serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Its effects‚ which include lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of life‚ are worrisome. Apart from inducing lack of certain capabilities‚ such as that of being able to participate with dignity in societal endeavours‚ poverty has earned recognition due to its damaging effects on the affairs of humanity at the local‚ national and international levels. Indeed‚ poverty is a snare. Among the committee of nations‚ Nigeria has been described as poor. Even
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Running head: The Environment vs. Economic Development In North America The Environment vs. Economic Development Yueh-Ching Wu /Level 110 ELS Language Center / Adelphi University / Garden city April‚ 2010 The Environment vs. Economic Development In The North America Outline I. Introduction II. History of the Environment North America III. History of Economics North America IV. Development of Environmental and Economic Issues North America
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Industrial Relations‚ Labour Productivity and National Development in Nigeria: The Roles of Labour Unions in Nigeria By: Abbas Bashir Department of Geography Modibbo Adama University of Technology‚ Yola E-mail: bashirmafindi@yahoo.com Abstract: The aim of this Paper is to briefly examine historical and conceptual bases of industrial relations and the role of labour unions in the process of national development in Nigeria. In doing so we regard Industrial Relation (IR) as an essential part of management
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Special events are seen to have the ability to produce a wide range of significant economic and social benefits for communities and regions. In seeking to understand the field of special events‚ I took as a case study the Olympic Games mega-event. KEYWORDS: special events‚ Olympic games‚ mega-events‚ economic impact‚ investments INTRODUCTION The fundamental aim of this research is to measure the economic impact of the Olympics globally‚ regional and local. During the 1990s‚ there has been
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Economic growth has been used with other terms such as development‚ modernization‚ westernization and industrialization. It is‚ in other words‚ a transition from a simple‚ low-income economy to a modern‚ high- income economy. Its scope includes the process and policies by which a nation improves the economic‚ political‚ and social well-being of its people. Though it is often measured by rate of change of gross domestic product‚ it is generally understood in terms of increase in per capita income
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Journal of Economics 11 : 1 (Summer 2006) pp. 19-34 Trade Liberalization and Economic Development: Evidence from Pakistan Bushra Yasmin‚ Zainab Jehan‚ Muhammad Ali Chaudhary* Abstract Unrestricted trade stimulates economic growth and bridges socioeconomic gaps existing in different countries of the world. Pakistan has adopted trade liberalization policies since the late 1980s with the same expectations. This study has empirically analyzed how trade liberalization has affected economic development
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IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON THE MAXIMIZATION OF SHAREHOLDERS WEALTH. BY LASISI TIRIMISIYU KUNLE REG NO: U08AC1128 Being A Research Project Submitted To The Department Of Accounting‚ Faculty Of Administration‚ Ahmadu Bello University Zaria‚ In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc) In Accounting DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA JULY‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background
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AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES & PROGRAMMES Bhutan was traditionally self-sufficient in food production. Most of Bhutan ’s citizens and a significant amount of its GDP were devoted to the agricultural sector in the late1980s. Bhutan is a small landlocked eastern Himalayan country which is bordered by India in the east‚ west and south and china in the north. Its geographical land area is 38‚394km which is almost entirely mountainous. According to the Population and Housing Census‚ 2005; the Bhutanese
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Chapter-6 Training and Development This chapter explains the HR function of training and development‚ the training and development policy at Genpact‚ subsequently the policy integration and its impact on organizational performance. Proceeding from the framework the research findings are described and at the end‚ discussions on results are outlined. Training and development is one of the most important aspects of work lives of all working professionals‚ not matter on which hierarchy they may be
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NATIONAL LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT POLICY 1. Introduction Livestock plays an important role in the national economy of Bangladesh with a direct contribution of 2.95% percent to the agricultural GDP (Bangladesh Economic Review‚ 2006) and providing 15 percent of total employment in the economy. The livestock sub-sector that includes poultry offers important employment and livelihood opportunities particularly for the rural poor‚ including the functionally landless‚ many of whom regard livestock
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