Author: Jordán Bucheli Jordán B.
Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
Keywords: metodol�gicos, medios, instrumentos, campesina, participaci�n, capacitaci�n
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 1989
ISBN-10: 9290391553
ISBN-13: 9789290391555

Author: Radwan A. Shaban
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: future, lessons, jordan, alleviation, poverty
Number of Pages: 50
Published: 2001-06-01
ISBN-10: 0821349589
ISBN-13: 9780821349588

The aim of this report is to draw lessons from Jordan's recent experience in policy design improvements of poverty alleviation proposals. It provides background of the macroeconomic developments in Jordan during the 1990s and documents the decline of poverty and inequality between 1992-1997. The conclusions of this report are based on evaluating recent trends in poverty and on assessing the impact of government programs on poverty alleviation.

Author: James B. Jordan
Publisher: Canon Press & Book Service
Keywords: genesis, patriarchs, studies, saints, primeval
Number of Pages: 162
Published: 2002-01
ISBN-10: 1885767862
ISBN-13: 9781885767868

James Jordan reveals the fascinating weave of lives that bind together the heroes and villains of Genesis. Progressively, these lives image and reverse one another in an ascending narrative of action, a narrative all too commonly broken apart and missed. These heroes of the city of God -- Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and others -- come to flesh and blood in ways that undo our normal assumptions. In stark contrast to the selfish heroism of pagan literature, the heroism of Genesis triumphs by breaking all the standard rules. Jordan inverts so many of the traditional negative judgme

Author: Aaron T. Wolf
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Keywords: arab, israeli, conflict, impact, water, jordan, river, scarce, hydropolitics
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 1995
ISBN-10: 9280808591
ISBN-13: 9789280808599

This book argues that the Jordan River watershed - a region where some of the worst Arab-Israeli conflicts have occurred - might be the very place to bury ancient hatreds & work to give birth to new & more enlightened environmental collaboration. The river runs through the peace talks - or it certainly should. The premise is that the inextricable link between water & politics could be harnessed to make partners of old enemies, allied against a common ecological reality. The book examines the impact water has had on settlements in the West Bank & other regions of the Jordan River watershed: lan

Author: Egbert Harmsen
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Keywords: associations, welfare, jordan, patronage, empowerment, voluntary, muslim, civil, society, social, work, islam
Number of Pages: 501
Published: 2008-02
ISBN-10: 9053569952
ISBN-13: 9789053569955

This doctoral thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activities, to assess whether they contribute to empowerment or reinforce dependency

Author: Edward B. Rice
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: southeast, asia, management, water, irrigation, paddy
Number of Pages: 90
Published: 1997-06-01
ISBN-10: 0821339141
ISBN-13: 9780821339145

Jordan's health sector performs well in terms of access and health outcomes, which rank among the best in the Middle East region and among other middle-income countries. An estimated 80 percent of Jordan's population has formal health insurance coverage. This country study provides a detailed description and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Jordan's current health care system. It describes the kingdom's health care financing and delivery system and provides a conceptual and empirical policy basis for health care reforms. The study also analyzes options for universal health insurance

Author: Karl Schroeder
Publisher: Tor Science Fictio
Keywords: ventus
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 2001-11-19
ISBN-10: 0812576357
ISBN-13: 9780812576351

After terrifying and titanic struggles, a godlike artificial intelligence gone rogue has finally been destroyed. But not before it scattered seeds of itself throughout the galaxy.On the terraformed planet Ventus, benign AIs -- the godlike Winds – which shaped and guarded its transformation, have fallen silent. Calandria May is sent down to the surface where she quickly finds that an extension of the rogue AI, a cyborg called Armiger, has planted a strange and powerful device in a young man named Jordan Mason. Jordan has visions. He is desperate to find their meaning and source -- despera