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1970s. The argument is that, during the oil boom, oil-rich countries created awkward centralized bureaucracies, geared solely towards generating more oil profits. This allowed established and protected interest groups, such as foreign investors and state officials, to acquire additional influence and fight to retain it, creating enormous barriers to change. In this context, policymakers put aside any plans for nurturing long-term, sustainable growth, and when oil prices began their drastic plunge,

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hypertrophié, pratiquant souvent le clientélisme (clan proche du pouvoir forme une oligarchie) et la corruption. ⇨ La rente pétrolière n’est donc pas souvent source de développement, sauf dans les pétromonarchies qui ont mis en place des Welfare State (transports, infrastructures hospitalières, prestations sociales), qui sont encore très dépendants des cours du pétrole (// remise en cause lors du contre-choc de 1986), et ne sont là souvent que pour « acheter » la soumission de la population.

• Consumerism as a cause : After the industrial revolution, main goals of the society turn into consumption and welfare, so that states can use three diferent politicies : - the power quest and external influences - the creation of a welfare state - the increase of consumption levels Then, in the 1920's, the US chose consumerism or mass consumption, to become currently a consumption society. A consumption society is a society in which purchasing goods is its principle and its purpose. In

amplifies the demand jumps, which may lead to missed production schedules between manufacturers and downstream parties. (Carlsson C. and Fuller R., 2001) III - The imperative need of costs decreasing With regards to the SCM principles which state that the final product price shall be reasonable, the main obvious objective of supply chain managers is to reduce costs. Hereafter are developed the major costs undermined by the bullwhip effect. Figures illustrating the total costs generated by

there, I’ve tried the Thames at Maidenhead and Brighton’s bracing air; I don’t know what the blackbird sang or what the roses said, but it wasn’t in the chicken-run or underneath the bed. Can it pull extraordinary faces, is it usually sick on a swing, does it spend all its time at the races or fiddling with pieces of string, has it views of its own about money, does it think Patriotism enough, are its stories vulgar or funny? O tell me the truth about love. Your feelings when you meet it, I

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ne sont pas marqués par la pauvreté à la suite d'une "certaine infériorité génétique". Leurs structures familiales ont été bouleversées par l'Esclavage, par le déplacement vers les villes du Nord et du Middle West, par les effets pervers du Welfare State qui accorde des avantages aux mères célibataires et les leur fait perdre si elles vivent avec un homme. Par conséquent, les familles monoparentales ont connu un grand essor dans la population noire. Près de 60% des enfants noirs ne vivent pas avec

 but   not   least,   the   relationship   between   NGOs   and   their   State   is   crucial   today.   From  this  point  of  view  there  are  three  main  NGO  families:  6     a) The   “Germano-­‐Scandinavian”   model:   these   NGOs   have   a   close   relationship   with   their   State,   and   a   large   percentage   of   official   development  aid  is