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Quality in Higher Education has become a primary agenda of the countries worldwide. In the context marked by expansion of higher education and globalization of economic activities, education has become a national concern in developing countries with an international dimension. To cope with this...
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The growth surge produced by East Asian newly industrialised nations since 1970s has been a central theme of research and debate amongst many social scientists and policy makers. From an “institutionalist” perspective, the idea of “development state” was theorised to explain this “East...
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Recently Australia has added another aspect to its tax administration via the introduction of pro bono tax clinics which allow university tax students to assist disadvantaged members of the community. In addition to assisting the community, the clinics are helping to build the next generation of...
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the human rights deficit in addressing global injustices. This is where the emerging discourse on responsibility can …, that an ethic of responsibility finds limited expression through an obligation of international cooperation and assistance … in international human rights law based on an understanding of ‘shared responsibility’ and signals the practical way …
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I investigate the effect of ratification of different human rights treaties adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Official Development Assistance (ODA) by donors of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). On average the ratification of an additional human rights treaty...
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Since the 9/11 attacks more attention has been given to the question why the United States is a major target for transnational terrorism. What conditions motivate these terrorist activities? Are there specific characteristics in the terrorists home countries that provide a breeding ground for...
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The challenges involved in the realisation of the human right to adequate food and nutrition (HRtAFN), and of food and nutrition sovereignty and security in African countries and in Brazil, comprise different elements - but also share several similarities. While there has been evidence of a...
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