Author: Economic Report of the President Transmitted to th
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Keywords: economic, president, report, congress, transmitted
Number of Pages: 354
Published: 2008-02
ISBN-10: 1598044001
ISBN-13: 9781598044003

The Economic Report of the President includes: 1. Current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income, and Federal budget outlays; 2. Employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force; 3. Annual numeric goals; 4. And a program for carrying out program objectives. Also included is the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers. Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers submits this report on its activities during the previous calendar year in accordance with the requirements of Congress as set for

Authors:Dennis C. Blair, Frank Sampson Jannuzi,
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations Press
Keywords: report, independent, task, force, course, responsible, relations, affirmative, agenda, china
Number of Pages: 117
Published: 2007-09
ISBN-10: 0876094035
ISBN-13: 9780876094037

Author: World Economic Forum
Publisher: World Economic Forum
Keywords: report, trade, enabling, global
Number of Pages: 395
Published: 2009-07-31
eBookDB-ID: EBDB0327EC

East Asian economies – Singapore and Hong Kong SAR – occupy the top two positions in the Enabling Trade Index ranking, followed by Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden, according to The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009, released today by the World Economic Forum. Canada, Norway, Finland, Austria and the Netherlands complete the top-10 list. The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 measures and analyzes institutions, policies, and services enabling trade in national economies around the world, highlighting for policymakers a country’s strengths and the challenges to be addressed. The Report include

Author: UNAIDS
Publisher: World Health Organizatio
Keywords: epidemic, aids, global, report
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN-10: 9291737119
ISBN-13: 9789291737116

"Knowing your epidemic" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.

Author: Jian Xie
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: water, resource, management, selected, issues, synthesis, china, scarcity, addressing, recommendations
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 2008-12-22
ISBN-10: 0821376454
ISBN-13: 9780821376454

China faces a major challenge in managing its scarce water resources to sustain economic growth in the years ahead. This report provides an overview of China’s water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. The issues covered in the report are water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, water pollution control, and emergency prevention. The report’s recommendations identify the key measures needed to effectively address thes

Authors:Frank Carlucci, Robert E. Hunter, Zalmay Khalilza
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: foreign, policy, national, security, elect, president, charge, bipartisan, report, taking
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: 0833029568
ISBN-13: 9780833029560

A report prepared by Transition 2001, a bipartisan panel of about 60 American leaders in the areas of foreign and defense policy, outlining the most important national security challenges for the new administration, suggesting priorities, and recommending specific courses of action that the new president could take in the early days of his administration. Such decisive early action will be critical for setting U.S. foreign and national security policy on the right path for the balance of his term and beyond. This summary is based on more than 25 discussion papers on key issues and areas, prepa

Author:
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: incentives, leadership, structure, government, performance
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833036629
ISBN-13: 9780833036629

In 2003, the National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker, issued a report detailing the serious problems within the federal government today and presenting a series of recommendations calling for changes in its organization, leadership, and operations. In this book, RAND experts in public policy and management suggest practical ways to implement the recommendations and define a research agenda for the future. This volume comprises thirteen essays that address the primary problem areas identified by the Volcker Commission, along with the text of the commission report itse