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Mexico's transformation from closed economy to regional trading power

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Contemporary Australian social movements: from radicalism to compromise

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Leadership and cost control in hospital management reform

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A practice framework for child protective services in social work

Social Work is an extremely broad and encompassing field of practice. For those of us engaged in the profession, communities, neighborhood, families and other such contained contexts will serve as the framework for programs, practices and personnel dispatched to improve lives.

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Hezbollah's evolution from militia to political organization

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Solar still technology and sustainable engineering ethics

Sustainable development and Ethical Responsibilities. The issue of sustainable development is one that is particularly pertinent to the modern world and to the issue of global warming. As such, it is also intimately linked to the debate about contemporary scientific and engineering ethics.

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Internet and computer-based learning in K-12 education

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U.S. economic recovery and unemployment prospects 2010-2011

The United States has experienced the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, which began with the crash of the stock market in 1929. The causes for today's major economic downturn are various. Some of the reasons are linked to an abundance of stimulus directed toward U.S.

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