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World Development Report 2019 : The Changing Nature of Work

World Bank - 2018

predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of … advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the … social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence …

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Lao PDR - Labor Standards and Productivity in the Garments Export Sector : A Survey of Managers and Workers

World Bank - 2012

management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices, are drawn … management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices. In order …

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Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives : Developments and Prospects 2013

World Bank - 2013

The Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives Report maps existing and emerging carbon pricing initiatives around the world …

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Advancing Innovation in the Republic of Tatarstan : A Framework for Competing and Thriving in the Global Economy

World Bank - 2013

This report provides recommendations for transforming Tartarstan's traditional industrial economy into a globally competitive, knowledge based economy, and for involving Russia in the development process. A broad range of innovation policies are best handled at the regional level and are...

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Working Group Session LAC 2006 of the Global Judges Forum : Summary Report

World Bank - 2013

Over fifty participants from 31 different Latin American, Caribbean, North American and European countries came together in the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Building in order to discuss the following topics: Mediation and Arbitration in Commercial/Insolvency Cases, Streamlining Commercial...

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China - Meeting the Challenges of Offshore and Large-Scale Wind Power : Regulatory Review of Offshore Wind in Five European Countries

World Bank - 2012

The objective of this study is to review international experience in offshore wind power development and draw on the lessons learned from the experience of different countries. To date, that experience has predominantly been limited to Europe. Significantly different regulatory and physical...

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Global Economic Prospects 2007 : Managing the Next Wave of Globalization

World Bank - 2012

world economy remains fairly bright, demographic trends will be a major driver of future events and the benefits of … facing the world today. Three prominent features in the next wave of globalization are: the growing economic weight of … chains, and the accelerated diffusion of technology. The GEP also analyzes three possible consequences: growing inequality …