The Importance of Sustainability for Present and Future Generations Sara Goldstein Southern Connecticut State University Sustainability as an ecological idea has been around for quite a while. It hasn’t been until recently, however, that it has been applied to other areas as well. The concept does not just refer to how the environment stays productive and healthy, but also how our economic and social systems should as well. But what exactly is sustainability? Perry and Eweje (2011) explain
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Effects of Foreign Direct Investment ANDREAS JOHNSON Host Country Effects of Foreign Direct Investment The Case of Developing and Transition Economies JIBS Dissertation Series No. 031 JIBS Dissertation Series No. 031 ANDREAS JOHNSON Host Country Effects of Foreign Direct Investment The Case of Developing and Transition Economies This thesis consists of four individual essays and an introductory chapter. While independent from each other, these essays share some common properties
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CAPACITY S.V. Razmanova Branch of «Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC» in Ukhta, Ukhta, Komi Republic, Russia grtara2011@yandex.ru DOI: 10.12731/2227-930X-2013-2-5 This paper puts forward a hypothesis explaining the nature of integration processes in the modern economy; it proposes the idea of corporate competitive energy capacity, which is understood as the company’s combined intellectual and material capital; and gives a formalized presentation of the company’s optimal state of equilibrium. It is suggested that
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necessary to develop sustainable national economy based on economic democracy in order to achieve the objective of having a state; b. that, pursuant to mandate written in the Decision of the People Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia Number: XVI/MPR/1998 concerning Political Economic in the framework of Economic Democracy, investment policy should properly be -2- based on people economy by involving the development of micro, small
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and businesses as well as capacity creation. For a variety of reasons (economic and policy), developing countries like Kenya are less equipped to take advantage of the potential in ICT to stimulate growth, and are likely to fall behind advanced economies. The Kenya ICT Master Plan is therefore not designed in isolation, given that there is evidence from developed countries that investment in ICT facilitates economic growth by increasing productivity. As the Kenya Government ensures an enabling
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Instructor’s Manual Jane Murtaugh College of DuPage BUSINESS IN ACTION 3rd Edition COURTLAND L. BOVEE JOHN V. THILL & BARBARA E. SCHATZMAN Introduction This Instructor’s Manual brings together a set of completely integrated support materials designed to save instructors the trouble of finding and assembling the resources available for each chapter of the text. 1. Course Planning Guide Included in the guide are suggestions for course design, classroom activities, and supplemental teaching
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stances opposing this kind of study were advocated by Robert C. Waters, while those in favour had Semoon Chang as their main champion, and most of Waters’ criticisms were dealt with. 1. PORT ECONOMIC IMPACTS Ports contribute much to their economies, and port economic impact analysis is the major tool for documenting those contributions. The primary objective of port impact studies is to inform the public of the importance of port services, and additional benefits that may exist vary with particular
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the resumption of growth, let alone ensure the transition onto a higher growth path. The recent experience of transition economies has shown that price stabilization and opening up may not be enough to achieve a rise in the trend rates of investment and growth. Recognizing this evidence, policy emphasis has shifted to pinpointing complementary policies that will lead an economy from stabilization to growth. The policy debate today focuses on reforms. Ghana immediately after independence made
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[pic] [pic] 1.1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT SGSSL The South Gujarat Shares and Share brokers Ltd. (SGSSL) was started with authorized share capital of Rs. 3 crores and it’s paid up capital 1.27 crores under the company Act 1956. In 1992, The Company started its activities as association of person as sub broker giving service for buying and selling of securities to investors in Surat. Mr. Anil Choksy, Mr. Ashok Mehta, Mr. Jagdish Patel, Mr.Paresh Jhaveri Who took initiative to forming a
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BUDDHIST ECONOMICS by E.F. Schumacher "Right livelihood" is one of the requirements of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path. It is clear, therefore, that there must be such a thing as Buddhist economics. Buddhist countries, have often stated that they wish to remain faithful to their heritage. So Burma: "The New Burma sees no conflict between religious values and economic progress. Spiritual health and material well-being are not enemies: they art natural allies." Or: "We can blend successfully the
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