“…Without obscuring the difficulty of the changes needed, in Vital Directions, the NAM offers an important blueprint and resource for health, policy, and leaders at all levels to achieve much better health outcomes at much lower cost…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Colombian Condition -- Colombia as a Failed State: Critical Approaches to Violence -- Consuming Margins: Dirty Realism and the Cultural Field -- Translocalities of Violence and the Colombian Diaspora -- Reading the Colombian Condition -- Notes -- 1 Narco-Stories Globalized: Pablo Escobar and Excess Consumption -- Locating Narco-Stories in Fernando Vallejo and Juan Gabriel Vásquez -- Nam Le's "Cartagena": A Global Narco-Story -- Escobar as Media Entertainment: Pecados De Mi Padre and Entourage -- Colombian Narco-Soap Operas: Cocaine and Crime for Global Consumption -- Notes -- 2 The Ingrid Betancourt Story: Memory in the Times of Mass Media -- The Comic Story: Ingrid of the Jungle -- No Hay Silencio Que No Termine and the Memory Boom -- The Betancourt Story Spins Off: Captivating Stories in Operación Jaque and Operación E -- The "Official" Memory in Colombia -- Notes -- 3 The Travelogue Boom: Dark Exoticism for Global Consumption -- Writing Through the Lost Tracks: Ramón Chao's and Stephen Smith's Magical Mystery Tours -- Writing Home From Colombia: Losing Memories and Sights With Matthew Thompson and Michael Jacobs -- The Boom of Colombian Travelogues -- Notes -- 4 Affective Visuality: The Cinema of Conflict and Reconciliation -- The New Cinema Law and the Colombian Filmscape -- Affect and Mediation Reach the Cineplex -- Approaching the Other in Ciro Guerra's La Sombra Del Caminante -- Seeing Through Ash in César Acevedo's La Tierra Y La Sombra -- Aural Visuality in Jorge Forero's Violencia -- Notes -- 5 Epilogue: Post-Conflict Colombia? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gabon -- Mexico -- Australia -- The peer review of the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country Reporting -- Singapore -- France -- Estonia -- Papua New Guinea -- Sierra Leone -- Angola -- Cabo Verde -- Haiti -- Aruba -- Viet Nam -- Argentina -- India -- Belgium -- United States -- Turks and Caicos Islands -- Seychelles -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kenya -- Bermuda -- Spain -- Portugal -- Liechtenstein -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Saudi Arabia -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Montserrat -- Benin -- Hungary -- Dominican Republic -- Pakistan -- Guernsey -- Canada -- Tunisia -- Netherlands -- Botswana -- Japan -- Czech Republic -- Slovak Republic -- Brunei Darussalam -- Luxembourg -- Greece -- Ukraine -- Congo -- Senegal -- Sweden -- Bulgaria -- Macau (China) -- Mauritius -- Armenia -- Chile -- Malaysia -- Nigeria -- Greenland -- Thailand -- Ireland -- Jamaica -- Switzerland -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Zambia -- Egypt -- Panama -- Jersey -- Indonesia -- Israel -- United Arab Emirates -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- The Bahamas -- Germany -- Austria -- Jordan -- New Zealand -- Monaco -- Bahrain -- Morocco -- Kazakhstan -- Brazil -- Gibraltar -- Russian Federation -- Uruguay -- Oman -- Serbia -- Norway -- Curaçao -- Eswatini (Kingdom of) -- Andorra -- Romania -- Maldives -- Faroe Islands -- Foreword -- Saint Lucia -- Liberia -- Costa Rica -- Latvia -- Namibia -- Finland -- Denmark -- Cà ́te d'Ivoire -- Cameroon -- Qatar -- Hong Kong (China) -- Isle of Man -- South Africa -- Poland -- British Virgin Islands -- Belize -- Djibouti -- Dominica -- United Kingdom -- Malta -- Korea -- Grenada -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Barbados -- Italy -- Slovenia -- Peru -- North Macedonia (Republic of) -- Mongolia -- Executive summary -- Lithuania -- Georgia -- Iceland -- San Marino -- Sri Lanka -- Turkey -- Cayman Islands -- Anguilla -- China (People's Republic of) -- Croatia -- Colombia -- Paraguay…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sloan Foundation -- Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America (ASTRA) -- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) -- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) -- American Institute of Physics (AIP) -- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) -- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) -- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME) -- Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) -- Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) -- Coalition