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Competition and Cooperation among States and Regions

In the last two decades, national and regional as well as global policies have been made in order to improve competition in the market. For this purpose, several regional agreements have been introduced, initiated or are in the process of negotiation in order to improve a competition framework. Research suggests that more than 70 percent of the agreements in terms of competition have been developed in developed countries (Lever, 1999, 1035). In the same manner, European Union has also defined its competition law, which it first introduced about forty years ago (Kuwayama, 2005, 114). The new aspect of EU competitive policy is that it promotes regional competition and cooperation in terms of business. This leads to several questions. What is the need of competition law? Should regional and local competition be promoted or limited? What is the impact of competition law on the regional and local markets? Is it possible to enhance competition through national and local economies by introdu...

Cancer and Chronic diseases: In the Era of Globalization

http://www.study-aids.co.uk Chronic diseases-such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability…..Adopting healthy behaviours such as eating nutritious foods, being physically active, and avoiding tobacco use can prevent or control the devastating effects of these diseases (US Centers for Disease Control and prevention, 2005). Good health for all has become an international goal and it can be stated that there have been broad gains in life expectancy over the past century. But health inequalities between rich and poor persist, while the future health depends increasingly on the relative new processes of globalization. In the past globalization has often been seen as a more or less economic process. Nowadays it is increasingly perceived as a more comprehensive phenomenon, which is shaped by a multitude of factors and events that are reshaping our society rapidly. This paper has an attempt to explore and understand the most dreaded disease like ...