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Deutsche Bundesbank The Deutsche Bundesbank (German for German Federal Bank) is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Due to its strength and former size, the Bundesbank is the most influential member of the ESCB.
Deutsche Bundespost The Deutsche Bundespost (German federal post office) was created in 1947 as a successor to the Reichspost (German imperial post office). Between 1947 and 1950 the enterprise was called Deutsche Post (German post office).
Deutsche Eishockey-Liga Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (German Hockey League, shortname DEL) is a German high-calibre ice hockey league, and has the highest number of American and Canadian players overseas. It was formed as a replacement for the Ice hockey Bundesliga.
Deutsche Fährstraße The Deutsche Fährstraße (German Ferry Street) was established in May 2004 and is an institution similar to the American National Scenic Byways. It connects various places between Bremervörde and Kiel with relation to the history of ferries and crossing of rivers, like the historic transporter bridges in Rendsburg and Osten.
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug, or DFS (German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) was formed in 1933 to centralise all gliding activity in Germany. It was formed by the nationalisation of the Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft (RRG) at Darmstadt.
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (abbreviated DFG, German Research Foundation in English) is an important German research funding organization. The DFG supports research in science and the humanities through a large variety of grant programmes, prizes and by funding infrastructure.
Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂĽr Technische Zusammenarbeit The Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂĽr Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Corporation for Technical Cooperation) or GTZ is a private international enterprise founded by Erhard Eppler & owned by the German Federal Government, specializing in technical cooperation for sustainable development.
Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung SchiffbrĂĽchiger The Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung SchiffbrĂĽchiger DGzRS (literally translated: German Society for Saving Shipwrecked, more common: German Maritime Rescue Service GMRS) is responsible for Search and Rescue in German waters including the Exclusive Economic Zone. This area comprises the German coastal waters in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg Founded in 1890, the Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg is one of the oldest schools in the city and one of the largest German schools on the African continent. At present approximately 1050 learners of 27 different nationalities are taught at the DSJ.
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift The Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (German Medical Weekly) is the most important and visible medical periodical in Germany In the 1980s it was ranked in the 10th place in the world in terms of its international impact factor], but in the succeeding two decades the journal lost this position largely due to two factors: the loss of importance of [[German language in medical publications and the appearance of a large number of new medical journals in the English language. It is currently published by Georg Thieme Verlag and is an official publication of the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM) and the Society of German Naturalists and Physicians (GDNĂ„).
Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft The Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft (German Ornithologists' Society) was founded in 1850, and is one of the world's oldest existing scientific societies. Its goal is to support and further scientific ornithology on all levels.
Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg The Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg (DPSG, German Scout Association Saint George) is the largest of Germany's many Scouting organizations. The Catholic association has about 95,000 members of both gendershttp://www.
Deutsche Physik Deutsche Physik (literally: "German Physics") or Aryan Physics was the name given to a nationalist movement in the German physics community in the early 1930s against the work of Albert Einstein, labeled Jewish Physics. The term was taken from the title of a 4-volume physics textbook by Philipp Lenard in the 1930s.
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG, meaning German Physical Society) is a worldwide operating physics organization. With 50,000 members (2005), it is the world's largest and the world's oldest physical society.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) (German Press Agency) is a news agency founded in 1949 in Germany. Based in Hamburg, it has grown to be a major worldwide operation serving print media, radio, television, online, mobile phones and national news agencies.
Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR (literally German Imperial Railways) was the national railway of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). In 1949 occupied Germany's railways were returned to German control after four years of allied control following World War II.
Deutsche Reichsbahn service ranks Since its beginning until the year 1991, service rank has been a permanent element of the railroad employee’s service with the Deutschen Reichsbahn , whether as civil servant or as employee. Every railroad employee was obliged to carry the conferred insignia while on duty and entitled to do so off duty.
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft The Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR, literally "German Imperial Railway") was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I.
Deutsche Reichspartei The Deutsche Reichspartei (German Reich Party, German Imperial Party or German Empire Party) was a nationalist political party in West Germany. It was founded in 1950 from the German Right Party (Deutsche Rechtspartei), which had been set up in Lower Saxony in 1946 and had five members in the first Bundestag.
Deutsche Schule Istanbul Deutsche Schule Istanbul, also known as Ă–zel Alman Lisesi ("German High School Istanbul", in English) is one of the most prestigious high schools in Turkey. It was established in May 1868 for the children of German traders, artists, engineers and diplomats living in Istanbul.
