Download or read book Images of Canadianness written by Leen D'Haenens and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of Canadianness offers backgrounds and explanations for a series of relevant--if relatively new--features of Canada, from political, cultural, and economic angles. Each of its four sections contains articles written by Canadian and European experts that offer original perspectives on a variety of issues: voting patterns in English-speaking Canada and Quebec; the vitality of French-language communities outside Quebec; the Belgian and Dutch immigration waves to Canada and the resulting Dutch-language immigrant press; major transitions taking place in Nunavut; the media as a tool for self-government for Canada's First Peoples; attempts by Canadian Indians to negotiate their position in society; the Canada-US relationship; Canada's trade with the EU; and Canada's cultural policy in the light of the information highway.

Download or read book NAFTA at 20 written by M. Angeles Villarreal and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been in effect since January 1, 1994. Signed by President George H.W. Bush on December 17, 1992, and approved by Congress on November 20, 1993, the NAFTA Implementation Act was signed into law by President William J. Clinton on December 8, 1993 (P.L. 103-182). NAFTA continues to be of interest to Congress because of the importance of Canada and Mexico as U.S. trading partners, and also because of the implications NAFTA has for U.S. trade policy. This report provides an overview of North American trade liberalization before NAFTA, an overview of NAFTA provisions, the economic effects of NAFTA, and policy considerations."--Introduction.

Download or read book The North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA written by M. Villarreal and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force on January 1, 1994. The agreement was signed by President George H. W. Bush on December 17, 1992, and approved by Congress on November 20, 1993. The NAFTA Implementation Act was signed into law by President William J. Clinton on December 8, 1993 (P.L. 103-182). The overall economic impact of NAFTA is difficult to measure since trade and investment trends are influenced by numerous other economic variables, such as economic growth, inflation, and currency fluctuations. The agreement likely accelerated and also locked in trade liberalization that was already taking place in Mexico, but many of these changes may have taken place without an agreement. Nevertheless, NAFTA is significant, because it was the most comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) negotiated at the time and contained several groundbreaking provisions. A legacy of the agreement is that it has served as a template or model for the new generation of FTAs that the United States later negotiated, and it also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part of the Uruguay Round. The 115th Congress faces numerous issues related to NAFTA and international trade. President Donald J. Trump has proposed renegotiating NAFTA, or possibly withdrawing from it. Congress may wish to consider the ramifications of renegotiating or withdrawing from NAFTA and how it may affect the U.S. economy and foreign relations with Mexico and Canada. It may also wish to examine the congressional role in a possible renegotiation, as well as the negotiating positions of Canada and Mexico. Mexico has stated that, if NAFTA is reopened, it may seek to broaden negotiations to include security, counter-narcotics, and transmigration issues. Mexico has also indicated that it may choose to withdraw from the agreement if the negotiations are not favorable to the country. Congress may also wish to address issues related to the U.S. withdrawal from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement among the United States, Canada, Mexico, and 9 other countries. Some observers contend that the withdrawal from TPP could damage U.S. competitiveness and economic leadership in the region, while others see the withdrawal as a way to prevent lower cost imports and potential job losses. Key provisions in TPP may also be addressed in 'modernizing' or renegotiating NAFTA, a more than two decade-old FTA. NAFTA was controversial when first proposed, mostly because it was the first FTA involving two wealthy, developed countries and a developing country. The political debate surrounding the agreement was divisive with proponents arguing that the agreement would help generate thousands of jobs and reduce income disparity in the region, while opponents warned that the agreement would cause huge job losses in the United States as companies moved production to Mexico to lower costs. In reality, NAFTA did not cause the huge job losses feared by the critics or the large economic gains predicted by supporters. The net overall effect of NAFTA on the U.S. economy appears to have been relatively modest, primarily because trade with Canada and Mexico accounts for a small percentage of U.S. GDP. However, there were worker and firm adjustment costs as the three countries adjusted to more open trade and investment. The rising number of bilateral and regional trade agreements throughout the world and the rising presence of China in Latin America could have implications for U.S. trade policy with its NAFTA partners. Some proponents of open and rules-based trade contend that maintaining NAFTA or deepening economic relations with Canada and Mexico will help promote a common trade agenda with shared values and generate economic growth. Some opponents argue that the agreement has caused worker displacement.

