Poverty level in Phl unchanged since ’06 By Ted Torres (The Philippine Star) MANILA‚ Philippines - The percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past six years‚ according to the latest poverty data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday. The recorded poverty incidence for the first half of 2012 was 27.9 percent‚ slightly less than the 28.8 percent recorded in the first half of 2006‚ and 28.6 percent in the first
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Research Report 105 May 2005 CENTRE FOR POLICY STUDIES Committed to independent policy research A Democratic Developmental State in Africa? A concept paper By Omano Edigheji Research report A Democratic Developmental State in Africa? A concept paper Omano Edigheji Centre for Policy Studies Johannesburg May 2005 This paper forms part of the CPS ‘State Series’ The Centre for Policy Studies is an independent research institution‚ incorporated as an association not
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Title: “Faculty of Social Sciences undergraduate students’ perceptions of education in Guyana.” Chapter One: Introduction and Background to the Study 1.1. The General Problem For many years‚ educators and researchers have tried to understand why students tend to criticize their instructors and learning institutions. Research studies have attempted to identify and measure student attitudes and perceptions‚ and to predict relationships that influence
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Chapter 5: Social Exclusion & Current policies/Initiatives to address the Issue This chapter discusses social exclusion and its growth in popularity with researchers and policy makers; it looks at policies employed to address the issue and impact of social exclusion within society‚ particularly social exclusion in Northern Ireland. This chapter also looks at the difficulty in defining the concept of social exclusion and the difficulty defining and identifying the concept and the indicators employed
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Coppock & Dunn-3898-Ch-01:Chambers-Ch-04.qxd 1 5/26/2009 9:57 AM Page 5 UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL DISTRESS This chapter can be used to support the development of knowledge and skills in professional social work as follows: National Occupational Standards for Social Work Key Role 1: Prepare for and work with individuals‚ families‚ carers‚ groups and communities to assess their needs and circumstances • Prepare for social work contact and involvement. Key Role 3: Support individuals
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AS Sociology For AQA [2nd Edition] Unit 1: Culture and Identity Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson Unit 1: Culture and Identity Contents 1. Different conceptions of culture‚ including subculture‚ mass culture‚ high and low culture‚ popular culture‚ global culture. 2 2. The Socialisation Process and the Role of Agencies of Socialisation. 15 3. Sources and Different Conceptions of the Self‚ Identity and Difference. 21 4. The Relationship of Identity to Age‚ Disability‚ Ethnicity
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THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN DEEPENING DEMOCRACY SHEILA S. CORONEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the 17th century‚ the role of the press as Fourth Estate and as a forum for public discussion and debate has been recognized. Today‚ despite the mass media’s propensity for sleaze‚ sensationalism and superficiality‚ the notion of the media as watchdog‚ as guardian of the public interest‚ and as a conduit between governors and the governed remains deeply ingrained. The reality‚ however‚ is that the media in
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BILINGUISME‚ POLITIQUES ET ATTITUDES LINGUISTIQUES AU CAMEROUN ET AU CANADA Jean-Guy Mboudjeke University of Regina (Canada) jeanguy.mboudjeke@gmail.com Résumé Comme le Canada‚ le Cameroun est un pays bilingue dans lequel le français et l anglais sont langues officielles. Mais contrairement au Canada‚ au Cameroun‚ la minorité statistique est anglophone tandis que la majorité est francophone. Le rapprochement des deux situations sociolinguistiques peut permettre de mieux comprendre la réalité
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http://waikato.researchgateway.ac.nz/ Research Commons at the University of Waikato Copyright Statement: The digital copy of this thesis is protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). The thesis may be consulted by you‚ provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use: Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only‚ and you may not make them available to any other person. Authors control the copyright
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ANARCHISM ARGUMENTS FOR & AGAINST Albert Meltzer / AK PRESS © Copyright: 1996 Albert Meltzer Anarchism: Arguments For and Against. ISBN 1-87317619 8 Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this title is available from the Library of Congress. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. 1st published‚ Cienfuegos‚ Sanday‚ Orkneys 1981 2nd‚ Cie!lfuegos‚ Minneapolis (U.S.) 3rd‚ Belfast
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