Deutsche Singmesse Deutsche Singmesse is a form of (Tridentine) Low Mass approved by certain Catholic bishops in German-speaking countries and formerly approved of by American Catholic bishops for ethnic German parishes in their dioceses.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touring Car Championship, or DTM) was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide.
Deutsche Uniformen Deutsche Uniformen was a publication of the National Socialist German Workers Party which was published in 1938 and dealt with Nazi party paramilitary ranks as well as the ranks of the Wehrmacht. The text was published as a small booklet and had color drawings of all Nazi insignia for the military and paramilitary groups.
Deutsche Unitarier Religionsgemeinschaft Deutsche Unitarier Religionsgemeinschaft ("German Unitarian Religious Community") was founded in 1876 in Germany's Rheinhessen region under the name Religionsgemeinschaft Freier Protestanten ("Religious Community of Free Protestants").
Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (German Weapons and Munitions Works), known as DWM, was an arms company in Imperial Germany created when Ludwig Loewe & Company merged with several other companies. This included Waffenfabrik Mauser and Deutsche Metallpatronenfabrik Lorenz.
Deutsche Zeitung in Norwegen Deutsche Zeitung in Norwegen was a daily newspaper published in Norway between 20 May 1940 and 5 May 1945. It was the main publication of the Nazi regime in Norway, and had a circulation of about 40,000 copies.
Deutscher Dom Deutscher Dom (German for: German Cathedral) is a cathedral located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral). It was built in 1705 by Giovanni Simonetti and was designed by Martin Grünberg.
Deutscher Eishockey-Bund The Deutsche Eishockey-Bund (DEB) has been the responsible federation of ice hockey associations (since its establishment on June 16, 1963) for the sport of ice hockey in Germany (until 1990 exclusive for the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin). Up to the time of the establishment of the DEB ice hockey was one of the kinds of sport in the Deutschen Eissport-Verband.
Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag The Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (German for German Protestant Church Day) is a movement of lay members of the Evangelical Church in Germany. It sees itself as a free movement of people brought together by their Christian faith and engagement for the future of church and society.
Deutscher Filmpreis The Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Awards, colloquially known as the Lolas) is the highest German movie award. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a commission, since 2005 the award has been given by the Deutsche Filmakademie.
Deutscher FV 1878 Hannover Founded on September 14, 1878 by a group of students, Deutscher FuĂźball Verein 1878 Hannover is recognized as Germany's first football club. The club plays in Hannover, Lower Saxony a city which, alongside Heidelberg, is known historically as one of the country's centers for rugby, a close cousin of association football.
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis is an award donated since 1956 by the Federal Ministry for family, seniors, women and youth and presented annually (before 1981 the price was called "Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis"). Outstanding works of the child and youth literature are distinguished.
Deutscher Landwein Deutscher Landwein is the second lowest category in the German wine classification, above Deutscher Tafelwein. It is the equivalent of country wine or vin du pays in other countries, and indicates wine made from exclusively German grapes of approved varieties from one of the recognised German wine regions.
Deutscher Michel Deutscher Michel is a personification of the German nation, much as Uncle Sam is for Americans and Marianne for the French. He is usually depicted wearing a nightcap and nightgown, sometimes in the colours of the German flag, and represents the Germans' conception of themselves, especially in his easy-going nature and Everyman appearance.
Deutscher Spiele Preis The Deutscher Spiele Preis (German for German Game Prize) is an award for German-style games.} It was started in 1990 by the German magazine "Die Pöppel-Revue", which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals and game clubs.
Deutsches album Deutsches album (1982) is the second German language album by British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was originally released in Germany simultaneously with the worldwide release of Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album (also known as Peter Gabriel).
Deutsches Derby The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Hamburg-Horn Racecourse, Hamburg in July.
Deutsches Historisches Museum The Deutsches Historisches Museum (DHM), German Historical Museum, was founded in 1987 by the chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl and the mayor of Berlin, Eberhard Diepgen on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the founding of Berlin. It is situated in the Zeughaus, the oldest structure on the Unter den Linden avenue in central Berlin.
Deutsches Jungvolk The Deutsches Jungvolk (German Youth) was a subdivision of the Hitler Youth for boys aged 10 to 14. It reinforced the Nationalsozialistische view of aryan ideals and transmitted the Nazi idea of the Volksgemeinschaft.
Deutsches Museum The Deutsches Museum (German Museum) in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of technology and science, with approximately 1.3 million visitors per year and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology.
Deutsches Musikarchiv The Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin (DMA, German Music Archive) is the central collection of printed and recorded music and the music-bibliographic information centre for Germany. It is a federal agency founded in 1970 with the task to collect all music published in the country.
