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Globalisation, Economic Inclusion and African Workers: Making the Right Connections
by Kate Meagher Laura Mann Maxim BoltThis book addresses the question of whether greater inclusion in the global economy offers a solution to rising unemployment and poverty in contemporary Africa. The authors trace the connection between global demographic change and new mechanisms of economic inclusion via global value chains, digital networks, labour migration, and corporate engagement with the bottom of the pyramid, challenging the claim that African workers have become functionally irrelevant to the global economy. They expose the shift of global demand for African workers from formal to increasingly informalised labour arrangements, mediated by social enterprises, labour brokers, graduate entrepreneurs and grassroots associations. Focusing on global employment connections initiated from above and from below, the authors examine whether global labour linkages increase or reduce problems of vulnerable and unstable working conditions within African countries, and considers the economic and political conditions needed for African workers to capture the gains of inclusion in the global economy. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.
Globalization and Families
by Bahira TraskAs our world becomes increasingly interconnected through economic integration, technology, communication, and political transformation, the sphere of the family is a fundamental arena where globalizing processes become realized. For most individuals, family in whatever configuration, still remains the primary arrangement that meets certain social, emotional, and economic needs. It is within families that decisions about work, care, movement, and identity are negotiated, contested, and resolved. Globalization has profound implications for how families assess the choices and challenges that accompany this process. Families are integrated into the global economy through formal and informal work, through production and consumption, and through their relationship with nation-states. Moreover, ever growing communication and information technologies allow families and individuals to have access to others in an unprecedented manner. These relationships are accompanied by new conceptualizations of appropriate lifestyles, identities, and ideologies even among those who may never be able to access them. Despite a general acknowledgement of the complexities and social significance inherent in globalization, most analyses remain top-down, focused on the global economy, corporate strategies, and political streams. This limited perspective on globalization has had profound implications for understanding social life. The impact of globalization on gender ideologies, work-family relationships, conceptualizations of children, youth, and the elderly have been virtually absent in mainstream approaches, creating false impressions that dichotomize globalization as a separate process from the social order. Moreover, most approaches to globalization and social phenomena emphasize the Western experience. These inaccurate assumptions have profound implications for families, and for the globalization process itself. In order to create and implement programs and policies that can harness globalization for the good of mankind, and that could reverse some of the deleterious effects that have affected the world's most vulnerable populations, we need to make the interplay between globalization and families a primary focus.
Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience and Value
by Andrea Bonime-BlancLeaders – whether in business, government or the nonprofit sector – take risks but often without fully understanding risk at a strategic level. Expanding upon the well-known "ESG" risks, this book explains the key nonfinancial (environmental, social, governance and technological or ESGT) risks. For many leaders (including board members), taking risk without knowledge or preparation can lead to organizational crisis, scandal and value destruction. For those who are prepared, resilience follows and so does the ability to transform ESGT risk into opportunity and value for stakeholders. In this book, global governance, risk, ethics and cyber strategist, author and board member, Andrea Bonime-Blanc, shows practitioners at all levels how to effectively identify and manage their top ESGT risks to avoid crises and transform risk into sustainable long-term resilience and value. Gloom to Boom is a book for everyone – from the highest levels of leadership in an organization (the board, CEO and C-suite), to other senior leaders (the chief risk officer, CFO, general counsel, head of CSR and sustainability, CISO, CHRO), and midlevel leaders, students and folks simply interested in current affairs and the role and impact of strategic risk and opportunity on their lives.
The Glorious Golden Ratio
by Alfred S. PosamentierWhat exactly is the Golden Ratio? How was it discovered? Where is it found? These questions and more are thoroughly explained in this engaging tour of one of mathematics' most interesting phenomena. Veteran educators and prolific mathematics writers trace the appearance of the Golden Ratio throughout history and demonstrate a variety of ingenious techniques used to construct it and illustrate the many surprising geometric figures in which the Golden Ratio is embedded. Requiring no more than an elementary knowledge of geometry and algebra, the authors give readers a new appreciation of the indispensable qualities and inherent beauty of mathematics.
GMAT Official Guide Quantitative Review 2018
by Graduate Management Admission CouncilThe GMAT Official Guide Quantitative Review provides targeted preparation for the mathematical portion of the GMAT exam. Designed by the Graduate Management Admission Council, this guide contains 300 real GMAT questions from past exams including 45 never-before-seen questions, plus the following features: <p><p> - An overview of the exam to help you get familiar with the content and format <p> - Review essential algebra, geometry, arithmetic, and word problems <p> - Detailed answer explanations that explain how the test maker thinks about a question <p> - Questions organized in order of difficulty from easiest to hardest <p> - Access to the same questions online at gmat.wiley.com, where you can build your own practice sets <p> Don’t waste time practicing on fake GMAT questions. Optimize your study time with the GMAT Official Guide 2018 Quantitative Review using real questions from actual past exams.
GNU Octave Beginner's Guide
by Jesper Schmidt HansenThis is a practical, step-by-step guide that will help you to quickly become a proficient Octave user. The book is packed with clear examples, screenshots, and code to carry out your data analysis without any problems.This book is intended for anyone interested in scientific computing and data analysis. The reader should have a good level of mathematics and a basic understanding of programming will be useful, although it is not a prerequisite.
