Global development is entering a phase where entrepreneurship will increasingly play a more important role. There are at least three reasons for this‚ each particular to certain types of countries. Firstly‚ in the West‚ the managed economy of the 1970s-2000s‚ characterized by reliance on big business and mass production‚ has given way to a so-called entrepreneurial economy. Here knowledge-driven goods and services are now more flexibly provided by smaller firms‚ and the emergence of a creative class
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Democracy and Economic Development* Adam Przeworski Department of Politics New York University I examine the mutual relation between political regimes and economic development. An analysis of regime dynamics shows that while the paths to democracy are varied‚ once established for whatever reasons‚ democracies survive in developed countries. Contrary to long-standing arguments‚ political regimes do not affect the rate of investment and of the growth of total income. But since population grows
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GROUP DEBATE (Scroll down for Readings) Instructions The debate is a group assessment‚ so all members of the group receive the same mark out of 15. Each group will be allowed twelve minutes. If there are two members in a group‚ each may speak for up to six minutes; if three members‚ four minutes. The first speaker should explain the question‚ introduce his/her group members‚ briefly outline the structure of the argument‚ and perhaps cover some of the arguments. The last speaker should
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OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT In this chapter‚ we discussed the various elements of human resources management. Also the review of some existing literature relevant to the study‚ is made to refer to some scholars work related to the topic under study. It has been a general agreement that training and development is a good thing and that it increase productivity‚ but the question is “how much? It is even difficult to show causal link between HR development and national /organizational
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views about the relation between economic growth and financial development. First‚ financial development has impact on economic growth (i.e. Bagehot‚ 1873; Schumpeter‚ 1912; McKinnon‚ 1973; Shaw‚ 1973; Patrick‚ 1966; Goldsmith‚ 1969; Fry‚ 1973). Second‚ economic growth leads to financial development and that where there is economic growth financial development follows (i.e. Robinson‚ 1952). The third view‚ however‚ contends that both financial development and economic growth Granger cause one another
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Introduction Unemployment is a huge challenge facing South Africa. There are many people who are looking for jobs but cannot find them mostly because of the slow economic growth rate in the country. South Africa faces structural unemployment where people loose their jobs due to introduction of new technology or relocation of the company‚ these economic disruptions have resulted in high crime rates‚ low production and income as well as lost human capital. The NDP has been put in place to solve the problem
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Role of Voluntary Organizations in Community development in Nigeria Submitted by Ekweruo Chigozie Kenneth. Bsc. Pub.Administration & L.G Studies University Of Nigeria Nsukka ABSTRACT Community development entails the provision of infrastructural facilities to the people. The provision of these social amenities can be attained through a number of ways and/or organizations which includes‚ the government‚ community development associations‚ Voluntary Organizations. A Voluntary Organization or Volunteers
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Woodrow Wilson‚ as the 28th President of the United States‚ enacted some of the most sweeping economic overhauls the American government has ever seen. The "Professor President"‚ by compromising and cutting deals‚ was able to bring to life his vision of reform in the business world. The Underwood-Simmons bill‚ the Federal Reserve Act‚ the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act were all brought about by Wilson as tools to further his goal of taking away power from the large
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The economic policy of a government needs to be supportive of a country’s best interests. It may be argued that the main objective of a government is to promote sustained economic growth to improve and increase the nation’s prosperity (Nellis and Parker‚ 1996). This can only be achieved with structural policies used to enhance the long term economic performance and the creation of a stable macroeconomic environment that will encourage stable growth to take place. This requires management of both
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Abstract Over the years the management of pension scheme in Nigeria has been inundated by multiple and diverse problems arising from which retirement became dreaded by workers especially in the public service. The failures of pension schemes in the country have been attributed to poor pension fund administration‚ outright corruption; embezzlement of pension fund; inadequate build-up of funds and poor supervision. There have been several reviews of pension schemes by the federal government which
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