The Report Jordan 2013

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Jordan
ISBN : 9781907065842

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The Report: Jordan 2013 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Oxford Business Group
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781910068144

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The Report: Jordan 2014 by Oxford Business Group Pdf

A number of Jordan’s key economic indicators have improved over the last year and GDP is forecast to grow by 3.5% in 2014. Jordan’s reliance on energy imports is being addressed with increased focus on domestic oil shale reserves and nuclear energy, while plans to build a pipeline through the country from Iraq will provide a stable oil supply at discounted rates. Jordan’s expanding population has put pressure on state services, particularly health, where the private sector is expected to play an increasingly prominent role. Tourism revenues rose in 2014 and, with the unveiling of a new arrivals terminal at Aqaba International Airport and plans for a national rail network, these are expected to rise further in the coming years. All in all, continued political stability, large scale transportation developments, the availability of a young, educated workforce and government efforts to reduce the fiscal deficit and the country’s reliance on energy imports should ensure Jordan maintains its strong position in the region.

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210576222

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Population and Development Report. Issue 7 by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Pdf

Population dynamics can contribute to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and as a consequence to water scarcity that consists of the most significant environmental challenge in the Arab region. This report endeavors to analyze the nexus between population dynamics and water scarcity and to provide recommendations on how to improve policies and programmes addressing water scarcity in order to reduce vulnerability of particular population groups and enhance resilience of populations at risk. The report looks at water scarcity through a population lens in order to enable policymakers and governments to develop targeted and people-centered policies and programmes to tackle their water scarcity issues and to address its differential impact on specific population groups which might be more vulnerable to and less capable of coping with water scarcity.

Author : Pippa Norris,Alessandro Nai
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9780190677800

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Election Watchdogs by Pippa Norris,Alessandro Nai Pdf

Machine generated contents note: -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Transparency in electoral governance -- Pippa Norris -- Part II: Upwards accountability to the international community -- 2. International monitors -- Craig Arceneaux and Anika Leithner -- 3. International enforcement -- Daniela Donno -- 4. Electoral reform -- Ferran Martinez i Coma -- 5. Election audits -- Erica Shein and Chad Vickery -- Part III: Horizontal accountability to state actors -- 6. Election management -- Holly Ann Garnett -- 7. Constitutional courts -- Armen Mazmanyan -- 8. Poll workers -- Alistair Clark and Toby S. James -- Part IV: Downward accountability to civil society -- 9. Domestic monitors -- Max Grömping -- 10. The fourth estate -- Alessandro Nai -- Part V: Conclusions -- 11. Electoral transparency, accountability and integrity -- Pippa Norris -- Notes -- References -- Index

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264213944

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Women in Business 2014 Accelerating Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region by OECD Pdf

Women in Business 2014 summarises the progress made by the OECD-MENA Women Business Forum (WBF) since the publication of its first Women in Business report in 2012.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781907065613

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The Report: Jordan 2012 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roger Hood,Carolyn Hoyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Capital punishment
ISBN : 9780198701736

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The Death Penalty by Roger Hood,Carolyn Hoyle Pdf

The fifth edition of this highly praised study charts and explains the progress that continues to be made towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty. The majority of nations have now abolished the death penalty and the number of executions has dropped in almost all countries where abolition has not yet taken place. Emphasizing the impact of international human rights principles and evidence of abuse, the authors examine how this has fueled challenges to the death penalty and they analyze and appraise the likely obstacles, political and cultural, to further abolition. They discuss the cruel realities of the death penalty and the failure of international standards always to ensure fair trials and to avoid arbitrariness, discrimination and conviction of the innocent: all violations of the right to life. They provide further evidence of the lack of a general deterrent effect; shed new light on the influence and limits of public opinion; and argue that substituting for the death penalty life imprisonment without parole raises many similar human rights concerns. This edition provides a strong intellectual and evidential basis for regarding capital punishment as undeniably cruel, inhuman and degrading. Widely relied upon and fully updated to reflect the current state of affairs worldwide, this is an invaluable resource for all those who study the death penalty and work towards its removal as an international goal.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781907065439

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The Report: Jordan 2011 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781907065064

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The Report: Jordan 2009 by Anonim Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264275461

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OECD Public Governance Reviews Towards a New Partnership with Citizens Jordan's Decentralisation Reform by OECD Pdf

This assessment provides an evidence-based analysis of the ongoing decentralisation reforms in Jordan from the perspective of the principles and practices of open government.