Deutsches Reich Deutsches Reich was the official name for Germany from 1871 to 1945 in the German language. Its literal meaning in English is "German Realm", however it is more usually only part-translated as "German Reich" (for a more detailed translation/explanation of the term 'Reich' read the article Reich).
Deutsches Stadion Deutsches Stadion was designed by Albert Speer for the Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg and according to Speer himself, inspired not by the Circus Maximus but by the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, which had impressed him so much when he visited Athens in 1935 (Speer, Erinnerungen, 75).
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1946 by American occupation forces as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester (RIAS being an acronym for "Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor" / "Radio In the American Sector").
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, the "German Clock and Watchmuseum" is located in the Black Forest town of Furtwangen, a historic center of clockmaking. It features permanent and temporary exhibits on the history of timekeeping.
Deutschland class cruiser The Deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffs, a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by German Reichsmarine in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. The class is named after the first ship of this class to be completed (the Deutschland).
Deutschland-Preis The Deutschland-Preis is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at DĂĽsseldorf Racecourse, DĂĽsseldorf in June / July. Since its inception in 1888, the race has been run at various distances.
Deutschlandradio Kultur Deutschlandradio Kultur (abbreviated to DLR Kultur or DKultur) is the culture-oriented radio station of the German national Deutschlandradio service. From 1994 to March 2005 the station was known as "DeutschlandRadio Berlin".
Deutschlandsender Deutschlandsender (literal meaning: "Germany transmitter") is one of the longest-established radio station names in German. It was used between 1926 and the end of 1993 to denote a number of powerful stations designed to achieve all-Germany coverage (hence the name).
Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster The Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster was a 500 kilowatt long-wave transmitter at Herzberg/Elster, which was in service from 1939 to 1945. It used a 337 metre high guyed steel lattice mast of triangular cross section.
Deutschlandvertrag The Deutschlandvertrag (Germany Treaty, also called the Generalvertrag or General Treaty) is a treaty of international law which was signed by the Federal Republic of Germany (BRD or West Germany), and the Western Allies (France, Great Britain, and the USA on May 26, 1952, but which only took effect, with some slight changes, in 1955. It deals with the end of Germany's status as an occupied territory and gives it the rights of a sovereign state, with certain restrictions that remained in place until German reunification.
Deutz-Allis Deutz-Allis was formed when Deutz-Fahr of Germany, part of KHD, purchased the agricultural assets of the Allis-Chalmers corporation. Deutz-Allis was eventually sold to the Gleaner-Allis Corporation, (Allis-Gleaner Corporation, or AGCO).
Deutzer Hängebrücke The Deutzer Hängebrücke, possibly also known as the Hindenburgbrücke, was a self-anchored suspension bridge using eyebar chains, across the Rhine in Cologne, Germany. It was destroyed in 1945, and replaced in 1948 by the Deutzer Brücke.
Deutzia Deutzia is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and central Asia (from the Himalaya east to Japan and the Philippines), and Central America. By far the highest species diversity is in China, where 50 species occur.
Deux Poèmes de Lord Byron (Tailleferre) "Deux Poèmes de Lord Byron" (in English "Two Poems of Lord Byron") are the only known songs set to an English text by Germaine Tailleferre and date from 1934. Although Tailleferre's manuscript has disappeared, a photocopy was found in the papers of the Italian mezzo-soprano and musicologist Patricia Adkins-Chiti, who provided a copy which served as the source for their publication in 2003 by the French publisher Musik FabrikNotes to the published version, 2003 Musik Fabrik.
Deux-Montagnes Line (AMT) The Deux-Montagnes line is a commuter railway line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the ‘Metropolitan transport agency’), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport services across this region.
Deux-Montagnes, Quebec Deux-Montagnes is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada where the Rivière des Mille Îles flows out of Lac des Deux Montagnes (Lake of Two Mountains). It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes in the greater Montreal region.
Dev Alahan Devendra "Dev" Alahan is a character on Coronation Street who first appeared on the show in November 1999. He is the owner of a chain of seven shops in the Manchester area and bought the shop on the street from his uncle Ravi after he returned to India.
Dev Anand Dharam Dev Ānand (he goes by his middle name) (Hindi: देव आनन्द, Urdu: دیو آنند) (born September 26, 1923) is a famous Indian actor and film producer. His real name was Devdutta Pishorimal Anand.
Dev Manraj Dharam Dev Manraj (born 30th March 1949) is a prominent figure of Mauritius. After becoming a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts, he obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma at the International Institute for Management Development.
