RESEARCH TOPIC Assessing the Impact of National Health Insurance Scheme on the Ghanaian Economy BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Introduction “The first wealth is health” In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties” It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. In health and disease are now recognized as barriers to economic growth in developing countries. Health before wealth is more than just an old adage
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Negative Impacts of Drastic Minimum Salary Rise to Indonesia Economy In late 2012‚ minimum worker salary for 2013 has become an important and concerning issue. This was caused by drastic increase set by the local governments across Indonesia. In Jakarta‚ for instance‚ wages have increased by 44% compared to last year. The Bogor government also has implemented strong increases‚ where the minimum wage climbs up 70% from 2012. Although the rise is intended to improve welfare of workers and enhance
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Geography Past Paper Question: June 10 * Discuss the impact of Newly Industrialised countries (NICs) on the global economy. The NICs originally attracted a lot of inward investment such as FDI from TNC’s which originated from MEDCs. The reasons were that NICs had a large labour force which worked for cheap wages. They also had cheap land‚ friendly govt legislations‚ cheap available raw materials and reduced import and export tariffs. The manufacturing industry was first to move and so the NICs
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1. The triple disaster of March 2011 and its impact on Japanese politics and economy The triple disaster: earthquake‚ tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident. The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in north-eastern Japan‚ including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas‚ and a dam collapse. Naoto Kan said‚ "In the 65 years after the end of World War II‚ this is the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan." Around 4.4 million
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Hedge Funds & Vulture Funds - Their existence and their impact on the Indian Economy The funds have given a plenty of opportunity for people to diversify their portfolios but they are very mysterious. Let us have a look in the context of Indian economy what effects does this mysterious funds have on the country. Submitted By: Pralabh Bhargava (07BS2905) Rishikant (07BS3437)   ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE It is Certified that this project report
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Human Impact of Kashmir earthquake of 2005 and its effect on the Pakistani Economy Abstract This paper will detail the events of the Kashmir earthquake of 2005 in Pakistan and examine its deleterious social and economic effects on the population in this region. Through the use of a variety of primary and secondary sources‚ this paper will seek to identify the causes of the damage and the reasons for which its primary and secondary effects were so harmful. It will analyze the earthquake and its
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Impact of Currant Political Deadlock on Pakistan’s Economy‚ Seminar on Monday Islamabad: (Thursday‚ January 19‚ 2012) The current political impasse between various state institutions is now costing the macro-economy of Pakistan in the form of stagnant growth and investment. Several structural issues require government’s immediate attention which includes power and gas sector crises‚ unsustainable losses of public sector enterprises‚ rising levels of debt burden and slow progress on tax reforms
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system attempt to allocate and make effective use of resources 2 2. Discuss the impact of social welfare and industrial policy initiatives on organizations. 3 3. Evaluate the impact of macroeconomic policy measures and the influence of the global economy on international-based organization and stakeholders. 4 B. Investigate the behavior of association and the market environment 5 4. Explain how market structures impact on the fruit association. 5 5. Use examples to illustrate the relationship between
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Transforming the Materials Economy Written by Alex Nicoll (http://www.newgreeneconomy.com) The Materials Economy The Materials Economy has been the driving force behind U.S. economics since the Second World War. The name refers to the raw materials from which its products are made. The marketing and sale of these products is what keeps the Materials Economy in motion‚ while exhausting natural resources and generating incalculable amounts of waste. Consumer products manufactured and sold in
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Economy of Vietnam By Adam McCarty Introduction Vietnam has been a country ruled by colonists‚ divided or at war for most of the twentieth century. Unification of the country in 1976 was followed by invasion of Cambodia in 1978‚ and a subsequent brief but violent war with China. This troubled history had profound consequences for economic development in general‚ and attempts to impose central planning in particular. Central planning was imposed upon Northern Vietnam in the 1950s‚ and upon
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