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    first proponent of the economic value of education. He emphasized on how education helps to increase the productivity of the labour force in various ways‚ including both general education and technical training. He was the one who introduced for the first time the concept of human capital. Later other well known economists (Malthus‚ 1798; Mill‚ 1848; Marx‚ 1878; Marshall‚ 1890; Schumpeter‚ 1934; Harrod‚ 1939 & Domar 1946; et al) placed special attention to the economic growth process. During the second

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    The work of Nicholas Sparks is known by all teenage girls and romantic women around the country. He idealizes love and gives young women the hope of finding a fairytale romance. Sparks also gives hope that not all love will leave a woman heartbroken‚ and that there is a possibility of “happily ever after.” His novels are usually based on extreme circumstances‚ such as two lovers separated for decades‚ or a young man sent off to war‚ leaving the love of his life back in the United States. Sometimes

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    answer. Eyeballing any cross sectional data on growth across countries shows that countries grow at different rates. Many theories try to explain this phenomenon with emphasis with capital accumulation being one of them. I will start by developing the standard neoclassical growth model as developed by Solow(1956)[1]. I will then proceed to discuss the extensions that have been made to this basic model in an attempt to better understand actual growth figures‚ for e.g. the standard neoclassical model

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    benefits of economic growth. PLAN Economic growth an increase in the amount of goods and services produced per head of the population over a period of time. Economic growth is measured as the increase in real GDP over a given period of time‚ usually a year. This figure is expressed as a percentage. Real GDP can be defined as an inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced in a given year‚ expressed in base-year prices. In the long run‚ the rate of economic growth

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    The relationship between the economic growth and environment is and may always remain a complex matter. Some perceive the emergence of new pollution problems unsuccessful when dealing with global warming. There are others however‚ that have a more optimistic view. They see tremendous progress made in improving air quality in major cities and note ever improving human condition which was made possible by the advances of technology. The limited natural resources of the planet had many years been

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    Sustainable Developmentfrom Kyoto to Durban Germany vs. China Professor Frank Peng Chair of Economics Director of World Bank Studies School of Economics and Management Tongji University Shanghai December 16th‚ 2011 Table of contents Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1 From Kyoto to Durban ................................................................................................. 2 Kyoto

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    Science In The 1860's

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    Science Timeline In the early 1860’s the French beverage industry was thriving. Pasteur was called upon to tackle some of the problems that were plaguing the industry. The special concern was the spoiling of wine and beer‚ which caused great economic loss and tarnished France’s reputation for fine vintage wines. He noticed that when aged properly‚ the liquid contained little yeast cells. But when the wine turned sour‚ he was a proliferation of bacterial cells which were producing lactic acid

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    Transportation & Tourism

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    References: Atoll‚ S. (2009). Transport & Tourism: Global Perspectives. Buda‚ D. (2001). Transport and leisure: report of the hundred and eleventh round table on transport economics Chawla‚ R. (2000). Transport and Tourism. Somali Publications. Duval‚ D. (2007).Tourism and transport: modes‚ networks and flows. European Union‚ (2009). Transport and tourism: practical guide. EUR-OP‚ 2009 Publishers. Gui‚ L. (2009). TRANSPORT AND

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    Terrorism and Transportation

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    Introduction Terrorism came from the word of ‘terror’ which mean to horror and to fear. There is no specific definition about the meaning of terrorism. This is because the field that related inside terrorism is very wide and there are over 100 definitions of ‘terrorism’ according to studies. Terrorism have been existed for many years as a global phenomenon‚ but only in few decades ago that it has been getting stronger and to influence our daily lives with any costs. In our report‚ we will explain

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    1. Progress‚ Growth and Development (of the material kind) are / were primarily western concepts which were forced upon rest of the world. Today the entire world is collectively involved in destruction of environment but the biggest role in this process of destruction was played by Western Civilization. The West was the first to start Industrial Revolution and travel on the destructive path of Industrialization and Consumerism.......It then forced western lifestyle on its colonies in Asia‚

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