Deva (Buddhism) A deva (Sanskrit and Pāli) in Buddhism is one of many different types of non-human beings who share the characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, living more contentedly than the average human being.
Deva (Hinduism) Deva (देव in Devanagari script, pronounced as "dévə") is the Sanskrit word for "god, deity". It can be variously interpreted as a spirit, demi-god, celestial being, angel, deity or any supernatural being of high excellence.
Deva Katta Deva Kaushik Katta also known as Deva(doss) Katta is an Indian Born American resident filmmaker who debuted as a successful writer/director on the big screen with the feature film 'vennela (Telugu)'. We can infer that he has a bold and entertaining way of narrating a story based on his short film 'The People Mover'- which was critically acclaimed by film festivals - and the successful debut film 'Vennela'.
Deva Raya II Deva Raya II (1424-1446 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Perhaps the greatest of the the Sangama dynasty rulers, he patronised some of the famous Kannada and Telugu poets of the time.
Deva River The Deva is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Communities of Cantabria and Asturias until it joins the Cares River and flows into the Atlantic Ocean, in the Bay of Biscay, where they form the Tina Mayor estuary which is the natural border between Asturias and Cantabria.
Devadasi 'Devadasi (Sanskrit: देवदासी, translation: "Servant of God") is a religious practice still found in some Hindu communities, especially in southern India, in which young girls are "married" to a deity or a temple. European colonialists associated this function with prostitution.
Devadasu Devadasu (Telugu: దేవదాసు) is a Tollywood film that released on January 11 2006 and was directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. Debutants Ram and Ileana D'Cruz play the main leads while Sayaji Shinde plays the negative role.
Devadatta Devadatta (देवदत्‍त) was a Buddhist monk, as well as the cousin of Gautama Buddha, who was recorded as having created a schism in the sangha, or monastic community. This schism was later undone because all his followers came back to the Buddha, after which Devadatta also wanted to come back.
Devagandhari This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Devaki Jain Devaki Jain (Hindi: देवकि जैन), born 1933, is an Indian economist best known for her work on Development, South Asia, and feminist economics. She along with her husband, Lakshmi Chand Jain are noted Gandhians.
Deval Patrick His Excellency Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician and the 71st and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On November 7, 2006, Patrick became the first African-American elected governor of Massachusetts, and the second elected in United States history, after Douglas Wilder of Virginia.
Devale Ellis Devale Ellis, (born April 02, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He attended Hofstra University, where he was a teammate of New Orleans Saints receiver Marques Colston.
Devaluation Devaluation is a reduction in the value of a currency with respect to other monetary units. In common modern usage, it specifically implies an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange rate system, by which the monetary authority formally sets a new fixed rate with respect to a foreign reference currency.
Devanāgarī () is an abugida script used to write, either along with other scripts, or exclusively, several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Marwari, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa from Nepal and sometimes Kashmiri and Romani. It is written and read from left to right.
Devang Half Devil half Angel breed, born in an attempt to unify Heaven and Hell as well as end the eternal long fight over human souls between Satan and God. Both a son of God and Satan, the perfect blend of good and evil and most complete being in biblical history.
Devarayanadurga Devarayanadurga is a hill near Tumkur in the state of Karnataka in India. The rocky hills are surrounded by forest and the hilltops are dotted with several temples including the Yoganarasimha and the Bhoganarasimha temples and an altitude of 3940 feet.
Devarim (parsha) Devarim, D’varim, or Debarim (דברים – Hebrew for “words,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 44th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in July or August.
Devario The genus Devario comprise of some Danionins familiar to aquarists. Generally (but not all) larger fish than Danios, they have short barbels (if present at all) and generally have deeper bodies than Danios with species having vertical stripes present (as well as horizontal).
Devas (Digimon) The Devas are twelve beast-type Digimon that served Zhuqiaomon in the Digimon Tamers series. They were based from a legend from Indian Buddhism of the twelve Devas or Yaksha generals who protected the Buddha of Medicine.
Devasahayam Pillai Devasahayam Pillai was a Christian martyr of the 18th century, in the southern part of India. Born a Hindu in the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom, he rose to be a high official in the court of the Travancore king, Maharaja Marthanda Varma, during which time he came under the Christian influence of a former Dutch naval commander, Captain Eustachius De Lannoy, later to be martyred by the high caste Hindus in the Kingdom.
Devastation class battleship The two British Devastation-class battleships of the 1870s were the first class of ocean-going capital ship which did not carry sails, and the first which mounted the entire main armament on top of the hull rather than inside it. For the first fifteen years of their lives, they were the most powerful warships in the world.
