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Evaluating the Financial Performance of Pension Funds.

Hinz, Richard P - 2010

and a number of implementation issues related to the emerging view that at meaningful evaluation of the investment … evaluation of the financial performance of funded pension systems within the standard mean variance framework. It then provides a … Implications -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Pension Funds, Life-Cycle Asset Allocation, and Performance Evaluation …

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Losing the Global Development War : A Contemporary Critique of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO

Head, John W - 2008 - 1st ed.

Depicting the great debates currently raging over the IMF, World Bank, and WTO as battles in a Global Development War, this book proposes specific reforms in those institutions to reflect an ideology of liberal, intelligent, participatory, multilateral, and sustainable human development.

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Does foreign aid really work?

Riddell, Roger - 2007

Provided for over 60 years, and expanding more rapidly today than it has for a generation, foreign aid is now a 100bn business. But does it work? Indeed, is it needed at all? In this, first-ever, overall assessment of aid, Roger Riddell provides a rigorous but highly readable account of aid,...

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World Valuation Congress

Eng Ong, Seow (contributor); Yu, Shiming (contributor) - 2002

This issue carries five papers selected from the 9th World Valuation Congressheld in Singapore from 26-28 April 2001. A total of 40 papers were presented,including three keynote and four plenary papers. While the main focus was onproperty valuation, a diverse range of topics was covered,...

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The use of valuations

French, Nick (contributor) - 2005

In this issue of the Journal we present a themed issue on valuation in tandem with theWorld Valuation Congress. The World Valuation Congress conducted its 10th, biennialCongress (WVC X) at the University of Cambridge, between 21-24 July, 2003.The Congress theme was "Is there a future for the...

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Improving investment climates : an evaluation of World Bank Group assistance

Hallberg, Kristin - 2005

This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the World Bank Group in helping its member countries improve their …

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Ethics, Equity, and Regulation

Lehman, Cheryl R. - 2010

This volume provides a forum for researchers concerned with critically appraising and significantly transforming conventional accounting theory, practice, teaching and research. It aims to increase the social self-awareness of accounting practitioners, educators, and researchers and encourage...

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The World Bank Group and Public Procurement : An Independent Evaluation

Bank, World - 2015

The unanticipated spike in international food prices in 2007-08 hit many developing countries hard. International prices for food and other agricultural products increased by more than 100 percent between early 2007 and mid-2008. Prices for food cereals more than doubled; and those for rice...

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Management Training and Development : An Evaluation

Thomaskutty, C.S. - 2009

COVER -- MESSAGE -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- PART - I -- Rationale for HRD and Training -- Management Training and Development: Conceptual Framework -- Issues and Problems in Training and Development -- PART - II -- Status of Drug and Pharma Industries -- Management...

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Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group's Experience

Liebenthal, Andres - 2005

-- Conclusions -- A. Recommendations of the Main Report -- B. Recommendations of the OED Evaluation Report -- C. Recommendations of … the OEG Evaluation Report -- D. Recommendations of the OEU Evaluation Report -- Annex B: Chairman's Summary: Committee on … -- Scope of the Final Management Response -- Communication -- Operations Evaluation Department: Evaluation of World Bank …

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