brought me to the subcontinent several times since 2002, and it was soon clear to me I would focus on a topic in the Indian context. Even before I visited India for the first time I knew that it was not only about the Taj Mahal, tigers and finding enlightenment in some yoga class, but also about development, poverty and caste. Once in India, the contrast between vibrant economic development and widespread poverty became more than obvious, but the idea of caste remained somehow ambiguous. As foreigners
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Submitted to the Division of Graduate Studies of the Royal Military College of Canada by Jacques Duchesneau, C.M., C.Q., C.D. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 2015 ©Jacques Duchesneau © This thesis may be used within the Department of National Defence but copyright for open publication remains the property of the author. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA COLLÈGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DU CANADA DIVISION OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF THE SURVEY Franco Viciani Kostas G. Stamoulis Alberto Zezza Franco Viciani nd Alberto Zezza are consultants, and Kostas G. Stamoulis is a Senior Economist, Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division (ESA), FAO, Rome. | 1. Introduction 2. Poverty, Inequality and Food Insecurity 3. Policy Reforms Affecting Agriculture and Rural Development, and Changes in the Role of the State 4. Globalization and International Trade Liberalization 5. Increasing Agricultural
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE GOMOA WEST DISTRICT By FELICITY AKPENE AKAGAH B.Ed. (BASIC EDUCATION) A Thesis in the Department of PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION, Faculty of EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, Submitted to the School of Research and Graduate Studies of the University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment for the award of the Degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING OCTOBER, 2011 Declaration STUDENT’S DECLARATION I, FELICITY AKPENE AKAGAH, declare
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE GOMOA WEST DISTRICT By FELICITY AKPENE AKAGAH B.Ed. (BASIC EDUCATION) A Thesis in the Department of PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION, Faculty of EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, Submitted to the School of Research and Graduate Studies of the University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment for the award of the Degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING OCTOBER, 2011 Declaration STUDENT’S DECLARATION I, FELICITY AKPENE AKAGAH, declare that
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES OUTSOURCING AT WILL: UNJUST DISMISSAL DOCTRINE AND THE GROWTH OF TEMPORARY HELP EMPLOYMENT David H. Autor Working Paper 7557 http://www.nber.org/papers/w7557 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 February 2000 The author is indebted to Daron Acemoglu, Joshua Angrist, John Donohue III, Edward Glaeser, John H. Johnson III, Lawrence Katz, Sendhil Mullainathan, Andrew Morriss, Richard Murnane, Stewart Schwab, Douglas
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relevance in the socio-political reckoning arena of this nation. Unfortunately, their efforts did not seem to pay off, judging by the relative “denials" and rebuffs their efforts often met with the male dominated government of the day. Thus up to about two decades ago, Nigerian woman became relatively marginalized and subjected to more than a fair share of male chauvinism in almost all spheres of human endeavour.
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contain the worst financial crisis in living memory raises questions about the theory and practice of monetary policy. The persistence in many advanced countries of large fiscal deficits and the prospect of high public debt/GDP ratios for many years is likely, at some point, to create policy dilemmas not only for central banks but also for public debt managers. Some countries have already had to cope with higher sovereign risk. Worries about both “fiscal dominance” and “financial repression” have certainly
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appointment. Required Learning Materials This course is a series of thematic conversations about human values and your responsibilities as an emerging/aspiring business leader. There is no traditional textbook, but there is much reading. You are required to read The Moral Compass: Leadership for a Free World, a workbook by Lindsay Thompson available online as a PDF in Course Documents. You will find details about required learning materials in the Bibliography and Theme Briefs sections of the Syllabus
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issue. The opening vignette gives a somewhat pessimistic view of the role of people in the workplace. Often it is the job of the human resource manager to develop policies and practices that serve the organisation, but she or he also needs to think about the people. If the people are nurtured then the organisation can develop. As can be seen below, this was not the case with Enron. Enron: something’s got to give Human beings are not governed purely by their own self-interest, so our management
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