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Central City Redevelopment, 2002.
An overview of the concepts of urban sprawl and the rebirth of the inner city as the way of the future.
4,150 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 151.95
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This paper will further develop the concepts of urban sprawl and the rebirth of the inner city. In the final analysis, it is concluded that the future of the urban form is by no means carved in stone. There are strong and clear trends showing that increased suburbanization; i.e., urban sprawl, is in the cards. However, this will not necessarily come at the expense of the inner city. The experience of several cities in the US shows us that inner city areas, through restoration and re-development, can compete very favorably with suburban communities. Yet, there are also considerable risks and complications. This paper finds that market uncertainty and displacement are two of the most important and troublesome issues when looking at redevelopment of the inner city.
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Ontario Place Redevelopment, 2002.
Examines plans for the redevelopment of Toronto's Exhibition Place, also known as Ontario Place.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper presents a plan for the redevelopment of the Exhibition Place/Ontario Place site along the Toronto waterfront. It focuses on the development of a green space corridor through the Exhibition Place site linking the city and Ontario Place.
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Brownfields Redevelopment, 2005.
Examines the advantages of redeveloping brownfields sites and the obstacles facing this kind of venture.
967 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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The value of revitalizing contaminated sites, or brownfields, has gained widespread acceptance. The efforts at remediation and eventual redevelopment of these sites involve several stakeholders, since the exercise directly impacts a number of different interests. The paper shows that the key issues to be resolved for the successful rejuvenation of brownfields sites are technical, legal, financial, future land use and community issues. Satisfactory resolution of these issues results in a happy confluence of interests working together to ensure the full exploitation of these under-utilized assets. This paper fully discusses the issues and the attendant obstacles to redevelopment of brownfields sites, and examines some of the more successful approaches which have been employed.
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Abstract
Introduction
Major Issues in Brownfields Redevelopment
References
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"Liability protection ranks high on the list of concerns for potential investors, and the VCPs have responded to this obstacle. Many states offer some measure of liability protection. However, the liability assurances offered by VCPs must be in keeping with current state laws, and can only be for such activities as recognized by that state. Thus, there is always the possibility, however remote, of these guarantees being supplanted by federal law."
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Community Redevelopment in Los Angeles, 1993.
Examines the demographic characteristics of the city of Los Angeles and uses this as a foundation for evaluating the performance of redevelopment activities.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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"Community Redevelopment in Los Angeles: Institutional Performance and the Reasons for Success and Failure
Background of the Problem
Any analysis of redevelopment in the city of Los Angeles must be sensitive not only to institutional performance of the Community Redevelopment Agency but also to the broader social context in which that agency operates. Robert Putnam (1993), in his most recent work, has argued persuasively that when evaluating a particular institutions performance, it is important to view its functioning as a dependent as well as an independent variable. Thus this study will conjecture that the practical performance of ..."
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The Brownfield Redevelopment, 2006.
An overview and discussion of the Brownfield re-development in Toronto and the controversy surrounding the re-development project.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 124.95
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The issue of Brownfield re-development has been one of the most significant matters to ever consume the time and attention of Toronto civic leaders. Indeed, the consensus (at least among those who closely follow the flagging fortunes of the city's waterfront) is that a failure to adequately resolve Toronto's brown field problem will do lasting harm to Canada's largest metropolitan center. In this paper, the writer explores the brown field redevelopment situation in Toronto by examining whether or not there are any differences to be found between the redeveloped condominiums built on former industrial sites and those built at other locations.
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Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), 2004.
This paper discusses the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), a free trade agreement between the United States and the countries of Central America.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper chronicles the efforts of the Bush Administration to pass the CAFTA, the Central America Free Trade Agreement. The author explains of its benefits. The paper delineates the problems of this legislation.
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" On January ..., President Bush announced that the United States would explore a free trade agreement with the countries of Central America. The President said his Administration would work closely with Congress towards this goal. The President added that the purpose of this initiative was to strengthen the economic ties the United States already had with these nations and to reinforce their progress toward economic political and social reform. The Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA is a proposed agreement between the United States and Guatemala, ..."
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Central Banks, 2008.
An analysis of the variances of central banks between different countries and over time.
1,629 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the purposes of central banks and the variances that exist between countries in how central banks are instituted and developed from country to country over time. It then discusses the need for central banks to be independent of politics or any other forces and the consequences that can occur if this is not the case.
Table of Contents:
Variations
County to Country
Over Time
Key Concerns: Central Bank Reactions
Independence Issues
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"If free market perspectives are to be considered alone, then there is little argument against the need for central bank independence. In such a perspective, any intervention, political or otherwise, can disrupt the free market movements. At the same time, there is argument that such a degree of independence also can deter the ability of government to manage its economic growth. Another argument is that such policies put developing countries at a distinct disadvantage against more developed economies because of economies of scale.
"One of the most popular examples to illustrate the need for central bank independence is the events that led to the Great Depression. In this scenario, governments control of the country's economy, particular its investment policies affecting the monetary value of the country's currency, as a key contributing factor for the collapse. In its objective to encourage the expansion of the economy to prevent a recession because of similar recession in European markets through spending, the U.S. economy literally was not able to support expectations in the market. However, in the case of the Asian Financial Crisis, analysts now believe that it was the emphasis on liberalization encouraged policies that will eventually left governments unable to respond to kicks in inflation and maintain currency stability."
