micro-credit? Why do poorer people need micro-credit? Discuss how the availability of credit might be able to help someone move out of poverty. Make sure to discuss empirical evidence as well. Having ‘about one billion people globally live in households with per capita incomes of under one dollar per day’‚ with ‘policymakers and practitioners who have been trying to improve the live of that billion facing an uphill battle.’(Murdoch‚1999‚p.1569); microfinance‚ and in particular micro-credit‚ has been key
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History Assessment: How Has WW1 Been Remembered? WW1 has‚ and always will be seen as one‚ if not the most significant war in all of history. One of the reasons for it being such a tragic event was that it was deemed at the time to have been ‘the war to end all wars‚’ however that tragically was not the case. World War One was caused by several contributing factors‚ which resulted on Britain declaring war on Germany. They are: The alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ The Naval Race‚ The Schlieffen Plan
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Case Study Report Introduction IDEO is a design and innovation consulting firm that was founded in 1991 and has been a successful example of what innovation and innovative design can accomplish. Its Palm V program was quite successful and created new expectations for what PDAs could look like and do‚ while maintaining a functional simplicity. Jeff Hawkins had started the original Palm Pilot program in 1996 and found enthusiastic acceptance among consumers. Senior project leader De
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WHY HAS THE DREAM OF THE UNIFICATION OF EUROPE ENDURED FOR SO LONG? "I wished to found a European system‚ a European Code of Laws‚ a European judiciary: there would be but one people in Europe‚" – Napoleon Bonaparte When people talk about the unification of Europe‚ various organizational names like European Union‚ United States of Europe and various other treaties and policies come to mind. The dream of unification of Europe has persisted long before the European Union was formed. The indication
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Criminology has been Gender-blind’ rather than Gender neutral’. Discuss It has been argued that the gaze of criminology has been primarily focused on male offenders‚ Cain (1989) argues that criminology is in fact incapable of speaking in gender neutral terms (cited in Walklate 2001: 19). A reason for this includes that history has been prepared to offer universal explanations of crime achieved by the study of the male offender. Feminists such as (Naffine 1997: 18) believe that criminology has been
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religious reasons. “The Crusades were also a development of popular religious life and feeling in Europe‚ particularly in western Europe‚” (Baldwin et al. 2016). In the end‚ there were a total of nine crusades and the first crusade was the most successful of all. The Crusades first began when Pope Urban II called for the Crusades at an assembly where
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influencing the culture of America. Had that not been the case‚ why is it that an African American is more likely to be represented as a perpetrator of crime in the news or the media? Not just the news but Why is an African American more likely to be unemployed? Why is an African American more likely to be depicted as violent in movies or suspects in crime stories? Why is it that an African American woman is more likely to be involved in the sex industry? Why is an African American more likely to be assumed
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read about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I found James L. Swanson’s book enjoyable because of its descriptive words‚ and the author’s deep knowledge and love for the subject. Another book by Mr. Swanson I find very good is “The President Has Been Shot.” Swanson writes about the gruesome events in Dallas on November 22‚ 1963. The book is thrilling‚ suspenseful and sometimes even a little bit ironic‚ as it tells two sides of the story. Peter Ackroyd’s
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case of Rixon Vs Star City PTY LTD (2001 september). Mr Brian Rixon is the Appellant and Star City Pty Ltd (formerly Sydney Harbour Casino Pty Ltd) is the Respondent. Mr Rixon is suing Star City for battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest. What crime has beem commited? Include a defention of this crime. In this particulular case of Brian Rixon vs Star City PTY LTD‚ battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest were alegedely commited‚ these offences fall under tort law. A tort can be defined as a civil wrong
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To a large extent‚ I agree with this statement. Many companies’ owners claimed that the success of business depend on its profitability. However‚ many multinational companies embed business ethic into their operations. The truth is a business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business‚ since it may lead to bad reputation of the company‚ violation of law and poor employee performance. Good reputation is vital for companies‚ since customers and investors ought to purchase goods and
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