COMES TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR Richard B. Freenan Working Paper No. 1452 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 September 1984 The research reported here is part of the NBER ’s research program in Labor Studies and project in Government Budget. Any opinions expressed are those of the author and not those of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Paper #1452 September 1984 Unionism Comes to the Public Sector ABSTRACT This
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the subsequent trading thereof. * The capital markets may also be divided into primary markets and secondary markets. Newly formed (issued) securities are bought or sold in primary markets‚ such as during initial public offerings. Secondary markets allow investors to buy and sell existing securities. The transactions in primary markets exist between issuers and investors‚ while in secondary market transactions exist among investors. * Commodity markets‚ which facilitate the trading of commodities
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Overview Of FMCG Sector What are FMCGs? WE regularly talk about things like butter‚ potato chips‚ toothpastes‚ razors‚ household care products‚ packaged food and beverages‚ etc. But do we know under which category these things come? They are called FMCGs. FMCG is an acronym for Fast Moving Consumer Goods‚ which refer to things that we buy from local supermarkets on daily basis‚ the things that have high turnover and are relatively cheaper. FMCG Products and Categories - Personal Care‚
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Pakistan Banking sector Compiled by: Consulate General of Switzerland Karachi‚ 25th February 2011 1. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: Pakistan’s economy has been predominantly agrarian. Since Pakistan came into existence‚ the contribution of the agricultural sector to the GDP has declined gradually from over 50 percent in 1949-1950 to about 22 percent in the fiscal year 2009-10 (July 2009-June 2010). However‚ agriculture still remains the major sector of the GDP composition. Other economic sectors include industry
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Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa The Experience of Zambia Dr. Francis Chigunta Overview • After stagnating for much of its post‐colonial history‚ economic performance in Africa has improved remarkably in recent times • Average of 5.6 per cent a year • Africa was one of the fastest growing regions in the World from 2001 to 2008 • Despite the global economic crisis Africa’s ‘robust’ growth has since resumed. • 4.8 %on average in 2011 (World Bank)‚ with the • 5.2% (International Monetary Fund)
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Organized Retailing in the last decade has emerged as one of the sunrise industries in India‚ closely following the IT and biotechnology industry. The boom in the sector started after the liberalization measures were initiated in 1991 in the country. Several large chains have entered the bandwagon and achieved fair to significant success. Indian retailing has evolved over the past decade‚ from largely an ‘informal’ and disorganized marketplace to an increasingly corporatised industry at least in
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CASE STUDY The Service Sector of Germany I. Table of Contents II. Abstract III. Introduction Germany has the largest population in the European Union with 84.5 inhabitants in January‚ 2010. The prosperous German economy attracts millions of immigrants from around the world as it is the third largest country in terms of immigration. Germany is bordered by Poland‚ Czech Republic‚ Austria‚ Switzerland
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2. and consequently 3. In my opinion 4. especially 5. First of all 6. To me‚ however 7. To put it another way 8. Lastly 9. Admittedly 10. Even so The issue of whether sex education should be introduced in all schools at secondary level has been an on-going debate for quite some time. __ (a) __ ‚ such education is a necessary part of the curriculum at this level. __ (b) __‚ I believe pupils need be given lessons on sex education‚ just like any other field of study. __ (c)
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PUBLIC SECTOR WHAT ARE PUBLIC GOODS‚ MERIT GOODS AND IMPURE PUBLIC GOODS? WHAT KIND OF A PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS? WHAT ARE THE REMEDIES? A public good is a good or service that can be consumed simultaneously by everyone and from which no one can be excluded—nonrival and nonexcludable. They are determined in terms of their economic rather than their administrative‚ physical‚ normative or financing charateristics. The market will fail to exist for public goods because
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The Banking Sector in Mauritius The banking sector comprised 20 banks licensed to carry on banking business in Mauritius as at end-June 2011.Of these‚ eight were domestically-owned banks‚ seven were subsidiaries of foreign banks and five were branches of international banks. Reflecting efforts undertaken by the Bank to develop the range of services offered by banks in Mauritius‚ a new entrant joined the banking industry in March 2011 as the first bank licensed to conduct Islamic banking business
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