Search Results - "billionaire"
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Metaphors in the reporting of lottery winners in Malaysian news articles / Mohammad Huzaifa Siddiqui
Published 2019“…The study shows that, despite the low odds of winning the lottery in Malaysia and its likely negative outcomes, lottery gaming is portrayed as a game, a sport, or a pleasant journey which results in the participant becoming a millionaire or a billionaire. It is also argued in this research that these messages can be harmful. …”
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Study on newly developed drill bit monitoring system for composite assembly in aerospace industry
Published 2017“…Aerospace industry is the current multi- billionaire developed industry, where the demands for the air transportation has increasing significantly day by days as people nowadays required short time to travel from one place to another to do their business. …”
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The strategic traits of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia: a case study of selected prominent businessmen / Yeop Hussin Bidin
Published 2011“…The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2006 reported that the Overseas Chinese constitutes fewer than 10 per cent of the population of ASEAN, but they make up 86% of the billionaires in the region. They generated also an estimated GDP equivalent of about US$450 billion, almost at par with China GDP ofapprox US$500 billion The Overseas Chinese have influenced the nature of economic prosperity in Southeast Asia by actively contributing to the vast spectrum of business interest from the more traditional agricultural to the latest adventure in the information and communication technology. …”
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Godfatherism and political party financing in Nigeria: analysing the 2015 general election
Published 2018“…In Nigeria, the phenomenon of godfatherism denotes multi-billionaires sponsoring anointed candidates for elections at all levels in return for favours and undue advantage towards the sponsors. …”
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Godfatherism and political party financing in Nigeria: Analysing the 2015 general election
Published 2018“…Godfatherism is one of the major obstacles towards genuine democratisation and good governance in Nigeria.In every political setting, there are financiers of politicians for elective positions and the financed ones.In Nigeria, the phenomenon of godfatherism denotes multi-billionaires sponsoring anointed candidates for elections at all levels in return for favours and undue advantage towards the sponsors.This is a problem which impedes the emergence of popular and credible candidates who can deliver the dividends of democracy.The work examined the role played by godfathers in sponsoring politicians during the 2015 General Elections including the nature and dimension of the financing as well as its effects on the outcome of elections.The paper used a qualitative method of data collection and analysis where interview was conducted with some selected informants from various categories involving politicians, party stakeholders, academicians and focus group discussion with some selected electorates.The primary data obtained was analysed using qualitative method with existing secondary data on the subject of study. …”
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