This question is inspired by Bao et al. (2002) “Geographic factors and China’s regional development under market reforms‚ 1978–1998”. The article can be found on the course website. Please read this paper before answering the following questions. a) In the first lecture of this course‚ we emphasized the importance of institutions in explaining the differences in economic prosperity across regions. In this paper‚ the authors emphasized the role of geographical factors in explaining the variations
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1.1 Select two key pieces of legislation‚ one Regulation and one COP and summarise the key aspects of each in relation to the teaching/training role. Write your response here: Legislation: • Data Protection Act 1998- The Data Protection Act 1998 is a U.K act of parliament which defines how personal information is used by organisations‚ businesses or the government. It replaced and consolidated previous acts including the ‘The Data Protection Act 1984’ and ‘The Access to Personal Files Act 1987’
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The Data Protection Act 1998‚ prevents Marks and Spencer’s from using their customer’s personal information. If Marks and Spencer did not follow this law then their customers will not be fully protected. Also any information about Marks and Spencer’s customer can only be kept for a specific period of time. If Marks and Spencer’s don’t comply with this law then they will start to lose customers as all customers want their details to be protected as they don’t want their credit cards to be stolen etc
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‘Margaret Thatcher’s achievements as prime minister in the years 1979 to 1990 were limited.’ Assess the validity of this view. (45 marks) Nothing written worthy of credit. 0 L1 Describes few policies or impressions of Thatcher without making any evaluation of achievement or limitation e.g.Thatcher was hated‚ Thatcher introduced privatisation and the poll tax Only judges one aspect of Thatcher and so will not have links e.g Only evaluates the success of the Falklands war limited accurate
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‘Margaret Thatcher’s achievements as Prime Minister in the years 1979-1990 were limited.’ Assess the validity of the statement. Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times she served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-90)‚ a record unmatched in the twentieth century. During her term of office she reshaped almost every aspect of British politics‚ reviving the economy‚ reforming outdated institutions‚ and reinvigorating the
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evaluating ‘The incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) through the Human Rights Act 1998 had no influence on English Law‚ as the concept of rights has always been part of English Law’ it is necessary to examine English Law prior to the incorporation and then examine both the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and then its incorporation by Human Rights Act 1998 (the Act). First‚ though‚ it is necessary to examine the meaning and concept of human rights. In examining
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE VALIDITY OF WAGNER’S PUBLIC EXPENDITURE GROWTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1990 – 2010). Introduction In the nineteenth century‚ public expenditure under the influence of the classical economists‚ played a limited role in economic activity. There was neither any sound classification of government expenditure nor any standard laid on which all such expenditures should be based. However‚ in the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ Wagner (1883) observed that there
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Introduction The leitmotif of the modern theory of International Business is that globalization is not simply a trend or a fad but is‚ rather‚ an international system. It is the system that has now replaced the old Cold War system‚ and‚ like that Cold War system‚ globalization is directly or indirectly influencing and reshaping the culture of virtually every country in the world. McDonald’s is a powerful emblem of this emerging "global" culture‚ which is often referred to as the "McDonaldization"
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t of e ofj "cc L AW‚ LEGISLATION AND LIBERTY This is Hayek’s major statement of political philosophy. Rejecting Marx‚ Freud‚ logical positivism and political egalitarianism‚ Hayek shows that the naive application of scientific methods to culture and education has been harmful and misleading‚ creating superstition and error rather than an age of reason and culture. Law‚ Legislation and Liberty combines all three volumes of Hayek’s comprehensive study on the basic principles of the political
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“Britain a more equal society 1951-1990” Introduction: Between 1951 and 1990 Britain has been going through 12 different governments‚ 8 were Conservative governments and 4 were Labour governments. These successive governments have brought great changes to British society‚ always trying to better their country. But has Britain become a more equal society since then? Did the successive governments succeed in creating a society that maximises each and every individual’s chances of happiness and
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