Agriculture, Environment and Human Welfare in West Asia and North Africa
Title | Agriculture, Environment and Human Welfare in West Asia and North Africa PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Climatic changes |
ISBN |
Water Management in Africa and the Middle East
Title | Water Management in Africa and the Middle East PDF eBook |
Author | International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
Publisher | IDRC |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Water resources development |
ISBN | 088936804X |
Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa
Title | Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Hamid R Davoodi |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2003-09-05 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781589062290 |
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.
Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa
Title | Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Carlo A Sdralevich |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2014-07-09 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1498350437 |
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.
Livestock's Long Shadow
Title | Livestock's Long Shadow PDF eBook |
Author | Henning Steinfeld |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251055717 |
"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Global Trends 2040
Title | Global Trends 2040 PDF eBook |
Author | National Intelligence Council |
Publisher | Cosimo Reports |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2021-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781646794973 |
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Our Common Future
Title | Our Common Future PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Australia |
ISBN | 9780195531916 |