addresses three questions: what is the evidence base to support investing in women? What are the current constraints on realising the full potential of women in the process of economic development? What are the priority areas of intervention necessary to unblock these constraints? It is focussed on women and on economic development‚ rather than on the wider issue of gender and development. However‚ before looking at the evidence base‚ constraints‚ and interventions‚ it will provide a brief context of the
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well known and widely read Greek philosophers and is often reputed for his philosophical dialogues. He was a student to Socrates‚ and the founder of the Academy in Athens; the first known high school in the western world. He is respected for his contributions in laying the background of Western Philosophy. His sophisticated writings are evident in the Socratic dialogues with thirteen letters and thirty-six dialogues being associated with him. His dialogues have been used in teaching of logic‚ philosophy
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Module 15 Q15-1. Cost-volume-profit analysis is a technique used to examine the relationships among the total volume of some independent variable‚ total costs‚ total revenues‚ and profits during a time period. It is particularly useful in the early stages of planning when it provides a framework for discussing planning issues. Q15-4. In a contribution income statement‚ costs are classified according to behavior as variable or fixed‚ and the contribution margin (the difference between total revenues
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revenues. Value added tax (VAT) is a tax charged on the value added‚ it was introduced in Tanzania in the year July 1998‚ after the value added‚ tax Act 1997. It replaced sales tax; stamp duty‚ hotel levy and internments tax. Since it’s introduction terms of revenue collected has been promising in the sense that it has been increasing but this should not make use to loose the millions of the revenue the government to collect. There has been constant efforts among tax payers to reduce theirs tax liability
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culture define you? If we were stripped of our day-to-day activities‚ would you just wander around aimlessly‚ or would you default to the things that have been ingrained into our brains since we were little? What defines you? It could be your job‚ the fact that you are an A star student‚ a parent‚ or maybe it could be the things you love like your car or your impressive record collection. The problem is‚ what happens when you lose it? Lose your job‚ your kids grow up and move out‚ then what? When
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3. What is meant by "term slavery" or hiring out and how did this practice increase a slaves ’ likelihood of gaining their freedom from bondage? Being a slave for a particular period of time is what "Term Slavery" means. The idea for this was to allow more trained Slaves who were given the opportunity to travel to different parts of the country and/or live away from their plantation for work. Urban masters often let slaves purchase their freedom over a term of years to keep them from leaving. In
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Title : What do you understand by the term globalization? Why has interest in globalization intensified in recent years? Introduction If searching on Google website and type the word "Globalization"‚ just 0.22 second you will receive a substantial number of nearly 24 million results. This shows that "globalization" is a word being most mentioned in our world today. Globalization has been defined with numerous and widely differing meanings dating back to 1870 as "economic integration through
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American Revolution brought about significant changes‚ both within the United States and globally. Some of the key changes include: 1. What is the difference between a. and a. **Independence**: The most obvious change was that the thirteen American colonies gained independence from British rule. This established the United States as a sovereign nation. 2. What is the difference between a’smart’ and a’smart’? **Political Systems**: The Revolution led to the creation of a new government system based
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Eli Whitney was an inventor. Elis main contribution to the Americas was introducing interchangeable parts. The Tariff of 1816 was a protective tariff established by Congress to encourage Americans to buy goods made in the U.S. Congress passed this tariff because it helped industry but hurt farmers who had to pay higher prices for consumer goods. The Monroe Doctrine is a foreign policy doctrine set forth by president Monroe in 1823 that discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere
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Does the city define people or do the people define the city? The answer is both‚ both people and city has similar weights and effects which together‚ defines both of them. How street vendors‚ large shopping malls‚ skywalks that specifically serve for them‚ pop-up markets‚ temporary sport areas constructed below infrastructures reflect how Bangkok’s government concerns and Bangkokians’ behaviors which both define Bangkok city. The more significant of the usage and how large the certain Thai modern
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