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environmental era, where the idea of an ecological and socially sustainable relationship between man and the environment has developed (Richardson and Wood 2006). Sustainable development is ‘the integration of social, economic and environmental factors into planning, implementation and decision making so as to ensure that development serves present and future generations’ (NEMA 1998). It
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING Key words Vocational education and training, skills development, policy evaluation, 1. INTRODUCTION The youth unemployment is a big challenge in South Africa and in many countries across the continent and the world. One of the factors that are contributing negatively on the youth unemployment is the lack of skills and experience. The high number of youth unemployment in South Africa continues to be a huge problem even after the establishment of the Department Of
Regionalism in south Asia: Negotiating Cooperation, Institutional structures, by Kishore C. Dash, New Delhi, 2008, Routledge, 246 pages; price Rs 725 ISBN 978-0-203-93036-6 After the cold war period and military alliances regional cooperation gained an important role in international politics. The European Union, OPEC, African Union, SAARC etc are some of the prominent regional cooperation initiatives. These associations mainly focus on trade and economic factors peace, security and development in the region
and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that – (i) prevent pollution and ecological degradation; (ii) promote conservation; and (iii) secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why it is important, as a Political
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With the approval of twelve member countries, UNASUR became a legal entity on 11 March 2011. UNASUR is the latest effort in South America for establishing a socio-economic and political integration process in the region. The UNASUR proposal is different from other regional integration blocs such as Mercosur and the Andean Community that have been driven by economic ideas without taken consideration for the social differences and local realities across the region. UNASUR has a clear goal of reaching
Executive summary Marketing of new or existing business products is critical to the success of the business. Marketing a product require critical analysis of the different aspects in the market such as industry trends, business environmental analysis, completive analysis among other aspects in marketing. This report examines the marketing plan for Lamborghini car a product of Volkswagen Corporation. The first part of the report captures description of the product including the market needs that the
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Chapter One 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Historical and political Background 1.1.1. Nepal a Brief review Nepal, a mountainous country in south Asia, had been united by then king Prithvi Narayan Shah during his reign, 1743-1775 AD. After his death his successors also continued unification process and extended the boarder of this nation by 1816 before the Sugauli Sandhi (a treaty done with the then British India at the place named Sugauli). The Gorkha conquest in the late eighteenth century united into