Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country‚ either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Foreign direct investment is in contrast to portfolio investment which is a passive investment in the securities of another country such as stocks and bonds. Definitions Broadly‚ foreign direct investment includes "mergers and acquisitions
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Discussion Board #1 Answer the following questions in the Discussion Board after reading chapter 1 & 2. 1. Is it possible for an economy to be based entirely on services? I think so. It is possible for an economy to base itself solely on services and importing manufactured materials or raw materials from other countries. However‚ in real life‚ it is more "service dominant" than "service monopoly". 2. What is the value of self-service in an economy? It can reduce labor costs. For example
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organizations‚ investment incentives. Recently‚ it has attracted a lot of investment from foreign countries. Among the investment sectors‚ the real estate has recovered recently due to the currently increasing capital inflow. From September 2010 to September 2011‚ Ministry of Land Management‚ Urbanization & Construction has approved 1‚689 projects‚ value of 999.3 million US$‚ which increases 97% in compared to the same period last year. . CAMBODIA POLICIES IN INVESTMENT AND LAND - All investment projects:
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1. Is Prostitution Legal in Canada? This case study attempts to review the constitutional challenge to Canada’s prostitution law before its amendments in December 2014. The debate on Canada’s laws in regards to prostitution came to the forefront of public policy issues in the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford. It is important to point out that this case is not about legalization of prostitution but whether the laws that the Canadian Parliament
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Case Year Effect Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 Inclusion 14th amendment PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1972 FAPE‚ no cost‚ no deny mental retard. Stuart vs. Nappi 1978 Student stay in school despite bad behavior Armstrong vs. Kline 1979 Extended school year services Hendrick Hudson School vs. Rowley contested IDEA and lost. Board of Education v. Rowley 1982 Individual plan & supportive services. A program of a special child is compared to the program of a none disabled
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Investment Behavior‚ Observable Expectations‚ and Internal Funds Jason G. Cummins ∗ Assistant Professor New York University 269 Mercer Street New York‚ NY 10003 jcummins@econ.nyu.edu Kevin A. Hassett Resident Scholar American Enterprise Institute 1150 17th Street NW Washington‚ DC 20036 khassett@aei.org Stephen D. Oliner Asst. Dir. of Research Federal Reserve Board Mail Stop 93 Washington‚ DC 20551 soliner@frb.gov First Draft: September 8‚ 1997 Second Draft: July 6‚ 1998 Third Draft: March 31
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For Target Canada‚ supply chain is the bottle neck in its operation system. There are two choices‚ the first one is to change supply chain system to the one used in U.S. segments‚ the second one is to improve current supply chain system. Obviously‚ based on the cost on previous supply chain‚ such as renovation cost and facility rent‚ it is better to improve current supply chain system. To be specific‚ the major problem of current system is “data inconsistencies between the goods and the data system
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NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma‚ 468 U.S. 85 (1984)‚ was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) television plan violated the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts. These antitrust laws were designed to prohibit group actions that restrained open competition and trade. The NCAA was an organization that regulated college athletics‚ and membership was voluntary‚ although NCAA schools were not allowed
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Bob was born in Shanghai‚ China. He immigrated to Canada eight years ago and loved there. He did face some difficulties getting used to the environments and the language barriers. He was having trouble understanding what people are saying and also could not express his feelings or thoughts. The lifestyles between China and Canada are so different that Bob was not happy during the first two years in Canada. Not only he had to learn another language but also had to change his behaviors‚ too. Normally
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INVESTMENT APPRAISAL Introduction The government undertakes a variety of activities. They are responsible for setting macroeconomic policy; they seek to promote equity by aiding the poor and the disadvantaged and they provide a variety of services‚ such as education‚ health Care‚ defense‚ infrastructure‚ police and postal services. Many of these activities involve large investments. Recent developments such as expanding the N3 Network infrastructure in preparation for the GP – Led health
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