Accountability is a public or private agency‚ such as a state education agency‚ that enters into a contractual agreement to perform a service‚ such as administer 21st century community learning center programs will be held answerable for performing according to agreed on terms‚ within a specified time period. The word Accountability at present is a very popular word. Traditionally it is something which arises in a principal and agent situation. The principal‚ the funder‚ taxpayers‚ electorate‚ government
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Disinvestment of a company basically means the action of an organization or government selling or liquidating an asset or subsidiary. It is also known as “divestiture“. It may also be a reduction in capital expenditure‚ or the decision of a company not to replenish depleted capital goods. Thus Disinvestment refers to the sale or liquidation of an asset or subsidiary of an organization or equity and bond capital by the government to the private sector. It also implies the sale of government’s loan
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The politics of the Gilded Age failed to deal with the critical social and economical issues of the times. It was the era filled with forgotten presidents and politicians who ignored the problems erupting in the cites. Monopolies ruled over all the aspects of life‚ and the greedy men who ruled these monopolies caused poverty throughout the nation. The ideas of limited government caused the political parties to not take a stand on important issues. The "wonderful" Gilded Age in fact was not a pretty
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India is facing many serious problems nowadays‚ but the problem of price-rise is the most serious one. It is very common these days. The prices of essential commodities are going higher day by day. India is passing through a very hard time nowadays. The problem of prise-rise has become very serious. The government is unable to control the prices of necessary goods. The rise in prices is natural in a developing county like India. But when it goes out of control‚ it causes great difficulties for
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After I joined my Present Company in early 2007‚ I was primarily looking after construction Industry customers viz. Civil Contractors‚ M&E Service Contractors‚ Fabricators etc. but this is proving to be not enough to attain growth in my territory as company had expected as there weren’t too many Private projects ongoing. Due to large number of government Institutions and installations present in my territory‚ I discussed a strategy with my management to penetrate into the government sector segment
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Accountability vs. Efficiency The Struggle to Find a Balance Between Responsibility and Effectiveness Accountability is the essence of our democratic form of government. It is the liability assumed by all those who exercise authority to account for the manner in which they have fulfilled responsibilities entrusted to them‚ a liability ultimately to the American people owed by the government and thus‚ every governmental department and agency. Without it‚ power in the hands of the wrong individual
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How successful were the national governments in bringing economic recovery in Britain in the years 1931-1939? The National Governments experienced moderate success in bringing about economic recovery in the years 1931-1939. It would be inaccurate to say that the policies of the governments were the only contributing factor as they alone were not sufficient enough to tackle the harsh economic climate‚ but for the most part the National Governments were responsible for a moderately successful economic
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A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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The ultimate goal of the E-Government is to be able to offer an increased portfolio of public services to citizens in an efficient and cost effective manner. E-government allows for government transparency. Government transparency is important because it allows the public to be informed about what the government is working on as well as the policies they are trying to implement. Simple tasks may be easier to perform through electronic government access. Many changes‚ such as marital status or address
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I watched an amazing video documentary the other day about the hopes‚ dreams‚ and reality of youth and young adults in Cuba. It was an eye-opening presentation of a generation that longs for the very freedoms we are allowing to slip away. As I watched‚ I could not help but compare their passion for freedom in a rigid political system‚ to our alarming trend towards allowing‚ or even worse encouraging a more socialist posture. In Cuba‚ "jobs" are government jobs‚ the pay is not enough to live on‚
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