As advanced economies are searching for ways to speed up their economic engines, emerging and developing countries have been important drivers of the global economic recovery. ... It is therefore imperative that competitiveness features high on the economic reform agenda of both advanced and emerging and developing economies. ... In the current challenging economic environment, our work is a critical reminder of the importance of sound structural economic fundamentals for sustained growth. Since 2005, the World Economic Forum has based its competitiveness analysis on the Global Competitiveness...

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The case studies focal point is about a youthful girl who is singled out because of her socio-economic background, as part of the scenario the parent and teacher are involved. ... This will then be followed by, a reflection analysis of how the process of entering a child's experience has affected my understanding of the issues explored in this module. ... Often there is confusion between socio-economic status and social class, where "socio-economic" refers to income/education and "social class" refers to people with the similar levels of wealth, influence and status. ...

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In the next few years, further analysis and reports of individual committees such as the Spaak committee suggested further integration of the European economy. In 1959, the Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community. ... For example, one of their stated goals is to "promote economic and social progress- in Europe. The treaty states: The Community shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic and social cohesion. ... To enact the ambitious goals of repairing the social and economic progress of the European region, the European Union has the E...

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Schuman and other courageous visionaries put Western Europe on a new course following an evolutionary path of economic co-operation and political integration that has structured the European Union, as we know it today. ... In recent years, the trend for theorizing and academic discussion has been the concept of prevention of conflict and crises rather than hindsight analysis, suggesting the EU must look at root causes of intrastate wars, such as those in Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Israel, leaving the clear-up process of peacekeeping to the United Nations (UN). ... During the fifties in Eu...

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Corresponding to social, economic, and technological change, popular music is intimately linked to the identity of musicians, performers, or artists, as well as audiences and fans. ... A major focus of the CCCS was the study of youth culture and subcultural analysis; subsequently, popular music was perceived as central to adolescent resistance, understood as key to the development of sociology of youth, and viewed as a crucial realm of youth consumption practices and identification. ... Richard Peterson (1976) proposes a production of culture perspective in his analysis of the development and...

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The analysis weighing the pros and cons of biotechnology/GMO raises a number of ethical, political, and legal questions that must be examined within a framework that-while recognizing the possibility that some existing research is not perfect-will simultaneously explore the possibly disastrous results of leaving the GMO industry in its current state. ... While the economic benefits of GM crops have been proven beyond reasonable doubt, the hypothesized hidden health costs of transgenic crops has sparked the curiosity of dissidents from certain elements within the scientific community. ...

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This essay will give detailed analysis on the reasons that contributed towards their downfall such as the rise in nationalism, the Second World War and arguably the First World War, the rise of the US and other such factors. ... Backing this further, this almost false yet Whig way of looking at the British Empire meant an arguably ignorant view that the Empire was the white man's" burden and during its end was honourably discharged but deliberately wound up meaning there was absolutely no shame in the loss of the British Empire, rather they felt they had proudly come to a deserved end, pa...

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Nevertheless, this discourse has had repercussions in developing new perspectives on development, as post-development arguments have shifted the views on certain aspects of development, including a rapprochement on political economy and cultural analysis. ... This would include recognizing what is already in place in the area, emphasizing relations rather than the logics of development, and building upon the economic interdependence of individuals and groups. ... Gibson-Graham believe that through continued work with this population subset and strengthening the community economy, there wil...

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As in Holland, this led to rebellions and protests from the Belgian population which indicates the unwillingness of some satellite states in supporting the French Army, which is understandable due to the economic impacts it could have on replacing troops given to the French and the frustration it could cause within a country socially. ... Therefore, it shows the reluctance of countries such as Belgium in providing conscripts just like Holland due to the economic and social impact it could have on the country. ... In analysis, it is evident that Napoleon saw Poland simply as a supply store of s...

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