This book is about two polemical issues in labour studies, namely, the notions and determinants of labour productivity and flexibility. This book attempts to develop the notion of labour input flexibility or the capacity of workers to adapt to changes in the environment and its relation with labour productivity. The role of institutions, employment practices, capital-labour relations and labour market policies in determining labour flexibility is emphasized. The chapters look at the experiences of industrialized countries (European countries, the USA, Canada and Japan) and three Latin American countries (Brazil, Chile and Mexico).

This book draws on the expertise of faculty and colleagues at the Balsillie School of International Affairs to both locate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a contribution to the development of global government and to examine the political-institutional and financial challenges posed by the SDGs. The contributors are experts in global governance issues in a broad variety of fields ranging from health, food systems, social policy, migration and climate change. An introductory chapter sets out the broad context of the governance challenges involved, and how individual chapters contribute to the analysis. The book begins by focusing on individual SDGs, examining briefly the background to the particular goal and evaluating the opportunities and challenges (particularly governance challenges) in achieving the goal, as well as discussing how this goal relates to other SDGs. The book goes on to address the broader issues of achieving the set of goals overall, examining the novel financing mechanisms required for an enterprise of this nature, the trade-offs involved (particularly between the urgent climate agenda and the social/economic goals), the institutional arrangements designed to enable the achievement of the goals and offering a critical perspective on the enterprise as a whole. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals makes a distinctive contribution by covering a broad range of individual goals with contributions from experts on governance in the global climate, social and economic areas as well as providing assessments of the overall project - its financial feasibility, institutional requisites, and its failures to tackle certain problems at the core. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of international affairs, development studies and sustainable development, as well as those engaged in policymaking nationally, internationally and those working in NGOs.

It is well known that the female work force has played a large part in the Asian "export miracle". Yet their role has commonly been depicted as confined to sweat shops and tea houses. This book examines the bigger picture regarding women in the labour market and how this has been changing in the course of development and industrialization. Drawing on labour force survey data from across the continent, the book includes studies on India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Written in an accessible style and with the key issues supported by up-to-date quantitative data, the book aims to dispel some common myths regarding the position of female workers in the region.

This book is about two polemical issues in labour studies, namely, the notions and determinants of labour productivity and flexibility. This book attempts to develop the notion of labour input flexibility or the capacity of workers to adapt to changes in the environment and its relation with labour productivity. The role of institutions, employment practices, capital-labour relations and labour market policies in determining labour flexibility is emphasized. The chapters look at the experiences of industrialized countries (European countries, the USA, Canada and Japan) and three Latin American countries (Brazil, Chile and Mexico).

In an attempt to find real gold, one may run across fool's gold. This book captures the essence of every con-style relationship known to those searching hearts. Alas, ...don't fear. Fool's gold is what you find when you are panning for the real thing. If you have no experience or knowledge of what the fake love is, you won'tbe able to recognize the real thing.

Lily is a sweet little girl with a big imagination Everything in her life revolves around her family and how she sees the world. In this book Lily discovers there is more to life than daydreaming and she begins to appreciate the lessons as her inner growth unfolds

It all started back in the garden...that's the place where we lost it all. Adam and Eve were given the most, but did the least with what they were assigned. We have been given an oppurtunity to reclaim what has been dormant for centuries. This book gives insight on who, what, where and how to get back in the mindset of all things spiritual.

Action against malnutrition is needed more than ever. An additional US$10.3 billion a year is required from national and international public resources to successfully attack undernutrition worldwide. This would benefit more than 360 million children in the 36 countries with the highest burden of undernutrition home to 90 percent of the stunted children globally. Since early childhood offers a special window of opportunity to improve nutrition, the bulk of the investment needs to be targeted between pre-pregnancy until two years of age. 'Scaling Up Nutrition: What Will It Cost?' notes that investment will yield high returns through thriving children, healthier families, and more productive workers. This investment is essential to make progress on the nutrition and child mortality Millennium Development Goals and to protect critical human capital in developing economies. The human and financial costs of further neglect will be high. This call for greater investment in nutrition comes at a time when global efforts to strengthen health systems provide a unique opportunity to scale up integrated packages of health and nutrition interventions with common delivery platforms, thereby reducing costs. 'Scaling Up Nutrition: What Will It Cost?' has benefited from the expertise of many international agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and research institutions. This book will be of interest to policy makers, public health officials, nutritionists, government officials, and all those interested in improving child nutrition and health outcomes."

Adult emotional immaturity affects as many as 80 percent of the population, yet this condition is so pervasive it is rarely named or addressed directly. All the faces of fear, greed, aversion, ignorance, abuse, unwillingness to delay gratification, defensiveness, unconsciousness, terrorism, and lack of fulfillment and peace, are but a few marks of adult emotional immaturity. This book presents and discusses the theory that Amte Growth Work, based on the author's experience, professional practice, and prominent theories and methods promoting emotional healing and growth, is a unique resource for amending adult emotional immaturity. It describes the creation, process, and elements of Amte Growth Work. It contains a discussion of the use and definitions of the terms emotional maturity and emotional immaturity, including the author's definitions. It presents data gathered from over 4,000 widely varied sources from the 1700s to the present. The book addresses adults who are emotionally immature, including those with addictions, PTSD, the dying, professionals treating this condition directly and indirectly, employers, institutions such as the military, and centers treating addictions.