In this remarkable book, a renowned environmental leader warns that despite all the international negotiations of the past two decades, efforts to protect Earth's climate and environment are not succeeding. He explains why this is so and presents eight specific steps that governments and citizens can take to achieve a sustainable future

This book helps to understand the problem and produce an effective solution. Problems come in allshapes and sizes, yet most have common characteristics that can be adressed with the techniques found in this book

This book offers a state-of-the-art representation of research in EAP (English for Academic Purpose) and will help define the field in the coming years. It seeks to provide a comprehensive survey of research issues, methods and findings, as well as pedagogical applications of such research within this important field of applied linguistics

In this book, the world's leading RFP consultant offers realistic, specific, start-to-finish guidance for every professional called upon to write RFPs. Bud Porter-Roth covers every step of the RFP process, offering specific language examples that demonstrate both best practices and worst practices to avoid. He shows how to ensure that RFPs contain information that is sufficiently accurate and detailed

In Researching Entrepreneurship one of the most highly recognized entreprenurship scholars shares in a personal and readable way his rich experience and ideas on how entrepreneurship can or should be researched

Differences and commonalities of reproductive behaviour of repatriates from Mongolia and ethnic Kazakhs currently living in Mongolia are the main focus of the monograph. The data used in this research were obtained from the own sample survey carried out in the framework of the field trsearh conducted during the summer of 2009. The field research has been supported by Charles University in Prague and the JSC "Center for International programs", an administrator of the Bolashak International Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The book highlights many examples of how the new economic geography is reshaping development objectives: from initiatives to foster growth via enhanced agglomeration and improved local connectivity to the world economy, to special decentralization programs that channel resources to lagging regions

The book is devoted to topical issues of development of Kazakhstan"s economy since the country gained independence, and to date, as well as reflections of the author on various aspects of life of Kazakh society

An excellent examination of the global remittances policy agenda, Remittances: Development Impact and Future Prospects is a timely and exciting resource for academics, development institutions, central banks, and all policy makers in developed and developing countries. Hernando de SotoPresident, Institute for Liberty and Democracy Re-mit-tance n. 1. The sending of money to someone at a distance. 2. The sum of money sent. New research shows the astonishing scope of remittances, with formally documented flows now estimated at $90 billion for 2003. Globally, remittances now constitute the largest source of financial flows to developing countries after Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and indeed in many countries they now exceed FDI flows

Results of past investments in agricultural water managment have been mixed