V March 1989 WID, WAD, GAD: TRENDS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE Eva M. Rathgeber* International Development Research Centre Ottawa * The views expressed here are those of the author and This paper was do not necessarily reflect those of IDRC. originally presented at the meetings of the Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Women held in Quebec City, November 1988. 2 During the past few years, the term "women in development" has become common currency both inside and outside academic settings
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but she also suffers from the worldwide downside of economy due to the poor fundamental and lack of long–run strategies that trigger the existing difficult situation. There have many issues and challenges threatening Hong Kong economy recently, we analysis and evaluate two important problems, (1) Property bubbles in Hong Kong (2) Inflation that impacting Hong Kong economy in the short and middle-term. . PROPERTY BUBBLES IN HONG KONG The current situation of property market
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Business Decision Making Introduction Decision making is one of the very important tasks that we all have to do in every now and then. And when it is in terms of business then it makes a lot of sense incorporated with a lot of values as well as importance. Whether an organization succeed or fail this all depends on the effective decision making. Valid information & expertise plays a vital role to make good decisions. If decision is great we get good outcomes and the result is actually vice
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Business Decision Making Introduction Decision making is one of the very important tasks that we all have to do in every now and then. And when it is in terms of business then it makes a lot of sense incorporated with a lot of values as well as importance. Whether an organization succeed or fail this all depends on the effective decision making. Valid information & expertise plays a vital role to make good decisions. If decision is great we get good outcomes and the result is actually vice
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Examiners’ commentaries 2013 Examiners’ commentaries 2013 EC1002 Introduction to economics Important note This commentary reflects the examination and assessment arrangements for this course in the academic year 2012–13. In 2014 the examination will be conducted in two parts. The rubric for Part I will read as follows: This is Part I of the examination which consists of Multiple Choice Questions. You have 90 minutes and you should attempt to answer ALL the questions. Each question has four
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evaluation. The Inception Phase The Springfield Interchange is one of the most complex and dangerous interchanges in the United States (Sipress & Reid, 1999). Situated fifteen miles south of Washington, DC, where the Capital Beltway intersects Interstate Highways I-95 and I-395, the interchange is aptly nicknamed the ‘‘Mixing Bowl,’’ as four of the region’s heaviest streams of traffic rush together in a fury of bobbing and weaving and last- second lane
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LDP616: GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT Gender Mainstreaming The role of the state in mainstreaming gender issues and concerns in development Nyabochwa, Mary Mamo 1st February 2011 Lecture: Dr. Isaac Were. Table of Contents ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................
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and tools of economic analysis in the process of decision-making. (c) Rapid increases in the demand for professionally trained managerial manpower. These developments have made it necessary that every manager aspiring for good leadership and achievement of organizational objectives be equipped with relevant economic principles and applications. Unfortunately, a gap has been observed in this respect among today’s managers. It is therefore the aim of this course to bridge such gap. THE COURSE OBJECTIVES
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living with a batterer’s violence. The search did not reveal any studies that focus on how children experienced an intervention by the child welfare community. Further research is needed to provide a voice for the victims and fill the information gap that currently exists. This research study will focus on the lived experiences of children exposed to domestic violence and the interventions, if any, they received. The intervention might have come from a child protection worker, a teacher, or a
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THE BENEFITS OF TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DIRECTION Boudreau, Marie-Claude, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, mcboudre@terry.uga.edu Watson, Richard T. University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, RWatson@terry.uga.edu Chen, Adela J. W., University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, chenjw@uga.edu Greiner, Martina, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, mgreiner@uga.edu Sclavos, Peter, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, psclavos@uga.edu Abstract In this conceptual paper
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