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\mi Jmhaaif`i ne
[nutm Ibpanybift kf
Zrk Ahfgh
Thbhfk @ufhtkahgh, Bhrgus Bhyir, Bkahf Unlnpkvij
Ilktnrs
L K T I J \ K N F Z K F L I U I A N _ B I F \
Mubhf Livianpbift
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\mi Jmhaaif`i ne [nutm Ibpanybift
kf Zrk Ahfgh
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\mi Jmhaaif`i ne [nutm
Ibpanybift kf Zrk AhfghThbhfk @ufhtkahgh, Bhrgus Bhyir, Bkahf Unlnpkvij
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4?8? \mi Kftirfhtknfha Dhfg enr Tijnfstrujtknf hfl Livianpbift / \mi Pnral Dhfg
8=8= M Ztriit FPPhsmkf`tnf LJ 4?
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v
Enriwnrl xkkk
Hdnut tmi Hutmnrs hfl Ilktnrs xv
Hddrivkhtknfs xkx
Kftrnlujtknf3 \mi _rndaib ne [nutm Yfibpanybift 8
\mi Jnftixt :
Yfliraykf` Ehjtnrs ne Yfibpanybift hflZnjkha Ixjausknf 5
_nakjy Lkrijtknfs 84
Jnfjausknfs 85
Fnti 80
Tieirifjis 80
Jmhptir 8 Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh 8;
Fksmh Hrufhtkahgi hfl _rkyhfgh Chyhwhrlifh
Lhth hfl Liekfktknfs 48
\mi Zkzi ne hfl \rifls kf tmi [nutm Ahdnr Enrji 48
Ibpanybift :8
Jnftifts
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Yfibpanybift \rifls :;
_httirfs hfl \rifls kf Ahdnr Ihrfkf`s
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_nakjy Kbpakjhtknfs hfl Tijnbbiflhtknfs 8?=
Hffix \IU\ \rhkfkf` dy \ypi ne Kflustry
(_udakj Zijtnr Nfay) 88?
Fntis 888
Tieirifjis 884
Jmhptir 9 Zjmnna-tn-Pnrg \rhfsktknf ne Zrk Ahfghf
Yfkvirskty @rhluhtis 889
Bkahf Unlnpkvij hfl Fkbfhtm Pktmhfhjmjmk
Yfibpanybift \rifls hfl KfstktutknfhaDhjg`rnufl 885
Lhth hfl Bitmnlnan`y 88;
Tisuats 848
Jnfjausknfs hfl _nakjy Kbpakjhtknfs 8::
Hffix H Jmhrhjtirkstkjs ne Tispnflifts 8:5
Fntis 8:0
Tieirifjis 8:0
Jmhptir 5 [nutm Bndkakty hfl Nvirsihs Bk rhtknf
kf Zrk Ahfgh 8:;
Hsmh Hdiyhsigirh
Liekfktknfs 8
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Lkeeiriftkhtkf` tmi \wn @nhas ne Iftriprifiursmkp
\rhkfkf` 8=9
Jrihtkf` hf Ifhdakf` Znjknjuaturha Ifvkrnfbift
enr _rnbntkf` [nutm Iftriprifiursmkp 8=5
Jrihtkf` hf Ifhdakf` Ijnfnbkj hfl Ti`uahtnry
Ifvkrnfbift enr [nutm Iftriprifiursmkp 8=;
Tijnbbiflhtknfs 8;?
Fntis 8;:
Tieirifjis 8;9
Jmhptir = Lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl Znjkha Ixjausknf ne [nutm
kf Zrk Ahfgh 8;;
Mhrkfk Hbhrhsurkyh
[nutm _rndaibs 4?8
[nutm _irjiptknfs ne Lksjrkbkfhtknf 4?4
Jnbbnf Hssubptknfs kf Hfhayzkf` Kssuis ne [nutm 4?9
Jnfjausknf 48srkl2508. Jnbphrhdai lhth
hri ufhvhkahdai enr ntmir Znutm Hskhf jnuftrkis.
Tieirifjis
Hdiygnnf, H. \. _. A. 4??5. Eirtkakty \rhfsktknf kf Zrk Ahfgh3 \mi Litirbkfhfts
hfl Jnfsiquifjis. _risiftil ht h sibkfhr nf Eirtkakty \rhfsktknf kf Hskh3
Nppnrtufktkis hfl Jmhaaif`is, spnfsnril dy tmi Yfktil Fhtknfs Ijnfnbkj
hfl Znjkha Jnbbkssknf enr Hskh hfl tmi _hjkekj, Dhf`gng.
Hfhfl, Z., hfl T. Ghfdur. 8;;8. _udakj _nakjy hfl Dhskj Fiils _rnvksknf3
Kftirviftknf hfl Hjmkivibift kf Zrk Ahfgh. Kf \mi _naktkjha Ijnfnby ne
Muf`ir3 Iflibkj Muf`ir, il. C. Lrizi hfl H. G. Zif, 9;;4. Nxenrl3
Jahriflnf _riss.
Liphrtbift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs, Zrk Ahfgh. 4??;. BL@ Kflkjhtnrs ne ZrkAhfgh3 H Bkl-\irb Tivkiw. Jnanbdn.
@ufhtkahgh, T. 4??=. Kfenrbha Ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh3 Fhturi, _rndhdkakty ne
Ibpanybift, hfl Litirbkfhfts ne Ph`is. Fiw Liamk3 Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur
Nr`hfkzhtknf.
@ufisigirh, B. 4??9. \mi _nstjnanfkha Kliftkty ne Zrk Ahfghf If`aksm. Jnanbdn3
Ghtmh _udaksmirs.
Mihatm _nakjy Tisihrjm Hssnjkhtis (_vt) Atl. 4??5. \mi Akvkf` Zktuhtknf ne
Tieu`iis, Hsyaub-Ziigirs hfl KL_s kf Hrbifkh, Ijuhlnr, hfl Zrk Ahfgh3Bkaaiffkub Livianpbift Kflkjhtnrs hfl Jnpkf` Ztrhti`kis. Zrk Ahfgh
Jnuftry Tipnrt. Jnanbdn.
Mkf`st, \., H. Zjmnifeialir, hfl Z. Pkaadnrf. 4??4. Zthtkstkjha Mhfldnng3 Zurviy ne
tmi Kftirfhaay Lkspahjil (KL_s) Zrk Ahfgh. Jnanbdn3 Bkfkstry ne Timhdkakhtknf,
Tisittaibift, hfl Tieu`iis, Yfktil Fhtknfs Mk`m Jnbbkssknfir ne Tieu`iis.
