A critical reference source containing scholarly research on engineering techniques and mechanisms to decrease the failure rate of hydraulic gates. Including a range of perspectives on topics such as fluid dynamics, vibration mechanisms, and flow stability, this book is ideally designed for...

Die Internationale Industrie- und Handelskammer (ICC) und das ifo Institut haben gemeinsam eine Umfrage zur kommenden WTO-Konferenz bei mehr als 520 Unternehmern und Experten in 77 Ländern durchgeführt. Die Antworten zeigten eine starke weltweite Befürwortung des Starts der neuen...

This report examines the use of public opinion surveys as tools to advance administrative reforms in western European countries and central and eastern European countries. The aim is to demonstrate to central and eastern European governments and civil servants the utility of public opinion...

Monitoring changes in public awareness and attitudes in rich countries towards aid and other international development policy issues is extremely difficult: due to lack of systematic polling or monitoring, there is no reliable, comparable data across DAC member countries. This paper suggests a...