Technological change is hard to measure, in order to try and see what is changing economist often measure its effects by the average rate of movement of the production function. ... The changes in output per man-hour are a very inadequate measure of technological change, a better measure is the total productivity index, and this examines changes in output to changes in both labor and capital inputs. This book was written a long time ago and ways of measuring technological change were still very young, there must be new more advanced ways that were not discussed in the book. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Three budget speeches later, economists are now in a position to critically evaluate the success of the measures implemented from 2008-2012. ... The analysis starts with the broadest measures of success and gradually disaggregates the components of the national budget to reveal the hidden conflicts inherent in any matter of public choice. ... Countercyclical fiscal policy entails the notion that during downturns the government should increase measures aimed at employment creation and income subsidization to compensate for losses (Worral, 2009:2). ... Hence, a stricter and more humane measure...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These measures, while undoubtedly increasing the security level of the nation, have breached the sacrosanct right of privacy and freedom of speech by monitoring electronic mail, websites and telephone calls, regardless of the person. The government is clearly blurring lines set forth by the Constitution by taking action through these means of surveillance and promoting corporate scandals by giving companies incentives to comply with these measures through new laws and loopholes. ... In particular, free speech and unlawful search and seizure are the centerpiece violations of these suspect measu...

• Word Count: 1253
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Also, teachers feel exhausted with heavy workloads on non-teaching administrative duties and the adaptation to the ever-changing policies and measures carried out by the government. ... An evaluation about the measures by the government in teaching professionalization Realizing the challenges faced by the teachers, from the mid-1990s, the government has put great efforts in gradually professionalizing the teaching profession. ... Due to the word limits, only some of the measures about professionalization will be illustrated in this assignment. ...

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Though a majority of nosocomial infections are preventable through proper hand washing techniques, federal government agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), should provide continuous education programs to decrease the amount of cases reported per year in the United States through proper protocol, quality control measures and surface sanitizing, and increased awareness. Hospitals and other health care facilities do have regulations and protocol that contribute to preventive measures. ... Even though it is virtually ...

• Word Count: 1444
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Social evolution and revolution, these two actions created a change in the American family after the War for Independence. This evolution in the American family was already in progress. The War for Independence only hastened the process along. This change shows in many ways. One of the first things...

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• Grade Level: High School

As we can see, the government safe-guard measures for the sake of security are encroaching the individual rights. Consequently, in this time of insecurity, the role of government is by any means to protect the society, but the necessary security measures should be in such a respect that doesn't hinder the people from their natural rights. ...

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In order to understand how government subsidies and indirect taxation affects the supply of goods and services in a free market, one must first understand the principles and ideas behind a free market. First one has to assume that the given country is relatively advanced and economically stable. It...

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December of 2007 marked the embarkation of an eighteen-month long global financial crisis, which in turn triggered a recession unprecedented in its slow recovery. Although America has experienced numerous recessions in the past none such have been characterized by such high unemployment along with a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To push the developing country to undertake such drastic measures in order to put forward the free trade notion or the globalization trend they have to benefit out of it. ... The European common market is a step that has been in progress since the second world war and the European countries have been delaying it until its prerequisites are ripe "Europeans lefts to make sure that each step of the integration was accompanied by double series of measures " (Amin 7). ...

• Word Count: 2119
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• Grade Level: High School

It was communicated by the court that the intent was not to "preclude the use of testing or measuring procedures, but it does proscribe giving them controlling force unless they are demonstrably a reasonable measure of job performance". ...

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But the introduction of a monetary system requires mutual consent from like minded individuals as it is just a colored metal that will be used as a means of exchange for property, to store excess wealth and also acting as a measure of wealth. ...

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Should the Government Regulate the Economy? The free market approach in economic decision-making is based on private ownership of properties and resources, there is no government involvement, whereas the command approach describes a situation in which resources are jointly or publicly owned, everyth...

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The original idea of a geographer being someone who measures the height of hills or makes maps has stuck in peoples memories and this newer, more up to date figure has made people believe that the geographer is dead and a new science has taken over. ...

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The topics that are so enthusiastically brought up in this book, Gender, Development, and Globalization, are all topics that have been discussed to great lengths by many others authors; however, Benerí takes a unique approach to trying to unify these ideas into one definitive issue. Beneria sees ...

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Teenagers go through many things. They have to worry about peer pressure, parents, school, and what is really the right decision. Why should congress not help them out when they are the future leaders of this world? One of the top killers for young people is the misuse of alcohol. Youth live in...

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Hundreds of Flint residents filled the street in front of city hall carrying clear bottles filled with dirty water from their homes' faucets. Chanting "We want answers!," the group rightfully demanded action on the poor water quality found throughout the city. It started about two years ago when the...

• Word Count: 1362
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Explain the meaning of this statement? Congestion comes about when the actual journey times taken by transport users are in excess of their normal expectations. Congestion can have many consequences other than increased journey time, the stress caused by it can be the cause of road rage, as well ...

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Minerva Garcia Money Banking and Credit Mon∙ey [mủnnee] noun Any form or denomination of coin or paper currency of legal tender which passes freely as a medium of exchange. In bank operations, money refers to cash and includes both currency (paper money) and coin (metallic money)(Lewis E...

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It is difficult to measure the exact impact of this effort, but few would doubt that these campaigns have played a major role in raising awareness and changing behavior in relation to drinking and driving. ...

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The right to have an equal vote had been an important issue for many women for a long time. It was just a dream during the late 18th Century. This essay will look into the people and events that contributed and brought about the changes that made this dream come true for the British women. The suffr...

• Word Count: 1884
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While dust still filled the air where the World Trade Center towers had once stood tall, actions were already underway to raise new walls of security around the nation. Congress, desperate to ward off further acts of terrorism, and equally eager to provide a sense of security in the minds of its c...

• Word Count: 2045
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are more people on Facebook right now than there were people in the world 200 years ago. Facebook is one of many social media sites that is used to connect people from all walks of life. Sometimes, these people are seeking more freedoms and use social networking to find others that support the...

• Word Count: 1573
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• Grade Level: High School

The results are quite clear: Children of lesbian or gay parents turn out just fine on every conceivable measure of emotional, and social development: attachment, self-esteem, moral judgement, behavior, intelligence, likeability, popularity, gender identity, family warmth, and all sorts of obscure psychological concepts." ...

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Youth Offenders The first Young Offenders Act was introduced in 1984, and changed the judicial system radically for young people. The reasons for introducing this act were primarily to change current views regarding young people and crime in society. But also to provide non-violent young off...

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