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Department of the Army and Balfour Beatty Communities Enter into $207 Million Housing Privatization Project at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY: West Point Project Represents Company's 15th Military Housing Privatization Project and 42nd Military Base in its Portfolio NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC announced today that it has finalized agreements with the U.S. Department of the Army to be its private sector partner for the United States...; Tags: Air Force, Leadership, privatization; Research articles 2008-08-05
Privatization Strengthens Brazil's Energy Industry: SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Capitalizing on its large crude oil reserves, which is second only to Venezuela in South America, Brazil has increased its offshore oil extraction efforts. Well-developed infrastructure, an ongoing deregulation process, market reforms, and privatization process have created a positive environment for energy investment in Brazil. ...; Tags: biofuel, Brazil, Brazilian, Frost & Sullivan, Government, privatization, Strategy; Research articles 2008-02-07
Occasional papers: The National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education at Columbia University regularly publishes papers covering issues relevant to school system leaders. Intended to inspire dialogue about the privatization of education, topics include education vouchers, educational management organizations, charter schools and magnet schools. Papers are available online at...; Tags: Columbia University, privatization; Research articles 2008-02-01
Can do in Kathmandu: RELEVANT RIGHTS: Article 1.2 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights states: 'All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources.' Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: 'Everyone, as a member of society, is entitled to realization...; Tags: activist, Asian Development Bank, network, NETWORKING, privatization; Research articles 2008-01-01
Globalization and Pension Reform in Latin America: ABSTRACT While financial globalization has created powerful incentives for Latin American governments to privatize old age pension systems, reliance on short-term capital flows has also constrained the ability of cash-strapped governments to enact that reform. Analysis of the technocratic process of pension reform in Argentina and Brazil provides evidence. Instead...; Tags: Argentina, Argentine, Benefits, Brazil, Brazilian, financial, globalization, Government, Madrid, pension, Pension, privatization, Privatization, REFORM, SOFTWARE, STUDIES, World Bank; Research articles 2007-12-01

Determinants of mobile penetration in Asia-a panel data study: Abstract This study uses the International Telecommunications Union ITU Database to study the diffusion of mobile telephony in Asia between 1993 and 2004 and analyses a 29 country 12 year panel data set in order to study the determinants of mobile penetration. The results indicate that entry and competition...; Tags: Asia, diffusion, International Telecommunications Union, MARKETING, mobile, network, phone, privatization, regression, technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telephony; Research articles 2007-12-01
UC officials appalled by proposal for privatization: The University of California, Berkeley, law and business schools were once largely supported by the state. Now they're just "state- assisted." In the future, they may be merely state-located. Faced with a huge state deficit, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer recently suggested the unthinkable: abandoning the entire UC...; Tags: California, privatization, University of California at Berkeley; Research articles 2007-11-02
UC officials appalled by privatization proposal: The University of California, Berkeley, law and business schools were once largely supported by the state. Now they're just "state- assisted." In the future, they may be merely state-located. Faced with a huge state deficit, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer recently suggested the unthinkable: abandoning the entire UC...; Tags: California, privatization, University of California at Berkeley; Research articles 2007-10-22
UC officials appalled by privatization plan: The University of California, Berkeley, law and business schools were once largely supported by the state. Now they're just "state- assisted." In the future, they may be merely state-located. Faced with a huge state deficit, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer recently suggested the unthinkable: abandoning the entire UC...; Tags: California, privatization, University of California at Berkeley; Research articles 2007-10-22
Privatize UC? Idea appalls officials: The University of California, Berkeley, law and business schools were once largely supported by the state. Now they're just "state- assisted." In the future, they may be merely state-located. Faced with a huge state deficit, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer recently suggested the unthinkable: abandoning the entire UC...; Tags: California, privatization, University of California at Berkeley; Research articles 2007-10-22
