COSATU General Secretary‚ Zwelinzima Vavi’s‚ Keynote Address to the COSATU International Policy Conference 16 May 2012 COSATU NOBs‚ Members of the COSATU CEC‚ Leaders of Alliance partners‚ Distinguished International guests‚ Esteemed delegates and Comrades‚ Allow me to convey special greetings from the leadership of the federation and its structures. We are gathered here today to soberly reflect on the changing global balance of class forces and imperative of how best to reposition the federation
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– roughly 0.00007% of the world’s population at that time. What changed? Progress. A word Neil Postman doesn’t seem to acknowledge in his essay‚ Future Shlock. You see‚ Mr. Postman has a theory. He essentially states that after future shock‚ a phrase that describes “the social paralysis induced by rapid technological change”‚ a phenomenon called future shlock occurs. This phenomenon is a “cultural condition characterized by the rapid erosion of collective intelligence.” It’s a cute concept; one that
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French Economy General Overview: The French economy is the fifth largest in the world and accounts for about a fifth of euro area GDP. France weathered the global crisis better than most advanced economies. This is explained by the economy being less open than e.g. Germany‚ a fairly solid financial sector‚ a large public sector and substantial fiscal stimulus. Exports amount to about 20% of GDP – about half of the euro area average – while government expenditures amount to about 55% of GDP. The
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CHAPTER VII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Even aHer 55 years of planned development‚ India has not succeeded to solving the basic problems of the Indian economy. The rate of poverty and unemploynnent is increasing even after we completed 9 five year plans. ’l ’hough government of India launched various poverty alleviation programmes they have not benefited properly the people who were targeted. As P.C. Maholonobis once stated as a "result of economic planning rich became richer and poor
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GE 301 Engineering economy AN INTRODUCTION ECONOMICS Definition – It is one of the social sciences‚ which consists of that body of knowledge dealing with people and their assets or resources. ECONOMICS Resource (Definition) – ● It is a material or asset that is transformed to produce benefit‚ and in the process may be consumed or made unavailable. Asset (Definition) – ● ● It is anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled
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Chap1: The National Economy I. THE SCOPE OF MACROECONOMICS the major macroeconomics issues Economic growth; governments try to achieve high rates of economic growth economies suffer from inherent instability. As a result‚ economic growth and other macroeconomic indicators tend to fluctuate. Rate of eco growth: the percentage increase on national output‚ normally expressed over a 12 month period. Unemployment waste of human resources‚ unemployment benefits are a drain on gov revenues
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The King Must Die: Hero Analysis Theseus as depicted in Mary Renault’s modern adaptation of Greek myth The King Must Die is the epitome of a Greek hero of time immemorial‚ and would be proclaimed a hero even today despite his flaws. Many of the reasons that he was a hero to the Greeks is part of what makes him a hero to modern day society; he has a strong sense of moral right and cannot stand for injustice thus striving to change it wherever he finds it. He is also strong
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Introduction 17 V. i The Basement: Advertisings ’ Childhood 18 V. ii The Status Quo: Advertisings ’ Teenage Years 19 21 V. iii The Future: Adulthood of Advertising 22 23 V. iv Conclusion: Advertisings ’ Death and Rebirth 24 VII. Bibliography 25 III. ABSTRACT The investigation is concerned with the role of advertising in the future. Advertisings ’ history goes back to ancient times and altered through the centuries enormously. Currently‚ the advertising industry worldwide
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A "Mixed" Economy A "mixed" economy is a mix between socialism and capitalism. It is a hodgepodge of freedoms and regulations‚ constantly changing because of the lack of principles involved. A mixed-economy is a sign of intellectual chaos. It is the attempt to gain the advantages of freedom without government having to give up its power. Communism | A satellite photo of the Korean peninsula at night. Can you tell which half is Communist and which half is Capitalist? | Communism is a form
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Development 22nd‚ May‚ 2012 Topic: Reflection Paper on Ancient Futures: Learning From Ladakh We hear a lot being said about development in our daily lives and we are all a part of it. Whether or not we are aware of how or to what extent we contribute to or affect development is another question‚ but we all add to it in one way or another. According to Helena Norberg-Hodge‚ development is a process of planned changes that are supposed to improve people’s way of living. However‚
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