DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF GHANA COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN GHANA BY WISDOM KWASHIE AFORNORPE A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN ECONOMIC POLICY MANAGEMENT OCTOBER, 2008 DECLARATION I, Wisdom Kwashie Afornorpe, author of this Master of Arts dissertation do hereby
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE NEW JUABENG MUNICIPALITY GEORGINA AGYAPONG 2009 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE NEW JUABENG MUNICIPALITY BY GEORGINA AGYAPONG Dissertation submitted to the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration of the Faculty of Education, University of Cape Coast, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of
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Business School, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India ABSTRACT Labour health, safety and welfare are the measures of promoting the efficiency of labour. The various welfare measures provided by the employer will have immediate impact on the health, physical and mental efficiency alertness, morale and overall efficiency of the worker and thereby contributing to the higher productivity. Some of the facilities and services which fall within the preview of labour welfare includes adequate canteen facilities, accommodation
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Firstly, women were affected by the alienation of land experienced by most Africans. However, women appear to have been more personally affected by this land alienation. This is because, ‘As women lost access and control of land they became more economically dependent on men. This led to an intensification of domestic patriarchy, reinforced by colonial social institutions.’ Among the Kikuyu of Kenya women were the major food producers and thus not only had ready access to land but also authority
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International Comparative Trends in Collective Bargaining Susan Hayter Collective Representation, Coverage & Scope As Figure 1 shows, trade union membership has declined in many countries. There are a number of reasons for this. First, structural changes in labour markets, involving a decline in the share of manufacturing in total employment and increase in the share of services, eroded the traditional membership base of trade unions. In some regions, the dramatic decline in public sector employment as a result
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the values we share, that include honesty, caring, sharing, participation, inclusion and respect. (The individual sense of belonging may differ and have the potential to fade away with time and experience. ) Ashanti family and culture In Ghana where I come from we have different tribes. Each tribe has it’s own cultural way of doing things that generate their sense of belonging. There are 36 traditional councils in Ashanti region, with a paramount chief as their head. They
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Act 766 National Pensions Act, 2008 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section PART ONE—ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRIBUTORY THREE-TIER PENSION SCHEME AND NATIONAL PENSIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY Contributory three-tier pension scheme 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Establishment of contributory three-tier pension scheme Object of the scheme Contributions to the scheme Management of the schemes National Pensions Regulatory Authority Establishment
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is the total value of wealth possessed by the citizens which is generated by the economic activity. The wealth of a nation can be estimated by three major components namely Natural Capital (Resources), Produced Assets (stock) and Human Resources (labour forces). In the olden times the amount of natural resources was considered to be the wealth of a nation but with the advent of the Industrial Revolution it marked a major turning point in history as it began in Great Britain, and spread to Western
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Topic: Agriculture Personal notes Outline: * Land Reform & Econ Dev * Explaining the poor performance of African Agric * Assessing the Impact of Agric Policy Reforms * Exploiting the synergy between price and non-price factors 1. Land Reform * Means alot: redistribution/reclamation/reforestation & policies affecting land * For us – narrow focus. SO: redistrib of prop /land rights for benefit of landless / tenants and farm labourers * Agrarian refors
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GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN AFRICA BY PROFESSOR GRACE CHIBIKO OFFORMA DEAN, FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE OF THE FEDERATION OF THE UNIVERSITY WOMWNE OF AFRICA HELD IN LAGOS-NIGERIA ON 16TH – 19TH JULY, 2009. Introduction In this presentation, we will first of all try to explain the key concepts in the title, namely, girl-child and education. Then we will present and discuss the issues/factors in the girlchild education, citing examples
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