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...most out of their island stay. Tourists with the right Global Positioning System software in their computers will be able to link up with Network Plus as they explore the island, locating the nearest restaurant or bar. ADB decided upon Mauritius because its government has liberalized the technology sector and offered incentives to high-tech companies to set up there, and because the island's size allows for a quick rollout. "We want to introduce this new concept of mobility that we call Nomadism," says Rahim, "being able to move around with the Web wherever you go." Tourism authorities hope...
...WILL YOU PROVE THEM WRONG? Well, the first thing is I want to be very informed, and that means doing my research. I'm glad that my own experience working in the private sector and as head of the African bureau of the U.N. Development Program provided me with the opportunity to have a dialogue with the African leadership. In a way, they have already welcomed me, so my entre should not be particularly difficult...
...core of France’s lacking economic performance are a high tax burden, a large public service sector, and a rigid economy that is held down by powerful unions and restrictive legislation. Together, the distorted incentives produced by such a system account for the fact that the total number of work hours is only one half of what it would have been if all working-age French were employed. In contrast the labor supply ratio in the U.S. is 20 percent higher, indicating the sharp advantage the American economy has when it comes to its worker productivity...
...have in common. “This may be just as good an experience for them as it is for us,” he said. David J. Lokshin ’08, who attended the event and asked the panelists for advice on choosing between public- and private-sector work, said he was impressed that the panelists seemed to be speaking without political agendas. “I hope their advice is helpful, because I plan on taking it,” he said...
...which backed the Brazilian case, say the debate has dragged on for so long that they not only want subsidies to be cut but also need compensation for export-earning losses. "Africans are in a situation that if they don't do anything, it's possible that the cotton sector will disappear," says ministerial adviser K?b?...