below the poverty line so as to focus attention on areas that are spatial poverty traps. Those unable to access even two square meals a day are considered to be the most severely deprived and hunger exists even in the supposedly better parts of India. Policy action is needed to address this. Attention is also drawn to the importance of identifying those who are vulnerable to extreme poverty due to inability to absorb the impact of shocks. Poverty is the sum total of a multiplicity of factors that include
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Technology has changed the way that business is done in today’s world. So many technological advancements have occurred in the last couple of decades‚ and even greater innovations seem to be on the horizon. The information age is in full force and nearly every business or organisation has a digital component. Whether this trend is positive or negative may never be determined but it certainly is different. Here are a few thoughts on the effects of technology in today’s business world. Many large
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Explain and evaluate government policies that can be used to address the market failure associated with (i) public goods (ii) common resources‚ including a case study of each. Discuss why ‘government failure’ can occur when the government attempts to correct for these two types of market failure. Introduction This paper presents about the explanation and evaluation of government policies to specify clearly the market failure associated with public goods and common resources. It will cover up
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The Role of Agriculture in Indonesia Economic Development Indonesia can be categorized as an agrarian nation‚ where the role of agriculture in Indonesia economy really significant. Agriculture sector in Indonesia has a role in: (a) providing job opportunity for the majority of labor force‚ (b) producing foods for the nation‚ (c) raw material producer for industrial sector‚ and (d) strengthening food security and rural development. The role of agriculture becomes more important when Indonesia
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The one china principle: economic perspective Introduction China has an exceptional position the today world’s economy. There are several reasons for what makes the Chinese economy unique. These are the rapid growth rate‚ the characteristics of the Chinese economy and how china’s economic reforms resulted in increased productivity despite government control. If that is so‚ then what is the need of Chinese authorities to re-evaluate their economic growth (rebalancing)? Hu and Khan‚ 1997 analysed
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Government Policy and Native Americans Not with all the good intentions of all the best American politicians‚ any policies devised to help a Native American Nation could succeed without the full understanding of the diverse cultures within these Native American Nations. Any Policy made in this era is doomed to failure. Government policy and Native Americans in the 30 years or so after the Civil War intended to shift from forced severance to integration into American society.
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Despite the argument that in the beginning of the 1900’s‚ Canada’s immigration policy was the most unrestrictive one‚ compared to those of other nations‚ from a history student’s point of view in 2007‚ the "Open Door Policy" seems to have been quite selective about who it allowed entry into Canada. The fundamental factor that made the Canadian immigration policy a major hindrance to many types of people who wanted to emigrate was the prejudice with which the Canadians developed many beliefs. One of most
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Junyu Yang‚ Period 3 Robinson Question: Analyze major changes and continuities in American attitudes towards land expansion in the period 1800-1848. Document 1 Source: “Polk’s Dream”‚ Edward Williams Clay‚ 1846 Document 2 Source: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Robert Livingston‚ October 2‚ 1801 To Robert R. Livingston‚ Greeting: -‚ Reposing especial trust and confidence in your integrity‚ prudence and ability‚ I have nominated and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate‚ do appoint you
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Manisha Sharma2 1Researcher‚ Department of Economics‚ Punjabi University‚ Patiala (Punjab)‚ India. E-mail: 2Assistant Professor‚ Department of Distance Education‚ Punjabi University‚ Patiala (Punjab)‚ India. E-mail: Abstract: A progressive agriculture serves as a powerful engine of economic growth of any country. It helps in initiating and sustaining the development of other sectors of the economy. In view of this‚ after independence the Government of India adopted a positive approach and specific
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Was the foreign policy of the United States primarily isolationist or expansionist through 1865-1914? At the turn of the century‚ and after gaining our independence‚ the United States land mass more than doubled through the use of purchasing‚ annexing‚ and war. However‚ the foreign policy of our government took a predominately isolationist stand. This was a national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries. General Washington shaped these values by upholding
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