Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 39 (2010) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/finance.htm Issues in SME Development in Ghana and South Africa Joshua Abor Department of Finance University of Ghana Business School‚ Legon Peter Quartey Institute of Statistical‚ Social and Economic Research University of Ghana‚ Legon Abstract This paper discusses the characteristics‚ contributions of SMEs to economic development‚ and the constraints to SME development in developing
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Welfare dependency is when a person or household is reliant on government welfare benefits. They use welfare benefits for their income for a long period of time‚ and without the benefits they would not be able to pay for things for daily living. Some individuals may use this benefit even though they make more than an individual who may need the benefits more than they do. This benefit is supposed to help families with low income‚ but many people take advantage of this benefit to get what they want
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China’s Economic Growth and Development China is presently the world’s largest economy in relation to its population of 1.3 billion. The country is currently a socialist economy ruled by a Communist Government‚ with significant structural changes impacting its economy as a result of the high rate of growth over the past decades. Its economy is in the transition phase‚ moving from being a centrally planned economy to a system based more on the market. A socialist or market economy can be defined
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the path towards their destinies‚ they are ultimately unable to dictate the course of fate. “Muse‚ how it all began. Why was Juno outraged? What could would the Queen of gods with all her power? Why did she force a man‚ so famous for his devotion‚ to brave rounds of hardship‚ bear such trials?” (Page 47 Line 10) In Book 1‚ it talks about how Juno Queen of the Gods was angered when a Trojan man‚ Paris‚ did not choose her as the fairest of the goddesses. She became even more determined to do
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Role of entrepreneurship in economic development Entrepreneur An entrepreneur can be regarded as a person who has the initiative skill and motivation to set up a business or enterprise of his own and who always looks for high achievements. He is the catalyst for social change and works for the common good. They looks for opportunities‚ identifies them and seizes them mainly for economic gains. An action oriented entrepreneur is a highly calculative individual who is always willing to undertake
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1.INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………01 2. Objectives…………………………………………………………..01 3. Prospect of Agro-Based Industry…………………………………….02 4. Development of the Industrial Sector: Issues and Challenges …..03 5. Agro-based industrial sector…………………………………………..04 5.1 Poultry………………………………………………………………..04 5.2 Grains ………………………………………………………………..05 5.3 Livestock …………………………………………………………
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demand and aggregate supply‚ signaling economic imbalance. However‚ in its complexity‚ inflation is a monetary imbalance caused by increasing the amount of money in the economy and hence the declining purchasing power of the currency. Ludwig von Mises explained the phenomenon using the example of the situation in the economies of European countries in the 16th century‚ when there was a penetration of large amounts of precious metals (gold‚ silver‚ etc.) from U.S.‚ determining the amount of money and
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Objectives of Economic Growth and Development Economic growth is defined by‚ among other things‚ material capital formation‚ human capital formation and the creation of innovation. Put another way‚ economic growth is determined by the amounts and types of capital and labor that are invested‚ and how they are utilized for production. The objective of economic growth through economic policy is not necessarily GDP or GNP maximization but maybe enhancing and improving quality of life or other values
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Authoritarian Government and Economic Development Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between economic development and authoritarian governments. The objectives of this study are to find out whether authoritarian governments an impediment to economic growth and how the authoritarian governments are performing economically compared to the developed democratic nations. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach. In the first part of the study questionnaires
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Essay Paper #2 Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Group Structure: Type of group: This meeting was a “Narcotics Anonymous Open Sharing Meeting”. This component‚ where anyone attending had the opportunity to share. There was no direct feedback from the other participants during the “share”‚ thus only one person spoke at any given time during that portion of the meeting. Organizational affiliation: Narcotics Anonymous as a group has no affiliation outside
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