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Public is a word in the English language, either an adjective or a noun with these meanings:- (adjective) "of or pertaining to the people; (adjective) "relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community"; opposed to "private In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy which is both run for private profit and is not controlled by the state. By contrast, enterprises that are part of the state are part of the public sector; private, non-profit organizations are regarded as part of the voluntary sector"; (noun) "the people of a nation not affiliated with the government of that nation: the people Because the word people often refers to abstract and general types of groups, the word persons is sometimes used in place of people, especially when it would be ambiguous with its collective sense . It can collectively refer to all humans or it can be used to identify a certain ethnic or religious group. For example, "people of color" is" (noun) "Public to the general body of mankind or of a nation A nation is a group of people who share common history, culture, ethnic origin and language, often possessing or seeking its own government. The development and conceptualization of a nation is closely related to the development of modern industrial states and nationalist movements in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, although, state A sovereign state is a political association with effective internal and external sovereignty over a geographic area and population which is not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state. While in abstract terms a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it hard to, or community In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting species sharing an environment. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness"; (noun, indefinite) the public; also, a particular body or aggretion[clarification needed] of people; as, an author's public. specimens (adjective):- the public treasury / a public road / "public network" means a network that is regulated as a common carrier A common carrier in common-law countries is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and that is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport. A common carrier offers its services to the general public under license or authority provided by a regulatory body. The regulatory body has usually.
- Aggens (1983) in the paper titled "Identifying different levels of public interest in participation" states: "There is no single public, but different levels of public based on differing levels of interest and ability".
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- Dewey, John John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, is recognized as one of the founders of the philosophy of pragmatism and of functional psychology. He was a major representative of the (1954) Public & Its Problems, Swallow Press ISBN 0-8040-0254-1
- Habermas, Jürgen Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his work on the concept of the public sphere, the topic of his first book entitled The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. His work focuses on the foundations of social theory and epistemology, the (1989) The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: an inquiry into a category of bourgeois society, (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought), Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press ISBN 0-262-58108-6
- Habermas, Jürgen Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his work on the concept of the public sphere, the topic of his first book entitled The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. His work focuses on the foundations of social theory and epistemology, the (1985) The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 2: Lifeworld and System: a critique of functionalist reason; Cambridge, Mass.: Beacon Press ISBN 0-8070-1401-X
- Hannay, Alastair Alastair Hannay is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He was born in Plymouth, England and has been a resident of Norway since 1961. He has written about and translated several works of Kierkegaard and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His parents were Scottish (2005) On the Public Routledge ISBN 0-415-32792-X
- Kierkegaard, Søren Søren Åbye Kierkegård (English pronunciation: /ˈsɔrən ˈkɪərkəɡɑrd/ or /ˈkɪərkəɡɔr/; Danish: [ˈsœːɐn ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌɡ̊ɒˀ] ) (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and psychologist. Kierkegaard strongly criticised both the Hegelianism of his time and what he saw as the empty formalities of (2002) A Literary Review; Alastair Hannay (trans.) London: Penguin ISBN 0-14-044801-2
- Lippmann, Walter Walter Lippmann was an American intellectual, writer, reporter, and political commentator who gained notoriety for the introduction of the concept of Cold War for the first time in the world. Lippmann was twice awarded (1958 and 1962) a Pulitzer Prize for his syndicated newspaper column, “Today and Tomorrow”. The Phantom Public (Library of Conservative Thought), Transaction Publishers; Reprint edition, January 1, 1993, ISBN 1-56000-677-3.
- Mayhew, Leon H. The New Public: Professional Communication and the Means of Social Influence, (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies), Cambridge University Press, September 28, 1997, ISBN 0-521-48493-6.
- Sennett, Richard Richard Sennett is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, the Bemis Adjunct Professor of Sociology at MIT and Professor of the Humanities at New York University. He has been a Fellow of The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and. The Fall of Public Man W. W. Norton & Company; Reissue edition, June 1992, ISBN 0-393-30879-0.
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Q. I was wondering how many businesses go public every day. My friend is paranoid, or stupid, I don't know. To just skip to the point, to prove him right or wrong, I need to know how many businesses go public every day in America. Thanks!
Asked by eb - Tue Jul 6 09:28:40 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. To date, there have been 40 IPO's (Initial Price Offerings) so far this year. 187 days have passed so far in 2010. So that's (40 /187) = 0.21, meaning that a company goes public about once every five days. That's just the data for this year - I couldn't find a site that has historical numbers listing the number of IPOs in previous years (there probably is such a site - I just didn't happen to find it). There's other companies that have filed with the SEC to go public, but they haven't been approved yet. (the above site is kind of slow to load)
Answered by capwest5a - Tue Jul 6 12:19:52 2010
