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Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre les missions et le rôle du Programme des Nations unies pour le Développement2015 est une année carrefour pour le PNUD : il est en effet temps de dresser le bilan des résultats des Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement établis en 2000. Après des décennies de coopération et des milliards de dollars injectés, comment donc interpréter les avancées du progrès humain à l'échelle mondiale? Quels sont encore les pays en développement qui nécessitent l'expertise du dynamique organisme mondial? Quels partenariats Nord-Sud ou Sud-Sud privilégier.

After a long period of suburbanization, cities have been in vogue again since the 1980s. But why are people prepared to spend far more money on a small house in the city centre than on a large house in the countryside - and why doesn't this apply to all cities? The authors of this book argue that the appeal of the city in the 21st century is not only determined by the production side of the economy, but also by the consumption side: its array of shops, cultural activities and, for example, an historic city centre. All these factors translate into a huge disparity in land prices as well as different wages for urban and rural citizens. This study maps out these variations, with an economic approach to spatial planning and an emphasis on land rents as a basis for cost-benefit analysis. The use of land prices as a reflection of the appreciation for urban amenities is an ideal measurement tool in the cost-benefit analyses for local investments and spatial planning policies, and sheds new light on the organisation of public administration. This accessible book will be of interest to geographers, economists and social scientists, as well as policymakers involved in urban planning, seeking an in-depth understanding of land prices and the increasing importance of cities in the 21st century.

Wissenschaftliches Schreiben ist unentbehrliches Handwerkszeug für die akademische Praxis. Dennoch wird es an Universitäten und Hochschulen nicht ausreichend vermittelt. Dieses Buch schließt die Lücke zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit und versetzt Studierende in die Lage, selbständig wissenschaftlich zu schreiben. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Buches liegt auf der Technik des Schreibens und ist damit praxisorientierter als andere Publikationen. Als Übungsbuch angelegt, lädt es zu einer aktiven Beschäftigung mit dem Thema ein und dokumentiert den Lernfortschritt. Die Besonderheiten: Basiert auf jahrelanger Unterrichtserfahrung und orientiert sich am Schreibprozess - Enthält Beispieltexte und Formulierungshilfen - Hilft typische Fehler zu vermeiden - Checklisten und Übungsaufgaben zu jedem Schritt - Links und Erläuterungen zu den wichtigsten Bibliothekskatalogen, Aufsatzdatenbanken und E-Journals. Die Zielgruppen: Studierende an Universitäten und Hochschulen im Bachelor- und Master-Studium sowie Doktoranden, die eine wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studien- oder Abschlussarbeit verfassen. Der Autor Prof. Dr. Marcus Oehlrich ist Forschungsleiter und Verantwortlicher für das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten an der accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg. Zuvor war er unter anderem an der Universität Mannheim Mitglied des Forschungsrates, des Senats, der Studienkommission für den Bachelor Unternehmensjurist sowie stellvertretendes Mitglied der Ständigen Kommission zur Untersuchung von Vorwürfen wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens

"The legal and political evolution of the European Union has not, thus far, been accompanied by the articulation of any substantive ideal of justice going beyond the founders' intent or the economic objectives of the market integration project. This absence arguably compromises the foundations of the EU legal and political system since the relationship between law and justice remains largely unaddressed. This edited volume brings together contributions addressing both legal and philosophical aspects of justice in the European context. There have been many accounts of the EU as a story of constitutional evolution and a system of transnational governance, but few pay attention to the implications for justice. The EU has moved beyond its initial emphasis on the establishment of an internal market, yet most legal analyses remain premised on the assumption that EU law still largely serves the purpose of perfecting a system of economic integration."--Bloomsbury Publishing

What do the best leaders have in common? As president of MAP, John Manning should know. MAP has helped tens of thousands of top executives accelerate their leadership and management performance. Manning says the answer is one word: discipline. But for Manning, discipline has a very specific meaning. All leaders have scores of things they could do. But a disciplined leader is one who identifies and focuses on the Vital Few: the 20 percent of activities that will drive 80 percent of the results. And the results that are most important are those tied to the organization's most precious asset: its.

The most recent conversations about financial instability in International Political Economy have addressed the ongoing financial spasms of the past five years; a global financial spasm unleashed by the 2008 subprime debacle, ongoing Eurozone instability, and general price volatility in securities markets globally. Alongside and as part of these broader spasms, however, has been another key trend-the intensifying reach of global financial markets into and among those populations which live at its very edges. There are increasing, and increasingly profitable, experiments which are explicitly ta.

This book examines business education from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities, specifically sociology and ethics. In particular, it offers the rare combination of liberal arts and business management education which is used to investigate how aspects of business education might be responsible for and connected to the distribution of wealth that currently dominates the global economy. Through interviews with business ethics faculty members, students, and graduates around the world, as well as attendance in business ethics classes and examination of classroom materials, the author presents patterns of theory, perspectives, and outcomes from culturally and geographically diverse business schools. This research provides insights into how business ethics educators are responding to the growing diversity in student populations, and the dual crises of environmental destruction and lack of ethical stewardship. The book also discusses alternative discourses within business schools and makes recommendations for future improvements.

Many countries have implemented policies to increase the number and quality of scientific researchers as a means to foster innovation and spur economic development and progress. To that end, grounded in a view of women as a rich, yet underutilized knowledge and labor resource, a great deal of recent attention has focused on encouraging women to pursue education and careers in science - even in countries with longstanding dominant patriarchal regimes. Yet, overall, science remains an area in which girls and women are persistently disadvantaged. This book addresses that situation. It bridges the gap between individual- and societal-level perspectives on women in science in a search for systematic solutions to the challenge of building an inclusive and productive scientific workforce capable of creating the innovation needed for economic growth and societal wellbeing. This book examines both the role of gender as an organizing principle of social life and the relative position of women scientists within national and international labor markets. Weaving together and engaging research on globalization, the social organization of science, and gendered societal relations as key social forces, this book addresses critical issues affecting women's contributions and participation in science. Also, while considering women's representation in science as a whole, examinations of women in the chemical sciences, computing, mathematics, and statistics are offered as examples to provide insights into how differing disciplinary cultures, functional tasks, and socio-historical conditions can affect the advancement of women in science relative to important variations in educational and occupational realities. Edited by three social scientists recognized for their expertise in science and technology policy, education, workforce participation, and stratification, this book includes contributions from an intellectually diverse group of international scholars and analysts, and features compelling cases and initiatives from around the world, with implications for research, industry practice, education, and policy development