Dependable dynamism: lessons for designing scientific assessment processes in consensus negotiations Noelle Eckley* Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK Street (UR), Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Abstract Negotiations that involve the use and interpretation of scientific information and assessment are often particularly difficult, especially when the scientific input is uncertain or contested. Parties can exploit this
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Russia middle class is showing rapid growth. It is expected that within a decade or so, each of the BRICs will show higher returns, increased demand for capital, and stronger national currencies. Thus, foreign firms will want to monitor major economic indicators such as GNI, PPP, and the Human Development Index, as well as developments in the cultural, political, and legal environments of those nations. The indicator that companies might monitor to guide their investments and actions is the futures
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investment as well as demand and supply of domestic currency are highly correlated with exchange rate changes in chosen currencies. Based on the analysis, Purchasing Power Parity is used to forecast spot exchange rates of those chosen currencies in one-year and three-year time. Rationales and limitations of PPP are also given to analyze the forecasts of three currencies. Table of Content 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Question 1 1 2.1 AUD/USD 1 3.0 Question 2 4 3.1 ISK/USD 4 3.2 INR/USD
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Written Assignment One India's Competitiveness Crisis 1. Primary causes for the deterioration in India's competitiveness. Maintaining a strong competitiveness relies primarily on well-functioning public and private institutions, well-developed infrastructure, stable macroeconomic environment and healthy workforce that has received at least a basic education. First of all, India’s growth rate is currently struggling. Many populations in India still live in extreme poverty, such
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argue that in order to resolve the current economic problems it is crucial to identify the underlying causes rather than accepting superficial reasons. It will also be argued that there are three key reasons for the crisis: monetary policy mistakes, mispricing in capital markets and financial globalisation. Firstly, the mistakes made by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) largely contributed to the burst of the financial crisis. The 2008 World Economic Forum in Davos revolved around the fact that
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Canadian International Council Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Regime: The Role of Coercive Sanctions Author(s): T. V. Paul Source: International Journal, Vol. 51, No. 3, Nuclear Politics (Summer, 1996), pp. 440-465 Published by: Canadian International Council Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40203123 Accessed: 30/11/2010 19:58 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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alone Now is the time of the furnaces, and only light should be seen. JOSÉ MARTI Twenty one years have already passed since the end of the last world conflagration; numerous publications, in every possible language, celebrate this event, symbolized by the defeat of Japan. There is a climate of apparent optimism in many areas of the different camps into which the world is divided. Twenty one years without a world war, in these times of maximum confrontations, of violent clashes and sudden
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Semester A Unit 3 Lesson 8 Introduction and Objective You have learned about central idea but how do you determine exactly what the text is about? We know you can look at the title and headings. But what else? What is provided in the text? Details are provided. These details are important. Today's lesson objective is: students will be able to use evidence from a text to determine what the text says explicitly. Think about some of the learning skills we have used to determine central idea. Would
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a very disheartening experience yesterday! I am currently student teaching in k-12. My elementary experience involves teaching under an over worked art coordinator and under the individual classroom teachers. I have developed and written new art lessons for each grade according to the state standards and the coordinators curriculumn structure. When I actually get to teach in the classrooms I get 50 minutes to present art history, aesthetics, criticism, demo new techniques and have students do the
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has transformed into a city of economic growth and focus. Unlike its neighbors, the city and the UAE as a whole, has developed into a diverse economic state that has become a center for business and tourism. Although the city was built on the oil industry, it is the city’s current model of business that has driven its economy. Many of the city’s main revenues come from tourism, real estate, and financial services. Typically overlooked, it is Dubai’s economic development strategy that has kept
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