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Restless Citizens gives a unique insider's view of how the United Nations treats its employees. Written by Dr. Udoh E. Udom, a retired senior official in the World Health Organization, the book is a robustly critical but deeply informed view of all aspects of UN employment. Excerpted from the foreword by David Antill, School of Law, University of Leicester - UK Words: 60
The educational system is society's best ally and should not be allowed to break down. Our objective in this study was to identify the causes of high dropout rates and low passion for learning among college students. The common view that students are lazy or lacking interest in education is unfounded. On the contrary, we found that, but for factors beyond their control, most students would work hard to achieve their educational objectives. To avoid the judgmental trap, students were asked to identify the factors that would unlock their passion for learning. The factors identified by the students are analyzed in this book. It is hoped that students, parents, teachers, and school authorities w...
Essays on deteriorating North South economic relations - reviews trends and prospects for the international monetary system and the new international economic order; covers multilateral trade negotiations, increasing protectionism and non-tariff trade barriers, discusses trade relations between the EC and ACP and the EEC export earnings stabilization scheme (STABEX) with case studies of Ghana, the Cote d' Ivoire and Mauritius; looks at commodity agreements for copper, aluminium, coffee and rice, TCDC. Bibliographys, statistical tables.
Lembaga pesantren ini telah memiliki nama besar di kalangan masyarakat muslim di Jawa Tengah khususnya, maupun Indonesia pada umumnya. Para santri tidak hanya datang dari masyarakat di sekitar kota Kudus, tetapi berasal dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia. Ini membuktikan bahwa Lembaga Pesantren telah berkembang dan dikenal secara luas oleh masyarakat Muslim Indonesia. Kemampuan berkembang menjadi lembaga yang dapat lebih dipercaya oleh masyarakat luas, merupakan keinginan setiap lembaga pendidikan. Namun ada yang berhasil dan tidak sedikit juga yang belum berhasil/gagal. Masyarakat akan memberikan penilaian dengan cara mereka sendiri, apakah lembaga pendidikan tersebut baik, atau sebaliknya. ...
Head Start, Job Corps, Foster Grandparents, College Work-Study, VISTA, Community Action, and the Legal Services Corporation are familiar programs, but their tumultuous beginning has been largely forgotten. Conceived amid the daring idealism of the 1960s, these programs originated as weapons in Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, an offensive spearheaded by a controversial new government agency. Within months, the Office of Economic Opportunity created an array of unconventional initiatives that empowered the poor, challenged the established order, and ultimately transformed the nation's attitudes toward poverty. In Launching the War on Poverty, historian Michael L. Gillette weaves together oral...
Semi-monthly review (with annual indexes) of abstracts on economics, finance, trade, industry, foreign aid, management, marketing, labour.
This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie. This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary-general role were laid during this period, and that Lie’s contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision-making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the UN organization we know today. Addressing important wider questions of IGO creation, governance and autonomy, this is an incisive account of how the UN moved from paper to practice under Lie.
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