ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROGRESS What are some limitations of the Gross Domestic Product measure and some ideas for improving it? GDP has four major limitations: It includes the replacement of depreciated capital. It measures income produced in a country but not how much income people in that country re-ceive. Since GDP only counts monetary transactions (including esti-mates for those in the shadow economy)‚ it misses many other ac-tivities that people value like caring
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The War Measures Act The War Measures Act is a federal statute that was created by the Borden government 1 In 1914 or roughly after the outbreak known as World War I. The act gave the Canadian government broad powers that would allow them to maintain the security and order of the country throughout war or insurrection. What did the act specifically say and how did it impact Canada? Throughout this report I will talk about what the War Measures Act specifically stated and how it impacted Canada
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1 Measures of Central Tendency “Measures of central tendency (averages) are statistical constants which enable us to figure out in a single effort the significance of the whole.” (Prof Bowley) The main objectives of measure of central tendency are To reduce data in a single value. To make easy comparisons between data. There are different types of averages; each has its own business applications. 1. Arithmetic Mean 2. Median 3. Mode 4. Geometric Mean 5. Harmonic Mean 1.1 Arithmetic
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Before the unification of the American Colonies to form the United States of America‚ the colonies were divided internally. The colonies experienced a series of revolts and rebellions due to mounting social‚ political‚ and economic tensions. Like all rebellions and revolutions‚ they were led by the middle class. The friction occurred between parties like the Colonists and the British‚ the Colonists and the Native Americans‚ and the Colonists with each other. Many of these revolts and rebellions resulted
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Environmental pollution‚ problems and control measures A. Introduction and definition of environmental pollution – We know that‚ a living organism cannot live by itself. Organisms interact among themselves. Hence‚ all organisms‚ such as plants‚ animals and human beings‚ as well as the physical surroundings with whom we interact‚ form a part of our environment. All these constituents of the environment are dependent upon each other. Thus‚ they maintain a balance in nature. As we are the only organisms
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One of the most recent and controversial regulations passed by the current administration is the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) signed on December 16‚ 2011. “MATS will reduce emissions of heavy metals‚ including mercury (Hg)‚ arsenic (As)‚ chromium (Cr)‚ and nickel (Ni); and acid gases‚ including hydrochloric acid (HCl) and hydrofluoric acid (HF). These toxic air pollutants‚ also known as hazardous air pollutants or air toxics‚ are known or suspected of causing cancer and other serious
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What tools are there to measure the effectiveness of a social media campaign? Which‚ in your opinion‚ are the best and why? These are five tools to measure our social media marketing effectiveness: Page Rank Checker Using a quick online form‚ this site enables us to instantly check our website’s current Google page rank from 0 to 10. Our site’s page rank is determined by a Google algorithm analyzing various elements of our website‚ and then comparing them to competitor sites. Hoot Suite
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For most people in our modern-capitalism world‚ money is the first thing‚ and sometimes the only thing that measures success in their life. Money can buy power. Money can buy fame. Money can buy time. Sometimes money can even buy a life. So money has become the first common goal for everybody. However‚ there is something else that can be the measurement of success in life. One important thing that defines success in our lives is our careers. With different careers‚ we will have different goals
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prescribed limits. Law breakers often face punishments to the tune of heavy fines and even stoppage of work. Bhopal‚ India gas tragedy is the best example to explain the necessity to take adequate measures to control pollution. Thousands of people were affested due to lack of adequate measures. The managing director of the company Union carbide‚ India was arrested and a warrant issued against the name of Union carbide USA till he lived. Another example is the BSES plant at Dahanu‚ India.
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Experiment: 3A The purpose of laboratory assignment 3 was to measure the rate at which a chemical reaction takes place. For the purpose of this lab we measured the rate a balanced oxidation/reduction reaction between iodine‚ hydrogen‚ and bromate ion occurs. The above reaction occurs slowly so we used a coupled iodine clock reaction to measure the rate of the oxidation/reduction reaction because it occurs much faster but is still dependent upon the other reaction. To accomplish this‚ two mixtures
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