October 2000 The Untapped Potential of Water Privatization By Edwin S. Rubenstein TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Recommendations 4 Introduction 5 Competition in the Water Industry 8 How Big is the U.S. Water Industry? 11 Factors Driving Water Privatization 12 The Superiority of Privatization: A Statistical Analysis………………………… Can We Afford Water? Equity versus Efficiency 15 Privatization Models 17 Private Ownership 18 Rate of Return Regulation 19 Barriers
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THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW Vol. 77 Supplement 2002 pp. 175–202 Evidence from Auditors about Managers’ and Auditors’ Earnings Management Decisions Mark W. Nelson John A. Elliott Cornell University Robin L. Tarpley The George Washington University ABSTRACT: This paper reports analyses of data obtained using a field-based questionnaire in which 253 auditors from one Big 5 firm recalled and described 515 specific experiences they had with clients who they believe were attempting to manage earnings
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THE ORIGINS OF COMMUNITYBASED REHABILITATION. By Einar Helander MD‚ PhD 2 Contents 1. Introduction 2. WHO policies in 1974 3. Estimation of the prevalence of disability 4. The 1974 WHO Policy document 5. WHO’s new Programme for disability prevention 6. WHO’s new Programme for community-based rehabilitation Situation analysis. Field studies Community mobilization Sustainability Conclusions 7. Rehabilitation as a component of primary health care 8. Formulating and testing the
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Achievement OF THE Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for education in ethiopia PREPARED BY: ABIY NEGUSSIE A senier ESSAY SUBMITTED in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in public administration and development Management Department of Public Administration and Development management Faculty of business and economics Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia JUNE 2008 ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to express my deep appreciation for my mother and
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination CAPE ® CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS Unit 1 - effective for examinations from May/June 2007 Unit 2 - effective for examinations from May/June 2008 CXC A11/U2/06 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction Industrial harmony has been viewed as an abstract concept. It is ideal and its existence is not felt in most organizations‚ as they are unstable and chaotic‚ resulting in tense working environment. This has been shown by the fact that most employers tend to believe they are the only ones who can be wronged. They overlook the fact that some of their practices could compromise relations with their employees. Management’s focus has been on the disciplinary
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SECTION C The business environment 273 03-BusinessforCSEC-SectionC-cpp.indd 273 09/02/2011 11:46 Chapter 8 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN AN ECONOMY omy In this chapter we discuss responsibilities of government‚ including environmental protection‚ zoning and conservation‚ and external (international) boundaries. We also look at laws to protect consumers‚ consumer organizations and standards. We consider the ways in which governments interact with business activity in the private and
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Old Walt Old Walt Whitman Went finding and seeking‚ Finding less than sought Seeking more than found‚ Every detail minding Of the seeking or the finding. Pleasured equally In seeking as in finding‚ Each detail minding‚ Old Walt went seeking And finding. Langston Hughes‚ 1954 from A Supermarket in California Where are we going Walt Whitman? The doors close in an hour. Which way does your beard point tonight? (I touch your book and dream of our odyssey in the supermarket and feel
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Abstract The focus of this research is concerned with the effects of social exclusion on the transition from youth to adulthood. This has been area of growing concern throughout Britain today particularly in light of recent political changes. This study is necessary in order to identify key themes in relation to social exclusion and the role of professionals and the government in terms of minimising the impact of social exclusion. This qualitative inquiry sets out to expose a range of
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THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN THE UZBEK STATE WORLD LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY ENGLISH STYLISTICS DEPARTMENT Ortiqova Madina Qualification paper TRANSLATION OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS 5220100 – Philology (The English language) for granting the bachelor’s degree |“THE QUALIFICATION PAPER |Scientific supervisor:
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