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    The Politics and Progress of the 1997 Education Reforms in Sri Lanka Paper presented at the Symposium on The Politics of EFA Policy Formulation and Implementation at the UKFIET conference Sept 15-17 2009 Angela W. Little Political Will  Development agencies regularly appeal to ‘political will’ as a key requirement for progress towards EFA and the MDGs. Research Questions What is Political Will and where/how does it operate? How does Political Will interact with the Non Political Dimensions

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    Upon Hobbes reading of Descartes proposition “I am thing that thinks‚ that is a mind‚ soul‚ understanding or reason (Ibid‚ 2000); he draws a conundrum with the latter part of Descartes proposition namely ‘that is a mind‚ soul‚ understanding or reason’ (Ibid‚ 2000); conceiving it to be erroneous; for it ostensibly reads ‘I am thinking‚ therefore I am a thought’. This is condemned by Hobbes as a spurious argument for it does not seem logical to say a thinking thing equates its faculty of thinking.

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    using differential association. Sutherland stated ‘criminal behaviour is learned in association with those who define such behaviour favourably and in isolation from those who define it unfavourably’. The motivation to commit crime‚ post hoc rationalisations and the actual techniques of committing crime is‚ like all behaviour‚ learned by association with individuals who have unlawful or deviant values‚ mores and norms (Hale et al. 2005‚ p.274). Specifically what is learnt is the techniques of committing

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    The eighteenth century is often referred to as the century of Enlightenment. The ideas of main enlightenment thinkers‚ the philosophes‚ made mark on the century. In Diderot and D’Alembert’s Encyclopédie‚ the philosophe is described as a man who ‘trampling on prejudice‚ tradition‚ universal consent‚ authority‚ in a word‚ all that enslaves most minds‚ dares to think for himself’ . If the movement’s mother country was France‚ there were philosophes all across Europe. Some of the most famous were Diderot

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    group considered that fiscal issues drive a shift to centralism. Improving federalism requires better relations‚ through increased clarity of roles and responsibilities and levels of trust‚ possibly formalised through agreements and structural rationalisation. Evidence The paper presents findings as observations from

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    Differential Association Theory Differential Association Theory was introduced by Edwin Sutherland‚ arguably one of the most influential criminologists of the twentieth century. His theory of differential association was brought about in 1947. It evolved from the Chicago School of sociology which observed an increase in crime from areas lacking social organisation and social control (Peters‚ 2008). Crime was explained by factors such as age‚ social class‚ race and geographical location. The theory

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    The Trolley Problem‚ originally proposed by Philippa Foot prompted a range of responses. More specifically from Judith Jarvis Thomson‚ who presented a variation and response to this scenario. One of Thompson’s adaptation encapsulates the notion of a bystander who has the option to either remain inactive and let five people die or to reroute the trolley‚ by means of flipping a switch that would cause the trolley to move towards the direction of the other track with one worker‚ hence killing them

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    easyJet of new entrants stems mostly from rival budget airlines flying short haul. Capital requirements are high to establish an airline‚ and there are already signs that the market is becoming saturated (which may lead to an eventual market rationalisation). easyJet already enjoys economies of scale and therefore has a cost advantage over any new entrant. The brand is well known and highly publicised‚ again‚ something which a new entrant would struggle to replicate. • The power of suppliers

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    organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing. Industrialisation also introduces a form of philosophical change where people obtain a different attitude towards their perception of nature‚ and a sociological process of ubiquitous rationalisation. There is considerable literature on the factors facilitating industrial modernisation and enterprise development. Key positive factors identified by researchers have ranged from favourable political-legal environments for industry and commerce

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    Delivering growth and value First quarter 2012 results May 2012 Legal notice The following presentation contains forward-looking statements concerning BG Group plc’s strategy‚ operations‚ financial performance or condition‚ outlook‚ growth opportunities or circumstances in the countries‚ sectors or markets in which BG Group plc operates. By their nature‚ forward-looking statements involve uncertainty because they depend on future circumstances‚ and relate to events‚ not all of which can be

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