Tabla de Contenidos: “…Global Environmental Outlooks from Subglobal to Local: GEO's Multilevel, Multiscale Geographic Success -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Regional and subregional GEO reports and their origins -- 6.3 National GEO-style reports -- 6.4 Local-level GEO reporting -- 6.5 The special case of the Latin America and Caribbean region -- 6.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 7: Global Environment Outlook Support Systems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Process coordination -- 7.3 Expert and advisory groups -- 7.4 Capacity building -- 7.5 Data support -- 7.6 Report preparation process -- 7.7 Evaluation process -- 7.8 Additional GEO products -- 7.9 Funding support -- Chapter 8: Outreach to Stakeholders and Users -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Outreach to Governments -- 8.3 Outreach within UNEP -- 8.4 Outreach to the rest of the UN -- 8.5 Outreach to the general public and other audiences -- 8.6 Strengthening the outreach strategy -- 8.7 Conclusion -- Chapter -- 9. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…AIDS -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTE ON AUTHORSHIP -- Contents -- SUMMARY -- Monitoring The Spread Of HIV And Aids -- Statistics On Aids -- Statistics On HIV Infection -- Cdc's Family Of HIV Seroprevalence Surveys -- National Seroprevalence Survey -- Assuring Confidentiality -- Sexual Behavior And Aids -- Same-Gender Sex Among Men -- Teenage And Adult Heterosexuals -- Female Prostitution -- Research And Data Needs -- Data On Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- IV Drug Use And Aids -- Limiting The Spread Of HIV Infection -- Facilitating Change In Health Behaviors -- Evaluating Interventions -- Randomized Field Experiments -- Resources For Evaluation -- Overcoming Barriers To Research And Intervention -- Barriers To Research -- Collaborative Research -- Social Barriers To Intervention -- PART I UNDERSTANDING THE SPREAD OF HIV INFECTION -- 1 Monitoring The Epidemic's Course -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF HIV INFECTION -- Uses Of HIV Prevalence And Incidence Data -- Prevalence Data -- Monitoring Trends -- Incidence Data -- Variation In Estimated Hiv Prevalence For Selected Groups -- Homosexual and Bisexual Men. -- IV Drug Users. -- Hemophiliacs. -- Heterosexual Partners of Persons with HIV Infection or at Recognized Risk. -- Patients at General Care Hospitals. -- Newborn Infants and Women of Reproductive Age. -- Prostitutes. -- Tuberculosis Patients. -- Heterosexuals Without Known Risk Factors.12 -- Variation by Age. -- Variation by Gender. -- Variation Among Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics. -- Geographic Spread of the Epidemic. -- Uncertainties About HIV Prevalence -- Principles And Methods Of Estimating Prevalence -- Probability Samples -- Full Coverage Of The Sample -- Accurate Testing -- Combining Results -- THE 1989 HIV SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM -- Surveillance Of Iv Drug Users -- Sentinel Hospital Surveillance…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Political economy perspectives on intergovernmental fiscal system design and implementation in Asia -- Introduction -- The scope and diversity of intergovernmental systems -- The intergovernmental framework -- The diversity of intergovernmental organisation -- Overlooked political and institutional dynamics -- National political dynamics -- National bureaucratic dynamics and the role of development assistance -- Subnational political and institutional dynamics -- Overlooking implementation -- A pragmatic lens on the scope of design -- The national vs. subnational perspective -- Recognising the challenges of behavioural change -- Capacity building -- Towards a more strategic approach to reform -- Framing decentralisation challenges to inform implementation -- Crafting and executing strategic action -- Identifying initial steps and partners for a reform trajectory -- Creating oversight structures and productive incentives -- Enabling capacity -- Consolidating a strategy, monitoring progress and adjusting as needed…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.6 SWFs and the new regulatory environment for financial institutions: the upcoming 'war for capital'6: The Politics of SWFs Engagement; 6.1 National responses to the growing role of SWFs; 6.2 International response to the growing role of SWFs; 6.3 SWFs' response to international pressure; 6.4 Santiago Principles: rationale, implementation and reality; 6.5 A digression on public versus private role in the economy; 7: Wrapping Up; 7.1 Towards a multipolar world; 7.2 Governments' activism in economic and financial affairs; 7.3 Barbarian at the gates or welcome partners?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Aid volume, channels and allocations -Progress since the last peer review -A quantum leap truncated by a severe economic crisis -The need for more transparency over Spain’s channels for partner countries -An increase in allocations to least developed countries and Africa -The need for geographic concentration -Visible commitment to multilateralism and a selective approach -Lessons from Spain’s participation in the MDG Achievement Fund -Efforts to reduce sectors and prioritise cross-cutting issues -A new funding structure to improve the quality of Spain’s development co-operation -Future considerations Chapter 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Relationship Data-Based Lending: Just How Valuable Is That Soft Data? -- 2. Geographical Focus: Bank Local, and All That, Right? …”

“…This open access book delves into the considerable alignment of global sustainable development priorities between Germany and the Republic of Korea (hereafter referred to as Korea), despite their geographical separation. Notably, both nations share a common commitment to development policy and international climate action, an alignment that holds immense potential for enhanced cooperation in today’s evolving global landscape. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Employee Retirement Income Security Act -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- Laws Administered by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice -- H2A Temporary Agricultural Workers -- Immigration and Nationality Act -- Miscellaneous Laws and Concepts -- Drug Free Workplace Act -- Garnishment of Wages -- Harassment -- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- LGBTQ Sex-Based Discrimination -- Retaliation -- Sexual Harassment -- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act -- Retention of Documents -- SHRM-SCP Only -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Part 5 The Organization Knowledge Domain -- Chapter 15 Structure of the HR Function -- Exam Notables -- The SHRM Exam Objectives -- Human Resources as a Core Competency -- The Role of Human Resources -- HR's Job -- Integrating Human Resources -- Human Resource Service Models -- Centralized/Decentralized HR Structures -- Outsourcing -- Measuring Human Resource Contributions -- Competency and Knowledge Alignment -- Delivering Messages -- Exchanging Organizational Information -- Listening -- Networking -- Relationship Building -- SHRM SCP Only -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 16 Organizational Effectiveness and Development -- Exam Notables -- The SHRM Exam Objectives -- Organizational Effectiveness and Development Defined -- People Interventions -- Individual Behaviors -- Group and Team Dynamics -- Process Interventions -- International Organization for Standardization -- Structural Interventions -- Customer or Product -- Functional -- Geographic -- Matrix -- Managing Change -- Competency and Knowledge Alignment -- Teamwork -- Conflict Management -- SHRM SCP Only -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 17 Workforce Management -- Exam Notables -- The SHRM Exam Objectives…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The carbon tax in OECD and seven partner countries…”