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need for education and further development before wine becomes a regular part of weekly shopping and consumption.  …
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This paper reviews the prevalence of the use of risk ratings by commercial banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers between 1997 and 2002. Adoption of risk rating procedures held about steady over the period, with a little less than half the...
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used to transfer the correlated natural disaster risks that often hamper the development of farm‐level microcredit. By …
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The moral hazard problem which obstructs external equity financing of farm businesses is studied using the principal‐agent framework. We assume that the supplier of external equity capital (the principal) cannot directly observe the farmer’s (agent’s) effort, but can observe the random...
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The nature of distance learning in general, and for the specific case of LIS professional development, is reviewed in …
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development, supplier development, and information sharing on a range of issues. However, there is evidence to illustrate that …
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The recent handing over of Hong Kong to China was an important landmark in British history. One might question, however, whether Hong Kong is still going to be of great significance to Britain and Europe in future years and whether future business and trade will remain important. The key to the...
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Takes a dispassionate view of what the future holds for the Management Standards drawing on a research study reviewing the experiences of using the Management Standards. Takes the view that the future of the Management Standards will be largely determined by user or practitioner satisfaction on...
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Examines the development of marketing in the public service and presents a short discussion of the growth of marketing … application of marketing as it exists, but the development of a new form of marketing. The management of the public sector is …
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There has been a continuing debate in Australia about the need to reform working practices so they enhance efficiency and productivity. During the last ten years there have been major changes in the management of employees, including the introduction of flexible employment practices. Although...
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