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India's Central Government Health Plan, 2006.
This paper reports original research regarding the financing of India's central government health scheme.
8,750 words (approx. 35.0 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 183.95
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This paper explains that the Indian Central Government Health Scheme was launched in 1954 with a dual purpose of providing a comprehensive medical care facility to the Central Government employees and pensioners including their families and to do away with the cumbersome system of medical reimbursement; however, the purposes for which the scheme was launched appear to have been lost given the introduction of private medical care. The author investigated 364 cases, as a random sample from the Postal & RMS (Railway Mail Service), located in the NCR of Delhi and the city of Bangalore, by analyzing the financial implications of treatment at various types of hospitals: Government (GOV), Private Recognized (RP) and Private Unrecognized (UP) hospitals under the CGHS scheme. The paper reports that the percentage satisfaction level for IP treatment in private hospitals is greater than the government hospitals and investigates extensively possible private insurance schemes involving the government. Many tables and charts.
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Research Objectives
A Brief Overview of Functioning of CGHS
Recognition of Private Hospitals by CGHS
Facilities Provided to Serving Employees and their families
Facilities Provided to Central Government Pensioners
Other Facilities in Non-emergency Cases
Emergency Care
Rates of Subscription and Recoveries
Findings
Quantitative Data
Treatment in Different Categories of Hospitals
The Claim Spread
Out-of-Pocket Expenses based on Hospital Types.
Out-of-Pocket Expenses based on Disease Types
In-Patient and Outpatient Treatment: Delhi V/S Bangalore
Comparative Cost of Treatment
Budgetary Allocation, Expenditure and Cost of Treatment-Scheme-Level
Outpatient Cost of Card (Pensioners Included)
Inpatient Cost of Pensioner Card
Average Total Cost of Card for Pensioners
Average Total Cost of Card: Serving Employees
Welfare of Employees and Subsidy-Scheme Level
Implications for the Central Government Health Scheme
Employee Benefit-Case of DOP
Qualitative
ICICI Lombard
Mediclaim or Hospitalization Benefit Insurance Policy
Abbreviations
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"Budgetary allocation to CGHS scheme is made every year under various heads based on projected requirements of the CGHS dispensaries. There is no analysis of performance of the dispensary or review of utilization of funds while making fresh allotment of funds. Their utilization neither is monitored nor is any expenditure-benefit analysis carried out. Although the scheme was introduced with welfare angle, it is no denying the fact that the money allocated to the dispensaries should be properly utilized and the benefits should overweigh the expenditure. In the present practice, there is no monitoring mechanism to ensure efficient utilization of funds by the dispensaries, one of the reasons for the same being non-maintenance of financial/cost records properly."
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Hispanics in the Central Valley, 2008.
This paper explores labor violations and residential segregation in the Central (Sierra) Valley, California.
5,399 words (approx. 21.6 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 132.95
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The paper discusses the Central Valley's residential segregation that has been produced by the unequal labor standards afflicting Hispanic immigrants specifically. The paper explores how Hispanic immigrants continue to experience some of the lowest levels of integration, due to residential separation, labor conditions and treatment by institutional agencies. The paper provides policy recommendations to protect the labor rights of immigrant populations that would align American policy more closely with the ideals established in the U.S. Constitution and would improve the overall strength and optimization of the U.S. economy.
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Introduction
Overview
California and the Central Valley
Analysis of Immigration and Segregation in the Central Valley
Conclusion
Recommendations
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"California is amongst the most diverse states in the United States, and its Central Region, which can be found just at the base of the great Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, is especially a bastion of this diversity. California's importance as a destination for so many immigrants, and in particular, for Hispanic immigrants and especially those arriving from Mexico, is directly related to its promise of economic opportunity. The vast array of agricultural operations, construction contracts and production operations coming into developing in this non-coastal area has drawn countless newcomers seeking opportunities and has directly contributed to the overall diversity of the state. Even as the Central Sierra Region has long been a home only to white California residents, its proximity to the site for the state's most promising growth sectors has produced a residential segregation that has come to define the Hispanic immigrant experience in the Central Valley."
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Eastern, Central and Western Europe, 2007.
This paper reviews Ivan T. Berend's "History Derailed: Central and Eastern Europe during the Long Nineteenth Century".
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that Ivan T. Berend, in his book "History Derailed: Central and Eastern Europe during the Long Nineteenth Century", discusses the perceptible insecurity of Eastern and Central Europe as it witnessed the dramatic rise of Western Europe to global prominence. The paper then examines Berend's failure, in the book, to draw the explicit linkages that might make the unfolding of Central and Eastern European history more comprehensible to first-time students. Additionally, the paper points out the strong and lucid organization of Berend's work but concludes that, while a generally engaging and well-written text, Berend's work is certainly not without its apparent flaws. .
