Reform: Historical Legacies and Current Reforms in Chilean Social Policy Downloaded from http://sp.oxfordjournals.org/ at University of Madras on December 21‚ 2012 Abstract Through an analysis of recent reforms in three policy areas in Chile—pensions‚ childcare services‚ and maternity/parental leave—the paper seeks to explore how equity-oriented reforms deal with the triple legacy of maternalism‚ male-breadwinner bias‚ and market reform. Recent studies of “new” social policies in Latin America
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BusinessmenFord’s self-imposed injunction to play disruptor to its own sector is gaining momentum‚ and a new major investment suggests that big auto finance actors are not afraid of making the switch from hunted to hunter. In another disruptor-disrupted role-inversion‚ Ford announced a investment $182.2 in Pivotal today‚ a San Francisco-headquartered and cloud-based software platform firm‚ in a bid to enhance its software development capabilities to quicken the return on innovative projects. This
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IN-TEXT CITATION AND REFERENCING CHALLENGES: A CASE OF IAA STUDENTS’ RESEARCH REPORTS BY ADONIJAH ABAYO Abstract In-text citations and referencing are key competencies in all genres of academic writings. Despite their importance‚ students in higher learning institutions‚ particularly‚ the Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) third-year students pay little attention to them when writing their research reports. This article aims at identifying the in-text citation and referencing
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1. You are offered a T-note that pays $1‚000 in 9 months (or 270 days) for $910. You have $910 in a bank that pays a 5% nominal rate‚ with 365 daily compounding. You plan to leave the money in the bank if you don’t buy the risk-free T-note. Which investment should you choose? Use the following all three solution methods to verify your answer. Greatest future wealth: FV Figure out FV of $910 left in a bank with 9 months‚ and then compare with T-note’s FV=$1‚000 Inputs: N = 270‚ I/Y =5%/365=0
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The Canada Goose The Branta Canadensis‚ better known as the Canada Goose is a magnificent bird which can be found all over North America. People from all over North America look towards the sky when the Canada Geese go honking overhead in their trademark "V" formation‚ and because they nest all over Canada and some of the United States many people have a chance to witness the birds migration to the nesting grounds and back to the wintering grounds. The Canada Goose is respected by so many of
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My Investment Summary My investment summary didn’t go as well as I thought it would be. From reading my investment philosophy it is quite certain that I learned a lot from using the trial on Wall Street Survivors. As I stated in my power point‚ I was very uncertain on which companies to invest in and no research was done. From my basic knowledge I mostly invested in companies and corporations I was familiar with. My main focus just like any other investor was to make a large profit; it seems that
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FIN6310: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM SET #1 PROF. ARZU OZOGUZ SPRING 2013 1. Calculate the value of the following two bonds. Assume that coupon payments are made semi-annually and that par value is $1‚000 for both bonds. Coupon rate Time to maturity Yield-to-maturity Bond A 5% 5 yrs 7.2% Bond B 5% 25 yrs 7.2% Recalculate the bonds’ values if the yield to maturity changes to 9.4%. Which bond is more sensitive to the changes in the yield? Will this always be the case? When the
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CRITICAL EVALUATION Introduction ‘Underground to Canada’ by Barbara Smucker is a captivating novel which tells the story of Julilly and Liza and their journey to Canada. The following essay will show how Smucker uses themes such as courage and determination to make the novel’s two central characters (Julilly and Liza) show remarkable feats of courage to escape from slavery and make a new life for themselves in Canada. Plot Summary At the beginning of the novel Julilly and Mammy Sally are slaves
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Atlantic Canada - located on the eastern edge of Canada‚ the first entry into the continent was by Europeans. - Its natural resources have been exploited for centuries‚ making it an ’old’ resource hinterland. - Its small and highly dispersed population offers only small markets and few manufacturing opportunities. Distance from the markets of Central Canada has curtailed its trade within Canada and thus dampened its economic development. For that reason‚ its natural resources are exported
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Table of Contents: I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..3 II. Investments…………………………………………………………………………………….3 III. Income Taxes………………………………………………………………………………….4 IV. Management Fees……………………………………………………………………………..6 V. Expected Returns………………………………………………………………………………7 VI. Investor Objectives……………………………………………………………………………8 VII. References…………………………………………………………………………………..10 VIII. Appendix………………………………………………………………………………...…11 I. Introduction: Based out of Parkville‚ Missouri‚ Park Financial
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