farmer activist during a protest near the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila February 11‚ 2014. The farmers are calling for President Benigno Aquino to fully implement the land acquisition and distribution component of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)‚ according to local media. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)egal defense in cases filed against farmers and farm workers also requires their direct participation. The various cases that are filed by landowners
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era of urbanization in the United States created a number of improvements and positive results that outweighed the negative aspects of the time. The country witnessed an increase in population‚ a better public school system‚ and increased social reform movements. During urbanization‚ the population of the United States rose. In 1860‚ none of America’s cities had a million citizens but by 1890‚ New York‚ Chicago‚ and Philadelphia all had more than one million inhabitants. With a population of
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Healthcare Reform By Kim LeFave Healthcare is one of the hottest political topics in the news. It affects every man‚ woman‚ and child. I’m sure most if not all of you have caught something on this topic. As I researched this topic on the internet I was surprised to learn some of the statistics on healthcare in America. Even though our nation is faced with recession and more than 8% of Americans are unemployed I still assumed the rest of the 92% of working Americans had some kind of healthcare
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Banking Sector Reforms in India *Manoj Kumar Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. of Commerce‚ N.M.Govt. (PG) College‚ Hansi ABSTRACT Banking sector reforms were introduced to remove the deficiencies in banking sector. The lack of autonomy is reflected in the fact that there is a common wage package for all bank employees irrespective of the health of the bank concerned. Kannan‚ the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Baroda‚ says: "Give us the freedom to fix our own wages and offer market remuneration to
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been taken which have led to the gradual economic development of the country. On a broader scale‚ India economic reform has been a blend of both social democratic and liberalization policies. Economic reforms during the post-independence period The post-independence period of India was marked by economic policies which tried to make the country self-sufficient. Under the economic reform‚ stress was given more to development of defense‚ infrastructure and agricultural sectors. Government companies
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on health care and have better ratings. (Frontline‚ Sick Around American) For many years US presidents have failed in passing national health insurance but on March 23‚ 2010‚ “President Obama signed into law the first US comprehensive health care reform bill‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Connors 2010‚ p. 2521) Currently there are 46 million people uninsured which is 16 percent of Americans. This is due to lack of coverage‚ limits on catastrophic expenses‚ and exclusions
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parties have and have not helped with is healthcare. President Obama fulfilled a promise that Democrats have perused for nearly a century. It is making affordable healthcare available for all Americans. In 2010‚ Democrats were able to pass health reform into law. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act‚ about 16.4 million people gained healthcare coverage. The uninsured rate has been reduced by more than a third. Even though the Democratic Party has helped with healthcare‚ many Americans still struggle
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Struggles in Implementing Agrarian Reform in the Philippines L and-related struggles have been a recurring feature of Philippine history‚ thus demonstrating the importance accorded by farmers to their lands. Over the years‚ there have been many State-sponsored efforts to reform the agrarian structure in the country‚ but few have had much success. Nevertheless‚ the struggle to implement genuine agrarian reform in the country continues. In fact‚ nongovernment and people’s organizations (NGOs
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Evaluate the effectiveness of law reform in achieving just outcomes for family members The Australian family law system aims to provide just outcomes for family members through its role in maintaining fairness‚ justice and equality. However‚ many flaws and faults still exist in the system that does not always result in the most beneficial outcome for all family members. Due to the constant change and shifts in beliefs towards families in today’s society‚ law reform is a fundamental aspect in ensuring
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The goal of the Affordable Care Act is reduction of the number of uninsured individuals and health care expenses. Some call the reform unconstitutional‚ some fear inefficient implementation will lead to the opposite of the anticipated health care cost reduction. According to Kaiser Health Tracking Poll 29% of Americans have very unfavorable opinion of the health reform law compared to only 18% with very favorable attitude (See Health Data‚ 2010-2011). The present essay will assess positive and
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