But the advice also works at a local level, as the book illustrates through the story of how the Tow Foundation improved juvenile justice policy in Connecticut.

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Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement which laid the foundation for improved North-South cooperation and ultimately the Good Friday Agreement.

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The improved accounting lays the foundation for a process focus, and a deep analysis of how value is created finishes the job.

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The foundation would also like to see improved access to free English language lessons so migrant workers can improve their knowledge of their rights and ask for help, and easier access to legal redress and compensation.

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The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust said the situation was now "significantly improved".

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This immunity has become the foundation of the UGC industry, which has created lots of jobs and improved the flow of socially beneficial information.

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As noted by The State of Corporate Citizenship in the United States 2009, The Hitachi Foundation and Boston College, a good reputation is increasingly linked to bottom line benefits such as improved sales, license to operate, employee morale and productivity, and retention of top talent.

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