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How the Resource Curse Affects Urban Development in East Timor
The Sustainable City V 495 How the resource curse affects urban development in East Timor I. M. Madaleno Portuguese Tropical Research Institute, Lisbon Abstract East Timor is heavily reliant upon royalty and taxation revenues from petroleum and natural gas resources. Poor management of natural resources revenue has given ground for the nation to fall victim to the ‘resource curse’. This paper provides an overview of the country’s recent history whilst characterising its energy resources availability and case-studying a stressing and omnipresent urban problem: the persistence of internal displaced people (idps) living in refugee camps within Dili district. The objective of this contribution is to describe sample research conducted in the capital city of the first 21st century nation on Earth, so as to evaluate with empirical data how the wealth of natural resources is being used both to improve East Timorese daily lives and to regenerate the urban tissue. Keywords: resource curse, refugee camps, urban regeneration, Dili, East Timor. 1 Introduction Asian tigers – South Korea, Taiwan, Hong-Kong and Singapore – are resource- poor countries. East Timor as well as Angola, both former Portuguese colonies, are resource-rich, exhibiting poor economic growth performances and displaying high levels of poverty (see table 1). The quality of local institutions is decisive, though, for there is no curse that cannot be lifted [1, 2]. It is widely accepted that good governance and a strong juridical and institutional framework tend to minimise the ill consequences of the mineral and energy resources privilege both on common people and on political leaders. Weak administration of revenues by contrast can lead to financial resources waste and environmental constrains on grounds of political mismanagement and corruption as on easy money availability excesses. -
In the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Case 3:15-cv-01550-JAM Document 120 Filed 06/27/17 Page 1 of 45 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CARLOS TAVERAS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, C.A. No. 3:15-cv-01550-JAM v. XPO LAST MILE, INC. Defendant. XPO LAST MILE, INC. Third-Party Plaintiff, v. EXPEDITED TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC. Third-Party Defendant. PLAINTIFF’S ASSENTED-TO MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on behalf of himself and a class of similarly situated delivery drivers who performed delivery services for Defendant XPO Last Mile, Inc. in Connecticut pursuant to standard contracts under which they were classified as independent contractors. Plaintiff alleges that XPO’s delivery contractors were actually employees, and based on this misclassification, XPO’s practice of making deductions from its delivery drivers’ pay for such things as damage claims and worker’s compensation violates the Connecticut wage payments laws. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-71e. The parties have reached a non-reversionary class action settlement for $950,000. 1 Case 3:15-cv-01550-JAM Document 120 Filed 06/27/17 Page 2 of 45 On March 17, 2017, the Court granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement, certified a class of individuals who performed delivery services for Defendant XPO Last Mile, Inc. in Connecticut pursuant to contracts that class them as independent contractors, and authorized notice to the class. ECF No. 115. Plaintiff now seeks the Court’s final approval of the proposed class action settlement at the final settlement approval hearing scheduled for July 7, 2017. -
Evaluating Fedex Express Hybrid-Electric Delivery Trucks
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM Project Results: Evaluating FedEx Express Hybrid-Electric Delivery Trucks The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Fleet Test and Evaluation Team evaluated the 12-month, in-service performance of three Class 4 gasoline hybrid-electric delivery trucks and three comparable conventional diesel trucks operated by FedEx Express in Southern California. In addition, the tailpipe emissions and fuel economy of one of the gasoline hybrid-electric vehicles (gHEVs) and one diesel truck were tested on a chassis dynamometer. The gHEVs were equipped with a parallel hybrid system manufactured by Azure FedEx Express’s gasoline hybrid-electric delivery trucks Dynamics, including a 100-kW alternating current induction demonstrated lower tailpipe emissions compared with conventional motor, regenerative braking, and a 2.45-kWh nickel-metal- diesel delivery trucks. Courtesy of Sam Snyder, FedEx Express hydride battery pack. This fact sheet summarizes the results of the evaluation of the gHEVs. This technology evaluation was part of a collaborative effort In-Service Testing co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Three routes served by gHEVs and three served by Vehicle Technologies Program and the South Coast Air conventional diesel trucks were selected for the evaluation, Quality Management District (SCAQMD) via CALSTART. which took place from April 2009 to April 2010. The gHEVs The in-use technology evaluation was conducted by NREL were moved to the initial diesel routes after 6 months of and primarily sponsored by DOE. The chassis dynamometer evaluation, while the diesel trucks were moved to the initial testing was conducted by NREL and primarily funded by gHEV routes. -
