The reduction of transportation costs can increase the country's competitiveness, and economic stability; transportation plays a vital role in a country. ... Thus, the issue of asset management is fundamental to a sustainable transport system providing roads for the use of the elderly, pedestrians, the disabled, cyclist and motorist should be at the fore front, and also public transport plays an extensive role in the transport sector. ... It could play an important role in reducing congestion and wear and tear of the nation's roads, especially with intermodal integration. ... In comp...

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What role does the media play in continuing this naiveté of American society and how does the media in other countries account for our pain? ... The media plays a crucial role in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy. ... Is it possible for us to play a neutral role in a conflict where we have historically supported one side more than the other? ...

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Sweden evolved within the ideological framework of the welfare state which is the political belief that the state could and ought to play a key role in the redistribution of wealth and that the public sector is the superior provider of social services. The Social Democratic Party (founded in 1897) had the major role in the increasing of the public sector's size. ...

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The word "democracy," as well as the concept it represents, can be traced back to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The beginnings of democracy can be credited to the Greeks of the sixth century BC. The word comes from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratein, meaning "to ...

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These included a call for greater strategic co-ordination, improvements in the recruitment, training, management and supervision of front-line social workers, reduced and better managed caseloads and for all agencies with a safeguarding role to have clear duties and responsibilities to work together and share information. ... It is important for all staff to recognize the roles and responsibilities of colleagues in child protection, but this does not absolve them of responsibility or accountability in reporting or acting on reported concerns about a child who may be at risk. ...

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The "body politic" is the name given to the individual formed by the union of people, the "state," to the passive role that the group may satisfy, and the "sovereign," then, refers the active whole (Book I: VI 181-182). ... The government's role is merely to carry out the decrees, or acts of will, of the Sovereign people. ...

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The "body politic" is the name given to the individual formed by the union of people, the "state," to the passive role that the group may satisfy, and the "sovereign," then, refers the active whole (Book I: VI 181-182). ... The government's role is merely to carry out the decrees, or acts of will, of the Sovereign people. ...

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On the 13th August 1998, the Prime Minister, The Hon John Howard MP held a press conference at Parliament House to launch the Federal Government's tax plan for Australia's future. The plan incorporates significant historic changes to the Australian taxation system, which are to be guided by five key principles. The key principle of the Federal Government's tax reform proposal that is creating speculation and debate is the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax, commonly known as GST. This consumption tax has come under intense public and political scrutiny and questions have...

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Throughout history, mankind has strived for perfection in every aspect of humanity, yet it has never been attained. There is a very thin line between perfection and disaster and result ultimately comes based upon the decisions made by people in authority. Leadership is a quality that can be perceived as positive or negative depending on the image the individual or party projects to the citizens in their constituencies. The governments of many of the nations in the western world are elevated into power by the polling of the general populace of a given nation. Elections generally occur on a regu...

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Throughout history, mankind has strived for perfection in every aspect of humanity, yet it has never been attained. There is a very thin line between perfection and disaster and result ultimately comes based upon the decisions made by people in authority. Leadership is a quality that can be perceived as positive or negative depending on the image the individual or party projects to the citizens in their constituencies. The governments of many of the nations in the western world are elevated into power by the polling of the general populace of a given nation. Elections generally occur on a regu...

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English philosopher Thomas Hobbes's novel Leviathan (1651), John Locke's The Second Treasite of Government (1690), and Genevian philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality (1755) political theories and ideologies held an immense influence on the shaping of governmental systems and society in Europe and America. All three men start their arguments with the State of Nature as their basis. From this natural environment from which man is created and lives, and thus evolves, comes the formation of governments and sovereign states. "Man in the State of Nature;&quo...

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Democracy is a debatable aspect and it centres on different perspectives that are held by different theorists. The heated debate of democracy includes the differing views concerning the definition of democracy, controversy over the suitable form of democracy since there are different forms, lack of relevant cases where total democracy was implemented and there are questions on who sets down the agreed levels and standards of democracy as the yardstick which takes precedence over other forms of regimes. This then leads to a continuous and controversial debate on democracy, in which Plato also b...

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Definition of Ratio Analysis A ratio is simple arithmetical expression of the relationship of one number to another. It may be defined as the indicated quotient of two mathematical expressions. According to Accountant's Handbook by Wixon, Kell and Bedford, "a ratio is an expression of the quantitati...

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Task 1 Different Types of Organizations and the Purpose 1.1 Purpose of organization Before we learn about the types of organizations, we need to learn the basic purpose of setting organizations. The main purpose of organization is to provide a pathway to their business setup and to set the main objective for their business. Organizations help in making profit in a standard way. The different purpose of organizations helps in building the structure of company. Different Types of Organizations There are three types of organizations in business field. ...

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