At the time this Report is being released, the world economy continues to emerge slowly from the most serious economic crisis of the post–World War II period-one that has deeply transformed the global economy and highlighted the increasingly important role that emerging markets and developing economies play in the global economy. ... The importance of a sound and fair institutional environment has become all the more apparent during the recent economic and financial crisis and is especially crucial for further solidifying the fragile recovery, given the increasing role played by the stat...

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benefits and threats of globalisation Introduction There are processes in the international order--driven by revolutions in communication and information technology--that exhibit seemingly inexorable globalising tendencies while, at the same time, there are a range of actions, adopted by states and non state actors alike, that attempt to resist these often ill defined phenomena captured by the all embracing notion of 'globalisation'. For example, the long term tendency towards freer trade, electronic commerce and the seemingly uncontrollable power of deregulated capital markets do...

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In addition to the effect of these growths in Europe, and religious regionalism, the continued religious debate exists over Christendom and its role in the development of Europe, which defies Christianity. As are the issues of Ireland and the Basque region of Spain, with continued turmoil, we must consider the role of these nations in forming a peaceful European existence, and these form part of the discussion of intrastate conflict. ...

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Introduction Over the course of time, several agreements and treaty play an important role in the development of the modern world. ... " In order to describe the significance as well as importance of the Franconian Empire, Meyer's Encyclopedic Lexicon in his review mentioned that the Empire of the Franks performed the key role of basic foundation for the development of cultures and establishments of the entire European nation. ... The great leaders all swore to abide by it as each one had played a large role in bringing it about....

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The reason for this bias against women can be explained by the Nupe's lifestyle and their backward sense of normality of social roles. ... This reversal of the institutionalized roles is openly resented by the men, who are, however, helpless and unable to redress the situation. ...

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This report will examine Turkey's role in the EU's quest to secure access to energy resources by building additional passages of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline, and how this step forward will most likely affect Turkey's economic future and long-term status with the EU. ... This study examines Turkey's role in the EU's quest to ensure secure access to energy resources through the Nabucco Gas Pipeline and how this will affect Turkey's membership prospects in future. ... The second part of the study discusses Turkey's role in European security of energy supply, the r...

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Farzan Chishti's Brief Guide to Bodybuilding Who would have thought about writing a research report about Bodybuilding? After all, does it really take a great deal of knowledge hoisting heavy plates? The science and art of Bodybuilding is not as advanced as nanotechnology, but it does not come na...

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The Italian Renaissance was influenced by many cross-cultural influences resulting from political conflicts and alliances between Italian city-states and from other influencing countries such as Spain and France. Fashion were derived from an International Gothic style in the first part of the era, ...

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However the appeal for new workers was primarily aimed at white Europeans people who had all gained immigration to Britain during the century before the Second World War and still played a very important role after 1945.Even in 1970s the Irish remained the largest immigrants' community in Britain. ... Assess the role of social and political intervention in achieving to set up laws for immigration and the issues that followed. ...

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International politics has played a key role in converting new technological opportunities such as travel and communications (globalization in a narrow sense), into new forms of economic regulation and business practices (globalization in its broad sense). ...

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"Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires, as if one shouldn't trust the evidence of one's eyes watching the destruction and the misery and death brought by the latest mission of civilization"" (Edward W. Said, Orientalism). The term, "Orientalism," has been...

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In many countries, alcoholism is a major health problem. The treatment method of controlled drinking as opposed to abstinence is a continuing cause of controversy in alcohol research to this day. The US is different from Europe in its acceptance of controlled drinking as a goal of treatment: "in the US alcohol dependence is typically depicted as a 'recurring disease' and the 'successful abstainer' as a 'recovering' though never 'recovered' alcoholic" (Coldwell, 2005). Depending on the alcohol abuse patient's individual characteristics,...

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Witchcraft: Its Effects on Reformers and Europe Witchcraft was seen as a major threat throughout medieval Europe. "The development of medieval witchcraft is closely bound to that of heresy, the struggle for the expression of religious feeling beyond the limits tolerated by the Church. Someti...

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Due to its ownership being in the hands of the government preference was given to the ports in London, because of its early and prominent role in the trade it remained the financial centre of Europe16. ...

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The gates swing open and inside lay mounds of emaciated corpses, haggard and diseased victims and remnants of skeletons within ovens so vast that they defy belief. At the close of World War II, the Allied Powers (The United States of America, England, France, and The Soviet Union) were faced with ...

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Due to the considerable number of countries in Europe using their own monetary units, problems arose in trading between countries as well as discrepancies in exchange rates between the various forms of money. After several consecutive years of confusion, the European Monetary Union concluded that it was time to unify European currency. The currency they concluded to be the most beneficial for solving the currency problem was the Euro. The Euro is the new single currency for eleven European countries participating in the monetary union. On January 1, 1999, the Euro became the official curr...

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Winds and currents also ensured that Africans carried to Brazil came overwhelmingly from Angola, with south-east Africa and the Bight of Benin playing smaller roles, and that Africans carried to North America, including the Caribbean, left from mainly West Africa, with the Bights of Biafra and Benin and the Gold Coast predominating. ...

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U.S Foreign Policy Toward Jewish Refugees During 1933-1939 PART I HISTORICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS In reviewing the events which gave rise to the U.S.'s foreign policy toward Jewish refugees, we must identify the relevant factors upon which such decisions were made. Factors including the U.S. government's policy mechanisms, it's bureaucracy and public opinion, coupled with the narrow domestic political mindedness of President Roosevelt, lead us to ask; Why was the American government apathetic to the point of culpability, and isolationist to the point of ir...

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The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (UNRRA) established in 1943(and dominated by the USA influence and made up of 44 signatories) and the International Refugee Organisation formed in 1946 played crucial but controversial roles. ...

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INTRODUCTION Telecommuting or Teleworking has been the subject of numerous debates, articles, and academic papers - and in my opinion, the difference is minimal. The term "telework" tends to be used more in Europe and some other countries, while "telecommuting" is used more in the U.S. Some people prefer the word "telework" because it's a more accurate description of the concept - the "tele" prefix means "distance", so "telework" means "work at a distance." The telework advocates also believe that "telecommuting" has too strong a connotation about the commuting aspect, and that "telew...

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By appointing people close to him, it also shows how Napoleon liked to centralize power around himself as by having loyal people around him, he could easily influence their role and in effect manage the country/state himself through the use of a family member or close friend, showing that Napoleon in fact looked to manage Europe as independently as possible. ...

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Respect also plays a significant role in all three sources, and, in what was a predominantly team-based society, a suggestion could be perceived that one would let down the side if the reader did not enlist for armed service. ...

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