2012 doi:10.1017/S0003055412000093 The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy ROBERT D. WOODBERRY National University of Singapore T his article demonstrates historically and statistically that conversionary Protestants (CPs) heavily influenced the rise and spread of stable democracy around the world. It argues that CPs were a crucial catalyst initiating the development and spread of religious liberty, mass education, mass printing, newspapers, voluntary organizations, and colonial reforms
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Latest official estimates of the current global population by mid-2011, estimated at 6,928,198,253 people around the world (Rosenberg, World Population - The Current World Population, 2011). From the 7 billion populations in the world, they certainly have a different background, such as country, language, race, culture, religion, customs etc. People as a human being cannot live alone without others people. They must communicate with each other. Language is the way of communication. Therefore, the purpose
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billion food company by the year 2020 in the convenience food segment by launching products and services in the domestic and international markets that enhance lifestyle and create value for our customers through management excellence at all levels. History: National Foods began its journey in 1970 as a Spice company, with a revolutionary product that popularized the concept of having clean, healthy food. National foods’ initiatives were, to make food that is hygienic, reduce time spent in the kitchen
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Trader Joe’s to lose its charm in the eyes of the consumer. There were news reports spread within the last few years saying that Stonyfield Farm supplied Trader Joe’s yogurt and Frito-Lay supplied the retailer’s pita chips. Although these reports could have been fabricated, the idea that Trader Joe’s products are no different from that of other grocers would cause their unique brand image to weaken. Consumers might begin to think that Trader Joe’s offers the same products as everyone
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ADVERTISING TERM REPORT ON PIZZA HUT MARKETING PLAN & AD CAMPAIGN Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 HISTORY 2 INTRODUCTION 3 PIZZA IN PAKISTAN 3 Mission Statement : 4 Vision: 4 Objective & Goals: 5 Current Market Situation: 5 Other Leading Brands: 5 OBJECTIVE: 6 Segmentation: 6 Target Markets: 6 Positioning: 7 SWOT ANALYSIS: 7 Strength: 7 Weakness: 7 Opportunities: 7 Threats: 7 MARKETING STRATEGY: 8 1. PRODUCT 8 2. PRICE: 8 Pizza Hut Iftar Deal
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with their environments * Cartography: the body of practical and theoretical knowledge about making distinctive visual representations of Earth’s surface in the form of maps * Map projection: a systematic rendering on a flat surface of the geographic coordinates of the features found on Earth’s surface * Ethnocentrism: the attitude that a persona’s own race and culture are superior to those of others * Imperialism: the extension of the power of a nation through direct/indirect control
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different”—Huang is adopted into the tribe and given the name “Yellow.” Before this, he attempts to remember events of the recent past. But his vague recollections reveal images reproducing culturally blurred boundaries paralleling his sense of ethnic and geographic displacement. During the recent past of his stagecoach journey through America, Aunt Yee/Thirteenth Aunt/Shishanyi (Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam) had taught him English while Seven/Club Foot (Xong Xin-xin) watched Huang. Club Foot then expresses his
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are some factors interfering with its sustainability and profitability. Keppel’s Offshore and Marine sector is facing certain risks, which might hamper the overall growth of the corporation as this sector accounts for 65% of total revenue generated by Keppel. This report provides a brief overview of Keppel’s main businesses. The focal point of interest would be on the offshore and marine industry. Multiple industry and strategy analysis frameworks will be used to analyze the factors affecting
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Part 1: The decision to internationalize Chapter 1: Global Marketing in the firm Purpose of the marketing plan is to create sustainable competitive advantages in the global marketplace. Firms go through mental process. For SME’s, informal process, for larger organization it is often more systematized. Globalization: reflects the trend of firms buying, developing, producing and selling products and services in most countries and regions of the world. Internationalization: Doing business in
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regulators represented concepts related with business combinations. Below is my briefly understanding of accounting standards of business combination. What is the history of account for business combinations? How many businesses are consolidated with each other? Companies often learn that entry into new product areas or geographic regions is more easily accomplished by acquiring or combining with other companies than through internal expansion. For example, SBC Communications, a major telecommunications
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