“…This paper presents the OECD Framework for Measuring and Assessing Job Quality developed jointly by the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate and the Statistics Directorate of the OECD as part of a broader EU-supported project1 and describes its links to the broader well-being agenda pursued by the OECD. The approach to job quality taken is explicitly multi-dimensional and defined in terms of earnings quality, labour market security and quality of working environment. …”

“…An impressive body of work focuses on how different types of big data (telecom data, social media, sensors and geospatial data, etc.) can be used to fill specific data gaps, especially with regard to the post-2015 agenda and the associated technology challenges. This paper focuses on different aspects of big data, but ones that are of crucial importance: what are the perspectives of the commercial operations and national statistical offices that respectively produce and might use this data; and which incentives, business models and protocols are needed to leverage non-official data sources within the official statistics community?…”

“…Overall, the results of the analysis suggest that transparency should remain an important element of the trade agenda, both at the regional and multilateral levels…”

“…This report assesses the extent to which Dutch water governance is fit for future challenges and sketches an agenda for the reform of water policies in the Netherlands. …”

“…The purpose of this book is to provide a detailed introduction to the basic modeling approaches and an overview of enabled innovative phenomena. The main research agenda of this book is aimed at the study of modeling techniques and novel functionalities such as plasmonic enhancement of solar cell efficiency, plasmonics in sensing, etc. …”

“…The authorities have a very ambitious environmental-policy agenda, aimed chiefly at cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but also at dealing with local air and water pollution, waste management and the conservation of biodiversity. …”

“…This book investigatesthe consistency of this whole foreign policy component between thecontent and scope of the human rights discourse of Italian foreign policy-makers domestically and internationally and the actual efforts putin place by the country to advance the global human rights agenda, itsinstitutions and procedures in both multilateral and bilateral settings…”

“…To transition to this change, some companies have included ethics and compliance programs in their corporate agenda, along with marketing and sales plans, strategies, growth targets, investment plans and/or talent acquisition. …”

“…It shows that higher education institutions (HEIs) are seen as being driven by an economic or an educational agenda. For example, internationalization can be influenced by the university ranking system, which is based on the international reputation of universities, the competitive quality of programmes offered in a market-oriented education environment, generation of income from the enrolment of international students, and employment of high-profile researchers. …”

“…This important book provides the first substantial analysis of white working class perspectives on multiculturalism and change in the UK, improving our understanding of this under-researched group and suggesting a new and progressive agenda for white working class communities…”

“…This monograph traces the emergence and evolution of the LSE Government Department from 1895 to 2020, focusing on the personalities that guided the development of the Department, the social and political contexts the Department existed within, its research agenda and course structure, and the location of the Department in British politics. …”

“…The report highlights valuable experiences and best practices in these fields and proposes strategies to allow Latin America to consolidate long-term growth while assuring continuity in the social agenda…”

“…About the Generative AI in the Real World podcast: In 2023, ChatGPT put AI on everyone’s agenda. In 2024, the challenge will be turning those agendas into reality. …”

“…El establecimiento de la democracia en España permitió que el movimiento feminista español, que había permanecido en la clandestinidad, saliese a la luz. Su agenda de máximos exigía la construcción de un marco político que tuviera en cuenta las necesidades de las mujeres, a través de un entramado de acciones políticas sociales, institucionales y legales. …”

“…The twelve essays collected here explore and build on Pring's treatment of topics that are central to the field of philosophy of education and high on the agenda of education policy-makers. The essays are by no means uncritical: some authors disagree sharply with Pring; others see his arguments as useful but incomplete, in need of addition or amendment. …”

“…This collection offers some of the most influential and agenda-setting work at the heart of virtue epistemology's research program. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ethnocentrism and foreign policy : can we understand the Third World? ; The democracy agenda in U.S. foreign policy ; Human rights policy ; Friendly tyrants and American interests ; Globalization and its critics -- Regional responses. …”
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“…Most importantly, it moves from the narrowly physical to the broadly emotional, enabling the enrichment of the medical history of pain, as well as setting a new agenda for medical history…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Foreign policy decisions : a beginning -- Foreign policy and national interests -- A nation in search of a proper role -- The intellectual element of foreign policy : perspectives -- The organizational element : achieving coordination -- The president and Congress -- Policymaking and the bureaucracy -- The public context -- The Cold War and the Korean War -- Escalating tensions : Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Into and out of Vietnam -- A new approach to Cold War problems -- The last decade of the Cold War -- Summing up the book so far -- The Soviet Union dissolved and Eastern Europe freed : implications -- The European Community -- Ancient cultures and enduring enmities : the Middle East -- Japan and the future of Asia -- "New" problems on the agenda -- Guidelines for American foreign policy in a complex world…”