Author: Lloyd Dixon
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Keywords: alternatives, uncertain, world, evaluating, insurance, role, terrorism, federal
Number of Pages: 150
Published: 2007-11-25
ISBN-10: 0833042351
ISBN-13: 9780833042354

What are the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act1s effects on the market for terrorism insurance? What would be the effect of enhancing provisions for nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological (NBCR) attacks? The authors conclude that the program yields positive outcomes in a number of dimensions for conventional attacks and identify specific reforms that can improve results for NBCR attacks.

Author: Gabi G. Afram
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: policy, options, challenges, opportunities, market, india, remittance
Number of Pages: 139
Published: 2011-12-30
ISBN-10: 0821389726
ISBN-13: 9780821389720

Millions of migrants worldwide send billions of dollars in remittances each year to their families or communities of origin. In many developing countries, remittances are an important source of family and national income and also are the largest source of external financing. Remittances are better targeted at the needs of the poor than foreign aid or foreign direct investment (FDI) as recipients often depend on remittances to cover daily living expenses, to provide a cushion against emergencies, or to make small investments in business or education. Therefore, international remittance services

Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: ensure, improved, performance, needed, oversight, bank, interests, supported, world
Number of Pages: 94
Published: 1996-12-01
ISBN-10: 0788135775
ISBN-13: 9780788135774

Between FY 1993 & 1995, the U.S. contributed an average of $1.2 billion/year to the World Bank. This report reviews whether continued participation in the World Bank is in the U.S. interest. Addresses the Bank's role in enhancing the flow of international private investment capital into developing countries, the extent to which Bank projects achieve their development objectives, the Bank's progress in reforming its operations to improve effectiveness, & the extent to which the Bank supports U.S. foreign policy goals. Charts & tables.

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: sanctions, leniency, programmes, effective, harm, hard, core, cartels, fighting
Number of Pages: 103
Published: 2002
ISBN-10: 9264174990
ISBN-13: 9789264174993

Hard-core cartels are the most egregious violations of competition law. What are the most appropriate tools to fight them? . In this book, the OECD identifies an increasingly successful "carrot-and-stick" approach applying stiffer punishment for cartel operators and enhancing programmes aimed at rewarding cartel members who decide to defect and co-operate with the authorities. This book contributes to the existing knowledge about the extent of cartels' overcharges and other harm to businesses and consumers worldwide, and sheds light on new and eff.

Author: Linda D. Koontz
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: collaboration, four, initiatives, enhancing, exists, government, potential, electronic
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 2004-01-03
ISBN-10: 0756739659
ISBN-13: 9780756739652

In accordance with the President's management agenda, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has sponsored initiatives to promote expansion of electronic gov't. -- the use of information technology, particularly Web-based Internet applications, to enhance gov't. services. Each initiative demands a high degree of collaboration among organizations. For four of these initiatives, the GAO was asked to determine, among other things, their implementation progress and the extent of collaboration among agencies and other parties involved. GAO determined that all four of the e-government initiatives

Author: Zoe Acosta
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: grade, eight, kindergarten, science, history, social, literature
Number of Pages: 8
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN-10: 0788139061
ISBN-13: 9780788139062

Offered as a resource for curriculum specialists, teachers, librarians, & resource personnel, this volume contains an annotated listing of recommended literature for enhancing & enriching the history & geography curriculum for kindergarten through grade eight. Included is a selection of fiction & nonfiction including biography, plays, poetry, songs, fables, letters, journals, myths & legends. Presented by grade level, the entries are further organized into reading levels & include books intended for use as teachers' background material. Indexed by title & author.

Author: Kristin Komives
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: reform, enhancing, impact, poor, options, exploring, electricity, subsidies, mexico, residential
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2009-01
ISBN-10: 0821378848
ISBN-13: 9780821378847

Large and growing subsidies to residential consumers in Mexico have become a major policy concern. This report explains the growth of subsidies, the current distribution of subsidies across income classes, and uses utility and household survey data to simulate how alternative subsidy mechanisms could improve distributional and fiscal performance. The goal is to help inform discussion in Mexico about how to reduce subsidies and redirect them toward the poor. The findings also offer lessons for other countries that are planning tariff reforms in their electricity sectors.