The impact of ICT on accounting practice in Nigeria CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In the recent past centuries‚ before the inception of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)‚ the accountants of an organization were using a socially acceptable behavioural method of reporting accounting and economic reports‚ carried out during accounting year ends‚ the preparation of accounting records‚ book such as the profit and loss account‚ the balance sheet
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The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games With the Olympic games being held in Sydney this year‚ I wondered if perhaps the performance of the economy was being affected in part by the fiscal stimulus provided by Olympic construction in Sydney and other parts of the country. Australia’s economy has been performing well recently‚ suggesting that there might be some effect. Over the last five years‚ growth in Australia’s gross domestic product has averaged 4.35%‚ almost a full point above it’s thirty
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Inflation and Government Economic Policies ECO201 Macroeconomics Argosy University Online Inflation is described as the process by which prices are continuously rising or the value of money continuously decreases (Consumer Price Index Frequently Asked Questions‚ 2013). As the definition explains‚ this is not something that would be desirable for the government or its citizens. For example‚ Germany during the 1920’s experienced a period of hyperinflation. Germans literally had
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The impact of ICT on intermodal and intermodal transportation in Nigeria Overview of transportation in Nigeria Transportation is the basis for economic‚ social and political development in most societies as it exhibits a close relationship to the style and quality of living of the society. Transportation plays an important role in the day-to -day activities of the society. Some of the roles it plays in our societies are the subject of this paper. This paper therefore attempts to illustrate the
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THE USE OF FISCAL INSTRUMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICIES M.M. Sunikka1 Abstract Although progressive government guidelines and knowledge about sustainable building exist‚ sustainability measures are not adopted in large scale. Several barriers have been identified‚ especially the perceived costs of implementing environmental management and the lack of market demand. The choice of fiscal instruments is an important issue in sustainable building policies. This paper presents an analysis
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION POLICY Department of Water Supply and Quality Control FIRST EDITION - JANUARY‚ 2000 NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY POLICY FIRST EDITION -JANUARY‚ 2000 1. 2. INTRODUCTION: General: Water‚ next to air‚ is the most important need of man. In spite of the considerable investment of Governments in Nigeria over the years in this essential human requirement‚ a large population still
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The concept of outsourcing has erupted in popularity in the 21st century. Many corporations and small businesses reap the advantages of outsourcing their manufacturing or production needs to maintain their competitive edge. As employment in many countries contracts‚ there are people who look at the benefits of outsourcing as damaging to an economy. The main argument is reducing the labor costs involved in producing goods or services. On the surface‚ American employees view outsourcing as a threat
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Fiscal Deficit-Economic Growth Nexus in India: A Cointegration analysis Ranjan Kumar Mohanty1 Abstract The basic aim of the study is to examine both the short run and long run relationship between fiscal deficit and economic growth in India by covering the time period from 1970-71 to 201112. Johansen Cointegration test‚ Granger Causality test‚ And Vector Error correction Model (VECM) technique are adopted in order to examine the objectives of this study. The Johansen methodology confirms the existence
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The Fiscal Stimulus‚ Flawed but Valuable But I’m also an empirical economist who’s spent a career trying to estimate the effects of monetary and fiscal policy. So let me put on my empiricist’s hat and evaluate what we know about the legislation’s effects. After listening to Representative Paul Ryan in the vice-presidential debate‚ you might think that careful evaluation isn’t needed. In his view‚ we spent $800 billion on the stimulus‚ yet unemployment still rose to 10 percent — so obviously it
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POLICY PROPOSAL TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL FISCAL CAPABILITIES Optimal Revenue Administration Over the decades‚ the Philippines has suffered from persistent fiscal imbalances‚ resulting in consistently low delivery of public services such as infrastructure‚ education and health among others and up to this time we continue to borrow money from other countries just to compensate with a very low revenue collection. Our foreign debts continue to eat up our budget (comprising 19% or ___ billion pesos)
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