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New York : Playboy Paperbacks, 1981
New York : Wiley, c1981
New York ; London : UNFPA ; HelpAge International, c2012
Abstract/Sommario: This landmark publication, representing a collaboration of over 20 United Nations entities and major international organizations working in the field of ageing, reviews policies and action taken by governments and other stakeholders since the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002. In addition to providing many inspiring examples of innovative programmes that address population ageing and the concerns of older persons, the report captures the voices of some 1300 older persons themselv ...; [Leggi tutto...]
New York [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons, c1984
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2023
Abstract/Sommario: The rich have always fascinated, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act 'as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West, examining who they were, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years, with frequent incursions into antiquity, and integr ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Menlo Park, Ca. [etc.] : The Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, c1987
Washington DC : World Bank, 2012
Abstract/Sommario: This book discusses how current training policies and programs in developing countries need to change to improve education levels and skills development. It uses the evidence from recent rigorous evaluations to provide a comprehensive review of technical vocational education and training (TVET) policies, incentives for on-the-job-training (OJT), and trainingrelated active labor market programs (ALMPs). These interventions tend to fall short when based on insuffi cient understanding of ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Cambridge (MA) ; London : MIT press, c1998
Chicago : University of Chicago press, 2009-
Washington : ASR, 1936-