This book is about how televisions intersects with the everyday lives of women in transitional Korea, and how the experience of television is futher implicated in the formation and transformation of identities

World Development Indicators 2009 arrives at a moment of great uncertainly for the global economy.The crisis that began more than a year ago in the U.S. housing market spread to the global financial system and is now taking its toll on real output and incomes.

New technology and accumulated governmental failure have pulled the private sector into many areas which were considered the preserve of the state, and non-governmental organizations have intervened to deliver services better, faster, and cheaper than the state bureaucracy

In this book Leila Ahmed adds a new perspective to the current debate about women and Islam by exploring its historical roots, tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender from the ancient world to the present

Many developing countries face daunting water resources challenges as the needs for water supply, irrigation, and hydroelectricity grow; as water becomes more scarce, quality declines, and environmental and social concerns increase; and as the threats posed by goods and droughts are exacerbated by climate change. As a consequence, there is a high and increasing demand for World Bank engagement

Working Title offers insight and inspiration to students of all ages who aspire to follow the courageous path to professional careers in the arts. By offering a rare and honest glimpse into the daily lives of five diverse visual and performing artists, the film asks important questions, from the practical (how do you support yourself as a professional artist?), to the personal (how might this career choice affect your personal relationships and other life choices?) to the philosophical (how do you know you are an artist, and how do you make peace with that knowledge and come to embrace it as central to your identity?). This film is a "must-have" for arts educators, and it gave the undergraduate students at my university new-found confidence to nurture and celebrate their artistic aspirations

World ndevelopment report 2003 argues that polarized societies have difficulties coordinating actios to eliminate externalities and provide public goods. It stresses that ensuring economic growth and improved management of the planet's ecosystem requires a reduction in poverty and inequality at all levels