What is “housing shortage”? Ans: Housing shortage is occurs when there is insuffient housing to accommodate the population in an area‚ when the supply of houses cannot meet the demand. It also includes situations where housing is unaffordable for those who need it. The presence of homeless people‚ and slums and squatter settlements‚ is also an indication of housing shortage. 2. What is “inclusive housing”? Ans: An inclusive city is one that provides all residents with adequate housing and access
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times have you felt a bit tired and decided to rely on an energy drink‚ a cup of coffee‚ or a can of cola to charge your body with caffeine and boost your energy levels to maximum? If your answer is “frequently” then you are on a precarious path to poor health. Not only does caffeine have numerous emotional side effects‚ it will also disrupt your sleep‚ and cause harm to your body. For all of its immediate benefits‚ caffeine is one of the most harmful substances in the modern American diet. Like
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FISCAL CONTROL BOARDS Origins and Structures of Fiscal Control Boards Understanding the origins and the structure of fiscal control boards is crucial in this discussion‚ since it provides a framework for this mechanism. The Harvard Law Review argues that municipal financial problems and state responses to them are not new phenomena because cities throughout the nation have faced urban fiscal crisis since the 1800’s (Harvard Law Review 1997). Moreover‚ the study defines urban fiscal crisis
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Unit 1- Government‚ Politics and the Public Services M4- Analyse how government policies are developed. Development processes: Meetings that will occur to create policies e.g. cabinet meetings‚ parliamentary committees and subcommittees‚ the use of white papers and green papers in Parliament‚ consultation meetings‚ public meetings or enquiries; representations from outside government e.g. from opposition members of parliament (MPs)‚ letters to MPs‚ MPs’ constituency surgeries. The legal
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE UNITED STATES The concept of affordable housing is easy and simple. Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs for either rented or purchased unit. Other features of affordable housing include it is well built‚ located close to transport‚ shops‚ hospitals and community services‚ as well as suited to its residents. It is for this reason that government set its goal to ensure everyone is living in housing of adequate quality at
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were harmed‚ detained‚ starved‚ and subjected to forced labour. Whole nations were physically crushed by the war. The League of Nations‚ which was one of Wilson’s fourteen points and
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FISCAL POLICY AND MEASURES TO REDUCE FISCAL DEFICIT TO MANAGEABLE LIMITS Fiscal Responsibility - the Debate 1. There is‚ by definition‚ a tension between fiscal restraint and finding resources for all the expenditure needs of the government. Where this line is drawn and how this tension is managed is the stuff of much economic analysis as well as ideological debate. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act mandates the Centre to have reduced fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP and
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9. How has policy for social rented housing developed since 1979? 10. Discuss the intentions and impact of policies for home ownership since 1979. 11: HOUSING • Up to the 1970s housing policy was an integral part of the classic welfare state • With the triumph of private homeownership‚ government housing policy has all but disappeared‚ • broken up into a series of separate measures concerned with privatisation ‘affordability’ (rents‚ mortgages and house prices)
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Fiscal Grants and Federalism NAME INSTITUTION Introduction Fiscal federalism deals with the division of government functions and financial relations among the various levels of government. This has been manifested on how the government offers different grants to different local governments to fund or finance some special programs. It is also evident because the US government has been diversified to state levels by ensuring each local state has its own government that is under
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The Role of Government Without the role of government‚ I do not think the private market would be able to control the negative externalities that come from production of goods and services‚ the prices of goods and services to keep our nation moving forward‚ the control of pollution to our environment‚ transportation and security of our nation under control and safe. I understand that the private market would do a good job on figuring out the needs and wants of the buyers and sellers‚ but eventually
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