Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-97). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-133). Also available in print.

Thesis (M. Hous. M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Differential geometry is deceptively simple. It is surprisingly easyto get the right answer with unclear and informal symbol manipulation.To address this problem we use computer programs to communicate aprecise understanding of the computations in differential geometry.Expressing the methods of differential geometry in a computer languageforces them to be unambiguous and computationally effective. The taskof formulating a method as a computer-executable program and debuggingthat program is a powerful exercise in the learning process. Also,once formalized procedurally, a mathematical idea becomes a tool thatcan be used directly to compute results.

The purpose of the thesis is to analyse the function fulfilled by the Youth Opportunities Programme (1978-1983) in its wider political, economic and historical context. There are three main sections to the work. The first establishes the context from which the Youth Opportunities Programme (YOP) emerged. This includes: an analysis of the origins and early development of the Manpower Services Commission (MSC); an historical account of government policy and special measures for the relief of unemployment; and a description of the circumstances and manner in which these elements came together in the development of the MSC's special measures policy, leading to the launch of YOP in April 1978. It is concluded that the initial role of the programme was essentially that of a palliative in the context of the Labour Government's social contract relationship with the trade union movement rather than being a positive element in the MSC's development of a comprehensive manpower policy. The second section is concerned with the actual development and performance of the programme in relation to its original objectives. This includes national level analyses in terms of both quantitative and qualitative objectives, and the conclusions of a case study conducted in the Portsmouth Travel-to-Work Area. The third section examines the significance of the divergences revealed between objectives and results, both in the context of contemporary political and economic developments, and also in a wider historical context which includes the initial progress made by YOP's successor, the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). It is concluded that, although YOP continued to act as a palliative, it developed beyond this towards a new form of active manpower policy consistent with a monetarist macro-economic context. On the basis of this analysis, alternative scenarios for the future are briefly considered.

The full text of this thesis/dissertation is not available online. Please <a href="mailto:upetd@up.ac.za">contact us</a> if you need access. Read the abstract in the section 00front of this document. / Dissertation (MA (Sepedi))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / African Languages / unrestricted

The thesis is focused on backup documents in the public administration information systems. First chapters of thesis are devoted to general theories of backup files and databases. Next is described storage media what is used for backups, their advantages and disadvantages. Afterwards are described the most common backup strategies and rotation scheme. Thesis is devoted after that to analysis of a representative information system that is used to publish documents to the public. Based on information obtained from analysis is selected optimal backup strategy and this strategy is implemented and tested in designed application.

Teoreties is ‘n onwettige piramideskema uitvoerbaar, maar wiskundigeberekeninge bewys dat dit onmoontlik is om vol te hou. Die ineenstorting van ‘n onwettige piramideskema loop gewoonlik uit op ‘n woordewisseling en hofsake. Die doel van hierdie studie is om lig te werp, eerstens oor die vraag of bedrae wat deur onwettige piramideskema verkry is ingesluit moet word by die bruto inkomste van die belastingpligtige, met spesifieke verwysing na of dit deur die belastingpligtige ontvang is. Tweedens moet gelet word dat besprekings oor onwettige piramideskemas ook die debat ontlok of belastingpligtige geregtig is op die toelaatbare aftrekkings vir uitgawes wat aangegaan is om onwettige inkomstes deur onwettige piramideskema voort te bring. Laastens sal ‘n studie gedoen word ten opsigte van die moontlikhede wat vir die belegger beskikbaar is, naamlik kan hy / sy enige aftrekkings kry vir belegging wat verlore gaan weens insolvensie van onwettige piramideskema en word hy / sy belas op inkomste verdien uit ‘n onwettige piramideskema. Die Suid-Afrikaanse regsbank worstel al vir ‘n geruime tydperk met die vraag of inkomste verdien uit onwettige aktiwiteitebelasbaar is. Een van die sterkste sosiale argumente teen die besluit om belasting te hef op inkomste verkry uit onwettige aktiwiteite, is dat die regering voordeel uit misdaad trek, deurdat hul ‘n gedeelte van bedrae wat op onwettige wyse verkry is neem. Die probleem is fundamenteel een van beleid. ‘n Breedvoerige databasis sal geskep word van regspraak en ander bronne, plaaslik sowel as internasionaal, ten einde riglyne uiteen te sit om die belasbaarheid van onwettige transaksies te bepaal, meer spesifiek die van ‘n onwettige piramideskema. / ENGLISH : An illegal pyramid scheme is theoretically feasible, but mathematical calculations have proven that it is impossible to maintain. The collapse of an illegal pyramid scheme usually ends in a heated exchange of words and lawsuits. The purpose of this study is to shed light, firstly on whether amounts obtained by an illegal pyramid scheme should be included in the gross income of the taxpayer, with specific reference to whether the taxpayer has received it. Secondly, it must be noted that the discussion of illegal pyramid schemes also produces a debate of whether the taxpayer is entitled to allowable deductions for expenses incurred to bring forward illegal revenues through an illegal pyramid scheme. Finally a study will be done regarding the available opportunities for the investor, i.e. may he / she claim for any deduction if their investment is lost due to insolvency of the illegal pyramid scheme and if he / she will be taxed on income earned out of the illegal pyramid scheme. The South African judiciary has struggled for a considerable time with the question of whether income earned from illegal activities must be taxable. One of the strongest social arguments against the decision to levy tax on income derived from illegal activities, is that the government benefits from crime, because they take a portion of the amounts that were illegally obtained. The problem is fundamentally one of policy. A comprehensive database will be created by case law and other sources, both locally and internationally, in order to set out guidelines for the taxability of illegal transactions, more specifically that of an illegal pyramid scheme. / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Mercantile Law / unrestricted