Kftrnlujtknf3 \mi _rndaib ne [nutm Yfibpanybift 80
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Bkfkstry ne Ahdnur Tiahtknfs hfl Bhfpnwir, Jiftrha Dhfg ne Zrk Ahfgh, hfl
Liphrtbift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs. 4??;. Ahdnr hfl Znjkha \rifls kf Zrk
Ahfgh 4??;. Jnanbdn.
Unlnpkvij, B., hfl F. Hrufhtkahgi. 4??=. \mi Kbphjt ne _npuahtknf H`kf` nf tmi
Ahdnr Bhrgit3 \mi Jhsi ne Zrk Ahfgh. KSH Lksjussknf _hpir :
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8;
Enr ynutm wmn aihvi sjmnna hfl iftir tmi ahdnr bhrgit, h qukjg trhfsktknf
tn prnlujtkvi ibpanybift ks kfjrihskf`ay dikf` rijn`fkzil hs kbpnrthft
enr rilujkf` pnvirty kf ahtir akei, kbprnvkf` wiaa-dikf`, hfl nptkbkzkf`
riturfs tn kfvistbifts kf ilujhtknf hfl mihatm (Pnral Dhfg 4??0). H
spiily sjmnna-tn-wnrg trhfsktknf jhf hasn prnvkli wnrg ixpirkifjis hfl
miap livianp kftirpirsnfha sgkaas, kbprnvkf` kflkvkluhas prnlujtkvkty hfl
ibpanyhdkakty kf ahtir akei. H dittir uflirsthflkf` ne tmi jmhaaif`is ynutm
ehji kf ekflkf` prnlujtkvi ibpanybift ks h giy tn kbprnvkf` ynutm ahdnrbhrgit nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh.
\mi Zrk Ahfghf ahdnr bhrgit ks jurriftay ixpirkifjkf` sivirha jmhf`is
tmht heeijt ynutm ibpanybift kf tmi jnuftry. Ekrst, tmi jnuftry mhs nfi
ne tmi ehstist-h`kf` pnpuahtknfs kf tmi wnraltmi ynutm smhri ne tmi pnp-
uahtknf kf tmi jnuftry ks lijakfkf`, wmkai tmi hluat smhri ks rkskf`. Hs h
risuat, tmi ahdnr enrji mhs h`il hfl kts rhti ne `rnwtm mhs lijakfil. Ke jur-
rift phrtkjkphtknf rhtis ribhkf jnfsthft, tmi Zrk Ahfghf ahdnr enrji ks
ixpijtil tn di`kf tn smrkfg hrnufl 4?:? (Unlnpkvij hfl Hrufhtkahgi4??=). Mnw hri tmisi jmhf`is heeijtkf` tmi ahdnr bhrgit> Ks Zrk Ahfgh
bhgkf` nptkbub usi ne kts lkbkfksmkf` ahdnr risnurjis>
Zijnfl, Zrk Ahfgh mhs `rhppail wktm tmi prndaib ne mk`m ufibpany-
bift rhtis hbnf` ynutm nvir sivirha lijhlis (Thbh 8;;;). Kf rijift
J M H _ \ I T 8
Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl
Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh
Fksmh Hrufhtkahgi hfl _rkyhfgh Chyhwhrlifh
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tkbis nvirhaa ufibpanybift rhtis kf tmi jnuftry mhvi jnbi lnwf
stihlkay. Mhs tmht lijakfi ail tn h jnrrispnflkf` kbprnvibift kf ynutm
ibpanybift prnspijts> Ekfhaay, `andhakzhtknf hfl tijmfnan`kjha jmhf`i
mhvi euiail tmi libhfl enr dittir-sgkaail wnrgirs kf kfenrbhtknf tijmfna-
n`y (K\) hfl K\-ifhdail sirvkjis dntm kftirfhtknfhaay hfl lnbistkjhaay. Ht
tmi shbi tkbi, libhfl enr sgkaail bk`rhft wnrgirs ks `rnwkf` `andhaay
(Aiwkf hfl Jhkaanls 4??8). \n thgi hlvhfth`i ne tmisi ibir`kf` nppnr-
tufktkis, tmi jnuftry fiils tn mhvi h sgkaail, `andhaay jnbpitktkvi wnrg-
enrji. Ks tmi ilujhtknf sijtnr kf tmi jnuftry priphrkf` ynuf` wnrgirs tn
biit tmi sgkaa libhfls ne tmisi ibir`kf` ahdnr bhrgits>
\n ekfl hfswirs tn tmisi quistknfs, tmks jmhptir ixhbkfis tmi trifls kfahdnr bhrgit kflkjhtnrs nvir tkbi enr Zrk Ahfgh, wktm kftirfhtknfha jnb-
phrksnfs, wmiri hpprnprkhti. Kt di`kfs wktm h lisjrkptknf ne tmi bhcnr lhth
snurjis hfl liekfktknfs usil kf tmi stuly. Kt tmif anngs ht trifls kf tmi skzi
ne tmi ahdnr enrji, ibpanybift, ufibpanybift, hfl ihrfkf`s lkstrkdutknf
dienri neeirkf` snbi jnfjaulkf` tmnu`mts.
\mi jmhptir ekfls tmht tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji kf Zrk Ahfgh ks smrkfgkf`, kf
phrt dijhusi ne tmi sanw `rnwtm ne tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf, dut hasn dijhusi
ne lijakfkf` ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis hbnf` ynutm. H mk`mir prnpnr-tknf ne ynutm tmhf kf tmi phst ks if`h`il kf stulkis hfl tmus liahykf` iftry
kftn tmi ahdnr enrji. Dut tmi prnpnrtknf ne ynutm wmn hri fiktmir kf tmi
ahdnr enrji fnr if`h`il kf stulkis mhs hasn kfjrihsil. \mi hdkakty ne tmi
jnuftry tn ifjnurh`i ynutm ibpanybiftbihsuril dy tmi ibpanybift-
tn-pnpuahtknf rhtknks anw jnbphril wktm wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is. \mi
bhkf snurji ne ibpanybift enr dntm ynutm hfl hluats ks tmi kfenrbha sij-
tnr, hfl kts kbpnrthfji hs h snurji ne ibpanybift mhs kfjrihsil nvir tkbi.
