| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 289 pages) : illustrations |
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Directions in development. Trade |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface and acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Economic impact and effect of quality and standards -- The jurisdiction issue: roles of the private and public sectors -- Evaluating compliance with standards: the conformity assessment framework -- Opening doors: standards, conformity assessment, and international integration -- The ISO 9000 quality management standards -- Standardization in Latin America -- Certification in Latin America -- Accreditation in Latin America -- Metrology in Latin America -- Existing policies and support programs -- Policy recommendations and conclusion -- Appendix A: An evaluation of Mexico's national quality system -- Appendix B: An evaluation of Turkey's national quality system |
| Summary |
Quality systems and standards have a significant impact on market access, export growth, productivity, industrial upgrading, diffusion of innovation, and other central ingredients for reducing poverty and enhancing country competitiveness. This book provides a comprehensive evaluation and blueprint for implementing quality systems for private sector development and trade and competition initiatives. By thoroughly analyzing the diversity of institutions, linkages, and arrangements involved in quality systems and by identifying success factors in country quality strategies, this book provides a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Quality control.
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Quality control -- Standards.
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Competition, International.
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Poverty.
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Quality Control
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Poverty
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quality control.
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poverty.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Quality Control.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Quality Control.
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Competition, International
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Poverty
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Quality control
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Quality control -- Standards
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Controle da qualidade.
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Controle da qualidade (padrões)
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Pobreza.
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Kvalitetskontroll.
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Kvalitetskontroll -- standarder.
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Konkurrens.
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Fattigdom.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Guasch, J. Luis
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| LC no. |
2006100909 |
| ISBN |
9780821368954 |
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0821368958 |
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9780821368947 |
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082136894X |
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6610940428 |
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9786610940424 |
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1280940425 |
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9781280940422 |
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