Bruxelles‚ December 2008 Recruiting specialized workers for ‘Old World’ countries in Europe Recruiting specialized workers for “Old World” countries is a part of a context in which labor migration still encounters cultural‚ linguistic‚ and bureaucratic obstacles that make it even more difficult to bring together job supply and demand in an increasingly global market. There is a huge‚ unexpressed demand in destination countries for numerous jobs that do not require a high level of instruction. As
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Correctional boot camps are short-term residential program that resemble military basic training and target convicted adult offenders. Boot camps first appeared in Georgia (1983) and Oklahoma (1984). Boot camps are designed as alternative sanctions to reduce recidivism rates‚ as well as prison populations and operating costs. Correctional boot camp programs were developed to reduce recidivism by changing inmate’s problems and behaviors that contribute to their odds of reoffending (“Crime Solutions”)
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Truman Doctrine: A Turning Point in American Foreign Policy Harry S. Truman was sworn into presidency after the unexpected death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. In March of 1947‚ Truman delivered a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress which later became known as the Truman Doctrine (Cold War). This doctrine is often cited as the official declaration of the Cold War (Announced). As a direct response to a crisis‚ the Truman Doctrine fabricated a policy to prevent communism
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Bangladesh‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. 1 PREFACE The literature on aid effectiveness is rife with controversies. There is a voluminous empirical literature based on cross-country regressions‚ which has produced more confusions than robust conclusions. In addition‚ this literature has little or nothing to contribute when it comes to individual countries. Recent years have seen the emergence of a burgeoning empirical literature based on the method of randomization. The method has been criticized for its narrow
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American Two-Party System What are political parties? Basically they are groups that want to gain political power and influence public policies. Political parties were created to represent the people of our nation and their ideas on public policies. Over time they have developed and become a big part of our democratic government. Our American political party system is based on a two-party system‚ meaning there are two major parties that dominate elections. Political parties are important to
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Foreign trade financing is an integral part of banking business. Documentary Credit (also called letters of credit or “L/Cs”) is the key player in the foreign exchange business. With the globalization of economies international trade has become quite competitive. Timely payment for exports and quicker delivery of goods is‚ therefore‚ a pre-requisite for successful international trade operations. Growing complexity of international trade‚ separation of commercial parties across the globe and operating
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attempts to provide the relevant information about the management of foreign aid in third world country like Bangladesh with a brief discussion on literature review of foreign aid. Shortly foreign aid is an important for any country to develop the economy. The critical importance of foreign assistance in economic development in terms of the two-gap theory which stated that aid promoted economic development by relaxing savings and foreign-exchange constraints to capital formation and economic growth. However
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2011 Copyright © IIUM Press ISSN 0128-4878 Book Reviews Malaysia’s foreign policy‚ the first fifty years: Alignment‚ neutralism‚ Islamism. By Johan Saravanamuttu. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies‚ ISEAS‚ 2010‚ pp. 388. ISBN: 978-9814279-78-9 Reviewer: Abdul Rashid Moten‚ Department of Political Science‚ International Islamic University Malaysia. E-mail: rashidm@iium.edu.my Malaysia’s foreign policy is very much under-studied. Nevertheless‚ there exist several scholarly
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American Foreign Policy :Realpolitik vs. Human Rights (1)Should the U.S sometimes pursue realpolitik and sometimes human rights? In other words‚ is it acceptable for the U.S. to someimes anything even support dictators‚ if it is good for the nation‚ sometimes pursue moral priciples when it can reasonably do so?.(2) I think the U.S. should do what is in the best interest of the United States for example‚ (3)Just one day after the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu‚ an international conference to settle
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Learning English in a foreign country is more advantageous than learning it in your own country. There is no doubt that knowing English as a second language provides both‚ professional and personal‚ enormous advantages. These advantages combined with a more and more competitive and globalized world are making learning English a priority for a lot of people. As a consequence‚ the number of people studying overseas is increasing by the thought that it is the most advantageous way to do it. This essay
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