2010)‚ pp. 97-106 The Caste System: Effects on Poverty in India‚ Nepal and Sri Lanka Jasmine Rao Abstract Though mostly outlawed‚ the caste system continues to be one of the key drivers of poverty and inequality in South Asia. This article reviews the linkage between poverty and the caste system in India‚ Nepal and Sri Lanka. It also discusses the situation of the so-called Dalits (untouchables)‚ which are typically considered to fall outside of the caste system. In addition to secondary
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS Lecture 2: The Federal Reserve after World War II 1. Early Challenges 2. The Great Moderation 3. Origins of the Recent Crisis What Is the Mission of a Central Bank? • Macroeconomic stability - All central banks use monetary policy to strive for low and stable inflation; most a so use monetary policy to try to promote stable growth in output and employment. • Financial stability - Central banks try to ensure that the nation’s financial system functions properly; importantly
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Last Lecture Don’t judge a book by its cover. You hear that expression all the time. However‚ it couldn’t be applied greater than the book titled‚ “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. When I first looked at the book‚ I expected to encounter a story filled with nothing but sadness. However‚ after reading this National Bestseller‚ I found that I had discovered a tale of life. “The Last Lecture” documents the life of Randy Pausch in the form of short stories that exemplified the kind of man
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Farrell Hall (microcomputer classroom) /3/ Lecture notes are posted at www.pa.msu.edu/courses/phy101 . 101 lecture 1 1 PHY 101 – Lecture 1 Math. Techniques 1 - Algebra 2 - Trigonometry 3 – Analytic geometry 4 - Computer simulation 5 – Calculus Algebra: Use symbols to stand for numbers. Example 101 lecture 1 2 2 – Trigonometry We start with right triangles. Trigonometry Example But there’s more to it than that. 101 lecture 1 3 3 – Analytic geometry The
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March 26‚ 2013 Lecture -The function of the eye is to convert photons of light into action potentials (nerve impulses). -The inner layer is a nervous tunic (made out of nerve cells)=retina. -Refraction: Bends light. -The purpose of the cornea and the lens is to take an object and focus every little detail of the object on the retina on the back of the lens. Upside down and backwards. -When light goes through medias‚ it bends. -Lens are suspended by ligaments behind the pupil. Suspensory ligaments
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The Importance of the Foster Care System According to childwelfare.gov (2012)‚ there are about 400‚000 children in foster homes at any given time. The foster care system in the United States is a critical placement system for children in difficult family situations. Unfortunately‚ it has a bad reputation and the potential to damage the children involved further. Foster care‚ a type of out-of-home placement‚ is a government program created to be a “temporary injunction to
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18/03/2013 2F2Y BUSINESS FINANCE Lecture 20: Revision & Exams Dr George Daskalakis Lecturer in Finance Topics covered • What have you learned? • Exams description 2 Syllabus Module textbook: Brealey / Myers / Marcus Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 7th Edition‚ McGraw-Hill Chapters covered: 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 11‚ 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ 21‚ 23‚ 24 (Sections 1-3) Chapters NOT covered: 3‚ 9‚ 10‚ 18‚ 19‚ 20‚ 22‚ 25 NB: Basic understanding of accounting principles is assumed (Chapter
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Ben Dunlap “The Life-long Learner” The guest lecture with Ben Dunlap on life-long learning was great and kept me wanting to watch. I thought he was a great storyteller and I enjoyed watching the lecture. Ben Dunlap‚ the president of Wossford College in South Carolina‚ tells stories of three successful men: Sandor Teszler‚ Francis Robicsek‚ and Roger Milliken. I thought that his main point he was trying to get across was to “live each day as if it is your last and learn as if you’ll live forever”-A
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Importance of Information Security Systems: For managing and administering an organization‚ an Information Security System (ISMS) has become extremely significant and its importance is also quite apparent. The reason behind its increasing significance is the mounting pressure and danger to the reliability‚ safekeeping‚ accessibility and privacy of the information of the organization. It is also rising directly with the life time and size of the organization‚ therefore‚ this information security
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PRICES IN ECONOMIC SYSTEM A price is the amount of money a buyer must pay to a seller for a good or service. Price is not always the same as cost. In economics‚ cost means opportunity cost—all that is sacrificed to buy the good. While the price of a good is a part of its opportunity cost‚ it is not the only cost. For example‚ the price does not include the value of the time sacrificed to buy something. Buying a new jacket will require you to spend time traveling to and from the
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