EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING RESULTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES By Joel D. Sherman and Jeffrey M. Poirier UNESCO Institute for Statistics‚ Montreal‚ 2007 UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Members. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute
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"Equity is a subjective evaluation‚ not an objective one. Based on the comparison that individuals use‚ each individual is likely to develop different perceptions of equity." (Scholl‚ 2000) When individuals look at the equity model on the job scale‚ they compare their contributions and rewards to that of those around them (associates‚ coworkers‚ management‚ etc.). If the equation is balanced‚ the "equity"--as society puts it--is accomplished. If it is unbalanced‚ the inequity may cause individual
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PREFACE This assignment throws glimpse on the important aspect of the Equity and trust-‘CONCEPT OF EQUITY’. The law relating to equity is largely built on precedent. The rules have been built upon by previous situations which they have dealt with. Equity" may generally be defined as the correction of a defect or error in the law. This idea is apparently of ancient origin‚ tracing back at least as far as Aristotle‚ who defined equity as an exception to the rule where the lawgiver ’s pronouncement is
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1. ‘An agency relationship exists when one or more individuals (called principals) hire others (called agents) in order to delegate responsibilities to them’ (Baiman (1990: 342)) Agency relationships are administrated by implicit or explicit contracts between agents and principals. The assumption of agents’ self – interest which contradicts with the principals’ interest is the basis of the agency problem. According to Alawattage and Wickramasinghe‚ agency theory suggests two fundamental reasons
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Owners Equity Name ACC423 III April 1‚ 2013 Roger Beckstead Owners Equity Owner’s equity is the interest that common and preferred stockholders have in a company. Stockholders have paid-in capital in the form of stock and bonds to a company to provide cash intended to be used for operations of the company. Investors use equity accounts to evaluate the strength and liquidity of a company. Investors assess if a company is growing by comparing capital accounts in previous years to present
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QUADRANT TELEVENTURES LTD. EQUITY RESEARCH REPORT August 25‚ 2013 Results Review Quadrant Televentures Ltd. Share Data Market Cap Price BSE Sensex SELL The company provides landline‚ internet‚ leased line and mobile Reuters Bloomberg Avg. Volume (30 Days) 52-Week High/Low Shares Outstanding Rs 1‚52.45 cr. Rs. 2.47 18‚519.44 (+1.13%) QUAD.BO QDTV:IN 42‚985 Rs. 4.98/2.16 61.226 cr. telephony (GSM and CDMA) services in the Punjab telecom circle. It was formerly
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PRACTICE PROBLEMS - EQUITY: Problem 1: The equity section of ABC Company’s balance sheet as of January 1‚ 2014 is presented below: Common Stock($0.5 par)$ 100‚000 Additional Paid-In Capital$ 2‚000‚000 Treasury Stock($ 500‚000) Retained Earnings$ 1‚000‚000 Total Equity$ 2‚600‚000 Note that all paid-in capital accounts are tracked in the single “Additional Paid-In Capital” account listed on the balance sheet. ABC Company recorded net income of $120‚000 in 2014. It neither declared nor paid
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FE1 EQUITY & TRUSTS NIGHT BEFORE NOTES 8 Key Topics for Revision • • • • • • • • Maxims Injunctions‚ particularly Interlocutory Quia Timet Injunctions and Anton Piller Orders Rescission Secret Trusts Charitable Trusts Resulting Trusts Trusteeship Tracing 1. MAXIMS This topic is usually examined as one part of a three part question‚ where candidates have to attempt two parts. It has always been a straightforward essay style question. In some years‚ the Examiner asked about their contemporary relevance
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Module Title: Finance Principles Module Code: 5AC002 Module Leader: William Coffie Student Name and Number: Qianhui MA(1223583) Date of Submission: 14th Jan 2013 Words: 1441 Agency Theory and Corporate Governance Introduction In 26th February 1995‚ the Barings Bank‚ one of the oldest banks of the United Kingdom was declared bankrupt. Nick Leeson‚ the trader of the bank in Singapore had lost $1.4 billion on derivatives trading while the bank reported capital was only about
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It is important to keep paid-in capital separate from earned capital because they are completely different numbers. The stockholders’ equity section of a corporation’s balance sheet includes paid-in capital and retained earnings. The distinction between paid-in capital and retained earnings is important from a legal and an economic point of view. Paid-in capital is the amount paid in to the corporation by stockholders in exchange for shares of ownership. Retained earnings are earned capital held
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