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The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries
This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries. To gauge the effects of mobile phones on these aspects, the author refers to the standard concept of technology adoption and also analyses the actual utilization of mobile phones as a means of communication and the degree to which they have supplanted…
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- 978-3-319-27368-6
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- VIII, 93, 4 illustrations in colour
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- SpringerBriefs in Economics
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Annual Report on the Development of China's Special Economic Zones (2016): Bl…
The Annual Report objectively reflects the year’s developments in terms of politics, the economy, society, culture, the environment, innovation and reform, and describes the problems, challenges and countermeasures in both traditional and new special economic zones. It provides an analysis of China’s special economic zones, including a review of the year’s developments in the form of expe…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-981-10-0542-8
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- XX, 306
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- Current Chinese Economic Report Series
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- 338.9 ANN a
Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children
If you are reading this, you’re likely interested in learning more about becoming an early childhood professional. Perhaps you’re just curious and want to know a little bit more about young children. Maybe you want to make up your mind after finding out a little bit more about what is involved. In either case, your interest and curiosity are two key characteristics that will make this a pos…
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- 370 STE p
The Power of the Chinese Dragon
This important reader brings together published articles from Palgrave's journal The European Journal of Development Research on the development between China and Africa as well as emerging national economies in the BRICs group. Topics include trade relations, investment in sub-Saharan Africa, global politics of development and more.
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- 978-1-137-57449-7
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- XII, 275
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- Palgrave Readers in Economics
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ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries: Towards a New Concept of Technological…
This book provides an extensive overview of the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries between 2000 and 2012. It covers issues such as country-specific ICT diffusion patterns, technological substitution and technological convergence. By identifying social, economic and institutional prerequisites and analyzing critical country-specific conditions,…
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- 978-3-319-18253-7
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- XI, 308
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- 330 ICT
Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education
To provide children with a safe and nurturing learning environment and to maintain program effectiveness, teachers must incorporate observation, documentation and assessment into their daily routines. To truly be effective, teachers must develop skills and strategies that are grounded in best practices. In this chapter you will be presented with information that highlights how observation a…
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An Introduction to Place-Based Development Economics and Policy
This book introduces the reader to local development economics and policy, with a special focus on the place-based paradigm that covers its justification, its difficulties and the types of public intervention that it suggests. The starting point for the analysis is that economic development in lagging places is not to be expected as the result of a mechanism of automatic convergence between bac…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-15377-3
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- X, 144
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- 338.9 SER i
Early Childhood Physical Development : Gross Motor Skills
In the study of Child Development, physical growth is a complex process which entails learning about children's bodily movements and abilities. More specifically, gross motor skills are a type of physical abilities in which large muscle movements are exercised by young children during the early years of life. This is glimpse of what typical physical abilities children possess between ages 3 to 5.
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- 612 DUR e
Designing for iOS with Sketch
Designing for iOS with Sketch takes you through the process of designing your iOS app using Bohemian Code?s Sketch. Sketch is a powerful new design program that is quickly replacing Adobe PhotoShop for many designers designing for mobile apps and the mobile web. This book will introduce you to the program and then take you through the steps of designing your very own app. It includes examples a…
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- 9781484214589
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- xvii, 178 pages
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- 005.3
Non-coding RNA and the Reproductive System
This book provides an overview of the role and function of regulatory RNAs that lack protein-coding potential in key reproductive tissues. This includes the role of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Through clear, detailed and comprehensive debate, international leading experts …
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- 978-94-017-7415-4
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- VII, 198
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- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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