Devaughn Darling Devaughn Darling (born April 16, 1982 in Nassau, Bahamas-died February 26, 2001 in Tallahassee, Florida) was a former Florida State University football player, and the identical twin brother of Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Devard Darling.
DevĂ­n DevĂ­n (, ), originally a separate village at the confluence of Danube and Morava, is now a part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is an important archaeological site, famous for the ruins of the DevĂ­n Castle.
Devín Gate Devín Gate (Slovak: Devínska brána, formerly - Latin - Porta Hungarica) is a natural gate in the Danube valley at the borders of Slovakia and Austria. In a wider sense it begins below Bratislava Castle, in which case the gate is 11,5 km long and 2-7 km wide, in a narrower sense it begins below Devín Castle and ends near the Hundsheimer Berg in Austria on the right bank of the Danube.
Devco Railway The Devco Railway is an historic Canadian railway. Devco Railway operated as an unincorporated department within the Coal Division of the Cape Breton Development Corporation, also known as DEVCO; as such there is no formally incorporated entity named "Devco Railway".
Devdas (soundtrack) Devdas is the soundtrack for the 2002 film Devdas. It is predominately composed by Ismail Darbar and features playback singers Kavita Krishnamurthy (as Chandramukhi), Udit Narayan (as Devdas), and Shreya Ghosal (as Parvati).
Deveining Deveining is the removal of the gastrointestinal tract of a shrimp, a common part of preparing them for eating. The digestive track is a dark band running from the head to the tail of the animal, where the spine would be if they were vertebrates.
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn is a volunteer organization based in Brooklyn, New York City, opposed to Bruce Ratner's plan to move the New Jersey Nets basketball team to the neighborhood and build the Brooklyn Nets Arena, a combination sports arena and residential/commercial complex. The organization feels the project would divide and destroy the community.
Developer and Platform Evangelism DPE (Developer and Platform Evangelism) is the unit within Microsoft that is responsible for communicating Microsoft's strategic direction for platform developers, and for evangelising the latest development tools and technologies.
DeveloperWorks developerWorks is resource by IBM for software developers. It contains a large number of how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals.
Developing countries' debt Third World debt is external debt incurred by Third World countries (the term "Third World" is still in use, although many prefer less pejorative terms, such as "developing countries" or "global South"), Unpayable debt is a term used to describe external debt where the interest on the debt exceeds the amount that the country produces, thus preventing the debt ever being paid back. It is considered by some a method of oppression or control by first world countries; a form of debt bondage on the scale of nations.
Developing country A developing country has a relatively low standard of living, an undeveloped industrial base, and a moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI) score. In developing countries, there is low per capita income, widespread poverty, and low capital formation.
Development *Development (in general) - it is a dynamic process of improvement, which implies a change, an evolution, growth and advancement. Development as a phenomenon suggests that people are able to control their future and can improve their condition in the world (living conditions, capacity to feed, education level, life length, etc.
Development aid Development aid (also development assistance, international aid, overseas aid or foreign aid) is aid given by developed countries to support the economic, sociological and political development of developing countries. It is distinguished from humanitarian aid as being aimed at alleviating poverty in the long term, rather than alleviating suffering in the short term (Foreign aid, on the other hand, includes both development aid and humanitarian aid.
Development and preservation in Dublin Dublin is one of the oldest capital cities in Europe — dating back over a thousand years. Over the centuries and particularly in the 18th century or Georgian era, it acquired a beautiful and distinctive style of architecture.
Development anthropology Development anthropology refers to the application of anthropological perspectives to the multidisciplinary branch of development studies. It take international development and international aid as primary object.
Development Assistance Committee The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the principal body through which the OECD study issues related to cooperation with developing countries. It is a forum for its member states in their role as bilateral donors.
Development Bank of Southern Africa The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a leading Development Finance Institution (DFI) in Africa south of the Sahara, playing the triple roles of Financier, Advisor and Partner. The Bank maximises its contribution to sustainable development in the region by mobilising financial, knowledge and human resources to:
Development communication Development Communication refers to a spectrum of communication processes, strategies and principles within the field of international development, aimed at improving the conditions and quality of life of people struggling with underdevelopment and marginalization. Reflective of the field’s historical evolution, Development communication is characterized by conceptual flexibility and diversity in the application of communication techniques used to address the problems of development.
Development control Development Control is the system in United Kingdom local government for regulating and controlling land use and new buildings. It relies on the "plan-led system" whereby Development Plans are formed and the public consulted.

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