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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Policy objective"”.
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Sustainable Economic Growth and Financial Stability: A Critical Perspective with Special Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
… different issues surrounding two monetary policy objectives: sustainable economic growth and financial stability. These policy objectives lay more emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa, as six papers were devoted to the region. The first policy objective identifies capital flows as an important …
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Chemical Terrorism: The Threat of Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda Inspired Individuals
… of chemical terrorism needs to be a key security policy objective of the United States.
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The contribution of teleworking to travel demand management
… By doing so, it seeks to increase the range of policy options to support transport policy objective(s). Teleworking has been studied from various perspectives in the past; however, its impact on commute travel has not been modelled. This thesis has applied a policy analysis based methodology to …
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An investigation into the barriers to entry in the South African downstream petroleum industry
… (HSDA's), while the government has set itself an objective of achieving sustainable presence, control and ownership by HDSA's of approximately a quarter in all facets of the industry. The government has set this objective in order to address the past imbalances before the industry could be …
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Crowd equals diversity? a diversity analysis on participation of agency-sponsored open innovation challenges
… whether open innovation challenges achieve the policy objective of increasing diversity in solvers for public agencies, and (iii) investigating whether increased diversity leads to desired innovation outcomes. This thesis leverages the NASA-Freelancer Astrobee Challenge Series (ACS), an online …
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An exploration of the role of coaching in supporting non-traditional students in higher education in the UK : the perspectives of the students and their coaches
… for non-traditional students has been a key policy objective for successive governments in the UK since the late 1990’s. In spite of the relative success of policies and strategies to increase and retain the number of non-traditional students accessing and participating at university, the …
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A hierarchical decision-making approach to resource management and valuation: The case of conjunctive water use
… shared by the social planner and the resultant objectives differ structurally or parametrically. These concepts are applied to the optimum management of conjunctive use of surface and ground water. Irrigation water pricing reform to improve efficiency and also to increase labor demand are seen …
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An analysis of Russian equity capital markets
… developing the equity market is an important policy objective for the Russian government. Through a series of interviews, data collection and a review of the literature, it is found that the Russian equity market is rather underdeveloped as measured by its liquidity, free float capitalization …
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An econometric model of the world palm oil market and policy implications for the United States
… model for the international palm oil market. Policy implications for the United States and the rest of the world under alternative trade restrictions and policy instruments are assessed, The first objective of this analysis is related to specifying, developing, and obtaining estimates of the …
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United States policy towards Iraq, 1988-1990
… region. It posed a challenge for United States policy towards Iraq. Emerging as a strong regional power from the war, Iraq was determined to play a leading role in regional affairs. The United States realized that normal relations with Iraq would serve American interests. U.S. policy objective …
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France's Algeria Policy (1988-1995): Discourse, Motives and Means
France's Algeria Policy (1988-1995). Discourse, Motives and Means is a study of the French response to political upheavals in Algeria. The October 1988 riots in Algeria sparked off a fast-track democratisation process which was, however, rapidly brought to an end. Following Algeria's Winter 1991/92 …
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Transition and the international taught postgraduate nursing student: qualitative evidence from Middle Eastern students in a UK university
… journey back home. Internationalisation as a policy objective in higher education is continually evolving. Higher education institutions have witnessed significant growth in the enrolment of international students. <br/><br/>The research is grounded in Schlossberg’s transition theory …
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Attitudes Toward the Dispersal of Low Income Housing in Birmingham, Alabama.
The study of public policy has attempted to clarify the realm of political activity which is responsible for the decisions made in the public arena for the good of the people. Public policy, in a very broad sense, has been defined as "whatever governments choose to do or not to do" (Anderson, 1977, …
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African solutions to African problems: An assessment of the African Union (AU)'s policy implementation for peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2004
… philosophy and driving force that became a policy objective. The African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), implemented in 2002 at the founding of the AU, was established as a mechanism to obtain this objective. The AU has undertaken to take a leading role and responsibility in …
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Cal-Adapt and the usability of climate adaptation tools
… downscaled data to inform decisions and consider policy options that will increase their resilience. I specifically focus on a tool produced by the State of California called Cal-Adapt. Based on interviews with local officials and climate professionals across California, I find that climate tools …
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Running in place : renewal portfolio standards and climate change
… technologies and resources. One prominent public policy objective driving their rapid adoption and expansion in recent years has been the desire to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. Eighty percent of power sector CO2, and thus one third of all U.S. CO2, comes from 620 …
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Regulating sustainable development : an enabling model for consistent collaboration between planning and building control services in England
… of sustainable development as a major policy objective. As a result, disciplinary boundaries have become blurred, with many stakeholders viewing regulation as a constraint to sustainable development. In light of the modern challenges of regulating the built environment, this thesis aims …
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Implementing environmental policy in Scotland: an analysis of water pollution regulation and government support for the voluntary environmental sector.
… analysis of the implementation of environmental policy in Scotland as undertaken through the use of specific regulatory and distributive policy instruments. In particular, it examines the implementation of regulatory water pollution control policy by one of Scotland's former River Purification …
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Problematising ‘happiness’: A critical explanation of the UK’s happiness agenda
… more and more prevalent in discussions of social policy and in the provision of healthcare services. In recent years, the maximisation of a nation’s ‘happiness’ has emerged as both a key policy objective and as a central focus within social, political and economic research, with public policy …
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Causation in the Law of the World Trade Organization
… (5) the relationship between a measure and its policy objective (Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and Article XIV of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ); and (6) the relationship between a responding Member’s failure to comply with a DSB ruling and the …
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