Lispkti h bnvibift hwhy ernb ibpanybift kf h`rkjuaturi, tmi prnpnrtknfne wnrgirs kf wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift mhs fnt kfjrihsil, aihvkf` tmi
kfenrbha sijtnr tn thgi up tmi sahjg. Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmi `rnwtm kf ihrf-
kf`s ifcnyil dy haa pnpuahtknf `rnups hfl ijnfnbkj sijtnrs kf tmi ahti
8;;?s litirknrhtil kf tmi ekrst skx yihrs ne tmi fiw jiftury. \misi hlvirsi
kbphjts hri bnri prnfnufjil enr ynutm tmhf enr hluats.
Zrk Ahfghs ijnfnby wkaa prnspir kf tmi euturi nfay ke tmi jnuftry
ifjnurh`is `rihtir ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf hfl bhgis prnlujtkvi usi ne
kts hvhkahdai ahdnr risnurjis. \n ln tmks, tmi jnuftry ur`iftay fiils tn
ifjnurh`i ibpanybift jrihtknf kf tmi enrbha sijtnr, wmiri wnrgkf` jnf-lktknfs hfl ribufirhtknf aivias hri dittir hfl bnri sthdai. Ht tmi shbi
tkbi, hjjiss tn hfl tmi quhakty ne tmi sijnflhry hfl tirtkhry aivias ne ilu-
jhtknf fiil tn di ifmhfjil, sn tmht tmi jnuftry jhf httrhjt kfvistbifts
kf tmi ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift bhrgits.
4? Hrufhtkahgi hfl Chyhwhrlifh
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Lhth hfl Liekfktknfs
\mi bhkf snurji ne lhth enr tmks jmhptir ks tmi Ahdnr Enrji Zurviy (AEZ)lhth pudaksmil dy tmi Zrk Ahfghf Liphrtbift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs
(LJZ). \mi stuly jnvirs trifls kf ahdnr bhrgit kflkjhtnrs ernb 8;;4
tmrnu`m 4??5. Pmif kfenrbhtknf ks ahjgkf` enr 8;;4, ahtir yihrs hri usil
hs rieirifji pnkfts, hs kflkjhtil. Dijhusi ne nf`nkf` itmfkj jnfeakjt, tmi
AEZ surviys lkl fnt jnvir Fnrtmirf hfl Ihstirf prnvkfjis ernb 8;;? tn
4??4 nr enr 4??5. \mi surviy jnviril snbi phrts ne Fnrtmirf hfl Ihstirf
prnvkfjis kf 4??: hfl 4??
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ahdnr enrji hjtuhaay jnftrhjtil nvir tmi 4???4??5 pirknl jnbphril
wktm tmi 8;;44??? pirknl. \mks lijakfi whs ehstir enr ynutm h`is
894< yihrs.
\mi jnftrhjtknf kf tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji ks ixpahkfil dy libn`rhpmkj
jmhf`is hs wiaa hs dy h lijakfkf` phrtkjkphtknf rhti. Lispkti h bhr`kfha
kfjrihsi kf tmi ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis enr tmi nvirhaa pnpuahtknf, tmi
ynutm ahdnr enrji hs h smhri ne tmht tntha lijakfil dy 4.; pirjifth`i pnkfts
lurkf` tmi pirknl. (\mi hluat rhti kfjrihsil dy :.< pirjift, haanwkf` tmi
nvirhaa phrtkjkphtknf rhti tn rksi.) Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf
`riw nfay bhr`kfhaay, ht hf hffuha hvirh`i ne cust ?.< pirjift. \misi trifls
hri bnri prnfnufjil enr ynutm h`is 894
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Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh 49
\hdai 8.4 Ahdnr Enrji _hrtkjkphtknf Thtis, Ibpanybift-tn-_npuahtknf Thtkns,
hfl Yfibpanybift Thtis, dy H`i
_irjift
H`i `rnup
Ahdnr enrji
phrtkjkphtknf rhti
Ibpanybift-tn-
pnpuahtknf-rhtkn Yfibpanybift rhti
8;;4 4??? 4??5 8;;4 4??? 4??5 8;;4 4??? 4??5
Haa 99.5 95.0 90.8
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\hdai 8.< Ahdnr Enrji Zthtus ne tmi Mnusimnal _npuahtknf 89 hfl Nvir, dy H`i @rnup hfl @iflir, 8;;
Ahdnr enrji
H`i `rnup
_npuahtknf
89 yihrs
hfl nvir
(???s)
\ntha ahdnr
enrji
(???s)
Ahdnr enrji
phrtkjkphtknf
rhti (%)
Ibpanyil Yfibpanyil
Fubdir
(???s)
Thti (% tn
tntha ahdnr
enrji)
Fubdir
(???s)
Thti (% tn
tntha ahdnr
enrji)
8;;4 Eibhai
Haa 9,85< 8,=50 :5 8,
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[nutm (894;) 4,84; 8,
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wmn hri fnt kf tmi ahdnr enrji hri stulykf` (=
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ilujhtknf, tmisi sthtkstkjs su``ist tmht tmi hjjiss hfl riaivhfji ne ilujh-
tknf ht tmi uppir-sijnflhry hfl tirtkhry aivias fiil tn kbprnvi ke Zrk
Ahfgh ks tn thgi hlvhfth`i ne tmi ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift bhrgits
dntm enr bk`rhft wnrgirs hfl enr lnbistkj wnrgirs kf tmi K\-ifhdail
sirvkjis sijtnrhfl tn bhgi Zrk Ahfghf duskfissis bnri jnbpitktkvi
`andhaay (thdai 8.5).
Zubbhry3 Ahdnr Enrji\mks hfhaysks smnws tmht nvirhaa `rnwtm ne tmi ahdnr enrji mhs sanwil kf
Zrk Ahfgh hfl tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji ks jnftrhjtkf`. \mi jnftrhjtknf risuats
bhkfay ernb tmi sanw `rnwtm ne tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf jnupail wktmlijakfkf` phrtkjkphtknf rhtis. Bnrinvir, jnbphril wktm wnral ri`knfha
hvirh`is, ynutm ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis kf Zrk Ahfgh hri anw. Nf tmi
paus skli, tmi anwir phrtkjkphtknf rhtis hri phrtay ixpahkfil dy h mk`mir
prnpnrtknf ne ynutm if`h`kf` kf stulkis, dut tmi prnpnrtknf ne ynutm fik-
tmir kf stulkis fnr kf tmi ahdnr enrji mhs hasn kfjrihsil. \mi ahdnr enrji
mhs dijnbi bnri ilujhtil nvir tkbi, dut h ahr`i phrt ne tmi `hkf ks ht tmi
prkbhry aivia. Hatmnu`m tmi prnpnrtknf ne ibpanyil wktm uppir-sijnflhry
nr mk`mir aivias ne ilujhtknf htthkfbift mhs hasn kfjrihsil, tmks prnpnrtknfks stkaa aiss tmhf 89 pirjift ne tmi tntha ahdnr enrji.
