В справочнике в табличной форме представлены статистические данные, характеризующие основные направления мирового развития (население, качество природной среды, экономика, развитие технологий и инфраструктуры, торговля и финансы). Более 50 статистических показателей по 208 странам, миру в целом, шести его основным регионам, а также по группам стран с различными уровнями дохода, являются важной...

ISBN: 5-7777-0377-1
Издательство: Весь мир
Дата выхода: февраль 2007

Although there are more self-employed women in Europe than ever before, the migration of women from employment to self- employment is largely occurring in education, health care and community work. This "entrepreneurial segregation" is largely responsible for sex-based differences in self-employment earnings, but little is known about the impact on social capital and general wellbeing. Using data from the European Social Survey 2006, this book examines the relationship between self-employment in a male-dominated and female-dominated sector and social capital and satisfaction. Women who are self-employed in traditionally female sectors have the highest levels of social capital and satisfaction, but those based in traditionally male...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-7863-0
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Wind energy industry is young and has been growing rapidly for the past 15 years, with over half of global installed wind power capacity located in Europe. Although there has been a large amount of literature focusing on the development of wind power in Europe, little econometric research has been done in this area. This book sets to find out whether there is a direct relationship between the fuel prices and the level of investment in wind power in the EU countries. The research is based on six year panel data on the European Union countries. The results of the research are as follows. No direct link has been found between the fuel prices and the investment in wind power. Moreover, wind energy support schemes which are unobserved factors...

ISBN: 978-3-6393-0941-6
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011