Cr. http://www.fungglobalinstitute.org/publications/articles/the-asean-economic-community-and-corruption-400.html The Asean Economic Community and Corruption AUTHOR(S): BARBARA MEYNERT DATE: 07 - Mar 2013 TAGS: Asean ‚ Thailand ‚ Infrastructure development ‚ Corruption THEME(S): Governance As countries in Asean gear up for economic integration in 2015‚ Fung Global Institute Director‚ Barbara Meynert‚ asks whether corruption in Thailand will derail crucial inter-regional infrastructure
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quality health insurance and to reduce the growth in health care spending in the U.S (Obamacare). But which political party benefits more from the act? In the long run‚ Democrats benefit from the Affordable Care Act‚ not Republicans. This is because; Republicans are typically business owners and therefore would not benefit from Obamacare. Another reason that Democrats would benefit more is; Democratic incumbents are more likely to get reelected for their office. Also‚ the Affordable Care Act provides
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position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person‚ for the purpose of exploitation. Trafficking on person is a violation of human rights and it should be eliminated from the world. The United Nation was one of the first actors to call for recognition of the problem internationally. In December 2000‚ some eighty countries signed the United Nations Protocol to Prevent‚ Suppress‚ and Punish Trafficking in Persons. In
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ASEAN I. ASEAN Background By the end of the twentieth century‚ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was experiencing growing pains. The organization had changed vastly since its inception in 8 August 1967‚ when it served as a political bulwark against the Cold War superpowers in order to protect the independence of its founding member states—Indonesia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984‚ Viet Nam on 28 July 1995
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CSO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMBODIA 2011 A Report Commissioned by The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia March 2012 Disclaimer: © The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and of the various informants and they do not necessarily reflects the views and opinions of the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC). Reprints or reproductions or portions or all of this document are encouraged provided due acknowledgment is extended to CCC and the author. CSO Contributions
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achievements of ASEAN SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY Mrs. Jigasa Srivastav Saurabh Kumar Member countries The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Thailand‚ Brunei Darussalam‚ Vietnam‚ Laos and Myanmar. The countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a combined population of 890 million and now constitute one of the fastest growing regions in the world. The ASEAN economy has grown
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tariff on imports from the rest of the world. The North American Free Trade Area is an example of a FTA. When the NAFTA is fully implemented‚ tariffs of automobile imports between the US and Mexico will be zero. However‚ Mexico may continue to set a different tariff than the US on auto imports from non-NAFTA countries. Customs Union: A customs union occurs when a group of countries agree to eliminate tariffs between themselves and set a common external tariff on imports from the rest of the world
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------------------------------------------------- (B) Supra-national Organizations Choose ONE specific supra-national organization (not necessarily from the above list) and discuss the following issues (these are only random suggestion. You may define your own. (i) What is the nature of this organization? Who are its members? (ii) What influence does it have on your own country? (iii) What influence does it have on other nations? Supra-national Nature Supranational organizations are international
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and Azmat Gani and MD Clements‚ 2003. “ An Empirical Investigation of The Spillover Effects of Service and Manufacturing Sectors in Asean Countries‚” Asia-Pasific Development Journal‚ vol 10 no 2. Arndt‚ H.W.‚ 1989. “Trade in services‚” ASEAN Economic Bulletin‚ vol. 6‚ No. 1‚ pp. 1-7. Gani‚ A. and M.D. Clemes‚ 2002. “Services and economic growth in ASEAN economies‚” ASEAN Economic Bulletin‚ vol. 19‚ No. 2‚ pp. 155-169. Gani‚ A. and P. van Diermen‚ 2001. “Some determinants of small firm ‘presence’ in
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Prostitution Should Not Be Legalized in Cambodia Prostitution is the action of providing the sexual services to the other people for money (Lauer & Lauer‚ 2001). There are 50% of the countries in the world legalized prostitution‚ 10% of the countries limited the legality‚ and Cambodia is one in the 40% countries that prostitution is consider as illegal (Prostitution ProCon.org‚ 2010). There are many different ideas toward legalizing prostitution. Majority of Cambodian people do not support
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