Go Math!: Student Interactive Worktext (Grade #6)
by Edward B. Burger Juli K. Dixon Timothy D. Kanold
Go Math: Middle School, Grade 7
by Edward B. Burger Juli K. Dixon Timothy D. Kanold Matthew R. Larson Steven J. Leinwand Martha E. Sandoval-MartinezThis textbook for 7th graders covers essential math topics, with study guide reviews and assessments.
GO Math!: Getting Ready for the Smarter Balanced Assessment (Grade #5)
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCommon Core Assessment consortia have developed assessments that contain item types beyond the traditional multiple-choice format. This allows for a more robust assessment of students' understanding of concepts. Common Core assessments will be administered via computers; and Getting Ready for the Smarter Balanced Assessment presents items in formats similar to what you will see on the tests.
Go Math!: Student Interactive Worktext (Grade #8)
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtGo Math!: Student Interactive Worktext (Grade 8)
Go Math!: Insuccess Student Edition Grade 4 (Gomath! Ser.)
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt*This textbook has been transcribed in UEB, formatted according to Braille textbook formats, proofread and corrected. <P><P>
GO Math!: Student Edition, Grade 3 (GO Math! Ser.)
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt StaffCommon Core Assessment consortia have developed assessments that contain item types beyond the traditional multiple-choice format. This allows for a more robust assessment of students' understanding of concepts. Common Core assessments will be administered via computers; and Getting Ready for the Smarter Balanced Assessment presents items in formats similar to what you will see on the tests. The following information is provided to help familiarize you with these different types of items. Each item type is identified on pages (vii-viii). The examples will introduce you to the item types. The following explanations are provided to guide you in answering the questions. These pages describe the most common item types. You may find other types on some tests.
Go Math!: Student Interactive Worktext Grade 8 2014 (Go Math! Ser.)
by Holt McdougalGo Math!: Student Interactive Worktext Grade 8
Go Math!: Practice Fluency Workbook Grade 8 (Go Math! Series)
by Holt McDougalMath instruction is always evolving, with new approaches to pedagogy, engagement, and technology. GO Math!® meets students and teachers on their math journey, raising student achievement scores and supporting teachers along the way. <p><p> Designed by the same author team across K–8, GO Math! incorporates the latest thinking in its comprehensive approach and engages digital natives with cross-platform technology. It helps teachers to differentiate instruction, building and reinforcing foundational math skills that translate from the classroom to real life.
Go Math!: Practice Fluency Workbook Grade 7 (Go Math! Series)
by Holt McDougalath instruction is always evolving, with new approaches to pedagogy, engagement, and technology. GO Math!® meets students and teachers on their math journey, raising student achievement scores and supporting teachers along the way. <p><p> Designed by the same author team across K–8, GO Math! incorporates the latest thinking in its comprehensive approach and engages digital natives with cross-platform technology. It helps teachers to differentiate instruction, building and reinforcing foundational math skills that translate from the classroom to real life.
Go Math!: Student Interactive Worktext, Grade 7
by Houghton StaffHMH Go Math!: Student Interactive Worktext, Grade 7, 2018 Common Core Edition
Go Math CA Multi-Volume Chapter 1
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCalifornia Go Math! Chapter 1 Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction to One Million In this chapter, you will explore and discover answers to the following Essential Questions: - How can you use place value to compare, add, subtract, and estimate with whole numbers? - How do you compare and order whole numbers? - What are some strategies you can use to round whole numbers? - How is adding 5- and 6-digit numbers similar to adding 3-digit numbers?
Go Math CA Multi-Volume Chapter 10
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCalifornia Go Math! Chapter 10 Two-Dimensional Figures In this chapter, you will explore and discover answers to the following Essential Questions: - How can you draw and identify lines and angles, and how can you classify shapes? - What are the building blocks of geometry? - How can you classify triangles and quadrilaterals? - How do you recognize symmetry in a polygon?
Go Math CA Multi-Volume Chapter 11
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCalifornia Go Math! Chapter 11 Angles In this chapter, you will explore and discover answers to the following Essential Questions: - How can you measure angles and solve problems involving angle measures? - How can you use fractions and degrees to understand angle measures? - How can you use a protractor to measure and classify angles? - How can equations help you find the measurement of an angle?
Go Math CA Multi-Volume Chapter 12
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCalifornia Go Math! Chapter 12 Relative Sizes of Measurement Units In this chapter, you will explore and discover answers to the following Essential Questions: - How can you use relative sizes of measurements to solve problems and to generate measurement tables that show a relationship? - How can you compare metric units of length, mass, or liquid volume? - How can you compare customary units of length, weight, or liquid volume?
Go Math CA Multi-Volume Chapter 13
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCalifornia Go Math! Chapter 13 Algebra: Perimeter and Area In this chapter, you will explore and discover answers to the following Essential Questions: - How can you use formulas for perimeter and area to solve problems? - How are area and perimeter different? - What are some methods you can use to find area and perimeter of a figure? - How could two different rectangles have the same perimeter or the same area?
Go Math! CA Multi Volume Chapter 2
by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtCalifornia Go Math! Chapter 2 Multiply by 1-Digit Numbers In this chapter, you will explore and discover answers to the following Essential Questions: - What strategies can you use to multiply by 1-digit numbers? - How can you use models to multiply a multi-digit number by a l-digit number? - How can you use estimation to check your answer? - How does the partial products strategy use place value?