... original habitat (or having left voluntarily) to protect themselves from harm and/or to seek a better quality of life" (El-Hinnawi, 1985). Many demographers criticized this definition as being too broad, though the criticisms implied less of a problem with the concept itself than a difficulty in isolating the environmental dimension from the social and economic conditions ... the environment, exacerbating the vulnerability of people- and environments and intensifying impacts when they occur." (Oliver-Smith, 2005) Other attempts at operationalizing environmentally induced refugee movement...

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... such individuals. Cantillon classified competition as a process between the entrepreneurs vying for the same consumers, where as the modern definition is one in which conditions define the specific market structure and allow for multiple firms to contend for business of individual entities. In addition, the ... definition devised by Cantillon for an entrepreneur is basically any individual who carries on his transactions under uncertainty, where as in modern economics ... is in fact the driving force behind the economy. This idea may seem somewhat profound, but it is also largely due to...

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... term "democratic deficit", with particular reference to the negative implications of the word "deficit", and how our understanding of this term effects whether a deficit exists at all. Democracy, as a dictionary definition, "is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system." An ... alternative definition is offered by Abraham Lincoln who describes a democratic government as a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." From a comparative politics persp...

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... our values as a standard by which to judge their system and call it wrong. We must be wary of simply describing all regimes different from our own as illegitimate. Lipset's definition, however, comes into conflict when considering the international relations of political states. If two states work on different political systems, each of which considers theirs to be, "the most ... appropriate one for society"2 then those states will necessarily consider the other illegitimate handing them grounds for conflict. Lipset's definition could be modified to refer to engendering belief that the e...

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... men who wish the world to be equal without boundaries. Nowadays such boundaries are well known as discrimination and prejudice against gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status and economic status. Definition of Essentialism According to Ntumy (1990) Essentialism has been defines as "the set of fundamental attributes which are necessary and sufficient conditions for a thing to be considered a thing of ... that type". To define a thing is to express its essence in words. Thus, such definition involves two following steps - first of all, differentiating the object from other objects...

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... generated extra business to get extra earnings while utilising spare labour after farming hours (Hunter, 2008). According to a report from ILO (1955) cited by Koga (1968), the definition for "traditional industry "insists on craftsman's skill with the absence of machines and therefore can be divided into two types as rural and urban as cited by Koga (1968). ... industries have such common characteristics as labour-intensive, small-sized, crafty (cultural, creative) or rural, regional (clusters, cottage) as well (Hunter, 2008 and Koga, 1968). Taking the definition of traditional industri...

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... something greater than mans own microcosmic community. Hitler himself saw the potential in this when in 1933 he wrote German people may not have been a united nation by Smith's own definition yet they certainly desired to be and the extensive torchlight parades, marches in party formations, music and speaking at Nuremberg is but a fragment of the ethno symbolic nationalism that ultimately ... has to be condemned as dangerous when seen in the brutal, ugly, monstrosity created by Adolph Hitler. The nationalism Hobsbawm writes of is in definition the same as that of Ernest Gellner "primari...

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Management plays a significant aspect in how business operates. There has not been any concrete definition of management even though the conventional definition of Henri fayol still remains contention to be the preferred choice after four years. Mullins (1999) explains clearly the path through that management theory jungle and how entangled theories have ... ...

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... by Andrew Heywood (1997) is "in its broadest sense, is the activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live". From this definition we can gather that simply any individual that actively has an opinion on or wants to change the society in which they live is essentially engaging in politics. It is ... many examples such as the Civil rights movements and the Suffragettes. There are different opinions on what actually constitutes a social movement, Della Porta considers that social movements are 'by definition a fluid phenomena' with open m...

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... in learning about Hinduism on a more personal level, through my observations and experiences at the Hindu Temple. During my visit, I analyzed my encounters with Hinduism in terms of the anthropological definition of religion, "a set of beliefs based on a unique vision of how the world ought to be, often revealed through insights into a supernatural power, and lived out in the community ... and of themselves religion and religious symbols are actually produced through complex historical and social developments in which power and meaning are created, contested, and maintained" (600). Whil...

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... of cultural influences, migration and communication" (Wetherly and Otter, 2011). Aside from defining globalisation as an integration of economies on a global scale, this definition also suggests that both cultures and societies are also affected by the process. This definition would be somewhat comparable to the one given in the book "Going Global" in which globalization is said to affect "every aspect of ... ...