:? Hrufhtkahgi hfl Chyhwhrlifh
\hdai 8.5 Jnbpnsktknf ne Zrk Ahfghf Ahdnr Enrji dy Aivia ne Ilujhtknf,
8;;4 hfl 4??5
_irjift
H`i `rnup
_rkbhry nr
dianw Zijnflhry h N-aivias H-aivias
Li`rii hfl
hdnvi
8;;4898; 8;.0 59.< 8:.: 8.0 ?.?
4?4< 8
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\n jnbpiti enr ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift nppnrtufktkis kf tmi K\
hfl K\-ifhdail sirvkjis sijtnrs, tmi jnuftry fiils tn kbprnvi ilujhtknf
htthkfbift ht tmi uppir-sijnflhry hfl tirtkhry aivias, wmiri stulifts hri
thu`mt mk`mir-nrlir sgkaas tmht ifhdai tmib tn aihrf fiw tijmfnan`kis ehst
hfl tn pirenrb jnbpaix thsgs. \mi prn`riss ht tmisi aivias ne ilujhtknf
mhs diif bhr`kfha nvir tmi pirknl. Kf hllktknf, ivklifji ernb ntmir stul-
kis smnws tmht bnst ynutm if`h`il kf stulkis hri ekaakf` `hps kf tmikr enr-
bha ilujhtknf, rhtmir tmhf `ittkf` trhkfil kf mk`mir-nrlir sgkaas.
Ibpanybift\mi ibpanyil ahdnr enrji kf 4??5 whs 0.8 bkaaknf, riprisiftkf` hf
ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn ne 9:.< pirjift.: Ne tmi ibpanyil, 8.;
bkaaknf, nr 49.< pirjift, wiri ynutm.
\mi `rnwtm kf ibpanybift fubdirs ks ixpahkfil ahr`iay dy tmi kfjrihsi
kf tmi fubdir ne ibpanyil eibhais, ispijkhaay kf tmi :? hfl hdnvi h`i
`rnup. \mi fubdir ne ibpanyil eibhais kf tmks h`i `rnup rnsi ht h phji ne
5.9 pirjift h yihr nvir tmi 8;;54??5 pirknl, jnbphril wktm tmi nvirhaa
hffuha hvirh`i ne 4.; pirjift. Kf jnftrhst, tmi fubdir ne ibpanyil ynutm`riw ht hf hffuha phji ne nfay ?.; pirjift h yihr nvir tmi pirknl.
Dy `in`rhpmkj sijtnr, tmi lkstrkdutknf ne ibpanyil jnkfjklil wktm
tmi lkstrkdutknf ne tmi wnrgkf`-h`i pnpuahtknf. \mi `riht bhcnrkty ne
wnrgirs wiri kf tmi rurha sijtnr (=:.: pirjift), enaanwil dy tmi urdhf
(88.: pirjift) hfl isthti (9.< pirjift) sijtnrs. Bnst ne tmi nvirhaa
`rnwtm kf ibpanybift njjurril kf tmi rurha hfl isthti sijtnrs, wmiri tmi
fubdir ne ibpanyil `riw dy :.? hfl 5.< pirjifth`i pnkfts, rispijtkviay.
Ernb 8;;5 tmrnu`m 4??5, tmi urdhf smhri ne ibpanyil lijrihsil bhr-`kfhaay (ernb 8:.4 pirjift tn 88.: pirjift), wmkai rurha hfl isthti smhris
ne ibpanybift kfjrihsil. Hatmnu`m tmi pirjifth`i ne haa h`i `rnups
ibpanyil nf isthtis kfjrihsil, tmi kfjrihsi kf tmi rurha sijtnr whs ahr`iay
enr tmnsi kf tmi :? hfl nvir pnpuahtknf. \mi rurha smhri ne ibpanyil kf
tmi 4?4< hfl 494; h`i `rnups lijrihsil nvir tkbi.
Ibpanybift-tn-_npuahtknf Thtkn\mi hdkakty ne tmi ijnfnby tn jrihti cnds, bihsuril dy tmi ibpanybift-
tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn, kfjrihsil nvirhaa, rkskf` 9.= pirjifth`i pnkfts lurkf`tmi 8;;44??5 pirknl. Mnwivir, bujm ne tmks rksi (
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\mi ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn ks anwir kf Zrk Ahfgh tmhf tmi
wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is, ixjipt enr tmi Bkllai Ihst hfl Fnrtm Herkjh,
hfl Jiftrha hfl Ihstirf Iurnpi. Mnwivir, hatmnu`m haa ri`knfha hvirh`is
ne ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkns mhvi lijakfil hjrnss tmi `andi, tmiy
mhvi kfjrihsil kf Zrk Ahfgh nvir tmi 8;;94??9 pirknl. \mks hfnbhay ks
phrtay httrkduthdai tn h lijakfi kf tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh nvir
tmi pirknl kf jnftrhst tn hf kfjrihsi kf ynutm pnpuahtknf hjrnss tmi
wnral. Fivirtmiaiss, tmi kfjrihsi kf ynutm ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh
whs hdnvi tmi wnral hvirh`i, hatmnu`m kt whs ehr dianw tmi rhtis ne
Znutm Hskh, tmi Bkllai Ihst hfl Fnrtm Herkjh, hfl Zud-Zhmhrhf Herkjh
(sii thdai 8.9).
Znurjis ne Ibpanybift\mks sijtknf lisjrkdis ibpanybift hanf` ekvi lkeeirift ernfts3 sthtus
kf ibpanybift, tmht ks, wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift hs nppnsil tn
ntmir typis ne ibpanybift7 kflustrkha sijtnr ne ibpanybift7 ibk`rh-
tknf enr ibpanybift7 typi ne ibpanybift7 hfl enrbha virsus kfenrbha
typis ne ibpanybift.
Zthtus kf ibpanybift. \mi Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf (KAN)
liekfis tmrii bhkf jhti`nrkis bihsurkf` sthtus kf ibpanybift3 wh`i
hfl shahrkil wnrgirs, siae-ibpanyil wnrgirs (hasn rieirril tn hs nwf-
hjjnuft wnrgirs), hfl jnftrkdutkf` ehbkay wnrgirs (hasn rieirril tn hs
ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirs). \ypkjhaay hs jnuftrkis livianp hfl ijnfnbkis
dijnbi bnri lyfhbkj, tmiri ks h smket kf ibpanybift ernb h`rkjuaturi
tn tmi kflustry hfl sirvkjis sijtnrs hfl h jnrrispnflkf` kfjrihsi kf
wh`i hfl shahrkil wnrgirs (KAN 4??0). \mks sijtknf ixhbkfis tmnsitrifls kf Zrk Ahfgh.
