policy improvement
41Business Improvement Districts — (BIDs) A strategy for mobilizing private funding in order to improve the environment of city centres. By 1997 over 1,000 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) or Zones had been created in the USA and Canada (31 in New York alone). In the wake of… …
42Office of Rural Health Policy — The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) is a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Assisting States …
43Too Big to Fail policy — The Too Big to Fail policy is the idea that in banking regulation the largest and most powerful banks are too big to (let) fail. This can either mean that it might encourage recklessness since the government would pick up the pieces in the event… …
44Energy policy of Brazil — Brazil is the 10th largest energy consumer in the world and the largest in South America. At the same time, it is an important oil and gas producer in the region and the world s second largest ethanol fuel producer. The governmental agencies… …
45Environmental Quality Improvement Act — The Environmental Quality Improvement Act is an Act of Congress that amended the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Among other provisions, the Act added additional responsibilities to the Council on Environmental Quality. The head of this …
46Terminology planning policy — Terminology planning is a planning activity for developing domain communication largely according to the needs and requirements of knowledge representation. Domain specific conventions of knowledge representation mdash; depending on the domain as …
47European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions — Established in 1975 to research and formulate policy proposals on improving the living and working environments of employees …
48Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background …
49Ronald A. Howard — has been a professor at Stanford University since 1965. In 1964 he defined the profession of decision analysis, and since then has been developing the field as professor in the Department of Engineering Economic Systems (now the Department of… …
50Influences on the standing of the Jews in England — Improvement of Jewish relationsOne reason for an improvement in the public image of the Jews at the end of the Eighteenth century and beginning of the Nineteenth was given in Influence of Jewish Pugilists. A further cause for kindlier feeling on… …
