HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Chapter 1 Online News Media in Nepal – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 History of Internet in Nepal The e-mail services provided by Royal Nepal Academy for Science and Technology (RONAST) can be regarded as the first instance of the use of Internet technology in Nepal. The credit of introducing Internet amongst Nepalese people however goes to the private sector. It was with the initiative of Mercantile Office Systems that commercial e-mail service was first provided in June 1994. A
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#3What is the contributions of World Bank in your country. World Bank group was founded in Nepal in the year 1962 with the mission of freeing the Nepalese economy from poverty. The World Bank Group has been a development partner in Nepal for almost five decades‚ providing financing‚ technical assistance and advice. Over the years‚ the Bank’s support has evolved in focus and form to meet the changing needs of Nepal. But this partnership has always maintained a primary purpose: the reduction of poverty
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shedding) in Nepal INTRODUCTION Nepal is being ravaged by the electricity crisis. The electricity crisis of this millennium began in 2006. Nepal saw the last electricity crisis of the last millennium in 1999 and‚ with the commissioning of Khimti project in 2000‚ there was no load shedding through till 2005. Nepal was grappling with the problem of flood in the first week of August 2008‚ with resultant loss of life and limb as well as property in the hilly areas and Terai of the west Nepal. NEA was
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Now a days‚ power cut problem is the main problem of Nepal. It is very ridiculous thing that we are facing power cut problem even though we are the second largest country which can produce 83‚000 Mega watts electricity in the word. We can produce 43000 mega watts economically but at this period we are just producing approximately 600 watts which is very low for today’s population. There are various reasons which affect the power cut problems they are improper management‚ lack of sufficient funds
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MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY IN NEPAL--Second movement for democracy. Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006.The movement aimed at restoring democracy‚ it was aimed at regaining popular control over govt. from the king. HISTORY: Nepal a third wave country‚ had won democracy in 1990. --King was formally the head of the state but the real power was excerised by the elected representatives. --The king Birendra‚ was the one who accepted this transition from absolute
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Media in Nepal after Democracy - Narendra Maharjan After the Restoration of democracy in 2046 B.S. a drastic change came in the Nepali Media particularly in the private sector. Liberal provision and guarantee of press freedom enshrined in the constitution opened up avenues for the private sector to involve on media sector. The 2046 ’s democracy yielded by the People ’s Movement also established rights and freedom of the press. After the success of people ’s movement‚ new constitution (Nepal ’s constitution
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Value system of Young in Nepal What is value system? In simple way value system means the principle of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group. Values can be defined as broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of action or outcomes. As such‚ values reflect a person’s sense of right and wrong or what “ought” to be.40“Equal rights for all” and “People should be treated with respect and dignity” are representative of values. Values tend to influence attitudes
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and political instability in the nation. The clear picture is reflected in Nepal stock exchange; where 90% of stock traded is that of financial sector of which majority shares are held by commercial banks. With more number of commercial banks catering to the same market‚ it has given rise to the intense competition. So far‚ there are 31 commercial banks‚ 87 development banks‚ 79 finance companies‚ 21 micro-finance development banks‚ 16 saving and credit cooperatives and 38 NGO (financial intermediaries)
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Assignment for Managerial Economics MGEC 514 Assignment Name: The development situation of household appliances market Assignment Number: 1 Teacher: Zhimin Tang Student Name(s): 王萍莉 Student Number(s): 0133700772 Class: 2013FT Team Number: 2 Submission Date: 2013年9月8日 The development situation of household appliances market The influence of the global financial crisis has already spread to the real economy gradually. In this depressed circumstances‚ the government issued some policy
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