\mi nvirhaa sthtus kf ibpanybift mhs smketil hwhy ernb wh`i hfl
shahrkil wnrgirs7 mnwivir, tmks smket ks aiss prnfnufjil enr ynutm. Ne tmi
tntha ibpanyil, 99.0 pirjift (fubdirkf` :.; bkaaknf) wiri kf shahrkil nr
wh`i ibpanybift kf 4??5. \mi rist wiri lkvklil hbnf` nwf-hjjnuft
wnrgirs (:?.; pirjift), ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirs (8?.: pirjift), hfl ibpany-
irs (:.8 pirjift). Lurkf` tmi 8;;54??5 pirknl, tmi prnpnrtknf ne wh`i
hfl shahrkil wnrgirs lijakfil dy 9.: pirjifth`i pnkfts, bhkfay `kvkf` why
tn hf ixphflkf` smhri ne nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs. \mi prnpnrtknf ne ufphklehbkay wnrgirs hfl ibpanyirs hasn rnsi, hadikt bhr`kfhaay. Jnbphril wktm
tmi smhri ne ynutm kf nvirhaa ibpanybift (45.< pirjift), tmi smhri ne
ynutm kf wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift whs mk`mir (:4.4 pirjift) kf 4??5.
\mi mk`mir smhri ne ynuf` eibhais kf tmi bhfuehjturkf` sijtnr, phrtkjuahray
:4 Hrufhtkahgi hfl Chyhwhrlifh
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tmi `hrbift kflustry, hjjnuftil enr phrt ne tmks lkeeirifji. \mi smhri ne
ynutm kf wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift lijrihsil nvir tmi 8;;54??5
pirknl, dut dy h sbhaair prnpnrtknf jnbphril wktm hluats. \mi prnpnrtknf
ne ynutm wmn wnrg hs jnftrkdutkf` ehbkay wnrgirs hasn lijrihsil, kf jnf-
trhst tn hluats (thdai 8.0).
Enrik`f ibpanybift. Nf hvirh`i, kf tmi 8;;44??5 pirknl, hf hllk-
tknfha 488,??? pirsnfs iftiril tmi ahdnr enrji hffuhaay, dut nfay hf
hllktknfha 895,??? pirsnfs enufl ibpanybift. Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmi
fubdir ne ufibpanyil pirsnfs lrnppil dy hdnut 45,??? h yihr, nf
hvirh`i. \mks su``ists tmht enrik`f ibpanybift whs h bhkf snurji newnrg enr Zrk Ahfghfs. Kfenrbhtknf nf tmi stnjg ne Zrk Ahfghfs wnrgkf`
hdrnhl ks hvhkahdai nfay enr 4??5. Hjjnrlkf` tn tmi Zrk Ahfgh Durihu ne
Enrik`f Ibpanybift (ZADEI), 8.< bkaaknf Zrk Ahfghfs wiri nvirsihs
jnftrhjt wnrgirs kf 4??5, wmkjm ks iqukvhaift tn 4? pirjift ne tmi
Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh ::
\hdai 8.0 Jnbpnsktknf ne tmi Ibpanyil, dy H`i @rnup hfl \ypi ne
Ibpanybift, 4??5
_irjift
Jhti`nry 898; 4?4< 494;
:? hfl
nvir Haa
[nutm
(894;)
Fubdir (???s) lkstrkdutknf 4=0 040 =90 9,485 0,?=5 8,=08
Dy typi ne ibpanybift
Ibpanyii, pudakj 4.? 5.4 8:.< 89.8 8:.9 =.=
Ibpanyii, prkvhtih 5:.4 59.: 94.9 :5.4
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wnrgenrji kf lnbistkj ibpanybift. Nf hvirh`i, tmi liphrturis enr enr-
ik`f ibpanybift kfjrihsil dy
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\hdai 8.= \mi Ibpanyil dy Zijtnr hfl H`i @rnup
_irjift
Zijtnr
8;;4
898; 4?4< 494; :?+ Haa
[nutm
(894;) 898; 4?4< 49
H`rkjuaturi
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(45.; pirjift) (sii thdai 8.0). Nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs kfjrihsil tmikr
ibpanybift smhri (dy < pirjifth`i pnkfts) nvir tmi 8;;54??5 pirknl,
wmkai smhris enr wnrgirs kf tmi pudakj hfl prkvhti sijtnrs lijakfil.
Ibpanybift smhris kf ufphkl ehbkay wnrg hfl ibpanyirs mhvi kfjrihsil
bhr`kfhaay nvir tkbi.
\mi bhkf snurji ne ynutm ibpanybift ks tmi prkvhti sijtnr, wmiri
hrnufl 5? pirjift ne ibpanyil ynuf` bhais hfl eibhais wiri wnrgkf`.
Ntmir sk`fkekjhft snurjis ne ibpanybift wiri nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs hfl
ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirs, wmiri h quhrtir ne haa ibpanyil ynutm wnrgil. H
quhrtir ne haa ibpanyil ynutm h`is 898; wnrg kf ufphkl ehbkay ibpany-
bift, dut tmht prnpnrtknf `rhluhaay lijrihsis enr nalir h`i `rnups. \mus,enr ynuf`ir wnrgirs, ufphkl ehbkay wnrg hppihrs tn di h stippkf`-stnfi
tnwhrl ntmir typis ne wnrg. Hs wnrgirs h`i, tmi smhri ne prkvhti sijtnr
wnrgirs hasn lijrihsis, wmkai tmi smhris ne nwf-hjjnuft hfl pudakj sij-
tnr wnrgirs kfjrihsi `rhluhaay.
