... Contents Chapter The Asian Financial Crisis: The Mirage of a Miracle ix 155 Boom Times in East Asia Thailand Catches the Flu The Boombustology of the Asian Financial Crisis The Multilens Look Chapter ... Tulipmania of the 1630s, Chapter applies the lenses to the Florida land boom of the mid-1920s and the Great Depression, Chapter is about the Japanese boom and bust, Chapter presents the Asian financial ... performance measures that shape the money management business, the corporate creed of shareholder value, the rise of derivatives, and the hands-off approach to financial regulation that prevailed in the...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2014, 19:17
... Production of Australian films has flat-lined at an average of 25 a year since the early 1990s, and the box office share of Australian features has declined from an average of 11.5 per cent for the ... cultural importance and media profile In recent years, a popular media narrative has emerged, particularly in newspapers, about the box office ―unpopularity‖ of Australian feature films and the ―failure‖ ... ―Australia is seen by these producers as more competitive than Canada because of the exchange rate‖ (Australian Film Commission 2002: 22) As well as an appreciating currency, Australia also faced...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 12:20
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Juice HACCP — The Final Rule
... (b) Validation of the HACCP plan Each processor shall validate that the HACCP plan is adequate to control food hazards that are reasonably likely to occur; this validation shall occur at least ... months after implementation and at least annually thereafter or whenever any changes in the process occur that could affect the hazard analysis or alter the HACCP plan in any way Such changes may ... reveals that the plan is no longer adequate to fully meet the requirements of this part (c) Validation of the hazard analysis Whenever a juice processor has no HACCP plan because a hazard analysis...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 21:20
Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx
... Bridges Total State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts ... State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland ... Total State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland...
Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 20:15
Tài liệu Mothers’ Investments in Child Health in the U.S. and U.K.: A Comparative Lens on the Immigrant ''Paradox'' docx
... (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), Africa and the Caribbean At the time of the 2001 Census, Indians were the largest minority group, followed by Pakistanis, Black Caribbeans, Black Africans and ... from the Caribbean, Pakistan and Bangladesh have lower education and occupational qualifications than whites, on average, those from India, Africa and China have higher average qualifications (Modood ... circumstances of pregnancy, birth and the early months of life The main caregiver (in most instances the mother) was interviewed again when the cohort child was age years, years and years (age data are...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20
Tài liệu Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health of U.S. Women: Data From the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth doc
... Bureau of the ACF + The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE) NCHS gratefully acknowledges the contributions of these programs and agencies, and all others who assisted ... first marriage, by year of first marriage: United States, 2002 Marriage and Cohabitation (tables 46–52) Tables 46–52 show data for 2002 on formal (legal) marriage and unmarried cohabitation Data for ... variables that are not currently available in vital statistics, such as intendedness of the pregnancy and marital or cohabitation status The tables on prenatal care, smoking during pregnancy, payment...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 10:20
Tài liệu Irish Economy Note No. 10 “The U.S. and Irish Credit Crises: Their Distinctive Differences and Common Features” ppt
... that such liability guarantee programmes tend to send mixed signals to market participants and raise fears about the health of the international financial system As well as the blanket guarantee, ... evidence (obtained via media leaks) that the Irish financial regulator informally approved of the stratagem In 2007, Anglo Irish became aware that a large shareholder was preparing to sell a 10% position ... between them are notable Almost all the apparent causal factors of the U.S crisis are missing in the Irish case; and the same applies vice-versa At a deeper level, we identify four common features of...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 14:20
Tài liệu The Corporate R&D Tax Credit and U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness docx
... strongholds as Japan and Denmark, and about half of that available in countries such as Canada and the Czech Republic that are competing with the United States for the R&D activity of U.S multinational ... really measurable with the available data The ideal test of the effectiveness of the credit would take account of both the additional R&D induced by the credit and the social returns that the ... with all the existing statistical studies is that they use aggregate rather than firm-level data on the amount of R&D performed abroad by U.S multinationals Aggregate data might fail to spot a trend...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 03:20
Tài liệu The Decline in the U.S. Personal Saving Rate: Is It Real and Is It a Puzzle? pptx
... downward trend in the personal saving rate clearly has failed to involve only the United States: Similar dynamics also characterize, for instance, Canada and Australia.24 In particular, the Australian ... first approximation, the amount of the bias is increasing in (proportional to) both the amount of realized capital gains, ρt +1Wt , and in the amount of taxes paid on the realized capital gains.12 ... DECLINE REAL? MEASUREMENT ISSUES There are two basic sources of calculated values for the personal saving rate: the NIPA estimates from the BEA and the estimates of the changes in personal net wealth...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Going Global- U.S. Government Policy and the Defense Aerospace Industry pdf
