Should we be importing food from abroad? With the demands of luxury in western society‚ international imports have been increasing in the UK. This is contributing greatly to global warming through greenhouse gas emissions: chemicals for fertilizing‚ planes‚ trains‚ ships and Lorries for transporting‚ etc. And with the world’s resources slowly running out‚ there is increasing conflict over the increased choice of foods we enjoy and how sustainable our agricultural system is. So what side are you going
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Food Industry We have all heard the phrase “What you don’t know won’t hurt you” and it has undoubtedly applied to many situations in our lives that we are still unaware of. We like to toss around this phrase without worrying too much about what it implies because that is the whole point of the phrase‚ not to worry. When it comes to what we are putting into our bodies‚ though‚ what we do not know can indeed hurt us immensely. In the United States‚ we have grown accustomed to not thinking much about
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NOTE The Constitution‚ Article 11‚ Section 25‚ provides: The State shall ensure the autonomy of local governments. A local government unit is a political subdivision of the State‚ which is constituted by law and possessed of substantial control over its own affairs. Remaining to an intra sovereign subdivision of one sovereign nation‚ but not intended‚ however‚ to be an “imperium in imperio‚” the local government unit is autonomous in the sense that it is given more powers‚ authority‚ responsibilities
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But the innate desire for autonomy asserted itself through the years. A Local Autonomy Act was passed in 1959 (Republic Act 2264) to grant fiscal and regulatory powers to local governments. In 1967‚ a Decentralization Act (RA 5185) was enacted to increase the financial resources and powers of local governments. The 1973 Constitution of the Republic mandated that the state "shall guarantee and promote the autonomy of local governments to ensure their fullest development as self-reliant communities"
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advantages that locavorism contributes is economic welfare. Eating food locally ameliorates the country in generating more money that can be spent harvesting further nutritional produce. The local economy gains double the amount of money for every dollar that is spent purchasing local food (Maiser). Moreover‚ the local food movement has revived a number of small farms‚ which supplies the economy with more locally grown food that is to be grown and bought. According
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Journals Review Public administration: Local government and decentralization in Ghana Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako Stephen F. Austin State University‚ Department of Government‚ Nacogdoches‚ Texas 75962‚ USA. E-mail: antwibokb@sfasu.edu. Tel: 9364686605. Accepted 29 July‚ 2010 Public administration as an art is defined in the Ghanaian context regarding decentralization and public officials’ accountability. It examines decentralization‚ local elections and empowerment. While the paper advocates
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the conference committee. Its death marked the birth of a number of state and municipal laws and ordinances designed to do "something" about the "immigration problem." After Congress’s failed attempt to pass a comprehensive immigration reform law‚ local bills were passed to "get tough" on immigration and to send a message to the federal government that something needed to be done and something would be done. Unfortunately‚ that "something" took the form of 570 proposed pieces of legislation concerning
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1. Introduction The Minister of Housing and Local Government‚ Datuk Sri Kong Cho Ha mentioned that the local authorities spent about RM 1 billion a year to manage solid wastes. He said that in 2002‚ Malaysian generated 17‚000 tonnes of solid wastes daily ‚ 19‚000 in 2005 and it is estimated to increase to 30‚000 tonnes by 2020.(Bernama 2010) Malaysia has been bugged with a never ending issue on solid wastes. This problem is more critical in major cities and in areas with high density. In the
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Factors affecting Cultural tourism Economic Impact The events and festivals are recognized as economic drivers‚ with their help business and tourism are not only industry field which benefits from festivals‚ but the most cities and municipalities themselves benefit. Cultural tourism has been placed at the center of many urban regeneration strategies because it can provide the basis to reanimate city centers‚ rejuvenate existing cultural facilities‚ create new cultural
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irrational utopian vision to be realized by pursuing just one path which shows esoteric traits. Berry’s idol is localism. Surely‚ local economic structures are vital to environmentalist efforts if they actually help to reduce for example the Carbon footprint because fuel for transportation is saved. On the other hand‚ if consequently carried out‚ this strategy will backfire. Local farming will be more diverse but it certainly won’t be more productive. In a free‚ global market‚ farmers‚ if they have access
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