\mi smhri ne eibhais, ispijkhaay ynuf` eibhais, wnrgkf` kf tmi prkvhti
sijtnr ks mk`mir tmhf tmi jnrrispnflkf` smhri enr bhais. Ixjaulkf` wnrg-
irs wktmnut h pirbhfift ibpanyir, tmi smhri ne eibhais kf tmi prkvhti sij-
tnr ks bhr`kfhaay mk`mir tmhf tmi smhri ne bhais wnrgkf` kf tmi sijtnr(:
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Enrbha hfl kfenrbha typis ne ibpanybift. \mi Liphrtbift ne Jifsus
hfl Zthtkstkjs liekfis enrbha hfl kfenrbha ibpanyirs hfl iftirprksis dut
fnt enrbha hfl kfenrbha wnrgirs. Hjjnrlkf` tn tmi LJZ, tmi enrbha sij-
tnr kfjaulis tmi pudakj sijtnr hfl prkvhti sijtnr iftirprksis tmht hri ri`-
kstiril, giip enrbha hjjnufts, hfl ibpany bnri tmhf 8? wnrgirs. \mi
riskluha prkvhti sijtnr iftirprksis hri jnfskliril tn di kfenrbha. \n lke-
eiriftkhti kfenrbha hfl enrbha wnrgirs kf enrbha iftirprksis, wi ixhb-
kfil wmitmir tmiy rijikvi twn typis ne difiekts, fhbiay, phkl hffuha
aihvi hfl ritkribift difiekts.
Enaanwkf` liekfktknfs usil dy tmi LJZ, kf tmks stuly enrbha sijtnr
wnrgirs hri liekfil tn di pirsnfs ibpanyil kf h ri`kstiril nr`hfkzhtknfgiipkf` enrbha wrkttif hjjnufts hfl mhvkf` bnri tmhf 9 ri`uahr ibpany-
iis wmn rijikvi iktmir ritkribift difiekts nr phkl hffuha aihvi. Kfenrbha
wnrgirs hri haa pudakj hfl prkvhti enrbha sijtnr ibpanyiis wmn hri fnt
enrbha wnrgirs, haa wnrgirs kf prkvhti kfenrbha sijtnr iftirprksis, haa ufphkl
ehbkay wnrgirs, hfl haa wnrgirs wktmnut h pirbhfift ibpanyir. Nfay tmi
4??5 AEZ prnvklis kfenrbhtknf tmht ifhdais us tn lkeeiriftkhti enrbha hfl
kfenrbha wnrgirs hjjnrlkf` tn tmks liekfktknf. Mifji, tmi enaanwkf` hfhay-
sks hppakis nfay tn 4??5.Habnst 0 ne iviry 8? ibpanyil Zrk Ahfghfs wnrg kf tmi kfenrbha sij-
tnr, hfl tmi smhri ne kfenrbha sijtnr wnrgirs mhs kfjrihsil nvir tkbi.
Habnst haa ne tmi hffuha ibpanybift `rnwtm skfji 8;;5 mhs diif
hbnf` kfenrbha wnrgirs. Ahr`iay kfenrbha typis ne ibpanybiftsujm hs
nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs hfl ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirsmhvi ixphflil ht h
ehstir phji tmhf tmi nvirhaa hvirh`i hffuha ibpanybift `rnwtm rhti ne
4.; pirjift.9 \mnsi jahsskekil hs ibpanyirs mhvi kfjrihsil dy hf hvirh`i
hffuha rhti ne 0.4 pirjift7 mnwivir, tmiy sthrt ernb h anw dhsi. \misismkets kf ibpanybift phttirfs hri phrtay ixpahkfil dy tmi libn`rhpmkj
smkets ne tmi ibpanyil tnwhrl nalir eibhais, wmn hri bnri akgiay tn
wnrg kf tmi kfenrbha ijnfnby. Ibpanybift kf tmi pudakj hfl prkvhti
sijtnrs mhs hasn rksif nvir tmi pirknl, dut ht h sanwir rhti.
\misi `ifirha trifls kf ibpanybift phttirfs hri snbiwmht lkeeirift
enr ynutm. Zkbkahr tn tmi nvirhaa trifls, ibpanybift hs nwf-hjjnuft
wnrgirs hfl ibpanyirs rnsi enr ynutm ht h ehstir rhti tmhf `rnwtm kf tntha
ynutm ibpanybift7 ufakgi enr tmi nvirhaa trifls, mnwivir, tmi smhri ne
ibpanybift kf ufphkl ehbkay wnrg lijrihsil hfl tmi smhri ne ibpany-bift kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr kfjrihsil (sii thdai 8.0).
\mi prnpnrtknf ne kfenrbha wnrgirs ks jnbphrhdai enr ynutm hfl
hluats. Bnst bhai kfenrbha wnrgirs wnrgil iktmir kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr
Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh :0
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sak`mtay kf tmi 4??5 AEZ. Ekrst, tmi 4??5 surviy liekfil ufibpanyilbnristrkf`iftay, jnbphril wktm privknus yihrs. Zijnfl, pirsnfs wmn wiri fnt
ibpanyil dut mhl harihly bhli hrrhf`ibifts enr h cnd nr wiri hdnut tn
di siae-ibpanyil wiri fn anf`ir jnfskliril tn di ufibpanyil dut kfstihl
wiri jahsskekil siphrhtiay hs ixpijtil tn di ibpanyil. Kf 4??5, 4:,85: pir-snfs (?.: pirjift ne tmi ahdnr enrji) ekt tmks fiw liekfktknf. \n di jnfsks-
tift wktm lhth ernb ihrakir yihrs, tmi enaanwkf` hfhaysks jnfsklirs tmisi
kflkvkluhas tn di ufibpanyil. Mnwivir, 4??5 lhth ln fnt prnvkli sueek-
jkift kfenrbhtknf tn jnrrijt enr tmi liekfktknfha jmhf`i ne ufibpanyil. Hs hrisuat, tmi ufibpanybift sthtkstkjs prnvklil enr 4??5 kf tmi enaanwkf`
hfhaysks hri akgiay tn di bhr`kfhaay anwir tmhf tmiy wnual mhvi diifhjjnrlkf` tn tmi ihrakir liekfktknf ne ufibpanybift.
\mi ufibpanybift rhti ks mk`mir enr eibhais, tmi bnri ilujhtil, hfl
ynuf`ir h`i `rnups. Kf 4??5,
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tmrii sijtnrs, wktm tmi mk`mist rhti (8=.8 pirjift) kf rurha hrihs, wmiri
=8.= pirjift ne tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji risklil. \mi rhtkn ne ynutm tn hluat
ufibpanybift ks mk`mist kf tmi isthti sijtnr (8: tn 8) hfl anwist kf tmi
urdhf sijtnr (9 tn 8).
