Development Centre Studies Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators

Development Centre Studies Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators
Author: Oman Charles P.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2006-07-26
Genre:
ISBN: 926402686X

This study helps users find their way through the jungle of governance indicators, and shows how they tend to be widely misused both in international comparisons and in tracking changes in individual countries.

Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators

Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators
Author: Jeremic, Veljko
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2016-09-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1522507159

Perceiving complex multidimensional problems has proven to be a difficult task for people to overcome. However, introducing composite indicators into such problems allows the opportunity to reduce the problem's complexity. Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the benefits and challenges presented by building composite indicators, and how these techniques promote optimized critical thinking. Highlighting various indicator types and quantitative methods, this book is ideally designed for developers, researchers, public officials, and upper-level students.

Business for Development Fostering the Private Sector

Business for Development Fostering the Private Sector
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2007-05-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9264034226

This book details the activities of the private sector in developing and emerging economies and demonstrates how these activities are inter-related with government policies.

Turkey and the Global Economy

Turkey and the Global Economy
Author: Ziya Onis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135268053

Since the financial crisis of 2000 and 2001 the Turkish economy has undergone considerable change and some improvement. This book gives a detailed examination of the neo-liberal restructuring that has taken place and the challenges the economy still faces, providing a comparative perspective on recent reforms and the position of Turkey in the global economy. This book examines all major aspects of the post-crisis economic performance of the Turkish economy. Major sectors of the economy such as agriculture and manufacturing along with key issues such as privatization, export growth, developments in the labour market, poverty and social exclusion are analysed in detail. The authors consider Turkish performance from a comparative perspective, drawing attention to its similarities with the experience of other emerging markets. Providing an insight into the major difficulties of post-crisis adjustment, sustainability of the gains achieved so far and the challenges that lie ahead, this book will be of interest to academics and scholars in the fields of International Political Economy and Globalization Studies, Middle East Studies and Development Studies, as well as having significance for practitioners in emerging markets.

World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update April 2016

World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update April 2016
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2016-04-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464809062

In the past 6 months, developing East Asia and Pacific has faced a challenging external environment, but growth has generally remained resilient. Over the next 3 years, growth is expected to ease modestly. China will continue its gradual shift to a more sustainable growth path. Some economies will be affected by low commodity prices and weaker external demand. This outlook is subject to elevated risks. Countries should prioritize monetary and fiscal policies that reduce their exposure to risks and strengthen market confidence. In China, there is a need to reduce leverage. In several countries, action is required to enhance transparency, strengthen accountability, and redefine the role of the state. Efforts to reduce barriers to trade should be redoubled, with a particular focus on non-tariff measures and regulatory barriers, including to trade in services. The region must increase its readiness to benefit from the digital revolution, and in particular develop the essential “analog complements†? to digital technologies.