The fundamental aim of this essay will be that of discussing the question of‚ ‘is representative government democratic?’ This essay will take the following structure in order to provide an attempt at exploring why a representative government can be considered democratic. Firstly‚ the concept of democracy will be defined and discussed. Secondly‚ it will discuss representation in terms of its emergence as well as its necessity. Thirdly‚ a discussion will be given regarding that of representative democracy
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Fiscal Policy of Bangladesh regarding SME Fiscal Policy generally refers to the use of TAXATION and government expenditure to regulate the aggregate level of economic activity in a country. Fiscal policy in Bangladesh basically comprises activities‚ which the country carries out to obtain and use resources to provide services while ensuring optimum efficiency of the economic units. The policy influences the behavior of economic forces through public finance. Major objectives of the fiscal
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twenty-first century. The opinion on how much power the government should have when applying the death penalty punishment varies among different people. Even the religious leaders‚ judges‚ magistrates‚ scholars and lawyers hold different ideas when it comes to the issue of capital punishment. There are those who think that the government should have the authority to determine whether a person who commits a crime deserves to die or to live. Although the government may have the powers to kill a criminal‚ they
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School lunch may not be every students favorite part of the day‚ but lunch can make a big impact on a child. Study shows that‚” a change in lunch can make an effect on the obesity rate”(Walshmedpagetoday). The gov’t should control school lunches to reduce the obesity epidemic and health risks. School Lunch has been around for a long time in fact school lunch was started by President Harry Truman in 1946. School lunch is offered to all students to provide a nutritionally balanced meal everyday
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The debt crisis of Nigeria and Greece Introduction National debt is a problem that can inflict any country including the developed countries. Almost all countries go into budget deficit one way or the other and end up borrowing money. The most direct effect of the government debt is to place a burden on future generations of taxpayers. When these debts and accumulated interest come due‚ future taxpayers will face a difficult choice. Inheriting such a large debt cannot help but lower the living
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Introduction When accounting standards change‚ the impact those changes have on debt contracts is influenced by virtue of the ’rolling ’ (floating) or ’frozen ’ generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) applied to the debt covenants within the contracts. Positive accounting theory (PAT) assumes managers will act in self interest once contracts are in place (Deegan 2009‚ p. 292) and this may or may not lead managers to lobby standard setters in support for or against draft changes to standards
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External Debt Development and Management: Some Reflections on India Dr HK Pradhan Professor of Finance and Economics XLRI Jamshedpur India Regional Workshop on Capacity-building for External Debt Management in the Era of Rapid Globalization 6-7 July 2004 Bangkok Introduction In 1990-91 when India got into a severe foreign exchange crisis her outstanding level of external debt was $ 83. 8 billion. The level of debt was about 40 per cent of Gross Domestic Product
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Jonathan Quinones Literature Review Paper Comm 306 Uncertainty Reduction Theory Uncertainty is an unpleasant feeling and because of this feeling‚ people are motivated to reduce this uncertainty by means of communication. Uncertainty reduction theory (URT) was developed to describe the interrelationships in any type of communication exchange using seven factors: verbal communication‚ nonverbal expressiveness‚ information-seeking behavior‚ intimacy‚ reciprocity‚ similarity‚ and liking (Berger
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Debt Ratio Debt Ratio • defined as the ratio of total debt to total assets‚ expressed in percentage‚ and can be interpreted as the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. • Measures the proportion of total assets financed by the firm’s creditors. The higher this ratio‚ the greater amount of other people’s money being used to generate profits. Formula: • The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by total assets. Debt Ratio = Total Debt Total Assets Examples •
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Essay on Banning Smoking in Public Places Cigarettes contain over 500 poisons which cause smoking related illnesses such as bronchitis‚ emphysema‚ diseases of the heart liver‚ vascular and lung‚ birth problems‚ cancer of the lip‚ tongue‚ gum‚ larynx bladder and lung‚ peptic ulcers‚ jaundice and strokes (see Appendice 2). Persistent smoker’s teeth and fingernails are yellow. Research shows that every cigarette smoked equates to taking approximately fourteen minutes off your life. There is no known
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