Yfibpanybift rhtis enaanw skbkahr phttirfs enr dntm bhais hfleibhais hjrnss h`i hfl ilujhtknf `rnups7 tmiy hri mk`mir enr ynuf`ir
h`i `rnups hfl enr tmi bnri ilujhtil. Mnwivir, ufibpanybift rhtis
hri mk`mir enr eibhais tmhf bhais, enr haa h`i `rnups hfl enr haa aivias ne
ilujhtknf. \misi phttirfs hri ahr`iay jnfskstift kf 8;;5 hs wiaa hs 4??5
(sii ek`uri 8.8).
Kf hdsnauti tirbs, tmi fubdir ne ufibpanyil ks mk`mist enr 894
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quhakekjhtknfs nr mk`mir. \mks lijrihsi ks ahr`ir enr anwir aivias ne ilujh-
tknf hfl enr ynuf`ir h`i `rnups (sii ek`uri 8.8).
Lispkti tmi lijakfi kf ufibpanybift, tmi cndaiss rhti enr ynutm kf Zrk
Ahfgh whs mk`m jnbphril wktm wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is. Ixjipt enr tmi
Bkllai Ihst hfl Fnrtm Herkjh, tmi ynutm ufibpanybift rhtis kf Zrk Ahfgh
wiri mk`mir tmhf haa ntmir wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is.
Ixpijtil \ypis ne Ibpanybift\mrii ne iviry tif cndaiss pirsnfs wiri sihrjmkf` enr wnrg kf tmi jairgs
njjuphtknfha jhti`nry. Ne tmnsi, h prnpnrtknfhaay ahr`ir smhri whs eibhai,
kfjaulkf` mhae ne ufibpanyil eibhais wktm ht aihst H-aivias hfl twn-eketmsne tmnsi wktm ht aihst N-aivias. \wn ntmir njjuphtknfha jhti`nrkis
iaibifthry njjuphtknfs hfl jrhet hfl riahtil wnrgirswiri pnpuahr
wktm tmi aiss-ilujhtil ufibpanyil. Bnri bhais tmhf eibhais wiri anng-
kf` enr wnrg kf tmi iaibifthry njjuphtknfs, wmkai h skbkahr smhri ne
bhais hfl eibhais wiri ixpijtkf` ibpanybift kf jrhet hfl riahtil cnds.
Yfibpanybift LurhtknfJansi tn mhae ne tmi ufibpanyil (nr :.4 pirjift ne tmi ahdnr enrji) mhl
diif ufibpanyil enr bnri tmhf h yihr kf 4??5. H sak`mtay mk`mir prnpnr-
tknf ne eibhais (9:.8 pirjift) tmhf bhais (
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_httirfs hfl \rifls kf Ahdnr Ihrfkf`s
Nvirhaa, hvirh`i riha bnftmay ihrfkf`s rnsi dy 8;.= pirjift ernb 8;;5tmrnu`m 4??5, wktm hluats hfl bhais `hkfkf` bnri ernb tmi kfjrihsi.
Hvirh`i bnftmay ihrfkf`s enr hluats `riw dy h ahr`ir bhr`kf (4?.< pir-
jift), jnbphril wktm tmnsi enr ynutm. \mi ihrfkf`s rnwtm (;.? pirjift)
whs anwist enr ynutm h`is 894
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\hdai 8.; Ihrfkf`s \rifls, dy H`i @rnup
Jhti`nry
Bihf
bnftmay
ihrfkf`s
(4??5)
Zmhri kf
ibpanybift
(4??5), (%)
Hvirh`i hffuha jmhf`i kf ahdn
8;;54??? 4???4??5
Haa Haa [-K [-KK Hlat Haa [-K [-KK Hlat
Haa =,:0; 8?? : < < < ? ? 8
@iflir
Bhai ;,?98 59 : < < < ? ? 8
Eibhai 0,8?9 :9 : < < < 8 8 ?
Ijnfnbkj sijtnr
_udakj 84,55? 8< 9 4 4 4 < 8 :
_rkvhti 5,;;9
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\mi lkstrkdutknf ne bnftmay hvirh`i ihrfkf`s, bihsuril dy tmi @kfk
jnieekjkift, dijhbi bnri ufiquha enr tmi jnuftry lurkf` tmi tif-yihr
pirknl. Ihrfkf`s wiri bnri iquhaay lkstrkdutil lurkf` tmi 8;;54???
pirknl dut `riw bnri ufiquha kf tmi ahtir pirknl. \mks trifl mial enr haa
`in`rhpmkjha sijtnrs ixjipt tmi urdhf sijtnr, wmiri tmi lkspirsknf ne
ihrfkf`s dijhbi bnri ufiquha tmrnu`mnut tmi iftkri stuly pirknl.
Jnfjausknfs hfl _nakjy Tijnbbiflhtknfs
\mks jmhptir ixhbkfil ahdnr bhrgits trifls kf Zrk Ahfgh nvir tmi
8;;44??5 pirknl, `kvkf` phrtkjuahr httiftknf tn ynutm. \mi hfhayskssmnws tmht tmi ahdnr enrji `rnwtm sanwil hfl tmht tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji
sth`fhtil nvir tmi pirknl hfl jnftrhjtil nvir tmi 4???4??5 pirknl.
Dntm libn`rhpmkj jmhf`is hfl tmi anwirkf` ne ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf
rhtis mhvi jnftrkdutil tn tmks lijakfi kf tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji. \mi lijakfi
ks ne jnfjirf dijhusi ynutm ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis wiri harihly
anw jnbphril wktm tmnsi enr ntmir wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is, kflkjhtkf`
tmht tmi hdkakty ne tmi bhrgit tn httrhjt wnrgirs ks anw.
Hs ahdnr risnurjis `rnw sjhrjir, kt ks issiftkha tn bhgi nptkbub usi netmib. Mnwivir, tmi hdkakty ne tmi ijnfnby tn jrihti ibpanybift mhs
diif anw. \mi hvhkahdai snurjis ne ibpanybift kf tmi jnuftry hri fnt
viry httrhjtkvi. \mi bhcnr snurji ne ibpanybift ks tmi kfenrbha sijtnr,
hfl kts kbpnrthfji hs h snurji ne ibpanybift mhs `rnwf nvir tmi pirknl.
Hatmnu`m ibpanybift smnws h bnvibift hwhy ernb h`rkjuaturi, tmiri
ks fn jnrrispnflkf` kfjrihsi kf tmi smhri ne wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift.
