As provisional it was as no other age has been provisional, an age of assimilation and recuperation, a political pause, a gathering up of the ideas of men and the resources of science for a wider human effort. ... The failure of the great creative ideas as they had been formulated in the Middle Ages had left human thought for a time destitute of the guidance of creative ideas; even educated and imaginative men saw the world ungrammatically; no longer as an interplay of effort and destiny, but as the, scene in which a trite happiness was sought and the milder virtues were rewarded. ... It is in...

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However, there have been studies that have explored the advantages and disadvantages associated with the 5% of the eligible electorate who fail to vote, with Labor making a net gain in votes when turnout is high and the Coalition benefiting when the turnout is low (McAllister, 1986). ... The Labor party was originally formed by trade unions in the 1890's with an agenda of protecting wage-earners who were considered to be members of the 'working class', whereas the Liberal party which replaced the United Australian Party in 1944 attracted 'forgotten' members of t...

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For example, when the communication cost and other transportation costs are also high, then the multinational companies frequently decide to buy halfway merchandise from local manufacturers; even without such immediate investment, raw materials suppliers on a local level are compelled to take care of demand for higher quality and on-time conveyance and to improve further. ... It is investigated that the effect of the liberation of trade and the acquisition of technology on the manufacturing division in the theory of Nigeria utilize a model that measures the application of innovative improvemen...

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Sometimes, the school culture could be one that emphasises academic achievements giving priority to subjects assessed formally, especially for levels facing high stakes examinations. ... These teaching techniques should place the students on the middle of classroom processes to allow better engagement and drive classroom practices between the teachers and students (Choy, 2011).  ... Singaporean parents are known for their high involvement in the emotional and material support of their children's education, and often prioritise the maintenance of supportive, highly involved and concerned...

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During the Age of Industrialization, Industrial Capitalism shaped as an economic system in which private individuals owned the means of production as well as the goods/services that are produced. ... The Age of Industrialization not only expanded the economies of developing nations, it also generated dramatic social changes that established new patterns of globalization. ... In addition to the new elite classes was an emerging, "middle class of small business owners, factory managers, engineers, and professionals," which benefitted greatly from industrialization (Berkley 500). ... Be...

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First and outmost, governments have to be able to be held accountable by the public which requires a high degree of transparency in political decision making. ... A survey conducted by World Justice Project (2014) shows that when a high-ranking government official is involved in an act of bribery, seventy-five percent of the people being surveyed believe that although there will be an open investigation, no conclusion will be ever achieved. ... (Freedom House, 2014) Until persistence of corruption continues to show in the high levels of government, changes cannot be expected at local levels ei...

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An example that confirms this can be found in Cambodia, a country that in 1999 spent $12.1 Dollars per capita on debt servicing yet, between 1990-1998 it spent only $17 Dollars per capita on health and on in five children died before the age of five during the same period. However, in this paper, I shall not be focussing on the crisis of the Middle Income Heavily Indebted Countries, who borrowed from commercial banks from the industrialised world, mainly the United States who offered the countries concerned loans with short maturity periods and variable rates of interest so that they could ra...

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