donors or recipients (Hook 1995). Aid and influences can comes in different forms‚ such as international cultural relations and scholarship provisions‚ to promote its political‚ economic and cultural interests (Fraser 1965; Saul n.d). The rationales for these programs are for a country to gain soft power as well as for economic competitiveness. ‘‘Soft power’’ is the ability to get ‘‘others to want the outcomes that you want’’ through co-optation instead of coercion (Nye 2004). The scholarships provide
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International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues Vol. 3‚ No. 3‚ 2013‚ pp.743-751 ISSN: 2146-4138 www.econjournals.com Foreign Aid and Economic Growth in Egypt: A Cointegration Analysis Hoda Abd El Hamid Ali Department of Economics and Foreign Trade‚ Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration‚ Helwan University‚ Cairo‚ Egypt. Tel: 00201003452575. Email: hoda_hawary@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: There is a current and growing debate on the effectiveness of foreign aid‚ especially in
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1. Below is a list of topics in usually studied in economics. Determine whether each topic deals under the area of microeconomics or macroeconomics. a. How Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas influences the consumer spending in the Philippines. b. How a household decides what LPG brand to buy. c. How a firm decides whether to continue business or shutdown. d. How debt affects the income gap among Filipinos. e. How new parents decide whether to work or stay at home with their children. f. How the
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FINAL EXAMINATION PROGRAMME: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA): GENERAL AND TOURISM- YEAR ONE MODULE: ECONOMICS DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2011 DURATION: 3 Hours EXAMINER: Mr I Govender INTAKE: JANUARY 2011 TIME: 09h00 – 12h00 TOTAL MARKS: 100 MODERATOR: Dr D Mukuvisi INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE: 1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided. 2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any other candidate. 3. You have THREE
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Liberalism: Political and economic doctrine that emphasizes the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government. Constructivism: In the discipline of international relations‚ constructivism is the claim that significant aspects of international relations are historically and socially constructed‚ rather than inevitable consequences of human nature or other essential characteristics of world politics. Marxist/critical: The political and economic philosophy of Karl Marx and
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Secretary of State is the highest ranking person in the Cabinet. In 1781‚ the Department of Foreign Affairs was created‚ and in 1789‚ it was renamed the Department of State. Ambassadors are people that represent the United States in official matters of diplomacy. Diplomats are granted Diplomatic Immunity‚ which is immunity to a nations laws. Diplomatic Immunity assumes diplomats do not abuse their immunity‚ and if a nation deems their actions unsatisfactory‚ the official may be expelled from the country
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include formulating the development policy known as the Red Book. On September 1970‚ Tun Razak succeeded Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Tun Razak is also renowned for launching the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1971. He saw the need to tackle vigorously the economic and social disparities which fuelled racial antagonism. For his contributions in the area of national and rural development‚ Tun Abdul Razak is known as the Father of Development. MALAYSIAN’S FOREIGN POLICY
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neither country could afford. To resolve a situation such as this‚ countries hire international lawyers‚ appoint court law professors‚ measure their continental shelves‚ and haggle until issues get resolved. Much better than fighting‚ countries turn economic and political disputes into legal and technical disputes. In essence‚ they take some of the tension out of the situation. International Law (IL) may or may not eventually settle‚ in this case‚ which country has the undersea drilling rights. More
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Americas. Trade with the newly arrived white man affected any and all aspects of Indian life. Now introduced to new materials‚ tools‚ weapons‚ and pathogens things were in a whirlwind. Indians lifestyle and the way they went about their international diplomacy and warfare changed and would never be the same again. One of the most culturally significant actions among indians was that of war and it was very prevalent in their society. Indian societies fixated on fighting especially for young men who were
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1. Of the explanations for European conquest that were discussed‚ I found Hoffman’s argument to be the most convincing. His argument‚ like Chase’s and Parker’s‚ hinges around the idea that faster military and political development allowed Europe to conquer the world. However‚ Hoffman’s argument differs from Chase’s and Parker’s in that it explains the outcomes of parts of Eurasia other than western Europe and China. In Hoffman’s tournament model‚ the conditions necessary for military and political
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