Global Development

It is with great satisfaction that we present to you this thorough analysis of the Santo Domingo metro and feeder bus system, realized by Carl Allen, 2009 GFDD Fellow and graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School Master's Program in Public Policy and Urban Planning. Mr. Allen's comprehensive study is an evaluation of the potential impact of the transportation system on poverty alleviation, congestion, pollution reduction, urban development and social and economic advancement.

In diesem dringenden, maßgeblichen Hörbuch legt Bill Gates einen weitreichenden, praktischen - und zugänglichen - Plan dafür vor, wie die Welt die Treibhausgasemissionen rechtzeitig auf Null senken kann, um eine Klimakatastrophe zu verhindern. Seit einem Jahrzehnt untersucht Bill Gates die Ursachen und Auswirkungen des Klimawandels. Mithilfe von Experten aus Physik, Chemie, Biologie, Ingenieurwesen, Politikwissenschaft und Finanzwesen hat er sich auf das konzentriert, was getan werden muss, um die unserem Planeten bevorstehende Umweltkatastrophe zu verhindern.

After years of sharing her small-business tips and marketing tricks with readers of her popular blog, ChunkOfChange.com, and her column in the Long Beach Post, Olga Mizrahi has taken her message to the streets, urging business owners to focus in while reaching out. You'll be excited and motivated to state your difference clearly to the world--and your neighborhood--while confidently selling yourself and your business.

Foreign aid organizations collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars annually, with mixed results. Part of the problem in these endeavors lies in their execution. Dan Honig argues that high-quality implementation of foreign aid programs often requires contextual information that cannot be seen by those in distant headquarters. Drawing on a novel database of over 14,000 discrete development projects, Honig concludes that aid agencies will often benefit from giving field agents the authority to use their own judgments to guide aid delivery.

Part of being an executive is leading companies to success. As such, when an executive is experiencing extreme and prolonged stress, anxiety, isolation, and depression - what I’m calling “executive loneliness” - they often do nothing to address it for fear of appearing unsuccessful. Not addressing it exacerbates the negative and difficult feelings to the point where it becomes more and more difficult for them to function. It takes a toll on their whole life.

Disgrace is the first truly global history of sexual violence. The book explores how sexual violence varies widely across time and place, from nineteenth-century peasant women in Ireland who were abducted as a way of forcing marriage, to date-raped high-school students in twentieth-century America, and from girls and women violated by Russian soldiers in 1945 to Dalit women raped by men of higher castes today.

Es tu día de suerte, este es el audiolibro indicado que te ayudará en el difícil camino del amor. Aquí encontrarás consejos para conquistar a la persona indicada. Posiblemente, no tengas fortuna en las relaciones de pareja, te cuesta romper el hielo o quieres una nueva relación, pero tienes inseguridades que impiden el éxito del romance. ¡Ya no más!

Tired of negative thoughts and emotional chaos? Were you told, "Quit crying or I'll give you something to cry about”? If so, they could have created a glitchy file in your brain leading us to bury our "unacceptable" emotions and create emotional landmines. If you are ready to embark on a life-changing transformation to unlock your freedom then you have found the guide for your hero’s journey. Fear not! This time, you’re not alone. As someone who initially resisted feeling emotions and detested shedding tears, Angela Belford gets it.

Educa a un niño feliz, seguro de sí mismo, afectuoso y respetuoso sin convertirte en un padre impulsivo. ¿Te enojas fácilmente con tu hijo? ¿Te molestas rápidamente por las pequeñas cosas? ¿Has tenido arrebatos en público? ¿Estás cansado de gritar en casa para que tus hijos obedezcan? ¡Descubre este método de crianza sin gritos y sin estrés!

Denúncia contundente do atual sistema financeiro global, este livro examina com rigor a maneira como o valor econômico foi atribuído ao longo da história e revela como a teoria econômica falhou em definir com clareza a diferença entre produção e apropriação de valor. Mariana Mazzucato argumenta que essa distinção cada vez menos nítida vem permitindo que certos atores econômicos se movimentem predatoriamente em torno de um valor existente ou, pior ainda, o destruam.

