Analyzing the distributional impact of reforms; a practitioner's guide to pension, health, labor markets, public sector downsizing, taxation, decentralization, and macroeconomic...; v.2. (CD-ROM included).9780821363485 Analyzing the distributional impact of reforms; a practitioner's guide to pension, health, labor markets, public sector downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing , taxation, decentralization de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. , and macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. ...; v.2. (CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). included) Ed. by Aline Coudouel and Stefano Paternostro. The World Bank 2006 235 pages $40.00 Paperback HC59 Economists primarily from The World Bank explain techniques for analyzing the distribution of the impact of its policies, not geographically but among different groups, especially the poor and vulnerable. They take the sectors listed in the title one by one. The disk contains the text, some chapters from the first volume, an electronic-learning course, and other material. There is no index. The first volume cover six other sectors. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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