Civil society institutions

This research aims to reveal the pattern of the multiculturalism-based civics education at higher education institutions in Surakarta, Indonesia. It applied the descriptive qualitative method with the dual case study approach, conducted at State University of Sebelas Maret and Slamet Riyadi University in Surakarta.

9p viarnault 25-04-2024 3 1   Download

Ebook "Democratic dilemmas of multilevel governance: Legitimacy, representation and accountability in the European union" with a combination of theoretical perspectives and empirical research, examines the problems multilevel governance causes for democratic legitimacy by placing it in a comparative and theoretical context, and explore how challenges faced by the EU compare with those faced by traditional federal systems worldwide.

275p tuongnhuoclan 28-11-2023 6 3   Download

This study reveals the significant influence of supplier-countries’ contexts on CoC compliance in terms of labour rights protections. By doing so, it expands the scope of debate by highlighting the importance of local context to the implementation of MNCs’ CoCs in supplier-countries. Furthermore, the findings make important contributions to current understandings of the labour rights environment of MNCs in China.

171p runthenight04 02-02-2023 4 2   Download

Climate change and urban development are closely interlinked and often interact negatively. It will be shown that to a significant degree, measures dealing with climate change can be taken from the toolbox of sustainable urban development. The paper concludes with some reflections about the role of the state within the climate change discourse. The response to climate change must involve all parts of (civil) society.

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Since the reconnection with international financial institutions in 1993, Vietnam has swiftly become one of the main ODA recipients from the international sponsors. ODA has significantly contributed to infrastructure construction, poverty reduction, institutional reforms, economic growth and socio-economic development. This paper examines the main features of ODA in Vietnam during the period 1993-2015, points out some new characteristics of the ODA flows in the middle-income status. It found that the total committed ODA and the level of favor have decreased sharply.

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(bq) part 2 book "the oxford handbook of civil society" has contents: civil society and government, civil society and civil liberties, civil society and public work, civil society and democracy, civil society and the market, civil society and institutional philanthropy, assisting civil society and promoting democracy,...and other contents.

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Some time ago, my friends, Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., requested me to write a small book on Civil Government in the United States, which might be useful as a text-book, and at the same time serviceable and suggestive to the general reader interested in American history. In preparing the book certain points have been kept especially in view, and deserve some mention here.

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The trading post is an old and influential institution. Established in the midst of an undeveloped society by a more advanced people, it is a center not only of new economic influences, but also of all the transforming forces that accompany the intercourse of a higher with a lower civilization. The Phoenicians developed the institution into a great historic agency. Closely associated with piracy at first, their commerce gradually freed itself from this and spread throughout the Mediterranean lands. A passage in the Odyssey (Book XV.

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One of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that has made some progress, albeit slow, is MDG 5: Improve maternal health. The two targets for assessing MDG 5 are reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by three quarters between 1990 and 2015, and achieving universal access to reproductive health by 2015. The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General has launched the Global strategy for women’s and children’s health, to mobilize commitments by governments, civil society organizations and development partners to accelerate progress towards MDGs 4 and 5 (1).

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The quality of dialogue with partner countries (government and civil society representatives) is a key to establishing effective development cooperation policies and to their successful implementation. Partnership, ownership of development processes by the target population, and strengthening of institutional and administrative capacity to effectively manage change, are principles which are now largely shared by all donors. Two issues are given emphasis in the EC’s develop- ment policy in this regard, namely: Role of civil society.

204p tainhacmienphi 25-02-2013 39 5   Download

Having defined long-term objectives it is necessary to assess how the present situation matches the desired situation. The key issue is identification of the potential of, and constraints upon, the present management capacity and capability in relation to carrying out the management functions defined in the long-term objectives. Such aspects as suitability of institutional framework, number of staff, recruitability of relevant new staff, educational background, and availability of financial resources should be considered.

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It was not until the late 1970’s that most organisations in the UK established a computer audit capability. This primarily arose out of the need to provide business auditors with independent data from the IT system. This in turn progressed to a wider review of the IT applications and infrastructure to provide an assurance that the organisation’s assets were protected and that suitable security and control mechanisms were in place. The high level of technical knowledge required resulted in the birth of the computer auditor.

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Why is the market share of accounting measures shrinking, and can cross-sectional differences in the extent of shrinkage be explained? Has the information content of accounting information itself deteriorated, or should we look to more fundamental changes in the economic environment? For example, Milliron (2000) documents a significant shift over the past twenty years in board characteristics measuring director accountability, independence, and effectiveness consistent with a general increase in directors’ incentive alignment with shareholders’ interests.

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Golden Jubilee Savings Bonds. In 2007 the Ghanaian government issued $50 million worth of five-year “Golden Jubilee” savings bonds, available for purchase at approved financial institutions until June 2008, to both Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Its objective was to raise money for infrastructural development projects in all ten regions of the country, raise awareness of the importance of saving, and diversify financial instruments on offer to the market. Holders of the accrual bonds do not receive the fixed 15 to 15.

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yet we now have an opportunity to achieve real, lasting progress – because global leaders increasingly recognize that the health of women and children is the key to progress on all development goals. this global strategy requires that all partners unite and take coordinated action.

7p connhobinh 10-12-2012 48 1   Download

On the day after his nomination as director of the Institute, Miguéz abolished the Chair of Singing “due to a lack of teachers,” despite the large number of teachers in Italian bel canto working there. Qualified piano teachers who belonged to the same aesthetic were replaced or downgraded to lower posts, such as that of accompanist.

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As the first ever effort to collect and present data on projected, climate-related investments under reference and mitigation scenarios, the preparation of this paper was possible only due to the collaboration and support extended by different international financial institutions, UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, other relevant agencies, and representatives of the private sector and civil society.

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In the United States, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) was formed in 1880, becoming the third such professional engineering society, after the American Society of Civil Engineers (1852) and the American Institute of Mining Engineers (1871).[7] The first schools in the United States to offer an engineering education were the United States Military Academy in 1817, an institution now known as Norwich University in 1819, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1825.

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The 250 workshop participants included: (a) general managers and high-level staff of social funds; (b) representatives of central government institutions that oversee the operations of the funds; (c) representatives of municipal governments that interact with social funds in the selec- tion and implementation of subprojects and of their regional associations; (d) representatives of nongovernmental organizations and civil society organizations that work with social funds; (e) staff of the World Bank and of other multilateral and bilateral development agencies that fi- nance, design, an...

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The workshop participants included: (a) general managers and high-level staff of social funds; (b) representatives of central government institutions that oversee the operations of the funds; (c) representatives of municipal governments that interact with social funds in the selection and implementation of subprojects and of their regional associations; (d) representatives of nongov- ernmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations that work with social funds; (e) staff of the World Bank and of other multilateral and bilateral development agencies that finance, design, a...

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