITH EXTRA FINANCING NEEDS; A. Background; B. Staff Views; C. Authorities' Views; REINVIGORATING FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION; A. Background; B. Staff Views; C. Authorities' Views; REVERSING THE TREND OF SLOWER GROWTH; A. Background; B. Staff Views; C. Authorities' Views; STAFF APPRAISAL; BOXES; 1. The Macroeconomic Impact of the Cyclone; 2. Macroeconomic Implications of Hosting the 2019 Pacific Games; 3. Exchange Rate Assessment; 4. Previous Fund Recommendations; FIGURES; 1. Stylized Facts; 2. Economic Developments
3. Exchange Rate and Fiscal Policy Developments4. Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Developments; TABLES; 1. Tonga: Selected Economic Indicators, 2008/09-2014/15; 2. Tonga: Summary of Government Operations, 2008/09-2014/15; 2.a: Summary of Government Operations, 2008/09-2014/15; 3. Tonga: Depository Corporations Survey, 2008/09-2013/14; 4. Tonga: Balance of Payments Summary, 2008/09-2014/15; 5. Tonga: Medium-Term Scenario, 2009/10-2018/19; 6. Tonga: Financial Soundness Indicators, 2008/09-2012/13; 7. Tonga: Millennium Development Goals, 1990-2012; APPENDIX; I. Risk Assessment Matrix CONTENTSFUND RELATIONS; PACIFIC FINANCIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE (PFTAC) COUNTRY STRATEGY 2013-14; WORLD BANK-IMF COLLABORATION; RELATIONS WITH THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK; STATISTICAL ISSUES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964942603321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tonga [[electronic resource]]
| Tonga [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [S.l.], : Maps.com, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 map) |
| Formato | Materiale cartografico a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Hypsometric map, Pacific islands, Tonga |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791523903321 |
| [S.l.], : Maps.com, c1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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