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Politics and Economics of Belgium

of Tariff Rates (%) 1996 5.8% * Percent of Products covered by Non-Tariff Barriers (%) 1990-93 13.4% * Government Consumption (...

Human Health and Environmental Impacts of Alachlor

state agencies are responsible for the oversight and/or regulation of chemicals in drinking water as well. Under the terms of the...

Asian Countries and Economic Growth's Preconditions

patterns observed it is necessary to first define where we mean by Asia. It is a large area and has many diverse economies which h...

Manufacturing and Management

practices that allow workers to do a better job (Walton, 1988). Education and self-improvement of all employees are two of the pre...

Education and Virtual Reality

We now have another way to gain knowledge of the world, through virtual reality (Winn, 1993). Immersion in a virtual world allows ...

Financial Services Industry, Significant Developments and Trends

a thing of the past, only to find that even those who conduct most of their banking online still want to be able to visit a branch...

Environmental Issues and the Precautionary Principle

in the future and cannot be effectively quantified, and the cost of averting them is high, the issue becomes more complex than one...

Chinese Language Learning and Building Language Ability and Intelligence

this process on language acquisition and thinking ability over time. For elementary school children, the use of this kind of com...

Ecocriticism and the Literature of John McGahern

in the shadow of Irelands Iron Mountains, a few locals have populated a bog and settled into their ways" (Freeman, 2002). The enti...

Educational Leadership and Teamwork

or is supervising the team. Smialek reported training team members in group skills have been identified as the "most necessary ele...

Military Schools Perceptions vs. Realities

very little substance and demanded only obedience that did not necessarily reflect lasting positive changes? HISTORY OF MILITARY S...

Making Decisions Organizationally and Individually

interactions and the structure of communications. Social theorists have recognized that there are a number of distinct types of v...

Critical Thinking Skills in the Workplace

tight. The manager now is faced with determining how to get from point A to point B and do so without much help or support from co...

Issue of Clear Cutting

befall the wildlife and habitats that are native to the lands in question (Hertzgaard, 2000). Furthermore, water supplies are als...

'The Tragedy of the Commons' like Garrett Hardin How The "Tragedy Of The Commons" Applies To Using Forests As Wood For Fuel And Housing

an influential metaphor in the environmental movement" (Vandermeer, 1996, p. 290) - supports the fact that rainforests do not exis...

Scholastic Achievement and Families with Single Parents

for, for example). They strongly recommend that school staff make themselves aware of the kind of constraints which are faced by s...

Business Structure and the Relationship Between Principal and Agent

the work assignments they receive. Working hours are flexible and are monitored only through time sheets; everyone except the man...

Comparing the United States and Australia

comparison here is made using US dollars to give an easier evaluation. Here there is a smaller economy, with a purchasing parity o...

Manufacturing Processes and Mechatronics

UK; "Mechatronics is the synergetic combination of precision mechanical engineering, electronic control and systems thinking in th...

Flexible Firms and Lean Firms

not have to wait (Eagles, 2000). This is a simple example of a lean operation. Dell may also be seen as an example, with the way t...

Environmental Compassion and Natural Rights

a simple matter of applying social responsibility, which is defined as being aware of the impacts ones actions have upon the rest ...

AComparison of Religions Taoism, Native American, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

however, which is present in all Native American Religions. That element is the integral tie between Native American spirituality...

The Year 2050 and The Greenhouse Effect

moment, the indications are far more likely for a bleak future. Ironically, it was roughly one year before the Antarctic ice shel...

Biography of Wisconsin's District 1 Representative Paul Ryan

former Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp and former U.S. Drug Czar Bill Bennett, and as a Legislative Director in the U.S. Sen...

Stress Management and Prison Jobs

What could possibly be good about stress? It is a natural motivator as well as a barometer of life. If an individual lives each ...

Porter's Five Forces Model A Modern Look

can look at each of these forces individually, and the traditional view that accompanies them regarding the different positions. ...

Nursing and Conflict Resolution

a deleterious impact to patient welfare. With appropriate conflict resolution skills, however, most conflict can be either avoide...

UK Law and Water Pollution

and environment for all those in the area, as it is the more immediate communities that will be impacted most when it comes to wat...

NAFTA, EU, and Environmental Issues

For example, in 1999 the UK brought in a ban on the sale of asbestos, which is widely acknowledged to be an extremely hazardous bu...

Nursing Homes and Ethical Issues

blatant display of irreverence, with some of the worst infractions found within the health care industry. The cramped, dark and u...