What is integration? What is integration? Thomas Gulledge George Mason University‚ Fairfax‚ Virginia‚ USA Abstract 5 Purpose – This paper aims to provide a clarification of the meaning of the term integration. Design/methodology/approach – A taxonomy of integration definitions derived from the academic and trade literature is developed‚ analyzed‚ and documented. Findings – Integration is a word that is commonly used when discussing enterprise applications. The term integration is inserted
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European Integration Date: 09.01.2014 Introduction The following paper will provide an overview on the importance of the regional union of Balkans countries before joining European Union. Initially the paper will describe the main forms of integration and the main benefit for each of them. Furthermore‚ the paper will explain the main barriers of political integration of the Albania‚ Macedonia‚ Kosova and Montenegro. The essay will be based in the daily political development of the
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A Case study in Application Integration Stijn Van den Enden Business Integration Company PB 494 2000 Antwerpen 1‚ Belgium stijn@bico.be Erik Van Hoeymissen Gregory Neven* Pierre Verbaeten DistriNet Research Group Dept. Computer Science‚ KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200A 3001 Leuven‚ Belgium {erikv‚ gregory‚ pv}@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Abstract In this position paper‚ we present an architecture that we used in a case study on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). The architecture encapsulates
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NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION POLICY January 2012 Table of Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms 1 1 Preamble 2 1.1 Background 2 1.2 Rationale for National Cohesion and Integration Policy 3 1.3 Defining National Cohesion and Integration 4 1.4 Dimensions of National Cohesion and Integration 5 1.5 Formulating the National Cohesion and Integration Policy 8 2 Situational Analysis and Diagnosis of Cohesion and Integration Challenges in Kenya 9
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THE IMPEDIMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN AFRICAN ECONOMIES NARKMANEE THITIKARN 20TH MARCH‚ 2013 THE IMPEDIMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN AFRICAN ECONOMIES Introduction Economic integration is an economic agreement between regions characterized by removal or reduct ion or barriers to trade and harmonization of fiscal and monetary policies. The main aim of economic integration is not only to reduce costs for producers and consumers but also to increase the volume of trade among the
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Regional Integration Over the past few decades globalization has brought tremendous benefits to the world‚ and an even greater reliance on others for products and services. This calls for closer international cooperation to ensure that regional integration is ever more inclusive and works for the benefit of all. There is little doubt that globalization can be a powerful engine for sustained economic growth. Regional economic integration is motivated by a desire to exploit the gains from free trade
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25 Orissa Review * January - 2006 The 42nd amendment came into force on December 18‚1976. The preamble as amended runs as follows : "We‚ the people of India having solemnly resolved to Constitute India into a Soverign‚ Socialist‚ Secular‚ Democratic Republic and to secure all its citizens" Justice-social‚ economic and political‚ equality of states and opportunity and to promote among them all‚ Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the Nation. In
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The Problem of National Integration | | | National integration means the unity of the nation. It has been rightly said “United we stand but divided we fall”. A nation which is not united falls like a house of cards. India is a country where persons of different castes‚ colors and creeds live together. Narrow considerations like communalism‚ regionalism‚ casteism and linguism seem to rule the country. National integration‚ therefore‚ has become the most urgent need of the hour. There are
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integrated into bonds of unity have always enjoyed peace‚ stability‚ prosperity and permanence. And those torn by mutual disruptive tendencies among various sections of the society have always been short lived and become non- existent. The national integration is the process of uniting different people from all walks of life into a single whole. The most serious problem being faced by India in present circumstances is how to develop an atmosphere of national consciousness among so varied a people. Indians
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Five major types of economic integration • Free Trade Area (FTA) Encourages trade among its members by eliminating trade barriers (tariffs‚ quota‚ and other nontariff barriers) among them. Each member is free to establish its own policies against nonmembers‚ Griffin and Pustay (2005:278). Ball and McCulloch (2008:120) outline The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as examples of FTA’s. • Customs union
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