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The impact of foreign bank entry on domestic banks in less developed countries: an econometric analysis
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The impact of foreign bank entry on domestic banks in less developed countries: an econometric analysis
No full textThe impact of foreign bank entry on domestic banks in less developed countries: an econometric analysis
No full textThe impact of foreign bank entry on domestic banks in less developed countries: an econometric analysis
No full textChanging the Conditions for Development Aid: A New Paradigm?
No full textThe publication of the Assessing Aid report of the World Bank in 1998 has stimulated the debate on the future of development aid and aid policies. This collection contains a number of studies that aim to contribute to this debate. In this introduction we put the discussion on the future of development aid into perspective and summarise the main findings of the other contributions in this collection. We focus on two issues: the aid effectiveness debate before and after the Assessing Aid report, and the discussion on policy conditionality and good governance. Our main conclusions are that the evidence on aid effectiveness provided in the World Bank report is less convincing than has been claimed and that the good governance criterion proposed by the World Bank for distributing aid comes down to introducing conditionality in disguise.Development Aid, Conditionality, Aid Effectiveness, World Bank Report,
Damage to human hearing by airborne sound of very high frequency or ultrasonic frequency
No full textThis literature review examines the audiological, occupational hygiene and industrial safety literature on the subjective and auditory effects of audible sound in the very high frequency range (10-20 kHz) and also in the inaudible ultrasonic range (greater than 20 kHz, generally thought to be the upper frequency limit of young normal hearing). Exposure limits have been proposed, with the intent of avoiding any subjective effects and any auditory effects, in any exposed individuals. The evolution of these internationally recognised Damage Risk Criteria and Maximum Permitted Levels has been examined critically. Conclusions and recommendations are offered in respect of hearing damage and adverse subjective effects caused by sounds outside the customary frequency range for occupational noise exposure assessments. This report and the work it describes were funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy
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