BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction Stripping widows of property is a huge social problem in Zimbabwe especially with the escalating death toll due to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Customary laws have been unable to address the problem which suggests that extra- legal interventions might be necessary. Social work intervention is necessary to preserve the widow’s worth and dignity as a human being, which is the principal value of social work
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CONTRATTO COLLETTIVO NAZIONALE DI LAVORO 09 DICEMBRE 2004 FAIRO (Foreign Airlines Industrial Relations Organization) Dedichiamo questa edizione alla memoria del caro collega e amico Giorgio Imbriani che ha generosamente contribuito con le sue doti professionali e personali alla nascita e allo sviluppo della associazione Fairo. 1 CONTRATTO COLLETTIVO NAZIONALE DI LAVORO 09 Dicembre 2004 Costituzione delle parti Premessa Lista delle Compagnie associate alla FAIRO Parte Comune A) Investimenti
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Structured election process is one of the indicators of stability in Nigeria’s democracy. Elections in Nigeria continue to elicit more than casual interest by Nigerian scholars due to the fact that despite the appreciation that only credible election can consolidate and sustain the country’s nascent democracy, over the years, Nigeria continues to witness with growing disappointments and apprehension inability to conduct peaceful, free and fair
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C 2010 The Authors. Bulletin of Economic Research C 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the Board of Trustees of the Bulletin of Economic Research. Published by Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148, USA. Bulletin of Economic Research 64:4, 2012, 0307-3378 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8586.2010.00364.x CULTURE AND GROWTH: SOME EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE Dustin Chambers and Susan Hamer Department of Economics and Finance, Salisbury University, Salisbury
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2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to •• describe the basic characteristics of culture and explain how cultural dimensions can be used in global HRM, •• describe how the institutions of society can shape HRM policies and procedures, •• discuss the possibility of the convergence of HRM across countries, •• explain how the heritage of state socialism continues to influence the context of HRM in transition economies, and •• discuss the effects of cultural and
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11 March 2011 Food Producers Palm Oil – Extracting Value Rachel Galvez +44 20 7444 0679 rachel.galvez@religarecm.com Palm Tree Nursery Palm Oil Sector – Extracting Value We launch coverage on the London listed Palm Oil sector with a positive view as we believe the industry will continue to grow and current production will struggle to meet global demand. In our view, companies (such as the ones under our coverage) that have; agricultural land rights in equatorial regions (where oil palms
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THE EFFECTS OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN KENYA: A SURVEY OF MERU COUNTY A Research Project Submitted to the School of Human Resource Development in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of the Degree of Executive Master Of Business Administration of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology JULY 2013 CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background information Several studies show that
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A COMMONWEALTH OF THE PEOPLE Time for Urgent Reform The Report of the Eminent Persons Group to Commonwealth Heads of Government Perth, October 2011 Published by the Commonwealth Secretariat Designed by Rob Norridge/norridgewalker.com Printed by Hobbs the Printers, Totton, Hampshire Commonwealth Secretariat Marlborough House Pall Mall London SW1Y 5HX United Kingdom info@commonwealth.int www.thecommonwealth.org Acronyms ACP ACTA ARV ASEAN AU CBA CBC CFTC CGF CHOGM CHRI CiO CMAG CMG
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A COMMONWEALTH OF THE PEOPLE Time for Urgent Reform The Report of the Eminent Persons Group to Commonwealth Heads of Government Perth, October 2011 Published by the Commonwealth Secretariat Designed by Rob Norridge/norridgewalker.com Printed by Hobbs the Printers, Totton, Hampshire Commonwealth Secretariat Marlborough House Pall Mall London SW1Y 5HX United Kingdom info@commonwealth.int www.thecommonwealth.org Acronyms ACP ACTA ARV ASEAN AU CBA CBC CFTC CGF CHOGM CHRI CiO CMAG CMG
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Introduction Millions of African smallholders—farmers, herders and fisherfolk—are resource-poor and suffer from food insecurity. Their low incomes mean they are unable to make investments and take on risks. Their agricultural systems are buffeted by sudden, acute shocks caused by natural and man-made hazards—drought, flooding, erosion, conflicts. Long-term trends, in part the result of international markets, national policy decisions and institutional frameworks, often move against them. The food-security
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