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51Social Security debate (United States) — This article concerns proposals to change the Social Security system in the United States. Social Security is a social insurance program officially called Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), in reference to its three components …
52Tianjin — /tyahn jin /, n. Pinyin. a port in E Hebei province, in NE China. 6,280,000. Also, Tientsin. * * * or T ien chin conventional Tientsin Seaport and municipality with provincial status (pop., 1999 est.: city, 4,835,327; 2000 est.: municipality,… …
53Tientsin — /tin tsin /; Chin. /tyen jin /, n. Older Spelling. Tianjin. * * * ▪ China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles) T ien ching, or (Pinyin) Tianjin, city and province level shih (municipality), located to …
54Étienne Wasmer — is a French professor and economist. He mainly focuses on the following fields: labor economics, job search theory, discrimination and human capital. He teaches microeconomics and labor economics.Education*École Polytechnique, 1990 1993 *DEA… …
55Etienne Wasmer — Étienne Wasmer Étienne Wasmer est un économiste et professeur français. Il est spécialisé dans l économie du travail, la théorie de la prospection d emploi, les discriminations et le capital humain. nommé en 2004, il reçoit le Prix du meilleur… …
56Libraries and Museums — ▪ 2007 Introduction Libraries and museums grappled with ways to attract more patrons during the year, introducing innovative software (Library 2.0), technological wizardry (iPods as museum aides), and even “bib dating.” Efforts continued to… …
57Bolivia — This article is about the South American country. For other uses, see Bolivia (disambiguation). Plurinational State of Bolivia Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia …
58Microcredit — This article is specific to small loans. For financial services to the poor, see Microfinance. For small payments, see Micropayment. Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to those in poverty designed to spur… …
59Economy of Senegal — Predominantly rural and with limited natural resources, the Economy of Senegal gains most of its foreign exchange from fish, phosphates, groundnuts, tourism, and services. Its agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to variations in rainfall and …
60Demand response — This article is about the electrical concept. For the transport concept, see Demand responsive transport. A clothes dryer using a demand response switch to reduce peak demand In electricity grids, demand response (DR) is similar to dynamic demand …
