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61Economic growth — GDP real growth rates, 1990–1998 and 1990–2006, in selected countries …
62Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
63Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
64Mobile enterprise — is general term to describe a corporation or large organization that supports critical business functions and use of business applications via wireless mobile devices. In a mobile enterprise, employees use mobile devices to do any or all of the… …
65David Ricardo — Classical economics Born 19 April 1772(1772 04 19) Died …
66Productivité — De façon générale, la productivité mesure l efficacité d un processus à transformer un ou des facteurs entrants en un résultat. Elle est en lien avec la notion plus élémentaire de rendement. Sommaire 1 Enjeux de la productivité 2 Caractéristiques …
67Plains Indian — a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and …
68Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
69Sid Meier's Colonization — For the 2008 remake, see Civilization IV: Colonization. Sid Meier s Colonization Developer(s) MicroProse …
70HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
