Thursday, August 29, 2013
Tweet[IWS] World Bank: Latest "LITTLE BOOKS': ICT; PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT; & GREEN DATA 2013
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World Bank
Latest "LITTLE BOOKS"
The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2013
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/14453/9780821398166.pdf?sequence=2
[full-text,246 pages]
Author: World BankDate:2013-07-18
Abstract:
This Little Data Book presents tables for over 213 economies showing the most recent national data on key indicators of information and communications technology (ICT), including access, quality, affordability, efficiency, sustainability, and applications.
The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2013
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/14452/9780821398180.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 247 pages]
Author: World BankDate:2013-07-11
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Access to reliable cross-country data on private sector development is crucial when formulating responses to economic crises. The data sources presented in this book report on the scope and types of regulations that enhance and constrain business activity and provide information on business owners' assessment of the business environment. The data have led to new research, enabled benchmarking, and informed the reform process in many developing countries. This guide book includes indicators on the economic and social context, the investment climate, private sector investment, finance and banking, and infrastructure. The indicators that are included in this book provide users with a general understanding of the private sector in each country. Indicators displayed in the tables are defined in the glossary, which also lists data sources.
The Little Green Data Book 2013
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/14396/9780821398142.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text; 250 pages]
Author:World BankDate:2013-07-08
Abstract:
The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. The 2013 edition of The Little Green Data Book introduces a new set of ocean-related indicators, highlighting the role of oceans in economic development.
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