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Immigration After the second world war, due to Britain’s shortage of labour (mainly in manual, low-skilled jobs) and to the necessity to rebuild the country, the British government invited Commonwealth citizens (= citizens of the former colonies of the British Empire) to settle in the UK to fill those vacant jobs and to participate to the reconstruction effort. From the 1940s to the 1960s, immigrants came from the three main areas of the Commonwealth: 1. the Indian sub-continent: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

contrasting American and European conceptions of social enterprise resulting in difficulty communicating on the topic and missed opportunities to learn and build on foreign experience. To address this need, this paper compares and contrasts American and European social enterprise through an extensive review of literature from the two regions and discussions with social enterprise researchers on both sides of the Atlantic. It outlines the definitions of social enterprise used by American and European

vingt une chaire fut également créée à la London School of Economics à la demande du prix Nobel Noël-Baker. La première université consacrée entièrement aux Relations internationales fut l'Institut de hautes études internationales fondé en 1927 à Genève par William Rappard. Il avait pour but de former les diplomates associés à la Société des Nations et fut un des premiers à délivrer des doctorats en relations internationales. La Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service de l'université de Georgetown est

The Origins of the Cold War Introduction For forty-three years, although no war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was ever officially declared, the leaders of the democratic West and the Communist East faced off against each other in what is known as the Cold War. The war was not considered “hot” because neither superpower directly attacked the other. Nevertheless, despite attempts to negotiate during periods of peaceful coexistence and détente, these two nations

credit risk Analysis of collateral as a risk management tool Pricing counterparty credit risk Examining the regulatory framework Hedging counterparty credit risk Causes of wrong way risk Discussing the role of a central clearing house to help mitigate counterparty credit risk incisive-events.com/ccr Counterparty Credit Risk Management in OTC Derivatives London 3 & 4 November 2008 New York 6 & 7 November 2008 Counterparty Credit Risk Management in OTC Derivatives London 3 & 4 November 2008

[pic] Edith Penrose Edith Penrose (15 novembre 1914 - 11 octobre 1996) est une économiste anglaise née aux États-Unis, réputée pour la publication d'un ouvrage intitulé "The Theory of the Growth of the Firm", qui décrit les multiples manières (et la rapidité) par lesquelles les firmes modernes croissent. Il s'agit d'une contribution importante au monde de l'économie et du management par l'une des premières femmes à avoir influencé significativement ces domaines. Elle est également une spécialiste

343rd anniversary of the Great Fire of London. Indeed, this fire was the most destroyer of English history. It was a great change for the English population. For exemple, some contemporary artists continue to paint the fire, schools teach it to their pupils, some interactive games are created for the same reason. On September 1666, early on Sunday morning, a fire broke out at the king's bakers in Pudding Lane near the river. It hit the city of London and threated the area of Westminster, Whitehall

investing in children is good for us all nef is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environmental and social issues. We work in partnership and put people and the planet first. Action for Children is one of the UK’s leading children’s charities. We are committed to helping the most vulnerable children and young people in the

Robert Mundell est né en 1932 à Kingston, dans la province canadienne de l'Ontario. Il entame ses études supérieures à l'Université de Colombie Britannique dont il sort diplômé en 1953, puis intègre la London School of Economics, et obtient son doctorat en économie au Massachusetts Institute of Technology en 1956. Sa carrière d'économiste l'amène à enseigner à l'Université de Chicago, à l'Université de Stanford puis au Centre John Hopkins de Bologne, puis à conseiller le Fonds Monétaire International

Though her form of economic liberalism wasn't new, her will to implement it against the grain of politics was unique. She bred a generation of politicians all of whom took her as reference. Her fall left the nation stunned. Essays saw it as so idiosyncratic that it could not survive her departure. Yet her departure = the end of the beginning. Legacy was carried forward by John Major, Tony Blair (Thatcher's most devoted follower) and Gordon Brown. They were prisoners of a revolution effected