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China 2030

Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society

By: Development Research Center of the State Council,The World Bank

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China 2030

Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society

By: Development Research Center of the State Council,The World Bank

China should complete its transition to a market economy through enterprise, land, labor, and financial sector reforms, strengthen its private sector, open its markets to greater competition and innovation, and ensure equality of opportunity to help achieve its goal of a new structure for economic growth. These are some of the key findings of China 2030, a joint research report by a team from the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China s State Council. This report lays out the case for a new development strategy for China to rebalance the role of government and market, private sector and society to reach the goal of becoming a-high income country by 2030. China 2030 recommends steps to deal with the risks facing China over the next 20 years, including the risk of a hard landing in the short term, as well as challenges posed by an ageing and shrinking workforce, rising inequality, environmental stresses, and external imbalances. The report presents six strategic directions for China s future: Completing the transition to a market economy; Accelerating the pace of open innovation; Going green to transform environmental stresses into green growth as a driver for development; Expanding opportunities and services such as health, education and access to jobs for all people; Modernizing and strengthening its domestic fiscal system; and Seeking mutually beneficial relations with the world by connecting China s structural reforms to the changing international economy.

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0821397567

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Warriors in Peacekeeping

Points of Tension in Complex Cultural Encounters ; a Comparative Study Based on Experiences in Bosnia

By: Jean Callaghan,George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

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Warriors in Peacekeeping

Points of Tension in Complex Cultural Encounters ; a Comparative Study Based on Experiences in Bosnia

By: Jean Callaghan,George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

This book makes an extraordinary contribution to broadening and deepening understanding of the complex range of relations in modern peacekeeping operations, including interactions between national contingents and their respective chains of command and their relations with other contingents in the field, as well as with regional authorities, scores of NGOs, and the Its findings help to identify ""points of tension"" in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where, for the first time, contingents from more than 35 countries had to cooperate, each of which had their own, quite different, This volume provides both descriptive and analytical insights based upon these experiences that are applicable to contemporary international peacekeeping operations all over the world. J. Callgahan, H. Born, T. op den Buijs, Ad Vogelaar, E. Johansson, B. Boene, J. Y. Yanakiev, I. A.Razumtsev.

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LIT Verlag Münster

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3825851729

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The Future of Education in the UAE

Innovation & Knowledge Production

By: The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research

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The Future of Education in the UAE

Innovation & Knowledge Production

By: The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research

Education in the 21st century has at its core the promotion of original thought, creativity and innovation. The move away from rote learning and repetitive memorization of facts has helped engender a new culture of inspiring children to use their imaginations to find solutions to problems, and subsequently develop a confidence in one's decision-making, which will be a tremendous advantage throughout life. In Abu Dhabi, the emphasis on innovation is embedded in a number of strategic policies, including a call to build "an environment that fosters innovation, cultivates a healthy risk-taking culture and strengthens the research and development capacity" in the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, and a call for an economic model of growth "driven by knowledge and innovation" in the Vision 2021. However, how does an education establishment begin the process of teaching creative learnings and problem solving? What skills are required by teaching staff and what availability of equipment is essential to this task?

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9948230167

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Conversion Survey 2005

Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization

By: Bonn International Center for Conversion

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Conversion Survey 2005

Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization

By: Bonn International Center for Conversion

Despite progress in a number of areas, the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are unlikely to be met unless major policy changes occur. This yearís conversion survey advocates new approaches towards states in conflict and governments which fail to provide their citizens with basic security/welfare, arguing at the same time that high military spending detracts from the agreed goal of increasing overseas development aid. Such incontestable links between security and development hover in the background of the survey. While much lip-service is paid to the interdependence of the two, this seldom translates into integrated policies. Although the MDGs provide a powerful vision, what is still lacking is an added perspective aimed at improving peopleís security by enhancing conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding, and conversion. BICC analyzes global trends and developments over the last year by examining three issue areas: arms and resources; the conversion-related aspects of peacebuilding; and the link between natural resources and conflict. Three topical chapters subsequently explore certain aspects of conversion in more detail: how privatization is increasingly permeating the military sphere; options for implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, especially DDR without camps; and two prominent cases of security sector reform (SSR), Afghanistan and Iraq.

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3832913319

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Improving Learning with Information Technology

Report of a Workshop

By: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Steering Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology

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Improving Learning with Information Technology

Report of a Workshop

By: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Steering Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology

In spring 2000, representatives from the U.S. Department of Education (DOEd) and senior staff at the National Research Council (NRC) recognized a common frustration: that the potential of information technology to transform K-12 education remains unrealized. In fall 2000 the U.S. DOEd formally requested that the National Academies undertake an interdisciplinary project called Improving Learning with Information Technology (ILIT). The project was launched with a symposium on January 24-25, 2001. This report summarizes the proceedings of the symposium and is intended for people interested in considering better strategies for using information technology in the educational arena. While it offers insights from the presenters on both the challenges to and the opportunities for forging a better dialogue among learning scientists, technologists, and educators, it does not contain conclusions or recommendations. Rather, it highlights issues to consider, constituents to engage, and strategies to employ in the effort to build a coalition to harness the power of information technologies for the improvement of American education. Every effort has been made to convey the speakers' content and viewpoints accurately. Recognizing the speculative nature of many of the speaker contributions, most attributions identify a speaker by area of expertise rather than by name. The report reflects the proceedings of the workshop and is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all the issues involved in the project to improve learning with information technology.

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030916964X

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The Future of Education in the UAE

Conversion Survey 2005

Conversion Survey 2005

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