raising of living standards

См. также в других словарях:

• standard of living — noun a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group (Freq. 2) they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act — The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA, ch. 676, USStat|52|1060, June 25, 1938, usc title chap|29|8), also called the Wages and Hours Bill, [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758587,00.html Wages and Hours ] , Time magazine …   Wikipedia

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

• Toward the Age of Common Sense — ▪ 1995 by Sir Peter Ustinov       I am not one of those who can easily tell the difference between year and year, like a meteorologist with reliable charts to go by. I am not even one who can refer to a kind of event or quirk of fashion as… …   Universalium

• Free trade debate — Free trade is one of the most debated topics in economics of the 20th and 21st century Fact|date=December 2007. Arguments over free trade can be divided into economic, moral, and socio political arguments. The academic debate among economists is… …   Wikipedia

• CONSERVATION — Introduction In consequence of the establishment in Israel of a Ministry for the Environment it is appropriate to take stock of the deep concern for the environment and its conservation which, from its earliest documents onwards, infuses Jewish… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Clement Attlee — Attlee redirects here. For other people named Attlee, see Atlee (name). For other uses, see Atlee. The Right Honourable The Earl Attlee KG OM CH FRS PC …   Wikipedia

• Meir (Myerson), Golda — (1898–1978)    Fourth prime minister of Israel. From biblical times to the 20th century Golda Meir was the only woman to lead the Jewish nation. She herself would dismiss that comment as irrelevant, having been accepted as an equal in a man’s… …   Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament

• Middle Class Working Families Task Force — The Middle Class Working Families Task Force (MCWFTF) is a United States Federal Government initiative, established in 2009 via presidential memorandum. It was one of the earliest innovations of the Obama Biden administration. Jared Bernstein was …   Wikipedia

• History of Saint Helena — St Helena has a history of over 500 years since it was first discovered as an uninhabited island by the Portuguese in 1502. Claiming to be Britain’s second oldest colony, this is one of the most isolated islands in the world and was for several… …   Wikipedia

• conservatism — /keuhn serr veuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. 2. the principles and practices of political conservatives. [1825 35; CONSERVAT(IVE) + ISM] * * * Political attitude …   Universalium