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT of INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION in Re FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., EMPLOYMEN
USDC IN/ND case 3:05-md-00527-RLM-MGG document 3279 filed 03/22/19 page 1 of 354 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION ) Case No. 3:05-MD-527 RLM In re FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE ) (MDL 1700) SYSTEM, INC., EMPLOYMENT ) PRACTICES LITIGATION ) ) ) THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ) ) Carlene Craig, et. al. v. FedEx Case No. 3:05-cv-530 RLM ) Ground Package Systems, Inc., ) ) PROPOSED FINAL APPROVAL ORDER This matter came before the Court for hearing on March 11, 2019, to consider final approval of the proposed ERISA Class Action Settlement reached by and between Plaintiffs Leo Rittenhouse, Jeff Bramlage, Lawrence Liable, Kent Whistler, Mike Moore, Keith Berry, Matthew Cook, Heidi Law, Sylvia O’Brien, Neal Bergkamp, and Dominic Lupo1 (collectively, “the Named Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and the Certified Class, and Defendant FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FXG”) (collectively, “the Parties”), the terms of which Settlement are set forth in the Class Action Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) attached as Exhibit A to the Joint Declaration of Co-Lead Counsel in support of Preliminary Approval of the Kansas Class Action 1 Carlene Craig withdrew as a Named Plaintiff on November 29, 2006. See MDL Doc. No. 409. Named Plaintiffs Ronald Perry and Alan Pacheco are not movants for final approval and filed an objection [MDL Doc. Nos. 3251/3261]. USDC IN/ND case 3:05-md-00527-RLM-MGG document 3279 filed 03/22/19 page 2 of 354 Settlement [MDL Doc. No. 3154-1]. Also before the Court is ERISA Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Attorney’s Fees and for Payment of Service Awards to the Named Plaintiffs, filed with the Court on October 19, 2018 [MDL Doc. -
Hong Kong: Key Issues in 2021
December 23, 2020 Hong Kong: Key Issues in 2021 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR, country or with external elements to endanger national or Hong Kong) is a city located off the southern coast of security.” The NPCSC and the HKSAR government have Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC or stated that the NSL was necessary to restore order China). More than 90% of Hong Kong’s population is following the large-scale protests of 2019. For more about ethnically Chinese. The first language of the vast majority the 2019 protests, see CRS In Focus IF11295, Hong Kong’s is Cantonese, a variety of Chinese different from what is Protests of 2019. spoken in most of the PRC. Hong Kong at a Glance Under the provisions of a 1984 international treaty known Population (2020): 7.5 million as the “Joint Declaration,” sovereignty over Hong Kong Area: 1,082 square kilometers (418 square miles) transferred from the United Kingdom to the PRC on July 1, Per Capita GDP (2019): HK$381,714 (US$48,938) 1997. In the Joint Declaration, China pledged the former British colony “will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, Life Expectancy (at birth, 2018): Men: 82.2 years; except in foreign and defence affairs,” and “will be vested Women: 88.1 years with executive, legislative and independent judicial power, Leadership: Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor including that of final adjudication.” China also promised Source: Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department that the “[r]ights and freedoms, including those of the person, of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) has arrested dozens of travel, of movement, of correspondence, of strike, of of people for alleged NSL violations. -
Massachusetts Carrier Code List
