FEATURE The Role of Technology in National Development Emmanuel O. Egbogah Executive Chairman Emerald Energy Resources F rom the beginning of time‚ man has strived to improve his way and quality of life. The caveman discovered how to make and use tools‚ developed a logical sequence for activities‚ and evolved processes that added value to his life. The totality of the use and application of his knowledge‚ skills‚ tools‚ and materials constitutes what we today describe as “technology
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1. Exercise 2: Poverty trends Update the Table 1 of “Halving global poverty”. Download from the World Development Indicators database the following data: * Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) * Population‚ total For the main geographic areas of Table 1‚ and since 1990 2. Calculate the number of poor Geographic Region (developing) | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2008 | Europe & Central Asia | 7‚482‚812 |
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Economics Bi-weekly essay #1 Religions role in economics and the Medici’s role in banking Economics Word Count: 533 In the early years of economics religion played a major role in banking. The Medici as well were a big part of establishing the modern world of banking as we know it now. Religion in economics played the role of determining who a person was able to lend money to. The Medici were a big part of establishing the modern world of banking as we know it today
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The role of banks in economic recessions 05.05.2009 In today’s wavering global economic context‚ the word `crisis` is omnipresent‚ taking the media by assault and infringing into the population’s daily life‚ although many countries haven’t even officially entered recession yet. Although recession is generally referred to as a negative Gross Domestic Product growth for a period of at least two consecutive quarters‚ other important economic
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Money Market on the Nigerian Economic Development Mr. Okpe Innocent Ikechukwu Department of Accountancy‚ Enugu State University of Science and Technology‚ Enugu‚ Enugu State of Nigeria Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the impact of money market on the Nigerian economic development; it has been prepared as a contribution to the quest for promotion of entrepreneurship as an engine growth. To access the multidimensional role and medium scale enterprises in bringing out rapid industrialisation
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Diseconomies of scale A more precise definition is that long run average costs per unit rises with an increase in output.This can b shown in the diagram below: [pic] The rising part of the Long Run Average curve illustrates the effect of diseconomies of scale. Beyond Q1 (ideal firm size)‚ additional production will increase per unit costs. Diseconomies of scale are rarer than economies of scale and they are often offset by economies of scale that exist in the same business. This can make
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towards concepts of sustainable development and the acquisition of progressively higher standards of living .Growth without development is being criticised as being an ephemeral and increasingly deceptive indicator of the actual state of the economy .Concepts like population growth which erode economic growth and education and health which enhance human capital accumulation are gaining a lot of importance and are being touted as being as essential to the development of an economy as the growth rate
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their owners. This is done through the social and economical role of a business. Economic roles are concerned with the financial impacts that the activities of a business have on various groups in the business environment. The economic roles are wealth creation‚ employment and innovation. Social roles are focused on the impacts of a business on the community. Social Roles are entrepreneurship‚ choice and quality of life. Economic roles are important for a business as they can increase the value
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little over three decades having past since the major industrial development‚ China has industrialized at an astonishing rate. This is especially apparent when comparing its much higher industrializing rates to Japan‚ the UK and the US. With such high rates of growth‚ there are both negative and positive aspects that come out of such development. Although general health in China is not at its best‚ post 1980 industrial development has improved the average Chinese citizen’s life tremendously both
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Enterprise Architecture Tool Selection Guide Editorial Writer: J. Schekkerman Version 5.0 2009 Enterprise Architecture Tool Selection Guide Preface Preface An enterprise architecture (EA) establishes the organization-wide roadmap to achieve an organization‘s mission through optimal performance of its core business processes within an efficient information technology (IT) environment. Simply stated‚ enterprise architectures are ―blueprints‖ for systematically and completely defining
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