Educational reforms are a significant reference point in the educational history of Pakistan in terms of their scale‚ the amount of money invested in them‚ the order of their urgency and their official/political ownership. The reforms are also important as their need was felt by the donor country (the US)‚ and the contours of the implementation process were drawn up by consultants who came as part of the grant package. Before we look at the politics of these educational reforms we need to understand
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Financial Sector Reforms in Pakistan Zafar Mueen Nasir Chief of Research and Dean Department of Business Studies Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad Introduction It is well established that a vibrant and balanced financial system plays key role in promoting economic efficiency‚ achieving higher economic growth and stabilizing the economy. An efficient financial system not only reduces uncertainty and transactions costs‚ but also provides a more investor-friendly environment
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support come voting time gets shorter. One of the important aspects that will be a key determinant in the decision of voters is the health insurance reform plans laid out by each of the candidates. It will be this papers goal to breakdown and analyze the reform plans of candidate Barack Obama in his campaign for presidency. Obama’s plans for reform are clear and precise. He cites that the greatest problem with today’s health care system is the rising costs of health care itself which in turn has
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care‚ prevention‚ diagnostics‚ and treatment of diseases‚ maternity service‚ and sick benefits. Health promotion covers special disease prevention programs‚ such as anti-smoking counseling‚ financial support‚ even spa treatments. Members over the age of 34 years are entitled to a medical checkup every 2 years‚ which helps prevent many life threatening illnesses. Politically‚ health promotion is a very important issue in the German Health Care system‚ politicians‚ health care providers‚ and doctors
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Is old age really golden age? What are its pros and cons? Old age in human beings is the final stage of the normal life span. In most contemporary countries 60 or 65 is the age of eligibility for retirement and old-age social programs. Thus retirement is the golden age when senior citizens can escape the daily grind of work and the routine chores‚ moreover they spend their time doing gardening‚ taking holidays and chatting with friends. Many developed countries have certainly the greatest respect
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the development of the "Get Tough on Crime" movement‚ political and social pressures have resulted in overcrowded jails and prisons. Budgets have swelled to accommodate larger populations of inmates‚ without money left over to develop reforms‚ or preventive measures through rehabilitation. As the public places demands on politicians for
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less than 20 years since 1972 and the current Act is the third in only five years” (Davies‚ et al.‚ 2010:29). There have been many important legislative changes affecting the criminal justice system since the 1990s. Many of these provided numerous reforms to sentencing‚ creating a systematic process. There are three legislative changes that could be considered the most significant to the criminal justice system today: the Criminal Justice Act 1991‚ the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994‚ and
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dislike of centralized government in the American people. This was a major reason‚ according to Skocpol‚ why the Clinton Administration failed to nationalize "Health Security". It was this fear of centralized government and Clinton’s failure to reform Health Care that makes a more centralized social policy unlikely in the near future. There has been a necessity in the twentieth century (due in part to the Great Depression and World War II) for big government. The legislation behind Franklin
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Industrial Age to Knowledge Age YourFirstNameYourLastName University title ITEM 1: PART 1: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTING: DRAWING ON THE ACTIVITIES AND REFLECTIONS The world is at the cusp of an information age. These changes have catapulted the industrial age into a knowledge age. This transition from the industrial to the knowledge age has come with its inherent challenges. This article
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Q:-What kind of reform process is under way for Indian capital market? Elaborate. Capital Market:- A capital market is a place that handles the buying and selling of the securities. This is the ideal place where both the governments and companies can raise their funds. Capital Market Reforms:- The capital markets of all the countries have undergone a number of reforms in the history. Capital market reform enables the capital markets to embrace new ideas and techniques affecting the capital
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