Author : Edouard Al-Dahdah,Cristina Corduneanu-Huci,Gael Raballand,Myriam Ababsa,Ernest Sergenti,Anya Vodopyanov
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781464808876

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Rules on Paper, Rules in Practice by Edouard Al-Dahdah,Cristina Corduneanu-Huci,Gael Raballand,Myriam Ababsa,Ernest Sergenti,Anya Vodopyanov Pdf

The primary focus of this book is on a specific outcome of the rule of law: the practical enforcement of laws and policies, and the determinants of this enforcement, or lack thereof. Are there significant and persistent differences in implementation across countries? Why are some laws and policies more systematically enforced than others? Are “good†? laws likely to be enacted, and if not, what stands in the way? We answer these questions using a theoretical framework and detailed empirical data and illustrate with case studies from Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan. We believe that the best way to understand the variation in the drafting and implementation of laws and policies is to examine the interests and incentives of those responsible for these tasks †“ policymakers and bureaucrats. If laws and their enforcement offer concrete benefits to these ruling elites, they are more likely to be systematically enforced. If they don't, implementation is selective, discretionary, if not nil. Our first contribution is in extending the application of the concept of the rule of law beyond its traditional focus on specific organizations like the courts and the police, to economic sectors such as customs, taxation and land inheritance, in a search for a direct causal relationship with economic development outcomes. Instead of limiting ourselves to a particular type of organization or a legalistic approach to the rule of law, we present a broader theory of how laws are made and implemented across different types of sectors and organizations. Our second contribution is in demonstrating how powerful interests affect implementation outcomes. The incentives elites have to build and support rule-of-law institutions derive from the distribution of power in society, which is partly a historical given. The point we make is that it is not deterministic. Realigning the incentive structures for reform among key actors and organizations, through accountability and competition, can dramatically improve the chances that rule-of-law institutions will take root. On the other hand, building the capacity of organizations without first changing institutional incentives is likely to lead to perverse outcomes.

Author : United Nations Development Programme (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP))
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210574594

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Arab Human Development Report 2016 by United Nations Development Programme (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)) Pdf

This report addresses the development challenges facing young people in the Arab region. The current young generation is the largest this region has had over the past 50 years, making up 30% of its population. In light of the youth-led movements during and after the 2011 uprisings, the report argues for a renewed policy focus on youth development in the region. It deals with the pillars of human development (income, education and health) with the attainment, achievement and equitable distribution of education, and with the challenges of finding stable and decent jobs. With protracted conflict in several Arab countries, young Arabs have become victims or perpetrators of violence, challenged by difficulties of mobility and migration. AHDR 2016 aims to engage youth in building a better future.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Jordan by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

In Jordan, water — an essential factor of economic growth and social development — is scarce. The imbalance between the supply and demand of this precious resource is evidently at the cost of over-abstracted groundwater. The agriculture and food industry is the main water consumer — irrigation alone contributes to about 60 percent of the total water usage in the country. Huge investments have been made to mitigate this imbalance as much as possible and others are in the pipeline or are being planned. Significant improvements are also required from the water demand side in order to move towards a sustainable equilibrium. The main objective of this report is to both indicate ways for Jordan to move away from all unsustainable agricultural and food activities (high water consumers and water inefficient), and suggest paths toward more water efficient and productive solutions.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264895713

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OECD Public Governance Reviews Citizens’ Voice in Jordan The Role of Public Communication and Media for a More Open Government by OECD Pdf

Public communication is an essential part of government policy and an important contributor to transparency, integrity, accountability and stakeholder participation. This Citizens’ Voice in Jordan Report provides an analysis of internal and external communications processes, examining progress achieved to date and remaining challenges.

Author : Daniel Gurara,Mr.Giovanni Melina,Luis-Felipe Zanna
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498302883

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Some Policy Lessons from Country Applications of the DIG and DIGNAR Models by Daniel Gurara,Mr.Giovanni Melina,Luis-Felipe Zanna Pdf

Over the past seven years, the DIG and DIGNAR models have complemented the IMF and World Bank debt sustainability framework (DSF) analysis, over 65 country applications. They have provided useful insights in the context of program and surveillance work, based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of the macroeconomic effects of public investment scaling-ups. This paper takes stock of the model applications and extensions, and extract five common policy lessons from the universe of country cases. First, improving public investment efficiency and/or raising the rate of return of public projects raises growth and lowers the risks associated with debt sustainability. Second, prudent and gradual investment scaling-ups are preferable to aggressive front-loaded ones, in terms of private sector crowding-out effects, absorptive capacity constraints, and debt sustainability risks. Third, domestic revenue mobilization helps create fiscal space for investment scaling-ups, by effectively containing public debt surges and their later-on repayments. Fourth, aid smoothens fiscal adjustments associated with public investment increases and may lower the risks of unsustainable debt. Fifth, external savings mitigate Dutch disease macroeconomic effects and serve as fiscal buffers. The paper also discusses how these models were used to estimate the quantitative macro economic effects associated with these lessons.