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The Government's Spending Plan To Reduce The Budget Deficit
Number of Words: 2577 / Number of Pages: 10
... itself. Zeisler's argument is, in effect, that in government as in business you get what you pay for--and in the case of taxes, he theorizes, the more citizens pay on a local level the more likely they will be to insist that they get their money's worth. Inadequate funding for schools and salaries so low that they fail to attract competent individuals to civil service jobs ultimately cost the citizenry more than would a tax increase. Because Americans are not willing to spend the appropriate amounts at the local level to assure that salaries for teachers and civil servants are sufficient to attract the ...
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Asbestos Manufacturing
Number of Words: 1889 / Number of Pages: 7
... journal Asbestos and Summer Simpson, president of Raybestos-Manhattan. This correspondence consisted of the editor asking permission to print an article about the dangers of asbestos inhalation. Written on September 25, 1935, the message read
Always you have requested that for certain obvious
reasons we publish nothing [about the health hazards of
asbestos], and naturally your wishes have been respected...
By this time, your objections to publicity on this subject
have been eliminated and we would like very much to review
the whole matter in "Asbestos". A discussion of
[the health hazard ...
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Rapid Economic Growth In East Asian Countries
Number of Words: 511 / Number of Pages: 2
... an amazing 11 years from 1966. It would seem that the
later a country has industrialised, the faster it has been able to do so.
Another important factor is the degree to which a country is behind the
industrial leaders. In the case of the East Asian countries, South Korea and
Taiwan, both started out with an extremely low income per head. This allowed
much faster growth when copying the leaders. It is important to realize that
these growth rates should slow as the countries catch up.
An area in which East Asia is investing much of its GDP is in physical
capital and education. Compared to the in ...
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Confucian Values And Japan's Industrialization
Number of Words: 772 / Number of Pages: 3
... was
a direct result of Confucian values being indoctrinated into the population.
Confucian placement of the group over the individual and strong belief in filial
piety also caused families and local communities to accept social responsibility
for members of their community. This safety net that was provided by communities
and families allowed the government to limit it's spending on social welfare
programs and thus channel more funds into infrastructure and industry.
Confucianism also placed an emphasis on self-cultivation which has helped East
Asian Countries to have a skilled and ambitious work for ...
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Charles Lazarus And The History Of Toys R Us
Number of Words: 1149 / Number of Pages: 5
... History of Toys "R" Us
During the post war years of the late forties and early fifties,
Charles Lazarus anticipated the baby boom because many soldiers were being
discharged from the Army and were beginning to start families. In 1948, he
borrowed $2,000 and started his first business, selling baby furniture.
His first shop was 40 feet by 60 feet, filled with cribs and baby furniture.
After two years of operation, Lazarus realized that many customers had
been asking if he stocked baby toys, to which he always replied "no." It
was at this point that he realized "the custo ...
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Consequences Of Trade Restrictions And Tariffs
Number of Words: 771 / Number of Pages: 3
... the consumers will have more possibilities
to choose from and, it is very probbable that they will choose the cheaper and
brand new products. So, if national producers donīt do anything in order to
improve thier products, then they will be in danger of going to bankruptcy. As a
result of this, the national products have to seek, as I said before, for
cheaper costs and better products.
When this occurrs, then national products are ready (or at least have
more possibilities) to compete in international markets. Supposedly, now they
should have a better quality, they should be cheaper and so, they are ...
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Price Policies Have Wider Range Of Destructive Demerits
Number of Words: 5365 / Number of Pages: 20
... discuss the merits and demerits of a the pre-1992 CAP with
its emphasis on price reform, in comparison with the post-1992 CAP which
was oriented to structural reform.
It cannot be denied that there were merits of the pre-1992 price
reform policy. There was a bountiful food supply with an increased variety
and quantity of food. Farmer's yields increased, particularly the large
farmers. Producers were protected from the external market due to community
preference and, therefore, domestic agriculture could develop. There were
also spin offs in food production. Although some of the policies created
good ...
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Labor Unions
Number of Words: 1817 / Number of Pages: 7
... are
not allowed to speak, (which was the case in many sweatshops for immigrants and
children in the 1920's through 1940's), then the labor unions will obviously
want something done.
These differences are usually settled fairly quickly, and a new contract
featuring these agreements will be realized . Most contracts are in operation
for about 3 to 5 years. Then, negotiations begin again. This is how labor-
management relations go in a perfect world.
But, obviously, this is not always the case. Sometimes the unions want
unrealistic wages. They might stress extreme luxuries that the company cannot
p ...
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Businesses In Canada
Number of Words: 562 / Number of Pages: 3
... depending on the position of our government, will we be
able to make sure that our standard of living does not decrease. The
deficit poses a severe problem in a country littered will such vast natural
resources and a high education level in its populace.
The presence of inflation in the cost of goods will not profit private
businesses if they are unable to compete with the demand from the public.
With major corporations seeking to gain from an increase in expenditures,
it would become vital for a private business to take advantage of the
situation by lowering their prices to accomodate the flow ...
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The Duties Of A Secretary
Number of Words: 609 / Number of Pages: 3
... offices
the dictation is seized by one secretary while the typing is completed by
another. Usually larger offices hire clerk typist. It is important that
secretaries are capable of reading each others shorthand notes.
Every legal secretary works with computers, duplicators, stencil
machines, but the dictaphone is usually the most frequently utilized.
Information must be transcribed quickly, and accurately in attractive form.
Filing systems are important to any secretary. The files at any office
must be maintained in perfect order, so that any file may be located promptly by
any person authorized ...
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