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"To begin with, Berend does a capable job of outlining the instigating factors which made it incumbent upon Eastern Europe to "modernize". Not least of all, Eastern and Central Europe was compelled to re-assess its own progress and economic system in light of the startling ascendancy of the west. Most crucial of all, Berend touches upon the fact that Eastern European and Central European nations felt themselves not only backward relative to the west, but also vulnerable to any expansionist ambitions their western colleagues might contemplate. In a related vein, the elite of the aforementioned nations was troubled by the fact that it was being consigned (indeed, already was consigned) to the continental periphery (Berend, 1; for a further discussion of Western European ascendancy, please see also pages 5-8). The inclusion of such sentiments in the book may seem a small matter, but what Berend has done is remind readers of how so much of what passed for Central and European politics in the "long nineteenth century" was motivated feelings of fear and pangs of insecurity."
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Conscious Perception and the Central Nervous System, 2008.
A discussion relating to conscious perception and its relationship to the central nervous system.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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The paper examines whether our conscious perception is an epiphenomenon of the activity of our central nervous system. The paper states that the argument is based on the fact that perception is shaped by cultural factors, meaning that people from two different cultures do not perceive the world in exactly the same way and explains that if conscious perception was not an epiphenomenon of the central nervous system, there would be no significant differences between cultures.
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"In order to prove this point it is necessary to look at the nature of perception. Emily A. Schultz and Robert H. Lavenda in Cultural Anthropology define perception as, "The processes by which people organize and experience information that is primarily of sensory origin"(Schultz and Lavenda 1995: 139). What this means is that perception involves two distinct components. The first components are
the sensory organs themselves. The detect stimulus from the environment. However,sensory organs can only detect, they can't process the information. The central nervous system processes the information that the sensory organs have detected."
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Democracy and Economic Development in Central America, 2002.
This research paper discusses the Central American nations and the current economic and political conditions impacting prospects for improving their economies and achieving or maintaining democratic reform initiatives into the new century.
2,265 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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The following paper discusses the historical facts pertaining to the economic development of Central America. It also examines the unfolding of events and regional and global environmental factors and provides a qualitative analysis to support the central thesis that forward movement can be sustained.
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?Central America is an area undergoing a huge transformation as it enters the 21st century, integrating the economic social, political and cultural changes associated with its goal of incorporation into the global economy and international political society. The old authoritarian regimes have crumbled through transitions to democratic government, and leftist movements of the 1980s have been defeated or transformed. Political and economic changes are apparent throughout in Central America. Facilitated by the proactive opening to the global economy and export-led development (ELD) strategy, maquiladora production (particularly of garments), tourism, nontraditional agricultural exports, and money sent home from emigrant workers have risen dramatically in importance, changing the society and economy of the region from a traditional agricultural base to include and embrace the channels of global production and distribution. This has caused the emphasis to shift from farming, cottage industries of artisans, regionally-focused small industry, and other traditional classes to the new economic activities, creating new urban and rural working classes, and a new class of labor (Robinson, 1998).?
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Central and European Businesses, 2002.
A look at the international management challenges that are being met by businesses in Central and Eastern Europe.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 133.95
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This fifteen-page graduate paper discusses the international management challenges facing businesses in Central and Eastern Europe. First, the technology challenge must be met for businesses to stay ahead in global competition. Second, the euro challenge requires quite a few changes within the international management of a business. Third, the recent upheaval in the structure of the Central and Eastern European countries has developed the need to tackle this transformation. 15 pgs. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Contradictions in Mexican and Central American Immigration Policy, 2000.
This paper examines the differences between Mexican and Central American immigration policy.
1,863 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper compares Mexican and Central American migration patterns since 1960 with an emphasis on the role of United States immigration policy and its expanding globalization efforts. The writer argues that Mexican and Central American migration patterns share similar motivating elements and consequences due to both the forces intended to curb immigration and those intended to expand American capital interests.
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"Economic analyst Saskia Sassen writes that migration should not solely be examined on levels of internal factors such as the sending country?s political and economic problems, but rather on a level of international processes that might encourage such out-migration (Sassen 213). If this is true, for our purposes it is important to note that historically, and most importantly since 1960, U.S. foreign policy catering to globalization interests have indeed been at play in the sending countries of Mexico and Central America. As the largest employer and exporter in Guatemala by the 1930s, the United Fruit Company (UFC) serves as an early example of foreign policy benefiting these globalization efforts. United Fruit did this by securing beneficial tax agreements through shrewd manipulation of the favorable political climate and privatization of Guatemalan land. The reading by Kinzer and Schlesinger points out that the UFC enjoyed a stronghold on the export-oriented Guatemalan economy, allowing them to dictate the politics on their terms. Guatemala had grown to become an economic appendage of the U.S. as a vast portion its economy was spear-headed by la fruitera."
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The European Central Bank and the Interest Rate for Europe., 2002.
A look at the effect of the eurodollar and the European Central Bank on European interest rates.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper analyzes the economic impact of the eurodollar and the European Central Bank in relation to the development of an interest rate for European economies. Described here as a "mega-bank," the European Central Bank is critically evaluated as a high-risk economic institution that is also suspect in advancing the eventual assimilation of independent European countries.
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