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    Select a letter to display the list of terms alphabetically.
    FOR EXAMPLE :

    Data and information
    A plan is only as good as the data or information which goes into the analysis, design, and decision-making which precedes it: A negative formulation of this is the GIGO rule (garbage in - garbage out). This applies for example in planning workshops: detailed and precise information cannot normally be provided without preparation of data beforehand.
    The following references were useful in compiling the BAOBAB glossary.
    • Bannock, G., R.E. Baxter and R. Rees. 1984. The Penguin dictionary of economics. 3rd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-051134-2. 462 p,
    • Collins English dictionary. Glasgow: Harper Collins, 2000. ISBN 0 00 472529 8. 1785 p.
      Craig, A. P., H. Griesel and L. D. Witz Conceptual dictionary. Kenwyn, South Africa: Juta & Co; TTT programme, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. ISBN 0 7021 3239 X. 210 p.
    • Crump, Andy, comp. The A to Z of world development. Oxford: New Internationalist, 1998. ISBN 1 869 847 46 6. 293 p.
    • Die Begriffswelt der GTZ = The world of words at GTZ. Edited by Jan Haas. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 1997. 347 p