Large cities have their own climatic conditions. To what extent is this true? (40 marks) Large cities have their own climatic conditions and can be referred to as having a micro-climate. Micro-climates are small scale variations in temperature‚ precipitation‚ humidity‚ wind speed and evaporation that occur in an environment. This would therefore suggest that the statement is in fact true. Large cities create their own climate and weather which is known as the ‘urban climate dome’ within which weather
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CORRUPTION SCANDALS IN THE PHILIPPINES Nowadays foreigners and citizens alike say that the Philippines has the most corrupt leadership and economy. Corruption in the Philippines has become "a humanitarian crisis" and scandals increasingly seem to dominate the news. The worsening corruption has eaten up the right of every citizen to good governance‚ freedom‚ decent life‚ and more importantly his or her dignity. Corruption is a serious obstacle to the social and economic development of a
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widespread corruption for many years. For 2012‚ China was ranked 80th out of 178 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index‚ ranking below the most of developed countries. This severe problem has become the target of public criticism. The 2002 Mainland China national survey‚ a part of the Asian Barometer Survey I‚ indicated that almost half of people view corruption in government as a common and serious problem. Then what are the determinants of corruption? According
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Ethnicity And Bureaucratic Corruption In Nigeria’s Public Service: Implications For National Development TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page Dedication Acknowledgement Preface Table of content Chapter One CHAPTER ONE Ethnicity Nigeria is the third most ethnically and linguistically diverse country in the world‚ after New Guinea and Indonesia1. This ethnolinguistic diversity has very significant implications in almost every area of the economy. It implies a major investment
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Integrity Issues In The Public Service ABSTRACT Integrity issues that are not handled wisely could tarnish the image of public service in the eyes of local and international communities. Various efforts had been implemented by the government to ensure the integrity of public servants were at the highest level. Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM) established in 2004 is responsible for promoting integrity in public service and to monitor the effort that has been undertaken by stipulated agencies
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Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol. 7‚ No. 2‚ December 2000 CORRUPTION: CAUSES‚ CONSEQUENCES AND CURES U Myint* The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption‚ especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency‚ accountability and consistency‚ as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative
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Corruption The word corruption means the destruction‚ ruining or the spoiling of a society or a nation. A corrupt society stops valuing integrity‚ virtue or moral principles. It changes for the worse. Such a society begins to decay and sets itself on the road to self destruction. Corruption is an age old phenomena. Selfishness and greed are the two main causes of corruption. Political corruption is the abuse of their powers by state officials for their unlawful private gain. Over
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released to the public. Technology has changed the way we live our daily lives and will continue to evolve. During this paper I will discuss five different types of technology that I consider to be breakthrough and changed the way society lives in a positive manner. It is hard to pinpoint the exact date because of the different prototypes and first generation versions but in the 60’s and 70’s two companies IBM and Apple began producing desktop/personal computers to the public. The computer changed
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Corruption in India is a major issue and adversely affects its economy.[1] A study conducted by Transparency International in year 2005 found that more than 62% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully.[2][3] In its study conducted in year 2008‚ Transparency International reports about 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or using a contact to get a job done in public office.[4] In 2012 India has
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In philosophical‚ theological‚ or moral discussions‚ corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms
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