Industrial Development Report 2020: Industrializing in the Digital Age (United Nations)(Paperback)

Industrial Development Report 2020: Industrializing in the Digital Age (United Nations)(Paperback)

The emergence and diffusion of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies clustered around the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is radically altering the nature of manufacturing production, increasingly blurring the boundaries between physical and digital production systems. The significant

Information Economy Report: 2017: Digitalization, Trade and Development (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear that it will have globally transformative impacts on the way we live, work and develop our

Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018: Towards a Transformed and Resilient Continent (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018 reviews Africa's performance on five goals, and related targets and indicators of the 2030 Agenda, taking into account their correspondence with Agenda 2063. The report uses the latest data from international sources to track performance and highlight

Economic Development in Africa Report 2018: Migration and Structural Transformation (United Nations)(Paperback)

The EDAR 2018 titled 'Migration and Structural Transformation in Africa' highlights how intra-African migration is of relevance to the agenda for regional and continental integration and shows that there are still many knowledge gaps, including on the relationship between migration, economic and

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018 (United Nations)(Paperback)

This report, which comprises three booklets, provides a comprehensive analysis of the crime of trafficking in persons and how different countries are responding to this crisis. Countries worldwide have been detecting and reporting a larger number of victims and are also convicting more traffickers

Assessment of Development Results: Iraq (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

This Assessment of Development Results (ADR) in Iraq was conducted by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2013 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 20112014 with a view to contributing to the preparation of the new UNDP

World Mortality 2019 Highlights (United Nations)(Paperback)

This report provides an overview of the estimated and projected trends in mortality at the world level, for development groups and major areas; the analysis also focuses on country and regional data for selected mortality indicators. In addition to examining the summary indicator of life expectancy

World Development Report 2006: Equity and Development (World Bank)(Paperback)

This year's 'Word Development Report', the twenty-eighth, looks at the role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person's chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts, rather than

World Drug Report 2018 (Set of 5 Booklets) (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The 2018 World Drug Report will include an updated overview of recent trends on production, trafficking and consumption of key illicit drugs as well as highlighting a thematic area of concern. The Report contains a global overview of the baseline data and estimates on drug demand and supply and it

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance (Moore Jr John)(Paperback)

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance offers a fresh look at the U.S.-UN relationship. The current discourse regarding America's linkage with the UN--and particularly about the　President's　influence on the world body--has metamorphosed well beyond the

Global Education Monitoring Report 2019: Migration, Displacement and Education - Building Bridges, Not Walls (United Nations)(Paperback)

Evaluation of Disability Inclusive Development at Undp (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

This evaluation of UNDP's contribution to disability inclusive development is part of the work programme for the Independent Evaluation Office approved by the Executive Board in 2014/2015 (DP 2014/5). It provides an assessment of UNDP contribution to disability inclusive development during the

Understanding Cybercrime: Phenomena, Challenges and Legal Response (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Cyber attacks are on the rise. The media constantly report about data breaches and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime. Even governments are affected. At the same time, it is obvious that technology alone cannot solve the problem. What can countries do? Which issues can be addressed by policies

State of World Population 2017: Worlds Apart - Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age (Grincheva Natalia)(Paperback)

Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age explores online museums as sites of contemporary cultural diplomacy. Building on scholarship that highlights how museums can constitute and regulate citizens, construct national communities, and project messages across borders, the book explores the political

Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical Update (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Provides a brief overview of the state of human development - snapshots of current conditions as well as long-term trends in human development indicators. The report includes a full statistical annex of human development composite indices and indicators across their various dimensions. This update

Understanding Research in the Digital Age (Quinton Sarah)(Paperback)

Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (Lyotard Jean-Francois)(Paperback)

Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed dynamically. In The Postmodern Condition Jean-Francois Lyotard extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the

Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age (Mayer-Schnberger Viktor)(Paperback)

Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in

Postmodern Condition - A Report on Knowledge (Lyotard Jean-Francois)(Paperback / softback)

Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of

Trusting the News in a Digital Age: Toward a New News Literacy (Dvorkin Jeffrey)(Paperback)

TRUSTING THE NEWS in a Digital Age How to use critical thinking to discern real news from fake newsTrusting the News in a Digital Age provides an ethical framework and the much-needed tools for assessing information produced in our digital age. With the tsunami of information on social media and

Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age (Mizruchi Susan L.)(Paperback)

The role of archives and libraries in our digital age is one of the most pressing concerns of humanists, scholars, and citizens worldwide. This collection brings together specialists from academia, public libraries, governmental agencies, and non-profit archives to pursue common questions about

New Digital Age - Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business (Schmidt Eric III)(Paperback / softback)

The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the

The United Nations, Peace and Security (Thakur Ramesh)(Paperback)

Ending humanitarian atrocities has become as important for the United Nations as preventing interstate war. This book examines the transformation of UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. Ramesh Thakur asks why, when and how force may be used, and argues that the growing gulf