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...This book examines the economics of the postal sector through three lenses: snapshot and trends, models, and opportunities. In the years to come, the Universal Postal Union plans to develop its role as a knowledge centre for the postal sector from ...

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...PREFACE Bishar A. Hussein ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Development strategies for the postal sector: an economic perspective José Ansón and Matthias Helble CHAPTER 1 Postal economics and statistics for strategy analysis – The long view José Ansón and Matthias Helble...

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...ntages into more focus, in order to bring into light some ‘human’ aspects of the country, and how these can be integrated into the broader context of economics development. At the end of the day, their achievements cannot be measured by economic progress alone, but also how the people can have the proper sense of meaning (i.e. ‘feel’ at home) in their own homeland, instead...

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... 3 Creating the enemy Definitions, manifestations and locations of corruption Causes of corruption Social, political and economic consequences of corruption Subject positions Metaphors Conclusion 4 Vagueness and specificity – aims of the fight against corruption and specifications of the uncorrupted society ...

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...SECTION III THE MILITARY DIMENSION 6 MILITARY STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Force Employment Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Force Development Strategy . . . . . . . . . . 108 Force Deployment Strategy . . . . . . . . . . .110 Coordination of Military Strategy . . . . . . . .112 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Note . . . . ...

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... families, especially children, are more likely to consume the quality protein and essential micronutrients they need for healthy physical and mental development. Increasing dairy production is a major challenge for those engaged in international livestock development. Moreover, there are environmental concerns about livestock production in fragile landscapes, so increa...

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...ystems in Asia Dairy production systems in Latin America Dual-purpose systems Intensive milk production Conclusions References Chapter 3: Socio-economic aspects of smallholder dairy farmers A. J. De Boer Introduction Smallholder dairy farming systems Types of systems Post-milking considerations Technological change and technology transfer for smallholder dair...

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...erpin livelihoods and social systems. In particular, it recommends monitoring the natural resource base to inform disaster preparedness and guide all development that impacts on that base. The following chapters trace the various impacts of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. Chapter One discusses some key concepts and definitions used in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and in Natur...

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... 21 Evaluation of Natural Disasters 22 Chapter 2 –Components of Disasters and NRM 27 Economic Analysis – Five Forms of Capital 27 The Significance of Context 31 Ecosystems Functional Analysis 35 A Note on Statistics ...

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................74 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CODIFICATION..............83 9. Algebraic Generalization of Venn Diagram, by Florentin Smarandache.........84 ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, AND POLITICS.................87 10. Introduction to Poly-Emporium Theory in Economics, by V. Christianto, F. Smarandache, in Authors’ book Cultural Advantage for Cities. An Alternative for Developing Cou...

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................74 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CODIFICATION..............83 9. Algebraic Generalization of Venn Diagram, by Florentin Smarandache.........84 ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, AND POLITICS.................87 10. Introduction to Poly-Emporium Theory in Economics, by V. Christianto, F. Smarandache, in Authors’ book Cultural Advantage for Cities. An Alternative for Developing Cou...