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Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early 20th century, young
George Ruth learned to play baseball just blocks from Camden Yards,
which would later become home to the famous ball field Oriole Park.
It was here that he discovered his love for the game, and where he
would later dominate the sport as the legendary Babe Ruth.
CCA countries achieved gains in inclusiveness over the past 20
years as incomes increased and poverty, inequality, and
unemployment declined. Most of the progress occurred before the
2008-09 global financial crisis. Since then, poverty rates have
barely moved and, for oil importers, remain elevated.
A high school teacher recounts her troubles and joys of a 22-year
career. Wishing "to save" all her students, she takes many risks.
Despite some pre-pandemic gains in poverty reduction, literacy, and
lifespans, many economies in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) have struggled to ensure that the benefits of economic
development and diversification accrue equitably to all segments of
their populations. Among the main issues that remain unresolved are
the high share of inactive youth; large gaps in economic
opportunities for women; fragmented social protection systems; and
underdeveloped private sectors with tight regulation, absence of a
level playing field, and limited access to credit that stifle the
creation of new firms and growth, employment, and incomes. The
COVID-19 pandemic not only risks wiping out some of the progress
made in the region over the past decades, but could also exacerbate
inequality in a durable way. Countries across the MENA region need
to evolve their economic models to boost job creation and make sure
that the benefits of economic development are shared more widely
among all their citizens. This book's objective is to reassess the
inclusive growth agenda in the MENA region in light of the rapidly
changing pandemic-influenced world. It argues that countries need
to embrace global trade and technological advances and evolving
demographics at home as an opportunity to successfully implement
policies that foster higher and more inclusive growth. It
underscores that a return to the old social contract is neither
desirable nor feasible. The book presents a comprehensive view of
policies suited to the regional context that would boost job-rich
and inclusive growth within a resilient macroeconomic policy
framework. Its goal is to provide guidance to policymakers in the
region to frame how best to promote inclusive growth.
Una vez ms, Yolanda Martnez logra capturar la esencia de la vida
diaria a travs de la sencillez y la profundidad de sus poemas. Por
ejemplo, el poema, "Trabajador de los campos," describe claramente
la vida cotidiana y la importante labor de los trabajadores de los
campos en los Estados Unidos. Adems, este libro contiene algunas
obras ganadoras de alagadores reconocimientos. Once again, Yolanda
Martinez captures the essence of daily life through the simplicity
and depth of her poems. For example, "Worker of the Fields" clearly
describes the daily life, as well as the value of the farm workers'
labor in the Unites States. In addition, this book contains some
winning poems with high recognitions.
Era mi sueo escribir un librito de poesa bilinge, con temas
relacionados a situaciones de la vida diaria. Como me identifico
con la cultura Latina, las situaciones se tratan de la familia,
religin, educacin y un poco de humor. Claro, no podan faltar temas
de decepcin amorosa. Los poemas fueron escritos originalmente en
Espaol y luego traducidos a Ingls. Por favor recuerden que se
traduce la idea en general. No traten de encontrar una traduccin de
palabra por palabra. Traducir es dificil en la escritura en
general; en la poesa, el reto es an ms grande. Doy gracias
primeramente a Dios por el regalo de trabajar con palabras. Despus
agradezco a mi familia por apoyarme en mis intereses. Luego, doy
gracias a mis parientes, amigos y estudi- antes por el estmulo que
siempre me ofrecen.
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