This first report deals with some of the major development issues confronting the developing countries and explores the relationship of the major trends in the international economy to them.

World Health Statistics 2019 summarizes recent trends and levels in life expectancy and causes of death, and reports on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets.

Women perform 66% of the world's work, produce 50% of the food, but earn 10% of the income and own 1% of the property.

In this Special Issue, we intend to explore our understanding of a panel of equine viruses, looking at their pathogenicity, their importance in terms of welfare and potential association with diseases, their economic importance and impact ...

Synthesizing literature on quota policies, this book develops a framework for analyzing the spread of quota provisions and the reasons for variations in their effects.

Yet, to achieve these broad goals, questions persist as to which life skills are important, who needs to learn them, how they can be taught, and how they are best measured. This book addresses these questions.

Gender Relations in an Indonesian Society offers a comprehensive ethnography of Bugis marriage through an exploration of gender identity and sexuality in this bilateral, highly competitive, hierarchical society.

Methodology -- The Limits of LGBT Tolerance in Indonesia: Increased Visibility Has Meant Increased Risk -- Discriminatory Local Laws -- Indonesia's Rising Intolerance -- The Case of Aceh -- Anatomy of a Crisis: Rhetorical Onslaught, Violent ...

This report is the ninth in the world migration report series which is designed as a substantive contribution to increasing the understanding of current and strategic migration issues throughout the world.