Author: Berna
Publisher: Bernan Assoc
Keywords: capital, markets, intl, combined, economic, outlook, world
Number of Pages: 107
Published: 1999-01-01
List price: $36.00
ISBN-10: 1557757933
ISBN-13: 9781557757937

The World Economic Outlook presents the IMF staff’s analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries. It focuses on major economic policy issues as well as on the analysis of economic developments and prospects. It is usually prepared twice a year, as documentation for meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, and forms the main instrument of the IMF’s global surveillance activities.

Author: Berna
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: exchange, restrictions, arrangements, annual, report
Number of Pages: 1611
Published: 2008-10-30
List price: $184.00
ISBN-10: 1589067460
ISBN-13: 9781589067462

Published since 1950, this authoritative annual reference is based upon a unique IMF database that tracks exchange and trade arrangements for all 185 IMF member countries, along with Hong Kong SAR, Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles. "The Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions" (AREAER) draws together information available to the IMF from a number of sources, including during official IMF staff visits to member countries. There is a separate chapter for each of the 188 countries included, and these are presented in a clear, easy-to-read tabular format. A summary tabl

Author: Berna
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FA
Keywords: production, paper, health, fao, goose
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9251048622
ISBN-13: 9789251048627

This publication aims to provide guidance on sustainable goose production systems that are based on the natural physiological and behavioural advantages of the goose. These advantages include the fact that: they can consume and digest large amounts of high fibre and low-quality feed; they are easy to manage; and their rapid growth renders them one of the most efficient sources for meat production. In addition, feathers/down and fatty liver are valuable by-products, while their strong territorial instinct makes them very effective guards. As selective feeders, geese have been used for weed cont

Authors:Timothy G. Mattson, Beverly A. Sanders, Berna L. Mas
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Keywords: patterns, series, software, programming, parallel
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2004-09-25
List price: $54.99
ISBN-10: 0321228111
ISBN-13: 9780321228116

The Parallel Programming Guide for Every Software Developer From grids and clusters to next-generation game consoles, parallel computing is going mainstream. Innovations such as Hyper-Threading Technology, HyperTransport Technology, and multicore microprocessors from IBM, Intel, and Sun are accelerating the movement’s growth. Only one thing is missing: programmers with the skills to meet the soaring demand for parallel software. That’s where Patterns for Parallel Programming comes in. It’s the first parallel programming guide written specifically to serve working software de

Authors:Richard A. Easterlin, David Ward, William S. Berna
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Pre
Keywords: ethnicity, dimensions, immigration
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1980-01-01
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0674444396
ISBN-13: 9780674444393

The monumental Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of ethnic groups in the United States. Dimensions of Ethnicity is designed to make this landmark scholarship available to everyone in a series of handy paperbound student editions. Selections in this series will include outstanding articles that illuminate the social dynamics of a pluralistic nation or masterfully summarize the experience of key groups. Written by the best-qualified scholars in each field, Dimensions of Ethni

Authors:Sergio Albeverio, Walter Schachermayer, Pierre Berna
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: lecture, xxx, notes, mathematics, french, english, flour, saint, theory, probability, statistics, ecole, probabilitã©s, etã©, lectures
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2003-09-10
List price: $59.00
ISBN-10: 3540403353
ISBN-13: 9783540403357

In World Mathematical Year 2000 the traditional St. Flour Summer School was hosted jointly with the European Mathematical Society. Sergio Albeverio reviews the theory of Dirichlet forms, and gives applications including partial differential equations, stochastic dynamics of quantum systems, quantum fields and the geometry of loop spaces. The second text, by Walter Schachermayer, is an introduction to the basic concepts of mathematical finance, including the Bachelier and Black-Scholes models. The fundamental theorem of asset pricing is discussed in detail. Finally Michel Talagrand, gives an

Authors:Martin Haspelmath, Matthew S. Dryer, David Gil, Berna
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: structures, language, atlas, world
Number of Pages: 712
Published: 2005-10-06
List price: $595.00
ISBN-10: 0199255911
ISBN-13: 9780199255917

The World Atlas of Language Structures is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world’s languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each world map shows an average of 400 languages and is accompanied by a fully referenced description of the structural feature in question. The CD provides an interactive electronic version of the database which allow