Author: Jiri Drobny
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Pre
Keywords: rapra, review, reports, report, fluoroplastics
Number of Pages: 188
Published: 2006-09-18
List price: $153.00
ISBN-10: 1847350070
ISBN-13: 9781847350077
Fluoropolymers were discovered accidentally by Plunkett in 1938. He was working on freon and accidentally polymerised tetrafluoroethylene. The result was polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), more commonly known as Teflon. PTFE is inert to virtually all chemicals and is considered to be the most slippery material in existence it has the lowest coefficient of friction of any known solid material. These properties have made it one of the most valuable and versatile technologies ever invented, contributing to significant advancements in areas such as aerospace, communications, electronics, industrial
Author: World Bank Grou
Publisher: World Bank Publicatio
Keywords: development, generation, report, world
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2006-09-15
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 082136541X
ISBN-13: 9780821365410
The theme of The World Development Report 2007 is youth - young people between the ages of 12 to 24. As this population group seeks identity and independence, they make decisions that affect not only their own well-being, but that of others, and they do this in a rapidly changing demographic and socio-economic environment. Supporting young people’s transition to adulthood poses important opportunities and risky challenges for development policy. Are education systems preparing young people to cope with the demands of changing economies? What kind of support do they get as they enter the
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publicatio
Keywords: development, change, climate, report, world
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2009-11-06
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 0821379879
ISBN-13: 9780821379875
Today’s enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries, but particularly developing ones. Understanding what climate change means for development policy is the central aim of the World Development Report 2010. It explores how public policy can change to better help people cope with new or worsened risks, how land and water management must adapt to better protect a threatened natural environment while feeding an expanding and more prosperous pop
Author: The World Bank
Publisher: A World Bank Publication
Keywords: research, report, policy, bank, blocs, world, trade
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-10-19
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0195211286
ISBN-13: 9780195211283
An examination of recent trends and shifts in trade policies, this study looks at the seemingly contradictory movements toward regionalism and integration.
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: development, security, conflict, report, world
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 2011-05-26
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 0821384392
ISBN-13: 9780821384398
The World Development Report 2011 on conflict, security and development will look at conflict as a challenge to economic development. It will analyze the nature, causes and development consequences of modern violence and highlight lessons learned from efforts to prevent or recover from violence. Between two thirds and three quarters of the children without access to school, infants dying and mothers dying in childbirth in the developing world live in countries at risk or, affected by or recently recovering from violence. There are strong links between local conflicts, national conflict,
Author: Paul McQuail
Publisher: Local Government Association
Keywords: local, government, association, report, devolution
Number of Pages: 26
Published: 1998
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1840490381
ISBN-13: 9781840490381
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: development, change, climate, report, world
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2009-11-19
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0821379895
ISBN-13: 9780821379899
Today’s enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries, but particularly developing ones. Understanding what climate change means for development policy is the central aim of the World Development Report 2010. It explores how public policy can change to better help people cope with new or worsened risks, how land and water management must adapt to better protect a threatened natural environment while feeding an expanding and more prosperous pop