Massachusetts Carrier Code List UPS Standard Billing Billing Collect/3rd party (account # required) U01 UPS Next Day 3rd party address also required* U04 UPS 2nd Day CL1 UPS Next Day Collect U10 UPS 3 Day Residential CL2 UPS 2nd Day Collect U11 UPS 3 Day Commercial CL3 UPS 3 Day Collect U25 UPS Ground Commercial CLT UPS Ground Collect U26 UPS Ground Residential UTP UPS Ground Third Party* U60 UPS Early A.M. UT1 UPS Next Day Third Party * UT2 UPS 2nd Day Third Party* UPS International Billing Collect/3rd party (account # required) U08 UPS Standard Canada 3rd party address also required* U09 UPS Worldwide Express U48 UPS Standard Collect/3rd Party (Canada)* U49 UPS Worldwide Express Collect/Third Party* FedEx Domestic Standard Billing Billing Collect/3rd party R02 FedEx Ground Commercial R05 FedEx Ground Third Party (account # required) R03 FedEx Ground Residential R07 FedEx Ground Collect F01 FedEx Priority Overnight RRP FedEx Ground Bill Recipient (account # required) F02 FedEx Standard Overnight F10 FedEx Priority Overnight Collect F03 FedEx 2 Day F12 FedEx Priority Overnight Third Party F04 FedEx Express Saver F20 FedEx Standard Overnight Collect F05 FedEx Express Saver Residential F22 FedEx Standard Overnight Third Party F13 FedEx 2 Day Residential F30 FedEx 2 Day Collect F50 FedEx 1st Overnight F33 FedEx 2 Day Third Party International Standard Billing Billing Collect/3rd party (account # required) R04 FedEx Ground Canada F7C FedEx International Priority Collect R09 FedEx Ground Collect Canada F7T FedEx International Priority Third -
Frederick W. Smith Fedex Chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith Is
Frederick W. Smith FedEx Chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith is chairman and chief executive officer of FedEx Corp., a $75 billion global transportation, business services, technology, and logistics company serving more than 220 countries and territories. Smith is responsible for providing strategic direction for all of FedEx Corp. and its operating companies, including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Logistics, FedEx Office, and FedEx Services. Since founding FedEx in 1971, he has been an active proponent of regulatory reform, free trade, and “open skies agreements” for aviation around the world. Smith is co-chairman of the Energy Security Leadership Council, a trustee for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a member of the Business Roundtable and The Business Council. He served as chairman of the US-China Business Council and is co-chairman of the French-American Business Council. He has also served on the boards of several large public companies and on the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Mayo Foundation boards. He was formerly chairman of the Board of Governors for the International Air Transport Association and the U.S. Air Transport Association. Smith has received numerous civic, academic, and business awards, including the Global Leadership Award from the U.S.-India Business Council, the George C. Marshall Foundation Award, the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Business Leadership Award, and the Circle of Honor Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. In addition, he is a member of the Aviation Hall of Fame, served as co-chairman of both the U.S. World War II Memorial Project and the campaign for the National Museum of the Marine Corps, was cited in Forbes “100 Greatest Living Business Minds,” and was named a top CEO by Barron’s and Chief Executive magazines. -
Hong Kong (China)
126 Hong Kong (China) A. Progress in the implementation of the minimum standard Hong Kong (China) has 41 tax agreements in force, as reported in its response to the Peer Review questionnaire. Three of those agreements, the agreements with Belarus*, Estonia and Finland, comply with the minimum standard. Hong Kong (China) joined the MLI in 2017 and has not listed its agreements with India and Saudi Arabia. It indicated in its response to the Peer Review questionnaire that it would list those agreements under the MLI. India and Saudi Arabia have listed their agreements with Hong Kong (China) under the MLI. Hong Kong (China) is implementing the minimum standard through the inclusion of the preamble statement and the PPT.61 The agreements that will be modified by the MLI will come into compliance with the minimum standard once the provisions of the MLI take effect. B. Implementation issues Hong Kong (China)’s listed agreements under the MLI will start to be compliant after the ratification of the MLI. It is encouraged that the MLI be ratified as soon as possible. Summary of the jurisdiction response – Hong Kong (China) Treaty partners Compliance If compliant, Signature of The alternative Comments with the the alternative a complying implemented through the standard implemented instrument complying instrument (if not the MLI) 1 Austria No N/A Yes N/A 2 Belarus* Yes PPT alone N/A N/A 3 Belgium No N/A Yes N/A 4 Brunei Darussalam No N/A Yes N/A 5 Cambodia* No N/A No N/A To be added to the list of agreements that Hong Kong wishes to cover under the MLI or through bilateral negotiations of an amending protocol 6 Canada No N/A Yes N/A 7 Czech Republic No N/A Yes N/A 8 Estonia Yes PPT alone N/A N/A 9 Finland Yes PPT alone N/A N/A 61 For 35 of its agreements listed under the MLI, Hong Kong is implementing the preamble statement (Article 6 of the MLI). -
Economic Integration Between Hong Kong, Taiwan and The
