... entered and analyzed after two times revision using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Means and standard deviations were computed and ... promotion programs and resources allocation Also there is further need to improve and strengthen formal care in the nursing home and reorienting health services both in the community and homes for ... Bockerman P, Johansson E and Saarni S (2011) Institutionalization and quality of life for elderly people in Finland ENEPRI Research Report NO.92, Available from www.ceps.eu and the ANCIEN website...
... studies and a synthesis of the main lessons learned The aim of this document is to make available, to national and regional policy- makersand would-be entrepreneurs, the distilled knowledge and experiences ... turn to for advice and assistance in farm machinery testing and standards The R&D and testing environment in the region is constrained by limited laboratory and testing equipment and limited human ... national and regional policy- makersand would-be entrepreneurs with the knowledge and experiences of similar groups in three continents (Africa, Asia and America) The analysis and guidelines presented...
... infant, and child health at national, state, and local levels Users – from the general public to policy makers, researchers, providers, and students – will find the site comprehensive and easy ... and children, and prevention strategies This easy-to-use resource guide is aimed at public policymakersand others seeking quick facts at their fingertips Readers interested in more detail and ... Dimes Data Book for PolicyMakers was produced by Colleen Sonosky, Kate Morrand, and Marina L Weiss of the Office of Government Affairs Rebecca Russell, Todd Dias, Hui Zheng, and Vani Bettegowda...
... shareholders and auditors, and a policy of mandatory auditor retention In contrast, some countries have adopted policies of mandatory rotation, and have banned non-audit services and introductory ... Audit Quality and Auditor Switching: Some Lessons for PolicyMakers Introduction This paper reviews the literature on audit quality and auditor switching to assess different countries’ policy regimes ... auditors’ working papers.11 4.1.3 Mandatory rotation and retention of auditors In the EU, only Austria, Finland, Greece and Italy not require communication between incoming and outgoing auditors (Buijink...
... CONTRIBUTIONS? A precursor and forerunner of modern historiography, economics, sociology, education and political theories He studies the rise and decline of nations based on empirical and rational nature ... education in religious sciences and philosophical sciences His experiences as a public administrator and teacher The trials and tribulations The political, economic and social realities of his ... social, political, psychological and religious factors • They are inseparable and an economic problem is a result of a economic and non economic factors • We cannot understand economic phenomena merely...
... published widely on ocean and environmental law and policy, including Canada and Marine Environmental Protection (1995) and Oceans Law andPolicy in the Post-UNCED Era: Australian and Canadian Perspectives ... addressing land-based pollution Regional sea agreements relevant to land-based pollution of the Arctic Arctic regional initiatives addressing land-based pollution and activities Challenges and future ... volumes, The International Law Commission and the Future of International Law (with M Anderson, A V Lowe and C Wickremasinghe, 1998) and International Law and Sustainable Development (with D Freestone,...
... energy policy, poor design and construction of digesters, wrong operation and lack of maintenance by users, poor dissemination strategies, lack of project monitoring and followups by promoters, and ... Greater Accra region [11, 12, 13, 14 and 15] A total of nineteen fixed-dome digesters comprising six 15 m3 and two 30 m3 Deenbandhu digesters, and eight 10 m3 and three 25 m3 Chinese dome digesters ... difficult to engineer, construct and operate [23, 24 and 25] In Ghana, Tandem plants have been constructed to treat sewage by BTWAL, BCEL, IIR, and BCL Most common tandem digesters found in Ghana...
... International Transactions and Position Data for Policy Coordination," in William H Branson, Jacob A Frenkel, and Morris Goldstein, eds International Policy Coordination and Exchange Rate Fluctuations ... domestic consumers pay less for foreign products Exchange Rates and Relative Prices Import and export demands, like the demands for all goods and services, are influenced by relative prices, such as ... cancer research, and government funds spent on highway repair and education Government transfer payments like social security 299 300 PART Exchange Rates and Open-Economy Macroeconomics and unemployment...
... between price-level and output changes over 1929-1935 The countries with the biggest deflations and output contractions include France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland, all of which ... Greece 130 - tries such as France and Switzerland that stuck with the gold standard Latvia Netherlands 90 • Poland • # 80 Belgium 70 - Italy • • Germany # New Zealand • • Spain Austria * •U.S • ... domestic goods and services cheaper relative to those sold abroad and also increases demand and output The policymaker can hold output steady at its full employment level, Y1, through fiscal policy or...
... describes what the policy achieves and any instructions as to how to apply the policy, and even circumstances where you shouldn’t apply the policy The Group Policy Editor The Group Policy Editor (GPE) ... removal policy (which kicks in when policy is removed), and so on Click Apply and then OK when you are done 4667-8 ch11.f.qc 5/15/00 2:01 PM Page 411 Chapter 11 ✦ Change Control andPolicyand Workspace ... discuss the science and philosophy of change control and management 4667-8 ch11.f.qc 5/15/00 2:01 PM Page 375 Chapter 11 ✦ Change Control andPolicyand Workspace Management Understanding Change Management...
