PATALINGHUG Competition Policy‚ Technology Policy‚ and Philippine Industrial Competitiveness Epictetus E. Patalinghug Abstract The disappointing performance of the Philippine industrial sector in the past five decades has been attributed to several factors such as the lack of a stable macroeconomic environment‚ poor infrastructure‚ low productivity‚ low savings rate‚ and an overvalued currency. This paper attempts to summarize the link between competition policy‚ technology policy
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Poverty has always been with us from beggars outside the gates of Jerusalem to the mentally ill homeless woman in the park. America is known for our huge difference in culture and class. This is due partly to the dynamics behind the political decisions of this country. The president himself admits that America is more unequal than it’s been since the great depression and many of his own supporters say he has failed. America now has‚ by many standards‚ the lowest social mobility of all of the high-end
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benefits in New Mexico. It lists the reasons for which the Division of Unemployment Services can disqualify a person from receiving unemployment benefits. Read the statute‚ and then answer the questions which follow. QUESTIONS: 1. Who enacted this statute? 2. Is this statutory mandatory or discretionary? What causal term in the statute helped you answer this question? 3. According to this statute‚ what are the three ways that a person can be denied unemployment benefits in New Mexico? Must a person
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Overview of Entertainment Industry in Mexico By: Jennifer Tarleton Date: November 15‚ 2010 GEO 111 World Regional Geography Instructor: David Harris South Piedmont Community College TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Actors and Comedians P. 1 II. Singers and Musicians P. 2 III. Production Companies P. 3 IV. Bibliography P. 5 Business is booming for Mexico’s entertainment industry. Mexico promotes itself as choice destination for filmmakers‚ but problems threaten
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BACKGROUND PAPER ON MEXICO 1. Mexico and the United States are more than just geographic neighbors. Both countries influence each other economically and culturally. The United States’ partnership with Mexico includes mutual economic interests and cultural influences. 2. Mexico and the United States share many economic interests and are partners of the Trans-Pacific Partnership1. According to whitehouse.gov‚ “our countries are economically entwined” and on any given day over $1.5 billion crosses
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suggest it can cause a larger breakdown for the safety of the Mexican people. According to a report made by the Mexican government‚ a total of “7‚724 drug war-related deaths in 2009” resulted from the impartiality and the continuous violence generated by the exchange of guns with the United States. President Obama had previously declared that “90% of the weapons seized in operations in Mexico could be traced back to the United States.” Opponents argue that only 17% of arms seized in Mexico could be actually
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Geography 303 7 November 2009 How the Drug Culture in Mexico Has Corrupted Its Youth The topic I have chosen to address is the drug culture in Mexico. I will aim to answer the question: how has the drug culture in Mexico corrupted its youth? The geography of Mexico has contributed greatly to it becoming a drug trafficking hot spot. Mexico is located in the middle of the world’s largest consumer and producer of cocaine. The United States is the world’s largest consumer of cocaine
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Walmart in Mexico Entry Mode: 1991 joint-venture with Grupo Cifra SA de CV (Cifra)‚ a well-established retail chain in Mexico. 1997 Wal-Mart consolidated its position in Mexico after it acquired a major stake of 62% in Cifra. 2001 it controlled nearly half of the Mexican retail market. 2003 Wal-Mex became Mexico’s largest private employer. Success factors: 1. entry through a joint venture with an established local player.
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POVERTY and POLLUTION NANCY J. KREPPS PROFESSOR CHESTER GALLOWAY BUS3 03/02/2013 Poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money‚ goods‚ or means of support; condition of being poor; deficiency of necessary or desirable‚ ingredients‚ qualities‚ scantiness; insufficiency. (www.dictionary.com) There are many people in our country and other countries that suffer from this condition. The third world countries seem to bear the brunt of this condition.
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Education: To Fail or Not to Fail The education system in New Mexico is slowly crumbling. The students of New Mexico are losing interest in gaining wisdom and knowledge‚ they are also slowly losing their desire to succeed and being ambitious is slim to none. Without the tools to create a fire of intellect‚ students are sitting in darkness. The system is causing students to feel like failures when truly the system is failing. It is said that Rome was not built in a day‚ but it was not destroyed
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