Private Military and Security Companies An old-new phenomenon The existence of specialised personnel‚ hired to provide military services‚ is anything but a new phenomenon. Dating back to the middle ages‚ hiring and relying on the use of mercenaries represented a common practice and has since then become a constant feature in the history of armed conflict‚ whilst the modern age has seen the different trend of attempting to firstly regulate and progressively prohibit mercenary activity. Thus‚ provisions
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Parthenon Perspectives F e b r u a r y 2 010 The ParThenon GrouP Boston • London • Mumbai • San Francisco Private Sector Post-Secondary Schools — Do They Deliver Value to Students and Society? by Robert Lytle‚ Partner and Co-Head‚ Education Center of Excellence Recently‚ U.S. private sector post-secondary education providers have come under intense legislative‚ regulatory‚ political‚ and press scrutiny across a myriad of issues. Likewise‚ discussions in Washington‚ D.C.
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Interest rate pass-through: the case of Hungary Csilla Horváth‚ Judit Krekó‚ Anna Naszódi Magyar Nemzeti Bank‚ Budapest‚ 1850‚ Szabadság tér 8-9‚ Hungary Telephone: 00-36-1-428-2600‚ Fax: 00-36-1-428-2590 Email: horvathcs@mnb.hu‚ krekoj@mnb.hu‚ naszodia@mnb.hu 1 Interest rate pass-through: the case of Hungary Csilla Horváth‚ Judit Krekó‚ Anna Naszódi Abstract In this paper we analyze the interest rate pass-through in Hungary‚ with the help of ECM and TAR models‚ using both aggregated and bank
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AP U.S. Government: Chapter 9 and 10 Chapter 9: Interest Groups * K Street – where much political life occurs; a row of office buildings where nearly 7‚000 organizations are represented in Washington * The U.S. has many more organizations represented in its capital than other countries. These are interest groups (lobbies) who participate in politics. * Explaining Proliferation * Three reasons why interest groups are so common in this country * Cleavage in society * Divisions
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Special interest groups are organized groups of people or businesses that share common viewpoints or policy goals that they promote through the political process. They come in all different types and sizes and represent just about every issue found within the political spectrum. Some groups‚ like Americans For Prosperity (AFP) with strong ties to the Tea Party and backed by billionaires David and Charles Koch‚ seek an economic advantage. Contrastly‚ “citizen groups”‚ such as environmental protection
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I. Introduction Homo economicus‚ the Economic Man‚ represents a rational human being formalized in certain social science models‚ especially in economics‚ who acts in self-interest to achieve in a goal-oriented manner. As John Kay puts it‚ "He is self interested‚ materialistic‚ and obsessed with calculating his worth." In the world of economics textbooks‚ "... he is the mainstay of economic life." The edifice of modern economics is built on the foundation of Homo economicus‚ where the behavior
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significant growth of private security from pre-Civil War to post World War II consisted of a lack of public police and large monetary loss by private industry. Today‚ security is global and faces challenges and changes‚ with increases in terrorism and technology crimes. It must maintain a high level of professionalism and maintain technological innovation remain a respected industry. History of Security in the United States Nineteenth Century The nineteenth century saw the private security industry
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Public and Private Lives Parents often wonder how to start off their children’s education. Depending on ones religion or beliefs a private or public school is a choice most parents face. Public schools are a better choice for parents because of academic‚ affordability‚ and diversity. Private schools get in the way of public schools. Basically‚ a private school works for the students’ desires‚ while a public school demands that its students work for their designated needs. The intellectual climate
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In this assignment we analyzed Target’s private labels. Target has both value and premium private brands. Target uses “Up & Up” for its value private label products and “Archer Farms” for its premium private label food products. The three product categories that we picked are household products‚ health products‚ and food products. The first household product that we picked is Target’s Up & Up body wash. The Up & Up’s Delicate Exfoliating Body Wash is compared to the national brand
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New Economic PolicyFrom Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation‚ search For the Malaysian New Economic Policy‚ see Malaysian New Economic Policy. Soviet Union This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Soviet Union -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government[show]ConstitutionGovernment MinistriesState CommitteesExecutive OfficerCouncil of People ’s CommissarsCouncil of MinistersCabinet of MinistersState
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