of the Concerned for the Vitality of the Science and Engineering Workforce -- Council on Competitiveness -- Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST) -- Educational Testing Service (ETS) -- Global Alliance -- Industrial Research Institute (IRI) -- Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-United States of America (IEEE-USA) -- MentorNet -- National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) -- National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) -- The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) -- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) -- National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) -- Partnership for Public Service (PPS) -- Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) -- RAND -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society -- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) -- Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN) -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A-Keynote Speaker Addresses -- Appendix B-Nonprofit Organizations Participating in the Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. …”

“…"Given the rising criticisms of and growing doubts about globalisation, this timely edited volume looks at globalisation and its economic impact on eight countries in Asia and the Pacific region, namely Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States (US), and Viet Nam. The eight selected countries are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and yet the economies of these member countries have benefited differently from globalisation. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Uzbekistan -- Papua New Guinea -- Chad -- Costa Rica -- Guinea-Bissau -- Cuba -- Burkina Faso -- Albania -- Zambia -- Europe and Central Asia -- Jordan -- Guinea -- Botswana -- Armenia -- Uganda -- Lebanon -- Burundi -- Ghana -- Dominican Republic -- Gambia -- Togo -- Kuwait -- Angola -- Timor-Leste -- Iran, Islamic Republic -- Tanzania -- Egypt -- Gabon -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Brazil -- Israel -- Colombia -- Swaziland -- Ethiopia -- Chile -- Benin -- Iraq -- Viet Nam -- Georgia -- Saudi Arabia -- Malawi -- Haiti -- Oman -- Tunisia -- Jamaica -- Madagascar -- Honduras -- Fiji -- Syrian Arab Republic -- Kazakhstan -- Liberia -- El Salvador -- Glossary -- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya -- Cameroon -- Ecuador -- Azerbaijan -- Lesotho -- Guatemala -- Sources -- Croatia -- Belarus -- Morocco -- Kenya -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Zimbabwe -- Nigeria -- Central African Republic -- Puerto Rico -- South Asia -- Acknowledgements -- Peru -- Niger -- Foreword -- Russian Federation -- Lao, People's Democratic Republic -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Malaysia -- Abbreviations -- Tajikistan -- Namibia -- Turkmenistan -- Serbia and Montenegro -- Afghanistan -- Mozambique -- Hong Kong, China -- Nicaragua -- United Arab Emirates -- Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -- Kyrgyzstan -- Mauritius -- Moldova -- Yemen -- Mauritania -- Paraguay -- Indonesia -- Palestinian National Authority -- Korea, Democratic People's Republic -- Mali -- Panama…”

“…This study reviews policy approaches to droughts, floods and typhoons in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam in an effort to identify good practices and strengthen the resilience of the agricultural sector. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Burundi -- Norway -- OECD Countries: migration analysis -- Serbia -- New Zealand -- Burkina Faso -- Venezuela -- Viet Nam -- Uruguay -- Russian Federation -- Netherlands -- Botswana -- Thailand -- Tonga -- Mexico -- Romania -- Middle East and North Africa: migration analysis -- Benin -- Belgium -- Diasporas – Definition, Data and Dynamics -- Niger -- Ukraine -- Barbados -- Sub-Saharan Africa: migration analysis -- Austria -- Portugal -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Poland -- Australia -- Namibia -- Latin America and the Caribbean: migration analysis -- Argentina -- Tajikistan -- Yemen -- Foreword -- Mozambique -- Kyrgyzstan -- Panama -- Bangladesh -- United Arab Emirates -- Mauritius -- Papua New Guinea -- Afghanistan -- Kazakhstan -- Italy -- Tunisia -- Jamaica -- Israel -- Nicaragua -- Nepal -- Mali -- Asia and Oceania: migration analysis -- Pakistan -- Croatia -- Nigeria -- Syria -- Malawi -- Luxembourg -- Sri Lanka -- Singapore -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Rwanda -- China -- Peru -- Sudan -- Moldova -- Madagascar -- Saudi Arabia -- Philippines -- Senegal -- Latvia -- Cambodia -- Lithuania -- Korea -- Liberia -- Qatar -- Japan -- Paraguay -- Sierra Leone -- Morocco -- Indonesia -- El Salvador -- Kenya -- Ecuador -- South Africa -- Non-OECD Europe and Central Asia: migration analysis -- Libya -- Germany -- Guinea -- Ghana -- Togo -- United States -- France -- Lebanon -- Finland -- Dominican Republic -- Fiji -- India -- Gambia -- Myanmar -- Uganda -- Kuwait -- Bulgaria -- Ireland -- Honduras -- Gabon -- Haiti -- Iceland -- Tanzania -- Armenia -- Jordan -- Ethiopia -- Laos -- Zambia -- Greece -- Hungary -- Malaysia -- Iraq -- Albania -- Guatemala -- Spain -- Eritrea -- Zimbabwe -- Bolivia -- Data sources and definitions -- Czech Republic -- Brazil -- Iran -- Bahrain -- Chile -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Belize -- Emigrant population: Persons born in the former USSR and in the former Yugoslavia -- Algeria -- Egypt -- Slovenia -- Slovak Republic -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Canada -- Expatriation rates for nurses and doctors, circa 2000 -- Cuba -- United Kingdom -- Congo -- Turkey -- Switzerland -- References -- Estonia -- Chad -- Denmark -- Costa Rica -- Colombia -- Cameroon -- Sweden…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chad -- Papua New Guinea -- Nicaragua -- Philippines -- Ireland -- Kazakhstan -- Tanzania -- Armenia -- Bahrain -- Italy -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Egypt -- Singapore -- Bulgaria -- Congo -- Uganda -- Panama -- Togo -- Israel -- Croatia -- Peru -- Middle East and North Africa: Diaspora profile -- Latvia -- Senegal -- Sierra Leone -- Japan -- Burkina Faso -- Korea -- Burundi -- Paraguay -- Lithuania -- Sri Lanka -- South Africa -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tonga -- Kyrgyzstan -- Middle East and North Africa -- Luxembourg -- Algeria -- Thailand -- Cameroon -- Netherlands -- Lebanon -- Expatriation rates by country of birth, 2010/11 -- Viet Nam -- Romania -- Gambia -- Uruguay -- Gabon -- Mexico -- A profile of today's diasporas -- OECD countries -- Ghana -- New Zealand -- Libya -- Executive summary -- Morocco -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Moldova -- Venezuela -- Latin America and the Caribbean: Diaspora profile -- OECD countries: Diaspora profile -- Expatriation rates for nurses and doctors, circa 2010 -- Argentina -- Eritrea -- Iran -- Australia -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Iraq -- Norway -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Zambia -- Foreword -- Belize -- Russian Federation -- Portugal -- Data sources and definitions -- Zimbabwe -- Austria -- Jordan -- Barbados -- Serbia -- Kuwait -- Poland -- Ethiopia -- Canada -- Sudan -- Malawi -- Slovak Republic -- Madagascar -- Syria -- Cambodia -- Belgium -- Bolivia -- Mali -- Chile -- Colombia -- Spain -- Brazil -- Slovenia -- Bangladesh -- Tunisia -- Switzerland -- Afghanistan -- Costa Rica -- Fiji -- Czech Republic -- China -- Qatar -- Sweden -- Guinea -- India -- Saudi Arabia -- Estonia -- Finland -- Turkey -- Asia and Oceania -- Liberia -- Asia and Oceania: Diaspora profile -- Kenya -- Denmark -- Cuba -- France -- Ecuador -- United Kingdom -- Tajikistan -- Dominican Republic -- Benin -- Indonesia -- Niger -- Botswana -- Non-OECD European countries and Central Asia: Diaspora profile -- El Salvador -- Malaysia -- Rwanda -- Lao PDR -- Nigeria -- Germany -- United States -- Ukraine -- Myanmar -- United Arab Emirates -- Hungary -- Non-OECD European countries and Central Asia -- Mozambique -- Guatemala -- Haiti -- Mauritius -- Yemen -- Greece -- Jamaica -- Namibia -- Iceland -- Sub-Saharan Africa: Diaspora profile -- Pakistan -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Albania -- Nepal -- Honduras…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MalaysiaMalta; Mauritius; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Singapore; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Chinese Taipei; Tajikistan; United Republic of Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe; SUMMARY TABLES; Production…”