... of the authors ACRONYMS AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AADC Allison Advanced Development Company ACCS Air Command and Control System ACSI Air Command Systems International AECA Arms ... Radar; NATAR = NATO Transatlantic Advanced Radar cRSI = rationalization, standardization, and interoperability these cases provide to guide the Air Force on how and to what extent it can play ... Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA)—also owns a 46.5 percent share in Dassault Aviation and is forming a 50-50 joint venture with Alenia Aeronautica called the European Military Aircraft Company (EMAC)...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus - Implications for the U.S. Army docx
... nuclear weapons with relatively large yields in very small packages can dramatically increase their potential military value Accordingly, nuclear weapons offer a range of strategic and tactical advantages ... as well, partly as a result of agreements with the United States and unilateral actions in the aftermath of the Cold War, and partly because of the state of the Russian economy Even if Russia ... virtually any individual target or lay waste to large areas (e.g., destroy a city) That characteristic changed the nature of war dramatically It appeared to make defense, in the traditional sense,...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “We are the investor’s advocate” pdf
... students are encouraged to apply as early as the first weeks of the application window For Washington DC, those dates are at the top of this page All early applicants will have the advantage of early ... notify a law school about students who fail to meet professional standards BASICS ABOUT THE APPLICATION AND SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS Programs are run separately in the Headquarters and each regional ... consideration and of an earlier clearance if they are accepted There are no guarantees that slots will remain available for applications submitted in the final weeks FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 14:20
Tài liệu The U.s. Air Force Budget And Posture Over Time docx
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20
Tài liệu The housing MarkeT and Canada’s eConoMiC reCovery ppt
... of Toronto, 2008; Carney, Mark, Housing in Canada, Remarks by Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of Canada Vancouver Board of Trade, June 15, 2011, Vancouver, B.C The Housing Market and Canada’s ... up At the same time, the Bank of Canada has warned about the historically high personal debt loads carried by Canadian households,1 with mortgages making up 68% of this debt.2 We have entered a ... crisis, such as Australia and New Zealand, attention is turning towards ways of ensuring an effective and robust rental sector Canada has an opportunity to be proactive, and to get ahead of these issues,...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:20
Tài liệu Moist-Soil Management Guidelines for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region pptx
... Ruppia maritima Sabatia stellaris Sacciolepis striata Sagittaria graminea Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria latifolia Sagittaria longiloba Sagittaria montevidensis Sagittaria platyphylla Sagittaria ... spp Alisma subcordatum Alopecurus carolinianus Alternanthera philoxeroides Amaranthus spp Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ammania latifolia Ammannia coccinea Amorpha fruticosa Andropogon virginicus Apocynum ... Melilotus alba Mikania scandens Myriophyllum spp Najas guadalupensis Najas spp Nelumbo lutea Nitella spp Nuphar luteum Nymphaea mexicana Nymphaea odorata (or tuberosa) Obolaria virginica Oryza sativa...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 12:20
Tài liệu A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems in the U.S. potx
... farms adopting the organic approach because of access to high quality pastures and the ability to manage pasture as a dairy feed source These areas also have a long history of small dairy operations ... Survey (ARMS) of U.S milk producers The ARMS data include detailed farm financial information, such as farm income and expenses, and farm assets and debt, as well as farm and operator characteristics ... operator, farm, and regional characteristics If the latent variable is positive, then the variable indicating organic production Oi equals one, and equals zero otherwise A measure of the impact of...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20
Tài liệu The Majors of Golf Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860–2008 pdf
... Fernie, William Mearns, Robert, Sr Vardon, Henry William Fairlie, Francis Archibald McEwan, William Vardon, Thomas Alfred Duncan, Alan F PART I THE TOURNAMENTS A A A A A A A A A A A A A A R1 R2 R3 ... Fernie, William Tait, Frederick Guthrie Herd, Alexander Braid, James Brown, David “Davie” Sayers, Bernard, Sr The Open Championship / 1896 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A P/M 25 R1 R2 ... A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 10 1865–1869 / The Open Championship Pos PART I THE TOURNAMENTS 9T 11 WD 1866 7T 10 11 12 UNK 1867 8T 10 WD 1868 A A A A A Strath, Andrew Park, William, Sr...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 08:20
The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of U.S. Bank Failures, 2007-2010: Do Bank Failures Still Reflect Local Economic Conditions? pptx
... risk and the financial crisis of 2008-09 11 JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wachovia Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank had more total assets than Washington Mutual at the time of its failure ... failure rates as (i) the ratio of the number of banks headquartered in a state that failed to the total number of banks headquartered in that state as of June 30, 2006; and (ii) the ratio of the ... State 23 State-level data on real estate loans attribute all of a bank’s loans to the state in which the bank is headquartered Branch-level loan data are not available We report data for all insured...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 10:20
Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture doc
... formula funds, based on each state’s share of total rural and farm populations, also support the SAES-land grant system, the USDA allocation of total SAES expenditures is small relative to that of ... Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering ... Sciences The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers It is autonomous...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20
Confronting Iraq - U.S. Policy and the Use of Force Since the Gulf War doc
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20