Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued by states‚ cities‚ counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build schools‚ highways‚ hospitals and sewer systems‚ as well as many other projects for the public good. When you purchase a municipal bond‚ you are lending money to an issuer who promises to pay you a specified amount of interest (usually paid semi-annually) and return the principal on a specific maturity date. Not all municipal bonds offer tax exemptions from both federal
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Compare and Contrast Three Codes of Professional Conduct as They Affect Practicing Psychologists: Australian‚ British and USA Ethical conduct across a number of disciplines not limited to the field of psychology is an issue that occupies legislatures‚ regulatory agencies‚ educators and professional societies alike. Most professions have a code with standards that guide practice within that particular field. The increase in the number of practicing psychologists and the fields in which they are
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“How can I explain the difference in currency (strength or weakness) by comparing the type of imports and exports in Mexico and USA?” Generally a strong currency is defined by a stable and high value in comparison to other currencies. A weak currency shows fluctuations in its value and it is seen by other economies as a relatively cheap currency. The strength or weakness is influenced by exports and imports and influences exports and imports. Theoretically speaking more exports from an economy
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Assess the roles of key individuals and public protest in the success of the Civil Rights Movement in the USA from the 1950’s to the 1960’s. The role of key individuals and public protest was essential to the success of the civil rights movement in the USA during the 1950’s and 60’s. Key individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King stimulated the ideas that began the Civil Rights Movement and the public protests. Significant protests during the civil Rights Movement include‚ the Montgomery
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The failure of the League of Nations in the 1930 ’s was due to two main reasons. Firstly‚ the absence of the USA. The League of Nations was thought up by the American president Woodrow Wilson it was one of his 14 points. He had come up with the idea‚ the League was in a sense his child‚ yet he was allowed no part in it. The American congress had refused to become members of The League and this caused all sorts of problems. America had the biggest trade industry and without them agreeing to economic
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How far did President Hoover’s policies and attitudes in the years 1929–33 merely prolonged the impact of the Depression in the USA. It could be argued that President Hoover’s policies and attitudes prolonged the impact of the Depression. This essay looks upon the fact that this is the case‚ that it was Hoover’s policies that prolonged the Depression. Furthermore it will argue the side that believes Hoover did all he could to help the American economy going again. Source 7 argues that Hoover’s attitudes
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Executive SummaryThis report focuses on what Panera Bread Company (PBC) needs to do in order to be profitable‚ provide healthy and quality foods to consumers and above all retain its leadership potentials in the restaurant and fast food business. The report also looks at what organization’s vision and mission statement means. It touches strategic objectives by dealing with strategy formulation‚ analysis and implementation. Corporate governance has to be used to reposition the operations of PBC‚
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Title: Has the adoption of scientific management always been successful outside the USA? Contrast the reception of Taylorism in two different countries in your answer. Introduction Scientific management as developed by F. W. Taylor in the 1900s was a theory of management that analyzed and synthesized workflows. The term of scientific management is often considered synonymous with Taylorism. The main objective was to improve economic efficiency‚ especially labour productivity. As Taylor (1993)
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1. In America in the 1940s Sam Walton opened his first retail store‚ over the next 50 years Walton would go on to create one of the most successful companies in history. At the time Americans were benefiting from a post war boom with an “era of rising living standards and growing consumption” Adams (2006:214). In order to analyse the attractiveness of discount retailing Porters competitive forces framework can be used. Porter (1980:3) states that “competition in an industry depends on five basic
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History. Mr Lowish. Pursuing life and liberty: Equality in the U.S.A 1945-68. Keelin Scholes. To what extent was the federal government responsible for improving the status of black people in the United States of America in the years of 1945-64? The Civil Rights Movement as we know it started in 1945 due to the end of the second World War. After the racial atrocities carried out by the Nazis killing over 6 million Jews it showed how far racial abuse can be taken and convinced many people that racism
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