The 2005 edition of UNICEFs annual report examines the key issues which threaten the welfare of children around the world, using the concept of childhood as the state and condition of a childs life. The Convention of the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, offers a new definition of childhood based on human rights; yet for hundred of millions of children the promise of childhood is threatened…
Setiap negara berbeda satu dengan lainnya bila ditinjau dari segi sumber alam, iklim, letak geografis, penduduk, pendidikan, tenaga kerja, tingkat harga, keadaan ekonomi, politik, sosial, dan budayanya. Perbedaan-perbedaan tersebut menimbulkan pula perbedaan produk yang dihasilkan, biaya yang dikeluarkan, serta mutu dan kuantumnya. Oleh karenanya mudah dipahami bila ada negara yang lebih ung…
This text examines the campaign against human poverty and strategies that could end it. It discusses how developing countries are being encouraged to set global targets to reduce it, based on commitments made at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development.
Contents: Preface Message from the donor government : Japan I. Introduction II. Spastics society of Tamilnadu, Chennai, India III. Center for the rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Savar, Bangladesh IV. Institute of research, empowerment and development for people with different abilities, Yogyakarta, Indonesia V. Handicaps welfare association, Singapore, etc.
Arus globalisasi yang semakin cepat berjalan sekarang ini membuat perdagangan bebas menjadi tidak terbendung lagi. Suka atau tidak suka, Indonesia harus menerimanya. Namun, apakah Indonesia siap menyongsong era per- dagangan bebas? Indonesia telah memeliki beberapa peraturan perdagangan internasional dalam bentuk UU, PP, keppres, dan kepmen. Akan tetapi, hal tersebut tidaklah cukup untuk bisa m…
In this book, there are various information, concepts, theory, and empirical studies on small scale in its various dimensions such as history of development, matters on manpower, capitalization or credit matters, legal aspects, field of activities, and constraints faced by small business up to now, etc. It is expected very much that the pattern of the development of small scale business in futu…
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes' acclaimed and bestselling exploration of one of the most debated and contentious questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay between cultural mores and historical circumstances. Rich with anecdotal evidence, in…
In a country where talk of conspiracies is often a national pastime, the deepest, sometimes darkest, secrets have long been held by Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (Badan Intelijen Negara, or BIN). Whether targeting communist diplomats, foreign terrorists, or domestic dissidents, BIN and its precursor organizations have been the covert spearhead of the nation's security policy. Here, for …
Contents: About UNCTAD 1. Addressing development strategis in a globalized economy 2. Helping countries gain from global trade 3. Promoting economic growth and development-friendly investment 4. Helping countries modernize their economies 5. Addressing the challenges of the poor and disadvantaged 6. Annexes.
New and exciting economic, political, and social developments have been rapidly unfolding in Vietnam since the mid-1980s. Doi moi (revolution) marks a new stage in the economic development of Vietnam, transforming the failed command/control economy into a market-oriented one. The drastic changes brought about by doi moi within Vietnam and the international events that impinge on it have stimula…