Download or read book Capital for the Future written by The World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gradual acceleration of growth in developing countries is a defining feature of the past two decades. This acceleration came with major shifts in patterns of investment, saving, and capital flows. This second volume in the Global Development Horizons series analyzes these shifts and explores how they may evolve through 2030. Average domestic saving in developing countries stood at 34 percent of their GDP in 2010, up from 24 percent in 1990, while their investment was around 33 percent of their GDP in 2012, up from 26 percent. These trends in saving and investment, along with higher growth rates in developing countries, have resulted in developing countries’ share of global savings now standing at 46 percent, nearly double the level of the 1990s. The presence of developing countries on the global stage will continue to expand over the next two decades. Analysis in this report projects that by 2030, China will account for 30 percent of global investment activity, far and away the largest share of any single country, while India and Brazil (at 7 percent and 3 percent) will account for shares comparable to those of the United States and Japan (11 percent and 5 percent). The complex interaction among aging, growth, and financial deepening can be expected to result in a world where developing countries will contribute 62 of every 100 dollars of world saving in 2030, up from 45 dollars in 2010, and where they account for between $6.2 trillion and $13 trillion of global gross capital flows, rising from $1.3 trillion in 2010. Trends in investment, saving, and capital flows through 2030 will affect economic conditions from the household level to the global macroeconomic level, with implications not only for national policy makers but also for international institutions and policy coordination. Policymakers preparing for this change will benefit from a better understanding of the unfolding dynamics of global capital and wealth in the future. This book is accompanied by a website, http://www.worldbank.org/CapitalForTheFuture, that includes a host of related electronic resources: data sets underlying the two main scenarios presented in the report, background papers, technical appendixes, interactive widgets with variations to some of the assumptions used in the projections, and related audio and video resources.

Download or read book Cambio y Oportunidad written by United Nations and published by UN. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este trabajo forma parte del proyecto de OEA-CEPAL-YABT, "Promoción de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa en Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas en América Latina y el Caribe." El objetivo del proyecto es definir las áreas críticas del negocio, y diseñar una herramienta de gestión con un sistema de indicadores de desempeño de la sostenibilidad que permita incorporar objetivos de triple resultado (económico-financieros, ambientales y sociales) en el negocio para promover prácticas sociales y ambientales responsables y mejorar la competitividad de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas -MIPYMES- en América Latina.

Download or read book A Wicked War written by Amy S. Greenberg and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of the often forgotten U.S.-Mexican War paints an intimate portrait of the major players and their world—from Indian fights and Manifest Destiny, to secret military maneuvers, gunshot wounds, and political spin. “If one can read only a single book about the Mexican-American War, this is the one to read.” —The New York Review of Books Often overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s skilled storytelling and rigorous scholarship bring this American war for empire to life with memorable characters, plotlines, and legacies. Along the way it captures a young Lincoln mismatching his clothes, the lasting influence of the Founding Fathers, the birth of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and America’s first national antiwar movement. A key chapter in the creation of the United States, it is the story of a burgeoning nation and an unforgettable conflict that has shaped American history.

Download or read book Canada U S Relations written by Carl Ek and published by New York : Novinka Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1980's, the United States and Canada generally enjoyed very close relations. The early 1990's brought new governments to Ottawa and Washington and although Canada's Liberal Party ran-and won-on a platform that emphasised its intentions to act more independently of the Unites Sates, relations between the two countries have continued to be excellent. The two North American countries continue to co-operate extensively in international security and political issues, both bilaterally and through numerous international organisations. Canada's foreign and defence policies are usually in harmony with those of the United States. Areas of contention are relatively few, but sometimes sharp, as have been the case in the policy towards Cuba. Since September 11, the United States and Canada have co-operated extensively on efforts to combat terrorism. This book provides an overview of Canada's political scene, its economic conditions and its recent security and foreign policy.

Download or read book TESIS PROPUESTA DE UN MODELO DE RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL CORPORATIVA PARA EMPRESAS AGROPECUARIAS written by Eduardo Leal Cruz and published by Eduardo Leal Cruz. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tesis realizada en 2007, para obtener el grado de Licenciado en administración de empresas agropecuarias de la Universidad Autónoma Chapingo; se publica con la intención de compartir la investigación realizada sobre la responsabilidad social corporativa.

