510 títulos para "Asppan"

The Sri Lankan Economy

Asian Development Bank;Athukorala, Prema-Chandra;Ginting, Edimon

This analysis of critical constraints on the Sri Lankan economy proposes a set of policy reforms that would lay the foundations for more rapid and inclusive development. This is a pivotal period in Sri Lanka's economic development. The end of conflict opens a door for accelerated economic growth and...

Myanmar Transport Sector Policy Note

Asian Development Bank

Better transport is essential to Myanmar's development. After decades of underinvestment, Myanmar's transport infrastructure lags behind other regional countries. Sixty percent of trunk highways and most of the railways need maintenance or rehabilitation. River infrastructure does not exist, while 2...

Mapping Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank

This study maps out major weaknesses of each fragile situation based on the latest country performance assessment exercises. It identifies common issues which require special attention when crafting strategies and implementing programs and projects. ADB's engagement in these fragile countries must b...

Same Energy, More Power

Asian Development Bank

Asia's remarkable economic expansion over the last 2ÿdecades has lifted millions out of poverty. With continued growth, by the middle of this century, an additional 3ÿbillion Asians could enjoy living standards similar to those in Europe today. New energy resources must be developed to include low-c...

Easy Money

Akpan, Eddie

Money is a fascinating symbol, because it's the premier unit of exchange of goods and services. Even mundane decisions like choosing between driving or taking a bus to work, getting a credit card, or buying a new or used car are decisions about money. To stay in the game we are always looking for wa...

I Am a Jew from Egypt

Eliahou, Aslan Ben

Aslan Ben Eliahou, an Egyptian Jew, looks back at a life full of adventure and challenges in this memoir. When he was born in Cairo in May of 1942, most Egyptians cheered German soldiers as liberators. They had no idea that Adolf Hitler considered Arabs to be barely above animals and that their fa...

La cosmographia de Pedro Apiano.

Apian, Peter

Title: La cosmographia de Pedro Apiano.<br /><br />Author: Peter Apian<br /><br />Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana <br /><br />Description: <br /><br />Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Ameri...

Implementing Results-Based Budget Management Frameworks

Asian Development Bank

The use of results-based budget management (RBBM) is well established around the world as a concept. RBBM is intended to hold managers to account for their role in organizing the supply of goods and services to the public, and to enforce a regular review of the effectiveness of government expenditur...

In the Days of Queen Elizabeth

Tappan, Eva March

Story of the life of Queen Elizabeth, the famous English sovereign who guided the ship of state with consummate skill through the troubled waters of the latter half of the sixteenth century. Includes stories of English voyages of exploration and the defeat of the Spanish armada. Suitable for ages 11...

Addressing Water Security in the People's Republic of China

Asian Development Bank

Although accounting for about 20% of the global population, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is endowed with only 7% of the world's water resources. The country faces severe water scarcity, high levels of urbanization and population growth, and climate change. For the PRC's continuing developmen...

Blood-Bonded by Force

Tracy Tappan

Opening line: Pandra Parthen crumpled to her knees with a hiss, clutching at the bloody slash in her stomach, pain burning through every vein in her body."The writing is out of this world good. Ms. Tappan weaves an intricate storyline with multi-faceted characters that you cant help but love...or ha...

Fated Mate

Jessica Aspen

Ive been abandoned. Left on the side of a mountain road with a Rocky Mountain storm on the way and the only person I can turn to is a stranger—but Aaron has his own secrets... Gwynn swallowed hard. "Hey." She hovered on the side of the road, unsure of what to do, now that shed gotten his...