In this paper, we analyse Pakistan's political risks and events that have affected the country's stock markets since 1947. We collected data in the form of questionnaires from historians, economists, politicians, government officials, bankers and stock market analysts in Pakistan

The successful implementation of the monetary policy in practice to a large extent depends on the understanding of the functioning of the transmission mechanism of the monetary policy - the channels by which the monetary impulses are transmitted through the

Gender disparity and discrimination continues to be a pervasive phenomenon in many spheres of public life despite being targeted under the Millenium Development Goals. Nowhere is this bias more apparent than in political representation. The situation is critical in developing

This study analyses the efficiency of the Turkish bank system over the period 2000-2005. The estimation showed that inefficiency decreases over the period under consideration and the analysis unambiguously indicates that the Turkish banking system has a large potential for

Since the end of 1999, Montenegro belongs to a group of dollarised economies. The process of dollarisation in Montenegro has had positive implications on economic performance. However, by renouncing the issuance function, the country gave up some significant monetary policy

E-government and e-democracy constitute a central theme in information society policy at all levels: local, regional, national, European and even globally. To this direction, a variety of efforts have been made, and many systems have been developed. This paper proposes

This study investigates two popular internet uses: Instant Messenger (IM) and web blogs, of which many functions were enabled by the advanced technologies. The results revealed that users in IM network are more likely to bond, whereas users in web

Apathetic citizens disenchanted with conventional channels of participation in democratic processes are a predicament for mature representative democracies, as it reflects in the depleting voter turnouts in elections and participation in community associations. Recognising the reverberations of this apathy on

The World Wide Web solutions are increasingly endorsed by several levels of government in order to deliver all kinds of the so-called e-government services. To face the complexity of joint design and development procedures, it is imperative to adopt a

Increased citizen participation is a core element of both Web 2.0 applications and the concept(s) of e-democracy. This paper proposes a prospective view of how the Web 2.0 can be used in the context of e-democracy. After a review of

As one of Europe's leaders in modernising government through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), France offers an opportunity to investigate how the use of Open Source software contributes to the process of improving government performance. This paper

The Vikes scored a season-high 88 points and shot 55.9 percent from the floor, while holding the Bobcats to single digit point totals in three of the four quarters and a modest 25 percent shooting. In short, it was a

The Vikes defence held Brandon's Rejean Chabot to 10 points, 15 off his league-leading season average, and generally made life difficult for the Bobcats. Brandon managed just 35.3 percent shooting, and after putting up just 11 points in the second,

for the 2008 spring and summer semesters: Elizabeth Christian, Marie Jandernoa, and Mallory Schrauben, all of Portland.

BATH — The Renaissance Program is a volunteer-based entity that rewards the students of Bath High School for academic achievement. The group is currently seeking donations to help make these rewards possible

Portland Public Schools parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for next week Monday, Nov. 24, in the evening, and Tuesday, Nov. 25, in the afternoon and evening. Student report cards will be mailed or sent home with the students by then. Contact

EAST LANSING — "An ACT with Writing" test preparation workshop for students in grades nine through 12 will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second floor of the MSU Union Building.

BATH TWP. - Jodi Rose has no problem with stressing academics at school.

Fukuoka ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). December 7 (Sun), 9:00-18:00 in Fukuoka Japan. Many speakers.

East Shikoku JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). December 6 (Sat), 14:00-16:00 in Kochi Japan. Lawrie Hunter, Kochi University of Technology.