Louis Isabella 15 November 2011 POSC-276 Dr. Dunham Of the people‚ By the People‚ For the People: Direct Democracy in America Since the first governments were created citizens have been trying to gain more influence on the laws and the politicians who make them. In representative democracies like the United States‚ sometimes relying on politicians to legislate in the interest of the people just isn’t enough. This is when the voters step in and use processes like initiative‚ referendum‚ and
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Fresh Direct Sheila Simmons MGT400 Manager People for Performance Argosy University Online February 13‚ 2013 Direct food is an online order taker for the delivery of fresh goods to their customers. They promise to provide delivery to their customers at next day. They are operating in more than 48 states in U.S.A. in New York‚ they came with the saying "the new way to shop for food." as they are providing online business‚ they do not have to pay for the rent for the land. The quality
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of rules and regulations that had been levied on the foreign direct investment in India‚ by the Indian government. One of such sectors of the Indian economy‚ that has seen a sudden booming phase of prosperity and sustained growth‚ owing to these factors is the real estate as well as the construction business in India. It was the year of 2005‚ when the Indian Central government finally realized the economic prosperity that foreign direct investment in India would bring about. Thus‚ in an effort to
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nepal: Trends and Prospects Introduction FDI is a cross-border investment in which a resident in one economy (the direct investor) acquires a lasting interest in an enterprise in another economy (the direct investment enterprise). By convention‚ a direct investment is established when the direct investor has acquired 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares or voting power of an enterprise abroad. FDI may involve the creation of a new establishment or investment
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Running head: FRESH DIRECT CASE STUDY Fresh Direct Case Study School COMPANY NAME/WEBSITE/INDUSTRY Company Name: FreshDirect Website Address: http://www.freshdirect.com Industry: Online Grocery BACKGROUND/HISTORY FreshDirect is an online grocery launched in 2001 that offers shopping and delivery services to around 300 zip codes in the tri state area of New York (www.freshdirect.com). The current CEO of FreshDirect is Mr. Jason Ackerman‚ who is also a cofounder of
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN ROMANIA - Definitions‚ theories‚ benefits. Characteristics of econometric modeling PhD. Senior Lecturer Gheorghe SĂVOIU PhD Candidate Lecturer Suzana POPA University of Pitesti Abstract This paper analyzes some characteristics of economic and econometric literature in the field of FDI after 1990‚ in Romania‚ as well as some specific issues in the process of practical modelling. A more detailed presentation of John Harry Dunning’s eclectic theory and a simple
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Nepal had attracted modest FDI in niche sectors such as tourism‚ herbal products‚ mineral deposits (lime stone)‚ and light manufacturing apparel; hydro power and that it had positive impacts on exports‚ particularly garments. FDI has also enabled the country to export non- traditional manufactured products such as micro-transformers and personal consumer products (UNCTAD‚ 2003b). Investment was mainly in low-technology‚ labour-intensive production. The impact of FDI had also been modest‚ primarily
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COMPANY NAME/WEB SITE/ADDRESS Fresh Direct/Freshdirect.com‚ this company is located in the New York City metropolitan area. Background History FreshDirect is an online grocery store that that provides shopping experiences and services to the vicinity population around the metropolitan area of New York (Dess‚ Lumpkin‚ Eisner‚ & McNamara‚ 2012‚ p. C125). Jason Ackerman and Joseph Fedele cofounded FreshDirect in 2001. FreshDirect serves thousands of customers around the New York area‚ and in
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Foreign direct investment From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Foreign direct investment (FDI) or foreign investment refers to long term participation by country A into country B. It usually involves participation in management‚ joint-venture‚ transfer of technology and expertise. There are two types of FDI: inward foreign direct investment and outward foreign direct investment‚ resulting in a net FDI inflow (positive or negative) and "stock of foreign direct investment"
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