Now in its second edition, the Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2008 presents at-a-glance tables for over 140 economies showing the most recent national data on key indicators of information and communications technology (ICT), including access, quality,...

In the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience...

Poor Numbers -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What Do We Know about Income and Growth in Africa? -- 2. Measuring African Wealth and Progress -- 3. Facts, Assumptions, and Controversy: Lessons from the Datasets -- 4. Data for Development:...

Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The size of government in economics -- 1.1 Economic theory -- 1.2 Economic research -- 1.3 Economic freedom and macroaggregates -- 1.4 Holism and macroeconomics --...