It has been almost fifteen years since the brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) started, and has been causing tremendous suffering for the Congolese civilians ever since; leaving millions of people dead, and causing another hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, while …

Op 1 oktober 2010 is de Wabo in werking getreden. Deze wet vervangt in grote lijnen de Wro en de daarvoor geldende WRO. De Wabo zorgt er voor dat een groot aantal toestemmingen die onder de Wro apart aangevraagd moesten worden, nu in één omgevingsvergunning geïntegreerd worden. Het is daarbij dus onvermijdelijk …

The first part-time jobs came into development in the 1950's. Due to shortage of (female) workers companies started offering part-time jobs to married women. Only part-time jobs were offered since the norms and values of that time viewed raising children and doing the household as the primary task of …

Zorgverzekeraars willen tegenwoordig alleen behandelingen vergoeden die effectief zijn. Dit betekent dat de psychomotorische therapeuten (PMT-ers) effectmetingen moeten gaan doen binnen hun eigen vak. Om de PMT-ers van Karakter Zetten een eindje op weg te helpen en om zelf kennis te maken met evaluerend …

In this paper we analyze the effects if two countries, with different settings on the labor market, open their capital markets. To do this we follow the ideas of New Institutional Economics in combination with a new model of economic growth. We will use a Leontief production function, where we derive …

The past century has been a century characterized by human suffering and conflict. The establishment of the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II has brought the pressing issue of human rights to the attention of the international world. However, the UN’s reluctance to act on occasions of …

Landmines are explosive remnants of war that remain active long after the conflict has ended. Explosion can be triggered easily by human input and its consequences can be devastating. Landmines don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians. Once laid on the ground, they pose immediate threat for …