FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 The National Flood Insurance Program and the Need for Accurate Rates -- 2 NFIP Procedures for Analyzing Flood Hazard and Calculating Insurance Rates -- 3 Methods for Assessing Flood Risk -- 4 Factors That Affect Risk-Based Premiums for...

Annotation, The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) - a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology - has sought for more than two decades to strengthen American manufacturing. It is a national network of affiliated manufacturing extension...

The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) is a meeting of official delegations from over 140 nations and is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Delegates meet every few years to negotiate proposals to changes in international radio spectrum regulations; changes that...

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Forum Presenters -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Five Significant Topics -- 3 Trade Unions -- 4 Employers -- 5 Nongovernmental Organizations -- 6 Question-and-Answer Sessions -- Appendix A Forum Speaker Biosketches -- Appendix B Audience List --...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Senegal River Basin and Related Data Sources -- 3 Summary of Presentations on Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development in the Senegal River Basin -- 4 Summary of Issues Raised by the...

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Findings -- III PROCEEDINGS -- Opening Remarks -- Panel I The U.S. Experience: SEMATECH -- Panel II Current Japanese Partnerships: Selete and ASET -- Panel III European Partnerships -- Panel IV The Taiwanese Approach --...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATIONS -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Motorization from a Global Perspective -- 3 Structure and Capability of China's Automotive Industry -- 4 Present and Future...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International Labor Standards in the National Context: Legal Frameworks and Monitoring -- 3 Implementing International Standards at the National Level -- 4 Methods of Assessing National Laws and Enforcement Mechanisms -- 5 U.S....

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualizing the Link Between International Labor Standards and Human Capital -- 3 Human Capital Investments Related to Child Labor -- 4 Impacts of Education and Training on Core Labor Standards Compliance...