... where: MD is the total demand for money, M1 is the sum of transaction and precautionary demands and M2 is speculative demand In this schedule, transaction and precautionary demand depend only on the ... Money demand MD Total demand for money M1 Sum of transaction and precautionary demands (narrow money) M2 Speculative demand (broad money) tc Transaction costs r Interest rate M/P = rm Demand for ... demonstrated by Granger and Newbold (1974) and Plosser and Schwert (1978), Hafer and Hein (1980) and Gordon (1984b) showed that it is preferable to estimate a money demand function such as (1.14)...
... Monetary and Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Policies to Maintain Full Employment Inflation Bias and Other Problems of Policy Formulation Permanent Shifts in Monetary and Fiscal Policy ... Competition and Strategic Trade Policy Case Study: When the Chips Were Up Globalization and Low-Wage Labor The Anti-Globalization Movement Trade and Wages Revisited Labor Standards and Trade Negotiations ... Swaps Future and Options The Demand for Foreign Currency Assets Assets and Asset Returns Risk and Liquidity Interest Rates Exchange Rates and Asset Returns ' A Simple Rule Return, Risk, and Liquidity...
... Monetary and Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Policies to Maintain Full Employment Inflation Bias and Other Problems of Policy Formulation Permanent Shifts in Monetary and Fiscal Policy ... Competition and Strategic Trade Policy Case Study: When the Chips Were Up Globalization and Low-Wage Labor The Anti-Globalization Movement Trade and Wages Revisited Labor Standards and Trade Negotiations ... Swaps Future and Options The Demand for Foreign Currency Assets Assets and Asset Returns Risk and Liquidity Interest Rates Exchange Rates and Asset Returns ' A Simple Rule Return, Risk, and Liquidity...
... which the supply and demand curves are functions of the market price Normally Home supply and demand will depend on (he price in terms of Home currency, and Foreign supply and demand will depend ... import demand curve and the Foreign export supply curve, which are derived from the underlying domestic supply and demand curves Home import demand is the excess of what Home consumers demand over ... demand curve MD is downward sloping because as price increases, the quantity of imports demanded declines At PA, Home supply and demand are equal in the absence of trade, so the Home import demand...
... government itself, and they may be paid for in different ways Public policy must consider what producers and long-term care services offer the best value for money, and design the regulations and incentives ... fiscal burdens and the increased demands that lie ahead, must balance caring for individuals with long-term needs and the burden on future taxpayers This is a thorny challenge But policymakers should ... independent, reasoned and relevant public policy research of the highest quality is its chief asset, and underpins the credibility and effectiveness of its work Independence and nonpartisanship...
... power and interests, and the consequences of the policy for each player Networks and coalitions should be examined as well • Opportunities and obstacles Analyse the contextual opportunities and ... contains a method for assessing the financial, educational and management systems andpolicy context, essential for strategic planning andpolicy development for human resources for health This tool ... developing and evaluating political strategies for influencing policy: • Policy Define and analyse the contents of the policy changes and reforms that are selected to address the problems identified...
... Strong policy capacity, on the other hand, implies ‘(…) an understanding of cause and effect in the policymaking process which might assist innovation (…) enhanced by policy learning prior to and ... information, and experience across time and place’ and ‘is about the mobilization of ideas and expertise to identify problems and propose solutions’ (Hemerijck and Schludi 2000: 131) Therefore, for policy ... motivations of policy- makers leading to a distinction between policy- seeking’ and ‘power-seeking’ actors Policy- seeking is usually described as the motivation to have an impact on public policy, and is...
... Stupak and Peter M Leitner 91 Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform, edited by Kuotsai Tom Liou 93 Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management, edited by Ali Farazmand 94 Handbook ... The Art and Practice of Court Administration, Alexander B Aikman 130 Handbook of Globalization, Governance, and Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand and Jack Pinkowski 131 Handbook ... Administration andPolicy Administrators and Policymakers The LTC path is not always clear even for administrators as they seek to provide information and services to people needing assistance and to...
... investors, servicers, mortgage market participants, and credit and homeowners’ counselors encouraged by the Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Page of 32 October 15, ... Treasury/FHFA and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure the GSEs positive net worth; 2) a new secured lending facility which will be available to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks; and ... Federal Reserve Press Release The FOMC expands existing swap lines by $180 billion and authorizes new swap lines with the Bank of Japan, Bank of England, and Bank of Canada Page of 32 September...
... exposure to O3, and to H2SO4 and HNO3 in acid rain), and human health (through inhalation) Also important are free radicals and atoms in two forms: very reactive species like O(1D) and OH, and less ... chemistry and climate submodel is in turn driven by the combination of these anthropogenic and natural emissions This submodel includes atmospheric and oceanic chemistry and circulation, and land hydrological ... results and improve public understanding of climate issues, thereby contributing to informed debate about the climate issue, the uncertainties, and the economic and social implications of policy...