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Renewable energy in the GCC: status and challenges
Ferroukhi, Rabia; Ghazal‐Aswad, Noor; Androulaki, Stella - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 7 (2013) 1, pp. 84-112
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efforts undertaken by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in deploying renewable energy (RE), in terms of capacity assessments, research and development activities, and current and planned projects. The paper also aims to...
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From full employment to employability: a new deal for Britain’s unemployed?
Finn, Dan - In: International Journal of Manpower 21 (2000) 5, pp. 384-399
Britain’s New Labour Government has radically shifted its policy aims away from securing traditional full employment … an intense phase of policy development and experimentation and outlines the immediate impact they have had. The …
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UK Training Policy and the Role of TECs
Hodgson, David - In: International Journal of Manpower 14 (1993) 8, pp. 3-16
Examines the roles, problems and potential of TECs in the UK, within the framework of the 1988 White Paper, Employment for the 1990s , as a catalyst for providing a world‐class workforce. TECs are seen to have faced problems internally as well as being subject to varying external constraints....
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Evaluations of Labour Market Policy in Sweden
Björklund, Anders - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 5, pp. 16-31
Outlines the current state of evaluation research in Sweden. Concludes that it is limited in scope relative to the USA despite the much larger expenditure on labour market policies in Sweden. Locates this deficiency in the differential research infrastructure of the two countries.
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Social policy, labour markets, unemployment, and household strategies in Russia
Manning, Nick - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 1/2, pp. 48-67
Social policy, labour markets and industrial relations are closely linked, both empirically and conceptually, as …, facing imminent redundancy, or recently re‐employed after unemployment. Interactions between these four labour market states … mix of social policy, labour markets and industrial relations in Russia close the paper.  …
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How strong is the case for targeting active labour market policies?
Fraser, Neil - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 3/4, pp. 151-164
‐term unemployed is specifically a policy for high unemployment countries, and depends particularly on effects on wage pressure. The … somewhat between low and high unemployment countries. The approach taken in Sweden in the 1960s to 1980s is used to discuss low … unemployment countries, and OECD analysis in the 1990s to represent theory for the high unemployment countries. Targeting the long …
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Default Options to Foster Policy Ratings and their Attractiveness on People's Preferences
Hoque, Mohammed Ziaul - In: International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics … 6 (2017) 1, pp. 1-22
various issues concerning governmental and marketing policy. Three-hundred respondents were randomly selected and interviewed … results also demonstrate that the default setting, or SQ, has enhanced a policy's rating and attractiveness over the free and … active choice. If people have to choose a policy when there is no default available, they experience difficulty in choosing …
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Policy Provisions and Teachers' Needs on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development in Mongolia
Tugjamba, Navchaa; Yembuu, Batchuluun; Gantumur, … - In: International Journal of Asian Business and Information … 7 (2016) 4, pp. 36-48
development and determined the needs for teacher training. Education policy recommendations and the possibilities for teacher …
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Cluster Approach for Entrepreneurship Development in India
Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of Asian Business and Information … 8 (2017) 2, pp. 46-61
Clusters are increasingly recognised as an important feature of modern economies. Their presence has become more pronounced in the global economy—not less, as was sometimes assumed. Complementary concepts such as the global value chain point out that strong clusters benefit from strong...
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Social and Organizational Development Through Action Research
Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 5 (2018) 1, pp. 23-39
To cause change at practice level people need to translate what they know into concrete instructional policies and practices to be more productive and ensure organizations, organizational and thereby social development. Development Studies reflect that there is disconnect between knowledge...
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