State treasurer calls for college privatization: The University of California, Berkeley, law and business schools were once largely supported by the state. Now they're just "state- assisted." In the future, they may be merely state-located. Faced with a huge state deficit, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer recently suggested the unthinkable: abandoning...; Tags: California, privatization, University of California at Berkeley; Research articles 2007-10-22
Stockton Obeys Court Ruling, Ends Water Privatization: STOCKTON, California ENS — --> A $600 million, 20 year water privatization contract signed with much fanfare in February 2003 dissolved late Tuesday night at Stockton City Hall. The contract between the City of Stockton and OMI-Thames Water for operation and maintenance of the city's...; Tags: FINANCE, privatization, Sierra Club; Research articles 2007-07-20
US calls for more transparency in Japan's postal privatization: WASHINGTON AFP — The United States Wednesday applauded Japan's progress in economic reform but raised concern about the transparency of the privatization of Japan Post, the giant postal service that also provides banking and insurance services. US Trade Representative USTR Susan Schwab said the new measures undertaken by Prime...; Tags: Banking, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Government, Insurance, Japan, privatization, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2007-06-06
NGOs Ask Donors to Drop World Bank Water Privatization: THE HAGUE, The Netherlands ENS — --> More than 138 civil society groups and trade unions from 48 countries are urging donor governments to withdraw their support for an agency of the World Bank determined to privatize the supply and delivery of water. The campaigners say that water,...; Tags: agency, FINANCE, Government, privatization, World Bank; Research articles 2007-05-21
HAAS TCM AWARDED CONTRACT FOR PRIVATIZATION OF COMPRESSED GASES: Haas TCM, Inc., West Chester, Pa.,* is being awarded a maximum $2,000,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment for privatization of compressed gases and cylinders. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal civilian agencies. This is an indefinite quantity contract with a five-year base period and...; Tags: Air Force, privatization; Research articles 2007-05-01
USA: HAAS TCM AWARDED CONTRACT FOR PRIVATIZATION OF COMPRESSED GASES.: Haas TCM, Inc., West Chester, Pa.,* is being awarded a maximum $2,000,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment for privatization of compressed gases and cylinders. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal civilian agencies. This is an indefinite quantity contract with a...; Tags: Air Force, privatization; Research articles 2007-05-01
The privatization of the Internet's backbone network: Histories of the Internet abound (Abbate, 1999; Hauben & Hauben, 1997; Kahn & Cerf, 1999; Mowery & Simcoe, 2002; Mueller, 2002; Naughton, 2000; Salus, 1995; Schiller, 1999), yet a comprehensive account of the privatization of the Internet's backbone network does not exist. When it comes to describing the transition of...; Tags: backbone, government, INTERNET, M., National Science Foundation, network, NETWORKING, privatization, Technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS; Research articles 2007-03-01
Broking doyen Campbell steps out of the limelight.: Byline: Jemima Whyte Feb 26, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Terry Campbell has worked in the Australian stockbroking industry for 48 years. He was the head of JB Were when it merged with Goldman Sachs. On 26 February 2007,...; Tags: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., privatization, Strategy; Research articles 2007-02-26
Beleaguered Olmert faces possible graft probe: JERUSALEM AFP — Beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was facing the possibility of yet another corruption probe, the latest in a string of high-level graft scandals to hit the country. With Olmert on a visit to China Wednesday, Israeli media reported that a criminal investigation would be opened into...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Israel, MARKETING, media, privatization; Research articles 2007-01-10
The Highwaymen: why you could soon be paying Wall Street investors, Australian bankers, and Spanish builders for the privilege of driving on American roads: "THE ROAD IS ONE SUCCESSION OF DUST, RUTS, PITS, AND HOLES." So wrote Dwight D. Eisenhower, then a young lieutenant colonel, in November 1919, after heading out on a cross-country trip with a convoy of Army vehicles in order to test the viability of the nation's highways in case of...; Tags: asset, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Government, Governor, Indiana, investor, Jones, privatization, tax, Transportation; Research articles 2007-01-01