After Zimbabwe gained independence on 18 April 1980 the government was involved in post war reconstruction redressing the imbalances which the white colonial regime had instituted and responding to the needs of the population. ... Between 1991 and 1992 the whole of Southern Africa experienced the worst drought which resulted in large scale crop failure, food shortages and in extreme cases famine. ... The loan that was meant for ESAP from the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund was approved in 1991 December and signed in January 1992.The agreement did not come into full fo...

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Although the region has had a history of civil unrest (Los Angeles Riots in 1992) and high crime and poverty rates, Koreatown has experienced growth since the 1980s (Chang and Dias-Veizades, 25; Park and Kim, 138). ... With a dense population, the region houses Latino, Asian, Anglo American, and African American populations. Latinos, being the largest ethnic group in the Koreatown, make up about 53 percent of the population, many of which are of Guatemalan descent. Asians consist of about 32 percent of population, most of which are of Korean descent. Anglo American and African American populat...

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There were three main reasons for this decrease: a growing population; an agricultural system which was designed to supply funds for industrially development; and restricted rural-urban migration. Between 1952 and 1957, China's total agricultural output value increased at an average annual rate of 4.6 percent, while its population grew at an annual rate of 2.4 percent. ... During the next twenty years the agricultural growth rate stood at 2.1 percent, slightly higher than the population growth rate of 1.9 percent (DesForges, 99). China's agricultural growth rate could not keep u...

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First, in the context of privatization, a big-bang approach provides a critical scale of privatized sector in the economy so that the privatized firms will be efficient (Roland and Verdier, 1992) Second, a big bang may increases the credibility of a reform (Lipton and Sachs, 1990) Third, the gradualist alternative gives time to reform opponents to organize themselves and thus invites a more formidable resistance (Krueger, 1993) In addition, in the context of price reforms, a gradual reform is undesirable, because it may induce an intertemporal speculation (van Wijnbergen, 1992). ... First, a g...

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Spain is located in the south-western part of Europe taking just more than four-fifths of the Iberian peninsula. Spain also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and some area in Morocco. It is located between both Portugal and France. Spain...

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The nation realized the success of their future, would depend on a strong economy and a larger population. ... This surge of immigrants increased the population to nearly 3 million people (Grabowski 48). ... Part of Australia's success can be attributed to the Australia Wine Export Council, which was established in 1992. ... Whether from natural increase or immigration, population growth can cause a higher level of economic growth. ...

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This is no anomaly; since independence from Britain in 1961, Kuwait's oil revenues have averaged over 84% of the state's total revenues with the exception of 1991/1992 (dropping to 57%) due to the Iraqi invasion. ... By not naturalizing its people, i.e. the Bidun, Kuwait has developed modes for controlling its population by discrimination. ... In order to keep an authoritarian rule over his population, al-Sabah needed to contain the influence of external political events and movements. ... This improved the population's welfare and ultimately reinforced the loyalty of Kuwaiti c...

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For the first time since 1992, fewer than three million Germans are unemployed. ... Population growth migration is causing tension with the country's welfare system; complications occurring. ... With Germany's population shrinking and aging, which is one reason their pension system is already running into problems. ...

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It currently has a population of 8,210,650 million people (World Book). ... Currently, 15.9% of the population is unemployed (worldbank.org). ... The privatization act was passed in 1992(Prohaska). ...

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The current estimation of population in 2016 for China is just under 1.4 billion people. ... The average Unemployment rate in Australia consisted of 6.95% from 1978 up till 2016, attaining the highest of 11.10% in October 1992 though it was the lowest in February 2008 of 4 %. ... China's population is currently estimated as 1.4 billion people. Near the end of 2011 the active population was about 786 million. ... Secondary Primary Tertiary China 34.8 % 29.5 % 35.7% Distribution of Income The distribution of income is the national's total GDP that is received amongst the countries p...

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Belarus Belarus during its transition from a socialist economy to a market economy took a path different when compared to the route many other former Soviet bloc countries took. There were many factors of reform Belarus took that affected the turnout and where the country stands today. These fa...

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Uneven regional development High population growth. ... These factors are in turn dependent on other factors; such as: Population - if the working population of a country, also called the labor force, is large then it will have positive effect on the economy. But if dependent population like women, children and the old is greater then this will adversely affect the economy of the country. ... Wars and hostility is a strain on the economy causing depletions of important resources to be spent on defense instead of on the deserving population. ...

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Assignment Between retreat and continuing centrality? Critically assess the role of the state in globalization. Response Academic analysis of the impact of globalization on the state has involved controversial debates. The initiator of these debates was the hyper-globalist school, which began in t...

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Though its population is high in proportion to its area, Kenya is counted among Africa countries whose food production has kept pace with its population growth. ... When this system was abandoned in July 1989 and control over the production and marketing of coffee taken away from the Coffee Board of Kenya (CBK) in October 1992, Kenya greatly increased coffee sales. ... This labour was expected to be provided by the indigenous population. ... The participation of the African population in commercial agriculture has also increased significantly. ...

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Although it is the largest republic in Central America, has a relatively tiny population of approximately 4.5 million people. ... EMPLOYMENT IN NICARAGUA In Nicaragua, more than 50 percent of the population lives below the poverty line (US$104) (dol.gov/ilab pg 2) with 80 percent of those people living in extreme poverty. ...

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According to their respective web sites, since 1992 the World Bank has approved more than $11.29 billion in loans for projects to Russia, while the IMF has loaned more than $15 billion. ... Russia currently has nearly the highest murder rate in the world, male life expectancy has fallen to 58 years, and the population is declining at a rate of 800,000 per year. ...

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Will, syndicated commentator, noted in 1992 that the world was better off than it was 10 years ago, and that Reagan was partly responsible.4 Insiders all spoke of how Reagan was the man in charge of the administration. ...

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