Human Dynamics Research in Smart and Connected Communities

Human Dynamics Research in Smart and Connected Communities By Shih-Lung Shaw
English | PDF,EPUB | 2018 | 250 Pages | ISBN : 3319732463 | 15.29 MB
This book addresses how accelerating advances in information and communication technology, mobile technology, and location-aware technology have fundamentally changed the ways how social, political, economic and transportation systems work in today's globally connected world. It delivers on many exciting research questions related to human dynamics at both disaggregate and aggregate levels that attract the attention of researchers from a wide range of disciplines.
Privilege-Resistant Polices in the Middle East and North Africa: Measurement and Operational Implications (MENA Development Rep

Privilege-Resistant Polices in the Middle East and North Africa: Measurement and Operational Implications (MENA Development Report) by Syed Akhtar Mahmood
English | Feb. 6, 2018 | ISBN: 1464812071 | 190 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
Renewing the social contract-one of the pillars of the new World Bank Group strategy for the Middle East and North Africa-requires a new development model built on greater trust; openness, transparency, and inclusive and accountable service delivery; and a stronger private sector that can create jobs and opportunities for the youth of the region. Recent analytic work aimed at explaining weak job creation and insufficient private sector dynamism in the region point to formal and informal barriers to entry and competition.