Author: Sam Clark
Publisher: Chelsea Green
Keywords: independent, real, goods, living, book, way, house, builder, designing, amp, building, own
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 1996-10-01
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0930031857
ISBN-13: 9780930031855

This is a comprehensive manual of design and building methods for owner-builders as well as professional builders and their clients. In addition to presenting specific building techniques, the book explains the design principles and planning processes that underlie all good building, so that readers can develop their own exceptional designs, independently.The Real Goods Independent Builder develops subjects not covered thoroughly in other books, but critical to success:Designing small houses that seem bigUnderstanding innovationEstimating and controlling costsIncorporating ergonomics and acces

Author: IMF Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: independent, brazil, evaluation, office, reports, korea, indonesia, recent, capital, account, crises, imf
Number of Pages: 163
Published: 2003-10
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1589061888
ISBN-13: 9781589061880

The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) was established by the IMF’s Executive Board in 2001. It provides objective and independent evaluation of issues related to the IMF. The IEO operates independently of IMF management and at arm’s length of the IMF Executive Board. This report evaluates the role of the IMF in three recent capital account crises, in Indonesia (1997-98), Korea (1997-98), and Brazil (1998-99), and the lessons to be drawn from the experience. It also recommends steps aimed at making the IMF’s surveillance and program design more effective in the prevention an

Authors:Dennis C. Blair, Frank Sampson Jannuzi,
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations Pre
Keywords: report, independent, task, force, course, responsible, relations, affirmative, agenda, china
Number of Pages: 117
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0876094035
ISBN-13: 9780876094037

Author: IMF Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: evaluation, office, reports, independent, resources, prolonged, imf
Number of Pages: 222
Published: 2003-10
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1589062051
ISBN-13: 9781589062054

Established by the IMF’s Executive Board in 2001, the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) provides objective and independent evaluation of issues related to the IMF. The IEO operates indepenently of IMF management and at arm’s length from the IMF Executive Board. This book is the first report produced by the IEO. It covers such topics as definition and scope of prolonged use, characteristics of prolonged use, effectiveness and design of prolonged users’ IMF supported programs, influence of IMF governance and other institutional factors on prolonged use of IMF resources for th

Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: group, independent, evaluation, studies, guarantee, bank, world, instruments
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2009-04-21
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0821376799
ISBN-13: 9780821376799

Foreign direct investment and private capital flows are highly concentrated geographically, with almost half of them reaching the top five destinations.These flows tend to evade many high-riskcountries, with the exception of those directed to extractive industries. Regulatory and contractual risks, particularly in infrastructure, have inhibited investments in many parts of the developing world. A core objective of the World Bank Group (WBG) has been to support the flow of private investment for development; guarantees and insurance have been among the instruments that the Group has use

Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publicatio
Keywords: doing, independent, evaluation, business, indicators, group, ifc, studies, measure, taking, world, bank
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2008-06-12
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0821375520
ISBN-13: 9780821375525

This independent evaluation of the Doing Business Indicators assesses the methods and processes used to construct the indicators, their relevance to development outcomes, and their usefulness to policy makers and other stakeholders. It makes recommendations for improving the collection and presentation of data and for greater clarity in communicating what the indicators can and cannot capture.

Authors:Richard Kegler, James Grieshaber, Tamye Riggs,
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: type, independent, indie, digital, compendium, fonts, foundries
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-02-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1592533132
ISBN-13: 9781592533138

The must-have resource for finding the highest quality fonts available todayIf you’re searching for a font that goes beyond ho-hum, this book is for you. Today’s computers provide a selection of fonts that serve reasonably well for workaday letters and publications, but have become utterly boring from overuse. To attract a reader’s attention, you need an original font.This third volume of Indie Fonts provides a showcase collection of 1,600 new fonts from today’s hottest digital type foundries, and features the best work of these designers. As with the first two volumes,