Download or read book La responsabilidad social de la empresa en la gesti n de las pymes written by Jaime Urcelay Alonso and published by EOI Escuela de Organización Industrial. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gu a de buenas pr cticas en responsabilidad social de g nero written by Velasco Balmaseda Eva . . . [et al. ] and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Working Together written by Christopher E. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Responsabilidad Social Corporativa written by Fernando Navarro García and published by ESIC Editorial. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La RSC ya no es una moda pasajera. La comunicación de la Comisión Europea a finales de 2011 con su apuesta por la RSE para el período 2011-2014 es una prueba más de ello y la crisis económica internacional nos recuerda, una vez más, que la ética es rentable y que saltarse las reglas morales del juego es algo que tarde o temprano pagamos todos y no beneficia a nadie. El consumidor y las empresas están cada vez más concienciados de sus respectivas responsabilidades sociales en calidad de “stakeholders” del proceso de producción, distribución y venta/consumo. La empresa debe obtener beneficios, pero no a cualquier costa y para ello tendrá que considerar el impacto inmediato y futuro de sus actuaciones. Tendrá que considerar a otros nuevos actores, distintos del tradicional triunvirato socios-accionistas-clientes. La forma en como lo hace y en qué campos de actuación, es lo que hoy damos en llamar RSC, RSE o sencillamente RS. El Tercer Sector (economía social) y las ONG son organizaciones no lucrativas y solidarias que paulatinamente han ido cobrando importancia y presencia social. También tienen una responsabilidad ante la sociedad; y también las ONG colaboran y se relacionan con las empresas. ¿Es incompatible esa relación? ¿De qué manera lo hacen? ¿Tienen alguna responsabilidad las empresas en la lucha contra la corrupción y en la promoción de los derechos humanos en países en conflicto armado? Este libro sienta las bases teórico-prácticas de la RSC. Aunque no suele ser habitual en los libros de esta materia, es importante que el lector cuente con una base teórica asequible sobre ética para introducirlo en conceptos que son esenciales a la RSC (responsabilidad, legitimidad social, toma de decisiones prudentes, libertad y voluntariedad...) y sin los cuales la RSC no sería más que pura “cosmética” al servicio de una moda más o menos pasajera. No es un manual de filosofía moral; pero tampoco creemos que sea coherente excluir radicalmente conceptos, ideas y valores morales que han sido la justificación y origen de este nuevo paradigma organizacional. ¿Qué es la teoría sin la práctica? La ética pasa por la coherencia; por el equilibrio entre lo que “digo” y lo que “hago”. Este libro incorpora las principales líneas acciones “socialmente responsables”, los sistemas de gestión internacionales más aceptados y los ejes de intervención básicos: los derechos socio laborales, los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente. El enfoque del libro es constructivo: creemos que el nuevo enfoque estratégico de RSC coadyuva a la mejora de nuestra sociedad en crisis global y, por tanto, el libro incidirá no solamente en los errores y fraudes bajo la cortina de humo de la RSC sino también en las buenas prácticas, a menudo menos conocidas. ÍNDICE Parte I: TEORÍA DE LA RSC: De la Ética a la RSC.- Los Grupos de Interés o "stakeholders".- Transparencia y comunicación externa de la RSC.- Parte II: PRÁCTICA DE LA RSC: CONVENCIONES, NORMAS Y CERTIFICACIONES DE RSC.- El impulso político de la RSC en España y Europa.- Normas y declaraciones internacionales de RSC.- Otras normas e iniciativas internacionales de RSC.- Consecuencias prácticas de la responsabilidad social.- Parte III: ÁMBITOS ESPECIALES DE RSC.- RSC y estrategias comunicativas sociales: el marketing social.- La responsabilidad de las ONG: el código ético de la CONGDE.- Relaciones responsables de empresas y ONG.- La responsabilidad de las empresas en el desarrollo humano.- RSC, corrupción y soborno internacional.- RSC, conflictos armados y desarrollo.- Fondos solidarios y fondos éticos.- Conclusiones: La RS ha llegado para quedarse.- Epílogo: Volver a Cuito Cuanavale.

Download or read book Principios pr cticas y beneficios de la responsabilidad social written by Garrigues and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Responsabilidad social empresarial written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro presenta los resultados de dos años de investigación realizada con el objetivo de profundizar en la relación entre RSE y competitividad. En la primera parte se incluyen tres estudios, uno introductorio, otro centrado en la RSE interna y el tercero sobre las pymes, que analizan el estado del arte sobre este tema. En la segunda parte se presentan casos de cuatro empresas, pymes de distintos sectores económicos, que tienen una trayectoria propia en actividades de RSE.

Download or read book Gu a de Aprendizaje Sobre la Implementaci n de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial en Peque as Y Medianas Empresas written by Daniel Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: