fiscal decentralization in Asia is part of a worldwide pattern. Most developing countries have long ago placed the strengthening of sub-national government on their development policy agenda. Decentralization is an important part of the transition strategy for many former socialist countries. Some industrialized countries are retuning their fiscal decentralization (Canada) while others have introduced major new initiatives in recent years (Japan‚ Spain). In this paper‚ we consider the costs and
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American presidents have to balance domestic policy with foreign policy. Discuss the degree to which the following presidents were successful and unsuccessful in domestic and foreign policy: George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson. As president of the United States of America‚ you must be able to balance both domestic policy and foreign policy. Domestic policy consists of the problems and situations that directly affect the country. However‚ foreign policy consists of the problems
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view to enhancing the level of occupational safety and health in Hong Kong. The Council has been maintaining a close contact with local employers‚ employees‚ professionals‚ academic bodies and different government departments to create a pleasant working environment for employees. It is the Council’s intention to tailor-make a work stress management framework for use by local employees for coping with stress problems in the workplace. To do so‚ an awareness of the sources and effects of stress on employees
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the process of leading and motivating individuals to achieve common goals (Northouse‚ p. 6). There are many different leadership theories‚ styles‚ characteristics‚ and approaches. Additionally‚ there has been extensive research on the areas of leadership to provide a better understanding of a successful leader‚ such as determining the characteristics of a leader‚ what impact does training have on leadership‚ and whether leaders are born or made (Riggio‚ 2009). Research has shown that even though
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Sample HIPAA Breach Notification Letter [Patient Name] [Patient Address] Dear [Patient]: We are sending this letter to you as part of [Provider]’s commitment to patient privacy. We take patient privacy very seriously‚ and it is important to us that you are made fully aware of a potential privacy issue. We have learned that your personal information‚ including name‚ address‚ ___________‚ ___________‚ and __________‚ may have been compromised. On [give date of discovery]‚ it was discovered
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enough above that you don’t have the liberty of debating its wisdom or feasibility) decreeing that you must find an additional 10%‚ 20%‚ or even 30% in administrative cost reductions‚ severance aside. You just don’t see how it can be done. Further complicating your life are the limitations on your choices. Because you don’t report directly to the CEO‚ you’re not in a position to advocate strategy changes or pursue wholesale shifts like offshoring. Nor do your instructions allow you to push for large
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9th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) EDSA Shangri-La Hotel October 4-5‚ 2004 ESTABLISHMENT OF A BARANGAY DATABASE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN REGION 10 by Rosalinda C. Celeste‚ D.M. For additional information‚ please contact: Author’s name: Rosalinda C. Celeste‚ D.M. Designation: Provincial Statistical Officer Agency: National Statistics Office Address: Lanao del Norte Telefax: (063) 221-3275 Establishment of a Barangay Database Information System in Region 10 by Rosalinda C. Celeste
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You trust nursing homes to treat your loved ones with quality care‚ but what could happen behind closed doors still causes anxiety. In 1986‚ these fears came to fruition when Congress requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) evaluate the quality of nursing homes. They found that a majority of residents were often neglected‚ abused‚ and inadequately cared for. To solve these issues‚ the IOM proposed a series of reforms that were brought into action the following year — known as the Nursing Home
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Leading Group Challenges AJS/512 June 4‚ 2012 Leading Group Challenges Criminal justice organizations include the court system‚ corrections‚ and the police departments. Each of these organizations and agencies deal with many challenges daily and the leaders of the agencies must have the knowledge to handle the challenges. Each organization and agency in the criminal justice system plays a role‚ and leadership is the basis of the role in each agency. Conflict and Control Challenges Criminal
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conform within society can lead to feelings of displacement and non-belonging. The subjective concept of belonging and non-belonging is explored throughout Shakespeare’s iconic play‚ ‘As You Like It’‚ Anne Frank’s ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ and Shaun Tan’s graphic novel‚ ‘The Arrival’. Shakespeare’s comedy‚ ‘As You Like It’ expresses the notion that presence of bad/choose better word- relationships form a barrier for belonging while development of good/better word relationships‚ based on values
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