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51Digital divide — Graph of internet users per 100 inhabitants between 1997 and 2007 by International Telecommunication Union …
52Neomercantilism — is a term used to describe a policy regime which encourages exports, discourages imports, controls capital movement and centralizes currency decisions in the hands of a central government. The objective of neo mercantilist policies is to increase …
53Battery Directive — European Union Council Directive on Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries 2006/66/EC of 6 September 2006 . Batteries can contain toxic metals and, when , are considered to be hazardous waste.The European Union Battery Directive was meant …
54SPRING Singapore — The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board, called SPRING Singapore, is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. It is the main agency for enterprise development, and it aims to enhance the competitiveness of …
55Chinese financial system — Beijing Financial Street, the economic centre of Beijing. China s financial system is highly regulated and has recently begun to expand rapidly as monetary policy becomes integral to its overall economic policy. As a result, banks are becoming… …
56National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — NOAA Agency overview Formed October 3, 1970 (1970 10 03 …
57Modern liberalism in the United States — This article discusses liberalism as that term is used in the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. For the history and development of American liberalism, see Liberalism in the United States. For the origin and worldwide use of the term… …
58Curitiba — For the plant genus, see Curitiba prismatica. Curitiba   Municipality   The Municipality of Curitiba …
59National Institutes of Health — NIH redirects here. For other uses, see NIH (disambiguation). Coordinates: 39°00′02″N 77°06′09″W / 39.000443°N 77.102394°W / 39 …
60Conscience — Not to be confused with consciousness. For other uses, see Conscience (disambiguation). Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the …
