Supervisor: Professor Shi Tongyun June 21‚ 2014 Tel: 18603550789 Pursuing Her Democracy‚ Leaving the Poor Behind ---On Thatcher’s Privatization of Council Housing: Right to Buy Abstract Thatcher’s policies revolving around privatization are a controversial gift to British people‚ among which the RTB policy‚ whose ultimate goal is to privatize council housing‚ has continuously been held in debate about its effect on British society. This paper explores the relationship between the ideology Mrs. Thatcher
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Board of Investment About the Board of Investment Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) is an agency of the Government of Thailand to promote investment in that country. It provides investment information and services for investors‚ as well as many incentives. And it is operated under the Ministry of Industry and is the principal government agency for encouraging investment. The BOI is available to assist you in numerous ways‚ including: Enhancing Competitiveness and Investment Facilitation
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Public housing in Australia is provided by departments of state governments. Housing in Australia is normally one of two main types. They can be inner-city medium to high-rise apartments or low-density townhouses‚ also known as fully detached houses. The inner-city public housing is mostly found in Melbourne and Sydney on estates generally comprising 3-5 story walk-up flats and 11-22 story high-rise towers. Low-density suburban estates can be found in nearly every city and town in Australia. Australian
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The Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) covers many areas around keeping children safe. The North Lincolnshire local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) was set up in April 2006. It was set up to comply with The Children Act 2004. Its purpose is to coordinate and monitor what is done by agencies who work together to safeguard children‚ protect them from harm and promote their welfare. North Lincolnshire’s LSCB is made up of representatives from: North Lincolnshire Council ‚NHS North Lincolnshire
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Low Income Housing Community Low Income Housing Community Low income housing is a unique geopolitical and phenomenological community that is within identified boundaries and a governing system that share common goals and interests. Within this type of community people may have barriers and challenges that they are facing every day to live comfortably in their habitat. The community nurse will assess the people of the community by using Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns and utilizing the
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Does Public Housing Reduce Homelessness? An Empirical Study Using Panel Data Abstract This paper tries to find out how public housing affects homelessness‚ conditional on other relevant factors. Five ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models‚ including bivariate regression‚ multivariate regression‚ and fixed effects regression are used to estimate the relationship between public housing and homelessness based on yearly state-level panel data from 2007-2013. The results indicate that public
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Edcelyn M. 11280190 MADEPOL ‘Development’ is a concept which is contested both theoretically and politically‚ and is inherently both complex and ambiguous. (Sumner and Tribe‚ 2008) The Development of Development The issue on how to achieve development had gained a huge arena of talk on the development field but it is not alone in the limelight‚ even the concept of ‘development’ had gained many significant issues and changes‚ as well. Defining ‘development’ from the beginning is a debate
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The Brown vs. Board of Education case took place in the 1950s and developed from several court cases involving school segregation‚ which all started with one black 3rd grader named Linda Brown wanting to go to an all white school. In the case the U.S. Supreme Court declared it was unconstitutional to create separate schools for children on the basis of race. The case ranked as one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century‚ which helped launch the modern civil rights movement
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A battery powered‚ self-balancing scooter. A hover-board. The invention that soon became an enormous fad throughout the country. A transportation device created in China in 2014‚ consisted of a platform centered between two wheels and steered by leaning in the desired direction of the user became one of the most wanted items during the holiday season. Used by numerous individuals ranging from all ages‚ the hover-board portrayed as something new that has unlimited enjoyment. In 2015‚ China shipped
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Introduction In this decade‚ we have seen an increase in women ’s participation in the board of director. Previously‚ we can see around the world‚ every board of director of a single company led by men only. But‚ over the time‚ women are slowly absorbed into the board of director and they play a great role as well as a good impact in the improvement of the company. A new study suggested that‚ putting women on boards of directors is a good way to make companies more profitable and better governed. It
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