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Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...economic windfall in an era of austerity? “It is important that we send a strong message that Ireland remains an attractive and stable location of choice for long term substantive investment,” Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan explained. This is a frank admission that nation states are market actors as much as they are political ones. They compete in the market...
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Photochemical Machining (Photo-fabrication; Chemical milling)
Science, Maths & Technology

Photochemical Machining (Photo-fabrication; Chemical milling)

...economical for “low volume” production, since tooling costs are low compared with hard tooling. Often used for “one-off” prototypes before commissioning fine blanking tools. For complex and intricate designs it may be the most economical process, e.g. printed circuit boards (PCBs). Production of photo-masters and components readily adaptable for CAD/CAM...
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Innovative efforts to raise wages
Money & Business

Innovative efforts to raise wages

...economic reality. Current trends show that, if left to their devices, big corporations will generally seek to depress wages for the sake of short term profit even if this leads to long term problems of inequality and poverty. However, are the conventional social democratic solutions of the past up to the task of addressing today’s wage stagnation? Indeed, declining pay...
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Culture and regional distinctiveness
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and regional distinctiveness

...economic and domestic activity as well as customs, language and beliefs. Language is often held to be a key feature of cultural identity. The speaking of Irish Gaelic, or Gaeilge, has been fostered by subsidy and exhortation since the foundation of the Irish state in 1922, but only in parts of the West has it remained an active element in the way of life. Closely...
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The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade
History & The Arts

The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade

...economic success. Such a wave of ideas was, in turn, enabled by the emergence of a national "public opinion", via the growth of newspapers and other types of printed matter, and relatively high levels of literacy. Anti-slavery was striking for the way in which, before modern electronic communications, a mass audience became rapt in events in other parts of the world....
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Article 10 mins
PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...economics and warfare. In warfare, there can only be one winner. My success necessarily means your failure – and that's true of winning the football league. But there's also a business dimension to football – for the league to be successful, all of the teams have to be commercially viable. A successful industry is one in which all the firms can thrive and all the...
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Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...economic, political, and environmental issues of this time. It will highlight the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and outline key global development issues such as migration, socio-economic security, technological innovation and environmental sustainability. You’ll be introduced to a conceptual framework called PASH (power, agency, scale and history)...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Exploring youth violence: what would you do?
Education & Development

Exploring youth violence: what would you do?

...economic and youth development perspective...Find out about The Open University's Childhood and Youth Studies courses and qualifications. Many young people are increasingly becoming marginalised, having to contend with a multitude of social ills and risks: crime, violence, substance misuse, fragile families, homelessness, and limited access to education and welfare...
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Activity 15 mins