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... , in order to discuss the practicality of his concept of polyarchy " in comparing political regimes. My initial thought after reading Dahl was that his theory of polyarchy gives a very clear definition of how a near perfect democracy should be and his strategies of Polyarchy " definitely helps to understand the political system of different countries, however, his concept of polyarchy according to me ... Marx's idea, their decision to retain a closed political structure is very much in accord with Lenin's vision of the communist part-state. (O'Neil (2010) page 297) According to Dahl, the...

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... best practices of a risk-based approach, analyze the framework of a risk-based approach, discuss the measurement of a risk-based approach, and compare risk-based approach with the rule-based approach. Definition and Best Practices of a Risk-Based Approach According to Andretta, Massimo, the risk-based approach can be defined as the measures that countries, state agencies or authorities, and private sectors ... ...

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... best practices of a risk-based approach, analyze the framework of a risk-based approach, discuss the measurement of a risk-based approach, and compare risk-based approach with the rule-based approach. Definition and Best Practices of a Risk-Based Approach According to Andretta, Massimo, the risk-based approach can be defined as the measures that countries, state agencies or authorities, and private sectors ... ...

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Discuss one example of a productservice that failed to position itself in mind of consumers in light of the definition of positioning. Product positioning plays an essential role for any marketing plan to be effective, when one hears the word product positioning they might think that it is related to ... ...

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... in the course'. The role of a teacher, as defined in the Oxford Online Dictionary is to 'impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something'. This definition is accepted universally; therefore when a teacher expresses his own or a somewhat controversial opinion in the classroom in the spirit of eliciting a critical pedagogy including conversation and debate amongst his pupils ... ...

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... , type of occupation, and income levels of the participants – one of the many strengths of this book, which notably removes a considerable amount of information bias. The author's sensitivity about the definition of terms regarding transgenders entails her meaning precision and phraseological consistency. All five chapters of the book focus mainly on transgender issues, with minor and considerate glances on controversies affecting ... ...

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... impacting the lives of those within it. It seems highly implausible to opt for a framework of morality that does not allow for moral development or moral decline, because if by definition, being moral is something we ought to do, and then it could be argued that it follows we ought to optimise our actions by being moral. Cultural relativism does not ... ...

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... or Guarana." Violators would face a fine ranging from $100 to $500 for each offense, and businesses that sell banned products could have their licenses suspended or revoked.5 Under the definition of high caffeinated energy drink in Burke's proposed law, larger-sized, highly-potent energy drinks, such as Monster Energy's 24-ounce, 240-milligram, "Mega Monster," would be banned ... ...

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... for managing and developing water resources in a way that balances social and economic needs, and that ensures the protection of ecosystems for future generations (Rahaman M. et al. 2005). Thus, by definition, IWM demands coordinated action that brings together stakeholders and decision-makers to the table to set policy and make sound and balanced decisions concerning water resources management. In times of ... ...

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... , health education can be perceived as one of the most important approaches in health promotion since it focuses on individuals' lifestyles that make them susceptible to illnesses. In its broad definition, health promotion entails more explicit structural elements, whereby education plays a significant role in enlightening the community on the most appropriate care plans. Evidence supports community-based programs in health promotion ... ...

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... political boundaries connects communities in a single, interdependent whole, a shrinking world where local differences are steadily eroded and subsumed within a massive global social order (Mowforth and Munt, 1998: 12). The globalization definition given makes tourism the cause and effect of globalization. Tourism can be argued to be one of the world's largest industries that continues to develop rapidly. Tourism is generally involves ... ...

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... can significantly affect how a teen defines "friendship". While an opening of friendships may seem too obviously to be a positive for teens, many teens are so open with their definition of "friends" that they make and maintain friendships solely through online communication. Besides the apparent issues of not truly knowing this person who you are "friends" ... ...

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According to Potts, the definition for birth control is, "the voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as sexual abstinence, contraception, induced abortion, and surgical sterilization (as cited in Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). On the ... ...

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... IMC is a term whose widespread use is comparatively recent, a fact, which might explain why there not yet is a common understanding of its real meaning and the lack of a generally accepted definition. Some 20 years ago academics and professionals discussed theory and practice of business communication but without considering the idea of integration as a realistic approach to reach a competitive strategic position for ... ...

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