An Observation on UK Crowd Funding By C.W.Hart 07/12/12 Table of Contents: Introduction 1. What is crowdfunding? 2. Crowdfunding and the Creative Industries 3. The Methods of a good crowdfunder 4. The rise and growth of projects 5. The UK and it’s ‘crowd’ Conclusion Bibliography 3 3 5 6 7 Introduction On the 12th of October 2012‚ renowned Oscar-winning filmmaker David Fincher – a man who Hollywood has financed an array of treasured features such as Fight Club and The Social Network – launched
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Structured Inequality and Incarceration Lori Young Chamberlain College of Nursing Abstract When it comes to arrest and incarceration‚ black men are overrepresented in comparison to Hispanics and whites. Over forty years ago the Civil Rights Act was implemented and racism still continues today due in part to a form of cultural imagery. This structured inequality is evident in the politics of government and all levels of the criminal justice system. The very system that is to be fair has been
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Spatial inequality is used to describe the difference in wealth of different geographical regions. This is determined by many factors and is applicable to many different regions. It is the differences and bias in varying districts on a global‚ national‚ state and local level. Spatial inequality affects many aspects of peoples’ lives beginning from their wealth and income. From that aspect the effects it places on peoples’ lives broadens to profession‚ employment‚ housing‚ available conveniences and
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work better and contribute towards improved efficiency in individual markets and enhanced competitiveness of UK businesses within the European Union single market. Competition policy aims to ensure Wider consumer choice Technological innovation which promotes dynamic efficiency Effective price competition between suppliers There are four key pillars of competition policy in the UK and in the European Union Antitrust & cartels: This involves the elimination of agreements that seek to restrict
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UK Personal Statement for Business Management ‘No price is too high for a bull or too low for a bear.’ As a naïve student of science this statement left me completely baffled. But my unyielding thirst for knowledge and analytical mind compelled me to probe into the depth of this statement‚ and this triggered my interest in the dynamic yet exciting world of business. A visit to my father’s real estate office had me intrigued by the amount of planning‚ organization and effort that goes into running
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EFFECTS OF INCOME INEQUALITY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE USING U.S. COUNTY-LEVEL DATA is an academic article written by Bebonchu Atems. This article or Journal comes from the Journal of Regional Science Vol. 53‚ and was published November fourth‚ 2013. Bebonchu Atems (assistant professor of Economics and Financial Studies) is part of the Department of Economics School of Business at Clarks University. When studies are done on the U.S level on relationship between variables such as income inequality and economic
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Gender inequality Gender can be defined as the socially constructed roles and duties society constructs‚ assigns and expects of males and females on the basis of their biological and physical characteristics. Gender is learnt‚ not permanent and differs from one community to another. Gender roles and responsibilities are found in all spheres of society be it economic‚ social‚ political or religious. Gender roles are affected by age‚ social class‚ ability‚ ethnicity and race. The gender roles help
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intercultural management problem with the unprecedented increase in cooperation between the developing nations and the western counterparts which are culturally different. Cultural differences between developing countries (China/ India) and developed countries (UK) Obviously‚ the culture in UK is totally different from Chinese culture. UK focuses on individualism‚ as opposed to collectivism. For instance‚ people talk of individual rights rather than valuing the entire society above oneself. UK’s culture is
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The UK SME sector and its relative importance to the economy Kayleigh West 21st Feb 2012 Introduction Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and are a key source of economic growth‚ dynamism and flexibility in advanced industrialised countries‚ as well as in emerging and developing economies. (oecd.org)The committee of Bolton report (1971) believed that the health of the economy requires the birth of new enterprises in substantial numbers‚ they concluded
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I feel racial inequality remains the same… Racial inequality remains a daily and general fact of life still to this day. It happens in many different forms. Some basics‚ housing‚ (People of the same race will live only in community were other people of their same race and or wealth are just for comfort) credit markets‚ (Minorities will always have a harder time receiving credit because of the history of lack of wealth) employment (Employees tend to hire a white person over a minority and when handed
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