’TOPIC 1: STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * What is the purpose of a theory of international relations? * The human race has deliberated endlessly on history‚ philosophy and politics. While the relations and between nations were studied within these fields‚ international relations (hereafter "IR)‚ as a separate discipline‚ emerged after the Great War. The purpose of IR was‚ at the time of its conception‚ to understand the relations among states and identify the causes of conflict‚ and
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1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen
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Role of Government and State Financial Institutions in Indian Economy Introduction * The Economy of India is the ninth largest in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth largest by purchasing power parity(PPP). The country is one of the G-20 major economies and a member of BRICS. The country’s per capita GDP (PPP) was $3‚408 (IMF‚ 129th in the world) in 2010‚ making it a lower-middle income economy. * The independence-era Indian economy (before and a little after 1947) was inspired by the
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Industrial symbiosis ( brief summary made by Prof Randall Coffie Goedhoop) Published: February 27‚ 2008 Lead Author: Marian Chertow This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Reid Lifset Industrial symbiosis is part of a new field called industrial ecology. Industrial ecology is principally concerned with the flow of materials and energy through systems at different scales‚ from products to factories and up to national and global levels. Industrial symbiosis focuses on these
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Definitions of International Relations:- The branch of political science that is concerned with the foreign affairs of and relations among countries. International relations is an academic discipline concerned with the interactions among nations and other international entities. Trevor Taylor (1979) defines International Relations as: "A discipline‚ which tries to explain political activities across state boundaries" According to Ola‚ Joseph (1999): "International relations are the study of all
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1. what are public relations ?discuss its importance in a hospital and methods to promote good public relations. Ans:- Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics. Public relations provides an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment.Their aim is often to persuade the public‚ investors‚ partners‚ employees and
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The Industrial Revolution began over 200 years ago. It changed theway in which many products‚ including cloth and textiles‚ weremanufactured. It is called a "revolution" beacuse the changes it causedwere great and sudden. It greatly affected the way people lived andworked. This revolution helped to bring about the modern world weknow today in many ways. The Industrial Revolution was a major change in the nature of production in which machines replaced tools and steam and otherenergy
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Chapter 16: Labour Relations Labour union: an officially recognized association of employees practicing a similar trade or employed in the same company or industry who have joined together to present a united front and collective voice in dealing with management. -the purpose of unionization are to influence HR policies and practices that affect bargaining unit members such as pay and benefits. Labour- management relations: the ongoing interactions between labour unions and management in organizations
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Current Issues in Language Studies 1(2009)/P. Faber‚ P. León‚ J. Prieto/ Semantic Relations‚ Dynamicity‚ and Terminological Knowledge Bases SEMANTIC RELATIONS‚ DYNAMICITY‚ AND TERMINOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE BASES Pamela Faber a ‚ Pilar León b ‚ Juan Antonio Prieto c Abstract The linguistic and conceptual shift in Terminology has led to a more discourse-centered approach with a focus on how terms are used in texts (Temmerman and Kerremans‚ 2003). This shift has affected the construction
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Employer-Employee Relations Paper Employer-Employee Relations Paper There are many different relationships Charles Schwab keeps with its workforce. Schwab uses every type of employee: temporary‚ contractor‚ and permanent (or "regular"). Within these types of employees exists different methods of payment‚ both exempt and non-exempt. This paper will examine the definition of each type of employee and pay then examine how Schwab handles the relationship with each. Charles Schwab is also an
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