ERD WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 25 ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: What Do Subnational Data Show? Arsenio M. Balisacan Ernesto M. Pernia Abuzar Asra October 2002 Asian Development Bank ERD Working Paper No. 25 REVISITING GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDONESIA: WHAT DO SUBNATIONAL DATA SHOW? Arsenio M. Balisacan Ernesto M. Pernia Abuzar Asra October 2002 Arsenio M. Balisacan is Professor of Economics at the
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PRINCIPLES OF COST CONTROL 1.1 Introduction Cost is important to all industry. Costs can be divided into two general classes; absolute costs and relative costs. Absolute cost measures the loss in value of assets. Relative cost involves a comparison between the chosen course of action and the course of action that was rejected. This cost of the alternative action - the action not taken - is often called the "opportunity cost". The accountant is primarily concerned with the absolute cost. However
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Title: A Thousand Acres Author: Jane Smiley Date of Publication: 1991 Point of view: The novel is told in first-person from Ginny’s perspective. The readers follow Ginny’s trails of thought as she wanders into her own troubled past. She wants to figure out why she has become a placid‚ non-confrontational woman‚ so her thoughts revolve around her struggles to contain her own opinions. Genre: Tragedy Writing Style: Narrative. Modern rendition of King Lear. More plot based than style based. Setting/Atmosphere:
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INVITED PAPER Electrical Machines and Drives for Electric‚ Hybrid‚ and Fuel Cell Vehicles Induction and switched-reluctance machines can provide the needed characteristics‚ but permanent magnet brushless machines offer a higher efficiency and torque density. By Z. Q. Zhu‚ Senior Member IEEE‚ and David Howe ABSTRACT | This paper reviews the relative merits of induction‚ switched reluctance‚ and permanent-magnet (PM) brushless machines and drives for application in electric‚ hybrid‚ and fuel
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Things That Drive Me Crazy Going to the gym to work out after a full day of classes is my chance to unplug and escape from the day’s tension. Once I warm up and begin to get pumped‚ I head right into my exercise zone and don’t want to be distracted. However nothing irks me more than someone using a cellphone while working out. There are signs everywhere asking patrons to avoid using electronic devices but some people completely ignore them. Listening to a girl carry on a loud lengthy conversation
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So I am learning to drive. I know‚ I am in my mid-thirties‚ I should have learned a long time ago‚ but that’s another blog. The thing is‚ I keep making these silly mistakes. Which not only gets me dirty looks from other drivers‚ but annoys me too. I want to be perfect. The problem is‚ the way humans learn in general is by making mistakes. It is so annoying! Maybe that is part of my problem‚ I expect too much of myself‚ not just in my driving‚ but when it comes to other things. Like my writing
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“WHAT DRIVES CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR” by Erika Rence Rence describes in her article how the consumer behaviours have changed during the last years and how it is affected by world events‚ uncertainty‚ insecure futures and many others. She describes that the change in Consumer Behaviour requires the distinctive marketing for separate age-groups‚ exactly 5 groups. Birth-12 years old: This group of consumers cannot be put under the same marketing scheme. Four distinct under-groups are needed‚ as
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absolute authority to govern then‚ its’ clear that corruption would be there. ‘Absolut Authority‚ Absolute Corruption’. If only some people have the control over all the resources‚ resulting decisions become biased‚ certain group who hold the resources‚ drives monopoly. This campaign is about to include transparency in the society and system to prevent government‚ social and
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There is a clear divide within the house on 1503 Nottinghill Drive. My mother‚ Lisa‚ married to my father‚ Allen‚ effects everyone around her. My mother enjoys the safety inside her comfort zone and would rather bury herself in her electronics than spend a night out. By contrast‚ my father enjoys living life on the edge. His escape from our boring life comes twenty-six feet long and floats on water. The house‚ two stories‚ made of stucco and bricks‚ stands out from the rest. The house may look normal
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Pedigree’s adoption drive advertisement is an emotional appeal aimed towards consumers that own pets. Through an argument based on emotion and values‚ the advertisement successfully proposes a plan of action towards the consumer audience to help dogs find a home. In essence‚ the advertisement logically reasons‚ “If you buy our food‚ we will donate money to dogs without a home. If we donate money to dogs without a home‚ you will save dogs.” Through clever techniques such as direct contact in camera
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