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This book's prime audience is government policy-makers. It provides a policy framework for governments to increase micro, small and medium enterprises' access to financial services?one which is based on empirical evidence from around the world. Financial sector policies in many developing countries often work against the ability of commercial financial institutions to serve this market segment, albeit, often unintentionally. The framework guides governments on how to best focus scarce resources on three things: ? developing an inclusive financial sector policy; ? building healthy financial institutions; and ? investing in information infrastructure such as credit bureaus and accounting standards. The book provides examples and case studies of how such a strategy has helped to build more inclusive financial institutions and systems in many countries.

This article introduces a model derived from the relational view of strategy to investigate (1) the impact of track record and financial resources on the commercial success and artistic recognition of cinema projects, and (2) the relationship between the commercial and artistic dimensions of film performance. Structural equation modeling carried out on 2,080 feature films released in the North-American theatrical market from 1988 to 1997 illustrates the mediating role of financial resources as catalysts of commercial and artistic track record resources, and unearths important conclusions relative to the specific dynamics of resource combinations in cinema projects. Results also reveal a novel hierarchy of lead actors, directors, and producers in the explanation of film performance. Last, they confirm the precedence of commercial success in the USA, and the symbolic and institutional status of US cinema as being primarily an industry.

The Financial Aid Office at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Senior Financial Aid Advisor.

The Financial Aid Office at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Financial Aid Advisor.

The governments of the USA and the UK have identified similar challenges facing their higher education sectors. Both governments believe in the centrality of market forces in meeting higher education demand, with government and academia playing subordinate roles. The public purposes of higher education must be restated if the potentially negative consequences of this scenario are to be avoided.

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