Supermarkets vs. local shops To many‚ supermarkets are an integral part of modern-life‚ but should their expansion be at the cost of local stores? TheSite.org looks at the pros and cons of supermarket shopping. For Time savers: Let’s be honest‚ life without supermarkets would be total hell. Gone are the days of trawling the high street all day long‚ and now we can fit shopping into our busy schedules. We’re not even restricted by opening hours‚ with many supermarkets now open 24 hours. Choice:
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Asia Research Centre Working Paper 19 Challenges for Urban Local Governments in India Written by Rumi Aijaz Rumi Aijaz was Visiting Research Fellow at Asia Research Centre in 2006. E-mail: rumi_pvg@rediffmail.com A section of this working paper has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Asian and African Studies‚ by Sage Publications Ltd. Copyright © Rumi Aijaz‚ 2007 All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of research
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The value of Strategy to Local Authorities in Kenya Central and provincial governments have progressively realized that effective service delivery to the community is best delegated to local government. This decentralization trend has obliged local governments to enhance their professionalism and performance. Yet‚ in many developing countries‚ the weakness of local governments is a key challenge in managing development processes. Many local government authorities in Kenya now go beyond one year
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price range. Foreign and local brands are occupying the local market competitively. Customers’ preferences for both brands differ in some ways and one of it is the brand personality. Aaker‚ 1996 mentions that customers’ preferences are subject to the emphasis of brand personality. For example‚ consumers are much more exposed to international brands as these products are intensely advertised globally to make them more recognizable worldwide (Hsieh‚ 2004). As compared to local labels; which only limited
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Summary of “On Buying Local” by Katherine Spriggs Having the luxury of eating any fruit or vegetable at any time is amazing but it can come at a cost to our bodies and our environment. Buying local is a way we can counteract this because local farms are more sustainable and overall better for the environment. The United States play a huge part in global warming. But this is an international problem and many companies are putting billions of pounds of pesticides and chemicals into our water‚ air
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NOYO OSAGHAE 1/30/2012 I HAVE NEITHER GIVEN NOR RECEIVED‚ NOR HAVE I TOLERATED OTHERS’ OF UNAUTHORIZED AID THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY Recent developments in the global economy would seem to suggest that it is in the interest of states to be integrated into the global economy‚ although it is also obvious that most would like to do so in the most beneficial and equitable ways. The increase in the number of states seeking membership in the World Trade Organization
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AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As
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Reflection Paper Section # 4 Omandam‚ Ruth B. Local Government Innovation Local government innovation was long been practiced in some progressive cities in the Philippines. San Fernando Pampanga‚ Bulacan‚ San Carlos Negros Occidental‚ Naga City to name some few. These cities local government leaders exhibits strong willed determinations on improving their constituents way of living to high quality of life. Innovation in local governance per se is different for every places‚ depending on the type
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Democracy and Economic Reform in Nepal: CONFLICT AND CONSEQUENCES FOR DEMOCRACY Prem Khanal Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow National Endowment for Democracy The views expressed in this presentation represent the analysis and opinions of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for Democracy or its staff. Outline of Presentation Political Forces in Nepal History of Economic Reform Political Resistance to Economic Reform Today: Financial Sector Labor
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IS-318: Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities Course Date 10/31/2013* *This course has been reviewed for doctrine related changes and therefore is dated October 31‚ 2013. We recommend that you review the contents of the course and look over the updated materials. If you have already passed the exam for this course‚ you are not required to complete the exam again in order to be current in your training by FEMA EMI records. If you choose to retake the exam‚ your completion certificate
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