The International Producer Price Index Manual, Theory and Practice (PPI Manual) published by the IMF in 2004 consituted a landmark for international standards on price measurement and contains detailed, comprehensive information for the compilation of producer price indices as well as an extensive coverage of the conceptual and theoretical issues. This second edition of the Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services (SPPI Guide) is a complement to the PPI Manual in two ways: it focuses on service-specific aspects in the PPI compilation by developing further the con
The International Producer Price Index Manual (PPI Manual) published by the IMF in 2004, constituted a landmark for international standards on price measurement and contains detailed, comprehensive information for the compilation of producer price indices. This Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services is a complement to the PPI Manual in two ways: it focuses on service-specific aspects in the PPI compilation by developing further the conceptual framework and it adds detailed descriptions of PPI measurement for a series of service industries. This Guide has
This textbook is addressed to students involved in studying the subject of Social economy and local development. The discourse of the book lays on the background of European definition of Social economy subject and presents main forms of social economy players, which are cooperatives, mutuals, associations and funds. The main emphasis is stressed on social economic partnership between three major sectors of modern society – governmental, business and the third (voluntary, private, non-governmental) sector – partnership, which gives civil society an opportunity of economic involvement. The aim of this textbook is to guide students through the process of studying the subject in structured way and also to engage wider academical-practical discussions on the emerging social economy sector in Lithuania.
This textbook is addressed to students involved in studying the subject of Social economy and local development. The discourse of the book lays on the background of European definition of Social economy subject and presents main forms of social economy players, which are cooperatives, mutuals, associations and funds. The main emphasis is stressed on social economic partnership between three major sectors of modern society – governmental, business and the third (voluntary, private, non-governmental) sector – partnership, which gives civil society an opportunity of economic involvement. The aim of this textbook is to guide students through the process of studying the subject in structured way and also to engage wider academical-practical discussions on the emerging social economy sector in Lithuania.
This textbook is addressed to students involved in studying the subject of Social economy and local development. The discourse of the book lays on the background of European definition of Social economy subject and presents main forms of social economy players, which are cooperatives, mutuals, associations and funds. The main emphasis is stressed on social economic partnership between three major sectors of modern society – governmental, business and the third (voluntary, private, non-governmental) sector – partnership, which gives civil society an opportunity of economic involvement. The aim of this textbook is to guide students through the process of studying the subject in structured way and also to engage wider academical-practical discussions on the emerging social economy sector in Lithuania.
<i>The rapidity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing recognition of post-acute sequela of COVID-19 (PASC) or long COVID-19 has created a need to understand the experience of those suffering from this long-term sequela. The purpose of this research was to explore, and uplift lived experiences of patients with long COVID-19. This study had a total sample of 19 participants with long COVID-19 engaged in body mapping, an arts-based research method. Describing the novel virtual adaptations to the body mapping methodology is the focus of this article. The material presented provides researchers with a methodological road map by outlining the virtual adaptations in the preparation and facilitation of the body mapping process, sharing lessons learned in data collection, highlighting considerations for future studies, and summarizing the impact of the findings. </i><i>Virtual body mapping sessions acted as powerful and emotional events where participants showed true vulnerability describing their experiences with COVID-19, their journey as a long hauler, their places of personal strength and courage, and their dreams for the future. Participants were highly engaged and interested in sharing their art with the broader community. </i><i>Virtual body mapping is a novel approach to conducting qualitative research in a unique setting and can provide an opportunity for innovative knowledge dissemination activities. While this method may contribute to increased participation and engagement, it may also present challenges, such as lessened accountability and interaction. </i>
Many research or development studies underline the crucial role of small ruminant (SR) activities in the non tropical dry areas of world, and in particular in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. With camels, they are considered as key components of production systems over much of this vast region, which is characterized by water scarcity and erratic rainfall. SR activities may constitute the main remunerative activity or at least a pillar to ensure the viability of a large number of families in the region, particularly in remote areas. Some studies proposed to estimate the monetary contribution of SR activities in the household net income. But few studies analyze the contribution of SR activity in terms of poverty reduction and livelihood improvement. The reasons are numerous but one of them is the difficulty to apprehend the multiple and complex contributions of livestock activity to the household economy through their direct and indirect products, the intra-annual and inter-annual rhythm of production, the particular status of animal between capital-treasory-saving-social asset. "Despite its potential importance to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, livestock sector development has received limited attention from the international donor community and national governments in recent years" (Alive platform). Within the Alive Platform, partnership for livestock development, poverty alleviation and sustainable growth for Africa, the Alive secretary, PPLPI (FAO), CIRAD and WB join their effort to develop a methodological Guide to the appropriate inclusion of the livestock sector in poverty reduction policies or agenda. In this communication, we propose to present an overview of the content of this Livestock and Poverty guide.
In this paper a simple introduction and guide to a widely applicable method for estimating missing data in fields of enquiry such as census maps or LANDSAT images are presented. The method given is a maximum likelihood procedure. This is argued to have the particularly favourable characteristics (1) that its distribution properties are known, (2) it is applicable both to regularly and to irregularly spaced observations, (3) it can handle different spatial configurations of missing cells, (4) it makes full use of the information contained in the known spatial data (particularly its spatial autocorrelation), (5) it has no systematic tendency to error, and (6) it provides 'probability limits'. The algorithm is presented in the form of a simple tutorial guide. An example, of median income levels in Houston, is worked through in detail for missing cells in census data. The example is characterised by a variable mean and a general variance — covariance matrix.
