KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICE Issue 16
December 19, 2014
Title
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Human development report 2014; sustaining human progress: reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience
Publisher
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United Nations Development Programme
Call Number :
00 000/02.03/UNDP/2014
Annual report on human development conditions. It looks at the progress made towards reaching the goals of securing human development on a country-by-country basis. Statistics include national development indicators for 174 countries including demographic trends, educational levels, gender disparities, and macroeconomic indicators. The report also highlights the need for both promoting people's choices and protecting human development achievements. It takes the view that vulnerability threatens human development, and unless it is systematically addressed, by changing policies and social norms, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable. 225 pages This report can also be accessed at: http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr14-report-en-1.pdf
Title
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Creative industries: reality and potential in Japan
Authors
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Kakiuchi, E.; Takeuchi, K
Publisher
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
URL
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http://www.grips.ac.jp/r-center/wp-content/uploads/14-04.pdf
This paper examines the current market situation of creative industries in Japan. It includes statistics and graphs used to estimate the actual volume of creative industries, and finds that most industries categorized as creative, with the exception of software and computer services, are not growing either in terms of sales or the number of employees. It compares the creative manufacturing sector with that of the creative services sector, as well as imports and exports trends. Also provides sectoral analysis on creative industries (traditional craft industries and contents industries, like the film industry) and discusses potential and new developments of creative industries in Japan. 20 pages
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