Index 2009

Author : W. Erwin Diewert
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226148572
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Price Index Concepts and Measurement written by W. Erwin Diewert and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although inflation is much feared for its negative effects on the economy, how to measure it is a matter of considerable debate that has important implications for interest rates, monetary supply, and investment and spending decisions. Underlying many of these issues is the concept of the Cost-of-Living Index (COLI) and its controversial role as the methodological foundation for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Price Index Concepts and Measurements brings together leading experts to address the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation. They evaluate the accuracy of COLI, a Cost-of-Goods Index, and a variety of other methodological frameworks as the bases for consumer price construction.

Author : Douglas Lovelace
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199748624
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Terrorism: Documents of International and Local Control: 1st Series Index 2009 written by Douglas Lovelace and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although each main-set volume of Terrorism: 1st Series contains its own volume-specific index, this comprehensive Index places all the Index info from the last fifty main-set volumes into one index volume. Furthermore, the volume-specific indexes are only subject indexes, whereas five different indexes appear within this one comprehensive index: the subject index, an index organized according to the title of the document, an index based on the name of the document's author, an index correlated to the document's year, and a subject-by-year index. This one all-encompassing Index thus provides users with multiple ways to conduct research into four years' worth of Terrorism: 1st Series volumes.

Author : DARA (Development Assistance Research Associates)
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230250424
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) 2009 written by DARA (Development Assistance Research Associates) and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 350 million people are affected each year by disaster and conflict. The international community is often unable to respond effectively to these crises. This report provides an independent examination of donor performance with the aim of improving the effectiveness of aid, and promoting greater accountability of donors.

Author : Klaus von Grebmer, Bella Nestorova, Agnes Quisumbing, Rebecca Fertziger, Heidi Fritschel, Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Yisehac Yohannes
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2009 Global Hunger Index The Challenge of Hunger: Focus on Financial Crisis and Gender Inequality written by Klaus von Grebmer, Bella Nestorova, Agnes Quisumbing, Rebecca Fertziger, Heidi Fritschel, Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Yisehac Yohannes and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Heather K. Gerken
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400829917
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Democracy Index written by Heather K. Gerken and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. In this lucid and lively book, Heather Gerken diagnoses what is wrong with our elections and proposes a radically new and simple solution: a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. A rough equivalent to the U.S. News and World Report ranking of colleges and universities, the Index would focus on problems that matter to all voters: How long does it take to vote? How many ballots get discarded? How often do voting machines break down? And it should work for a simple reason: no one wants to be at the bottom of the list. For a process that is supposed to be all about counting, U.S. elections yield few reliable numbers about anything--least of all how well the voting system is managed. The Democracy Index would change this with a blueprint for quantifying election performance and reform results, replacing anecdotes and rhetoric with hard data and verifiable outcomes. A fresh vision of reform, this book shows how to drive improvements by creating incentives for politicians, parties, and election officials to join the cause of change and to come up with creative solutions--all without Congress issuing a single regulation. In clear and energetic terms, The Democracy Index explains how to realize the full potential of the Index while avoiding potential pitfalls. Election reform will never be the same again.

Author : Carsten Nicolai
Publisher : Gestalten Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783899552416
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grid Index written by Carsten Nicolai and published by Gestalten Verlag. This book was released on 2009 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "visual dictionary on two-dimensional grids and geometric tilings."--Pref.

Author : Cornell University
Publisher : WIPO
ISBN 13 : 2952221014
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Innovation Index 2011 written by Cornell University and published by WIPO. This book was released on 19?? with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Innovation Index ranks the innovation performance of 125 countries and economies around the world, based on 80 indicators. This edition explores the impact of innovation-oriented policies on economic growth and development. High-income and developing countries alike are seeking innovation-driven growth through different strategies. Some countries are successfully improving their innovation capacity, while others still struggle.

Author : Arch Puddington
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781442201224
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom in the World 2009 written by Arch Puddington and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and a group of select territories are used by policy makers, the media, international corporations, and civic activists and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. Press accounts of the survey findings appear in hundreds of influential newspapers in the United States and abroad and form the basis of numerous radio and television reports. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.

Author : Hadley Wickham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387981411
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ggplot2 written by Hadley Wickham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-03 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides both rich theory and powerful applications Figures are accompanied by code required to produce them Full color figures

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Total Pages : 540 pages
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