Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- A Case Study Approach -- Sender Countries and Their Motives -- Limitations on the Use of Sanctions -- Historical Overview -- Plan of the Book -- Appendix 1A -- Chapter 2 Analyzing the Utility of Sanctions -- Anatomy of...

The U.S. economy made impressive gains in the 20th century, but this progress makes it easy to forget a harsh reality: Americans were the victims of disastrous government policies that cost trillions of dollars in wasted resources, created mass unemployment, and kept millions of people in...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE BASIC MODEL SETTING -- III. MODEL 1: A SIMPLE MODEL WITH NON-RANDOM DEFAULT PROBABILITIES -- IV. INTRODUCING THE POISSON APPROXIMATION -- V. MODEL 2: THE MODEL WITH KNOWN PROBABILITIES REVISITED -- VI. MODEL 3: THE MODEL WITH RANDOM DEFAULT...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Menu for Choice -- Variety of Methods -- Impacts of What and Impacts on What -- Structure of the Book -- References (Introduction) -- Chapter 1 Theoretical Framework for Economic Analysis of...

Intro -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- MUSIASEM AS A TOOL TO ANALYZE THE NEXUS BETWEEN FOOD, ENERGY, AND WATER SECURITY -- 1.1. MUSIASEM AND ITS UNDERLYING CONCEPTS -- 1.2. HOW THE TOOL WORKS -- 1.3. THE LINK OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF FLOW TO LAND USE --...

The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor. This book explores the importance of impact assessment studies in Africa, and assembles evidence to pave the way for investment in agricultural...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Development Policy Reform -- Policy Reform Is Difficult Business -- Are Developing Countries' Policies Improving? -- Why and How Does the Bank Support Policy Reform? -- 2 Ownership: Linking...

Pension policy has gone through an intense period of reform over the past few decades. However, further changes are likely to take place in the near future. Major global trends, not only population ageing but also globalisation, technological innovation and climate change, are going to shape...