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Showing 1 to 20 of 129 for “"Government documents"”.
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Fertility, feminism, and family policy : a study of Québec demographic discourse and government documents, 1970-1997
… feminist demographic discourse on Québec Government policy documents, specifically a sample produced between 1970 and 1997. It begins with the premise that Québec demographic discourse and Government family policy measures have their basis in epistemologies and methodologies which fail to …
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Incorporating Climate Change in Southern African Social Policy: A Malawian Case Study
… in Malawian social policy, and the discourse and government documents surrounding it. In Malawi, social protection predates climate change policies – in both policy in practice – however, they have risen up the Governments agenda at the same time. This is unsurprising given the severity and …
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To what extent can the different responses of the United States and the European Union to the Volkswagen Scandal be explained by their different applications of performance-based regulation?
… Using a triangulation of evidence from government documents –including documents from the recently established European Parliament Committee on Emissions Measurements in the Automotive Sector-, non-government documents, and semi-structured interviews, this research uses a process tracing …
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Discourses and Notions of Identity in United States Foreign Policy: Israel and the 2014 Gaza War
… on Israel. By examining official U.S. government documents, media articles, and pop culture platforms, this project identifies dominant narratives within the United States on Israel and the Palestinian territories. The complicated notions of identity that were discursively expressed …
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An examination of the anti-foreign attitude in the United States between 1919 and 1929, based upon the periodical literature of the time
… twenty-six different periodicals, as well as government documents and some of the better-known books concerning American immigration were consulted in researching this topic. Most of the information used came directly from periodical literature published between 1919 and 1929. Since a large …
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Performance Based Pay: Is it a Functional Alternative in Government?
… of those performance-based pay plans within the government. Its purpose is to determine if the use of such pay plans is effective, both for the efficiency of government organizations and the motivation of employees. Through the analysis of government documents and organizational plans, and …
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The origins and consequences of the American feedlot system.
… world. Industrial advancements and government policies were instrumental in the development of the feedlot system. To examine this history, this thesis studies primary sources from agricultural, business, and industrial history, human and veterinary medicine, newspaper/magazine …
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Hollywood, African Consolidated Films, and "bioskoopbeskawing," or bioscope culture : aspects of American culture in Cape Town, 1945-1960
… centre. Based on a wide range of unpublished government documents, oral interviews, periodicals, and a survey of motion pictures in Cape Town between 1946 and 1960, this thesis illustrates that not only did American images and products dominate the South African market, but American methods of …
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Evacuation to Pembrokeshire during the Second World War
… the examination of existing local and central government documents relating to the evacuation, local and national contemporary news reports on the same and the oral and written testimonies of evacuees, foster parents and contemporary observers. The experience of Pembrokeshire is compared with …
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Bui Doi: Vietnamese Amerasian experiences in Vietnam and the United States
… primary and secondary sources: interviews, government documents, books, articles, and periodicals, this investigation examines the nature of the United States' involvement in Vietnam, the race relations and oppression in each society, as well as the experiences of Amerasians in both …
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Local matters: Regulating economic development in two Indiana cities
<p>Since the 1970s, local governments have utilized similar redevelopment tools to counteract economic dislocations but cities often experience divergent development pathways. This project explores why these divergences occur through a comparative case study of a college town and factory town in …
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The Edenton Tea Party, 25 October 1774: A Patriotic Female Community in Revolutionary North Carolina
… to attain the right to participate in American government. I analyze county data from archives, published collections, correspondence, government documents, maps, and other photos. My thesis fills the gap in the historiography of the Edenton Tea Party and the women in Chowan County in the …
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“They Know Too Much Already:” Black Education in Post-Emancipation Era Columbus, GA, 1866-1876
… local and religious newspapers, census data, government documents, and meeting minutes, this study recovers the authentic perspective of Columbus’s freedmen as they embarked upon securing an education as well as exploring the limits of their freedom. This study is part of both the …
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Inspiring or Perpetuating Stereotypes?: The Complicated Case of Disability as Inspiration
… critical media studies literature, as well as government documents and official reports. Qualitative data were gathered through focus groups with disabled and non-disabled participants, as well as through comments posted on the infomercial's YouTube video and on Twitter, and through media …
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The Development of a Survey to Assess the Type of Capacity within Nonprofit Sport Organizations
… organizations, and two critical Canadian federal government documents outlining strategic direction for the nonprofit sport sector. Consequently, the purpose of this quantitative research study was to develop a valid and reliable survey to categorize nonprofit sport organizations into capacity …
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Why Renegotiation?: Renewal of the South Korea-Chile Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
… market security concerns. By analyzing official government documents and conducting three semi-structured interviews with government officials and experts in the field, I argue that the current protectionist policies in the developed West have economically motivated Chile and South Korea to …
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Opportunities and obstacles for foreign investors in Turkish real estate
… entering into that market. Since 2002, the government of Turkey has been implementing an aggressive economic reform program within which, foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a crucial role. To attract foreign investments, the government has instituted major reforms in tax and finance laws …
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Exploratory Analysis of the Inhabitants' Experience of the Singaporean Smart Nation: Construction, Boundaries, and Connection
… of the SN in conjunction with the assemblage of government policy narratives to explore the construction of the SN and its impact on inhabitants. To do so, it examines a selection of government documents pertaining to their vision for the SN, an online survey of Singaporean residents (n=255), and …
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"Your business is mine, and mine is mine" : how the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger has affected the live entertainment market
… on various secondary data sources including government documents, financial statements, academic literature, and media reports to analyze the merger's impact. The findings reveal that while the merger has led to operational efficiencies and a broader market presence for Live Nation …
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