OECD Economic Studies No . 20. Spring 1993 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION BETWEEN HONG KONG. TAIWAN AND THE COASTAL PROVINCES OF CHINA Randall S. Jones. Robert E . King and Michael Klein CONTENTS Introduction ...................................................... 116 1. Economic integration within the CEA ............................. 118 A . Trade .................................................. 118 B. Foreign direct investment ................................... 123 C . Other linkages ........................................... 127 D. Impact of integration within the CEA .......................... 128 II . Forces driving integration ...................................... 130 A . Resource endowments ...................................... 130 B . Revealed comparative advantage ............................ 133 C . The role of policies ........................................ 134 D . Political ties ............................................. 137 E . Rapid growth despite policy distortions ......................... 138 Ill. Outlook .................................................... 139 Bibliography .................................................... 1.43 Randall S . Jones and Robert E. King are economists in the Foreign Trade and Investment Division of the Economics Department. Michael Klein. who was formerly employed in the same division. now works at the World Bank . The authors would like to thank Sveinbjorn Blondal. Michael P . Feiner. Nicholas Vanston and Bernard Wacquez for their comments and suggestions. 115 INTRODUCTION During the past -
10. HONG KONG's STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE UNDER CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY Tai Ming Cheung Hong Kong Has Come a Long Way Since It Was
- 170 - 10. HONG KONG’S STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE UNDER CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY Tai Ming Cheung Hong Kong has come a long way since it was dismissed as a barren rock a century and a half ago. This bastion of freewheeling capitalism today is a leading international financial, trading and communications center serving one of the world’s fastest growing economic regions. But Hong Kong is also entering a period of considerable change and uncertainty following its reversion to Chinese sovereignty that is likely to have a far- reaching impact on its strategic importance and role over the coming years. As a British colony, Hong Kong was an important outpost for the West to keep an eye on China and safeguard busy sea-lanes. Under Chinese rule, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) will play a crucial role in boosting China’s economic growth and promoting Beijing’s long-term goal of reunification with Taiwan. How China handles Hong Kong’s return will have major consequences for the territory as well as for China’s relations with the international community. The world will be watching very carefully whether Beijing will adhere to its international commitments of allowing the SAR to retain a high degree of autonomy. The U.S. has said that the transition will be a key issue in determining its future relations with China. This paper will examine the strategic implications of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule. Several key issues will be explored: • Hong Kong's past and present strategic significance. • The stationing of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Hong Kong. -
United Parcel Service-Federal Express-National Labor Relations
United Parcel Service-Federal Express-National Labor Relations Act-Railway Labor Act-Union Employee-Independent Contractor- FedEx-Current Developments of the Legal Status of FedEx Workers- and the Trend of Employers Classifying Employees as Independent Contractors Richard Trotter University of Baltimore UPS and FedEx are both package delivery services, however UPS workers are considered employees under the National Labor Relations Act and are represented by the Teamsters Union. FedEx, which began as an air delivery service is under the jurisdiction of the Railway Labor Act. In recent years, FedEx management has restructured its relationships with its workers in such a way as to classify them as independent contractors. Legislative actions on both the state and federal level have sought to impose stricter scrutiny on employers classifying their employees as independent contractors. INTRODUCTION The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was originally enacted in 1935. Since its original enactment the law has been amended twice, in 1947 with the enactment of the Taft-Hartley Act and again in 1959 with the enactment of the Landrum-Griffin Act. The basic philosophic underpinnings of the law is that it protects a worker’s right to organize into labor Unions, and once organized workers can seek to be represented by a union through the election process administered by the NLRB. Once a union is chosen, the employer has a duty to engage in collective bargaining with the union elected by the employees. In 1926 the Railway Labor Act was enacted originally to govern labor relations in the railway industry. The purpose behind the law was to ensure the smooth running of the railroads without labor disruptions particularly in times of war or other national crisis.