¿Cometiste el error de darle mucha seguridad a ese hombre?...Hasta el punto de que casi te reemplaza por otra? Y haciéndote sentir de lo peor? Déjame decirte que te entiendo y estas en el lugar correcto; este libro te caerá como anillo al dedo…

¿Quieres que ese hombre que tanto te gusta se vuelva loco y se obsesione nada más por ti y que sea tuyo? Entonces este libro te caerá como anillo al dedo. ¿Te gustaría que este hombre deje la falta de compromiso y quiera todo contigo? Entonces este libro es para ti. ¿Te gustaría poder seducir y conquistar a esa persona que tanto te gusta? Conviértete en un maestro(a) de la psicología del lenguaje corporal de la seducción.

Follow this family of six on their passage - extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreakingly poignant-from Bright Lights (of New York City) to the Northern Lights (of Norway) to the City of Light (Paris) to the speed-of-light of the Autobahn (in Munich). Continue deep into the tropics of Southeast Asia (Singapore) and end your voyage in the heights of the Swiss Alps (Geneva).

Looking to break out of your shell and grow your networking skills? This book, based on the author’s real-life experience, will boost you into the top 5% of networkers, making you a Master Connector. For anyone who struggles with challenges or lack of confidence, this book will help you learn how to have the grit to overcome obstacles as well as making the important shift from being others-focused to self-focused. Even if you’re a hardcore introvert, these proven methods will help you build a community and grow your connections.

¿Quieres recuperar a tu ex pareja? ¿Te interesa usar las ventajas de la psicología inversa para enamorar y conquistar a la chica que tanto deseas? Te enseñaremos a hacer uso de esta potente herramienta psicológica para recuperar al hombre o mujer que tanto quieres. No es necesario hacer hechizos ni preparar pociones mágicas. Usar de manera adecuada la psicología inversa te ayudará a persuadirla y mantenerla interesada en ti. Imagina tener la capacidad de aplicar técnicas efectivas y lograr que esa persona que tanto amas vuela a ti.

Give yourself the freedom to re-imagine love relationships. Come with me as I take you on a journey of self-discovery and self-development from unconsciously creating my love story to more consciously creating the love and partnership perfect for me. My journey involves 9 marriage proposals and my soul’s continued evolution catalyzed by being in relationship with each of these men including Mr. Office Romance, Mr. Mom, Mr. Iron Man, Mr. False Witness, Mr. Knight in Shining Armor, Mr. Drama King, Mr. Childlike, and Mr. Rebound.

Meet Yaya. She is a brown-haired, brown-eyed girl who chose to land on Earth in the spandex-and-boy-band-infused-'80s with her chosen perfectly f--ked up family, so she may learn, heal, and embrace it all. Are you ready to join her on a wild ride from the nargile cafes in Istanbul, to art cars in Burning Man, to knee-deep in quicksand in the jungles of Ecuador? The most heroic journey is the one she takes within, with the help of plant medicine, hot yoga, and other tantric tools, peeking behind the curtain of her own codependency, trauma, and BPD and unleashing her sexual desires.

Global Habits for a Happier Life: Unlocking the Secrets to Well-Being from Around the World by Daniel Strope is your passport to a life filled with more joy, peace, and purpose. Imagine if you could gather all the wisdom about well-being from cultures across the globe, and use it to enhance your own life. Well, you no longer have to imagine it—you can live it. This unique book offers you a range of practices, rituals, and philosophies from various traditions that are aimed at fostering a richer, happier existence.

Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room.

Leaving the Base Camp reveals the unconventional growth and management strategies Ilma Tiki used to bootstrap MailerLite from a small Lithuanian startup business to a $90 million exit, building a globally distributed remote team along the way. The entertaining tale is full of practical advice from Ilma’s 10-year-plus journey. You’ll discover the strategies that helped her scale the company while pioneering an asynchronous and productive remote work culture loved by team members in over 35 countries.