Rural-urban linkage generally refers to the growing flow of public and private capital‚ people (migration and commuting) and goods (trade) between urban and rural areas. It is important to add to these the flow of ideas‚ the flow of information and diffusion of innovation. Adequate infrastructure such as transportation‚ communication‚ energy and basic services is the backbone of the urban-rural development linkage approach (Tacoli‚ 2004). There is a positive relationship between adequacy of transportation
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communities tend to actively discourage immigration for the fear that immigrants might take over their jobs and living places even though immigrants usually take up minimum or below paying jobs. Wealthier immigrants who invest in the housing market cause an increase in average housing price. As a result‚ there are established community members who lose their jobs and are forced to move out of the city due to their inability to afford housing (Nicholls‚ 2016). However‚ the immigrants (especially undocumented)
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Definition Human migration is movement by humans from one place to another‚ sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic‚ often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic people have retained this form of lifestyle in modern times. Migration has continued under the form of both voluntary migration within one’s region‚ country‚ or beyond and involuntary migration (which includes
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Active Voluntary and Nonvoluntary Euthanasia The term euthanasia originated from the Greek word for "good death." It is the act or practice of ending the life of a person either by lethal injection or the deferment of medical treatment (Munson‚ 2012‚ p. 578). Many view euthanasia as simply bringing relief by alleviating pain and suffering. Euthanasia has been a long-standing ethical debate for decades in the United States. Active euthanasia is only legal in the Netherlands‚ Belgium and Luxembourg
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Voluntary Euthanasia.. Assisted Suicide or also called voluntary Euthanasia‚ is when an ill person decides to end their life and a doctor assists them. Every human being has a right to life‚ maybe the most important of all. However‚ with every right comes a choice. The right to speak gives us the choice to remain silent; the right to vote has the option to abstain. Therefore‚ the right to live has the choice not to. The people who are in the late stages of a mortal disease and have a horrifying
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global AIDS epidemic states that based on the 2009 data‚ 33.3 million people are living with HIV worldwide and Sub-Saharan Africa makes up 68% of the global total with 22.5 million people living with HIV.1 In an effort to address this epidemic‚ voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) programs have been implemented in many of rural and remote areas. VCT serves as the gateway to HIV prevention‚ treatment‚ care and support by allowing people to learn their HIV status. According to World Health Organization
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million boys and girls are engaged in child labour4 as defined in ILO Convention No. 1385 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Migration can be an important determinant for child labour. The recently adopted Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour7 recognizes the need to address child vulnerabilities related to migration. In article 5 it states: ‘Governments should consider ways to address the potential vulnerability of children to‚ in particular the worst
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evaluation of murder and voluntary manslaughter in 2006 the law commission said that the law regarding homocide was a rickety structure build upon shaky foundations and is in urgent need of reform. one criticism of the law on murder is the mandatory life sentence. it is very unfair and many judges are opposed to it as it cannot differentiate between different types of murders. murderers like terrorists‚ contract killers etc deserve a much longer sentence than those who kill through excessive
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dissolution‚ the company’s name is struck off the register of the companies and its legal personality as a corporation comes to an end. When a company is wound up by the members or the creditors without the intervention of Tribunal‚ it is called as voluntary winding up. It may take place by:- By passing an ordinary resolution in the general meeting if: - (i) the period fixed for the duration of the company by the articles has expired; or (ii) some event on the happening of which company is to
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Voluntary Retirement Scheme Presented by: M.Y.I.Goomany Learning Objectives Understand VRS Exit policy & its Effect Understand the procedure for VRS Merits and Demerits of VRS VRS in Mauritius VRS‚ others view Vendor Repair Specialist Vertical Rescue Solution Virtual Reality System Vision Rehabilitation System Virtual Race System What is a VRS? A voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) package is offered to employees as an incentive to retire earlier
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