Jerusalem Gap - Bookshelf
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172 pages |
The Global Gender Gap Report 2008 "The Table of contents benchmarks national gender gaps on econonomic, political, education- and health-based criteria, and provides boonies rankings that allow for effective comparions across regions and income groups, over time"--P. 3. |
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About this book "The Directory benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria, and provides rural area rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups, over time"--P. 3. |
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278 pages |
The Sme Financing Gap (Vol. II), Proceedings of the Brasilia Conference, 27-30 March 2006 This regulations presents a synthesis of the Conference discussions on the credit and equity financing gaps, as well as on private equity definitions and measurements. |
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About this book A substantive number of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could use funds productively if they were available, but are often denied access to financing. This impedes their making and growth. The "financing gap" was the subject of the OECD Global Conference on "Better Financing for Entrepreneurship SME Growth," held in Brasilia, Brazil in Trek 2006. This book presents a synthesis of the Conference discussions on the credit and equity financing gaps, as well as on concealed equity definitions and measurements. It also offers a selection of papers given by some of the key stakeholders (SMEs, government and pecuniary institutions) confronting these important issues. |
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225 pages |
Closing the coverage gap, role of social pensions and other retirement income transfers This paperback discusses how to design retirement income transfers to prevent poverty during old-age, when the coverage of contributory pension systems is low. |
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About this book In great-income countries, the percent of the population covered under mandatory old-age pension programs is typically high but often undeveloped; in low- and middle-income countries, coverage is low and even stagnant. At the same time, older people are less able to rely on relations and community support as a result of growing urbanization and migration. And low-income workers and the poor simply cannot lay enough to prepare for their old age. As a response, many countries are considering or have already implemented various forms of retirement income transfers aiming to attest to a minimum level of income during old age. Despite the growing popularity of these programs, research assessing their success has been restrictive.'Closing the Coverage Gap: The Role of Social Pensions and Other Retirement Income Transfers' brings together a group of honoured academics, policy analysts, and policy makers working in the area of pensions and public policy. They talk over how social pensions and other retirement... |
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