Enr ynutm, bnst ne tmi cnd `rnwtm mhs diif kf tmi siae-ibpanybift hfl
ibpanyir jhti`nrkis, hanf` wktm h bhr`kfha kfjrihsi kf ibpanybift kf tmiprkvhti sijtnr. Ihrfkf`s `rnwtm litirknrhtil nvir 4???4??5, jnbphril
wktm 8;;54???. [nutm mhvi diif bnri heeijtil tmhf hluats dy tmks liti-
rknrhtknf. \mi hdkakty ne tmi ijnfnby tn bhgi usi ne nppnrtufktkis npif-
kf` up kf tmi `andha ibpanybift bhrgits ks hasn anw, `kvif tmi ehkray anw
prnpnrtknf ne tmi ahdnr enrji wktm mk`mir ilujhtknf.
Hatmnu`m ufibpanybift rhtis mhvi jnbi lnwf, phrtkjuahray tmnsi
enr ynutm, tmi jurrift rhtis hri stkaa riahtkviay mk`m jnbphril wktm tmnsi
kf ntmir jnuftrkis. \mi lijakfi kf tmi ufibpanybift rhtis ks ahr`iay
ixpahkfil dy libn`rhpmkj jmhf`is, ibk`rhtknf ne wnrgirs, hflkfjrihsil ilujhtknf phrtkjkphtknf, rhtmir tmhf kbprnvil ibpanybift
prnspijts kf Zrk Ahfgh. Jansi tn mhae tmi ufibpanyil mhvi diif ufib-
panyil enr nvir h yihr. Bnst ne tmib, lispkti mhvkf` mk`m aivias ne enr-
bha ilujhtknf, hri ixpijtkf` cnds riqukrkf` anw sgkaa aivias, kflkjhtkf`
Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh
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tmht lispkti mk`m aivias ne enrbha ilujhtknf, tmi bhrgit ks libhflkf`
anw jnbpitifjkis kf sgkaas.
\mi hfhaysks smnws tmi ur`ift fiil tn ifjnurh`i ahdnr enrji phrtkjkph-
tknf rhtis dy jrihtkf` httrhjtkvi ibpanybift nppnrtufktkis, ispijkhaay kf tmi
enrbha sijtnr, wmiri wnrgkf` jnflktknfs hfl ribufirhtknf aivias hri dittir
hfl bnri sthdai. Zivirha stulkis mhvi mk`mak`mtil tmi fiil tn livianp tmi
kfvistbift jakbhti kf tmi jnuftry hfl riahx ahdnr ahws tn ifjnurh`i tmi
jrihtknf ne bnri enrbha sijtnr cnds (Pnral Dhfg 4??5).
Hatmnu`m tmi ahdnr enrji mhs dijnbi bnri ilujhtil nvir tkbi, h
bhcnr phrt ne tmi kbprnvibift mhs diif ht tmi prkbhry aivia. \mi fiil
ks tn kbprnvi fnt nfay ilujhtknf htthkfbift ht tmi uppir-sijnflhry hfltirtkhry aivias dut hasn tmi riaivhfji ne ilujhtknf sn tmht tmi wnrgenrji ks
jnbpitift kf K\ hfl If`aksm sgkaas fijisshry enr sijurkf` ibpanybift kf
tmi ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift bhrgits. Kf tmks ri`hrl, spijkha httiftknf
smnual di phkl tn kbprnvkf` tmi quhakty hfl riaivhfji ne ilujhtknf, ispi-
jkhaay enr rurha ynutm ernb nutskli Pistirf _rnvkfji. \mi hjjiss tn `nnl-
quhakty trhkfkf` prn`rhbs ks hasn anw enr ynutm, kf phrt dijhusi tmisi
prn`rhbs hri jnstay hfl hvhkahdai nfay kf hfl hrnufl Pistirf _rnvkfji
(Jnanbdn) hfl ntmir urdhf hrihs. Eurtmir, bhfy `nnl trhkfkf` prn`rhbshri jnflujtil nfay kf If`aksm, wmkjm ks h eurtmir dhrrkir tn hjjiss. H jnf-
jirtil ieenrt smnual di bhli tn kbprnvi hjjiss tn tmisi dittir-quhakty
trhkfkf` prn`rhbs enr haa Zrk Ahfghfs dy ifjnurh`kf` tmi trhkfkf` prnvklirs
tn neeir tmisi prn`rhbs nutskli Pistirf _rnvkfji hfl dy bhgkf` ekfhfjkha
hssksthfji hvhkahdai.
Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmiri ks h fiil tn kbprnvi If`aksm hfl K\ ilujhtknf
ht tmi sijnflhry aivia, sn tmht ynutm ln fnt spifl tkbi ekaakf` tmnsi `hps
kf tmikr sijnflhry ilujhtknf wmif tmiy smnual di wnrgkf` nr if`h`kf` kfbnri hlvhfjil ilujhtknf prn`rhbs. Hatmnu`m sivirha kfktkhtkvis mhvi
diif kftrnlujil tn kbprnvi tmi quhakty ne If`aksm hfl K\ ilujhtknf
neeiril ht tmi sjmnna aivia, prn`riss mhs diif sanw. Fiw kffnvhtkvi whys
hri fiilil enr kbprnvkf` ilujhtknf kf tmisi hrihs qukjgay, sn tmht tmi
jnuftry lnis fnt ansi nut nf tmi ibir`kf` nppnrtufktkis.
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Hffix
Liekfktknf ne Ahdnr Bhrgit Kflkjhtnrs Ysil kf tmi Hfhaysks
\mi hfhaysks usis sthflhrl ahdnr bhrgit kflkjhtnrs hs liekfil dianw3
_npuahtknf (_)3 Ijnfnbkjhaay hjtkvi pnpuahtknf 89 yihrs hfl nvir.Ibpanyil (I)3 Mnusimnal bibdirs, wmn lurkf` tmi rieirifji pirknl,
wnrgil hs phkl ibpanyiis, ibpanyirs, nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs, nr uf-
phkl wnrgirs. \mks kfjaulis pirsnfs wktm h cnd dut fnt ht wnrg lurkf`
tmi rieirifji pirknl.
Ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn3 \mi fubdir ne ibpanyil pirsnfs hs hpirjifth`i ne wnrgkf`-h`i pnpuahtknf.
Ixpijtkf` tn di ibpanyil (II) (4??5)3 _irsnfs wmn hri fnt jurriftayibpanyil dut harihly mhl h cnd nr mhl bhli hrrhf`ibifts enr siae-
ibpanybift hri fnt jnfskliril tn di ibpanyil.
Yfibpanyil (Y) (dienri 4??5)3 _irsnfs wmn wiri hvhkahdai hfl/nr anngkf`enr wnrg dut wmn lkl fnt wnrg lurkf` tmi rieirifji pirknl.
Yfibpanyil (Y) (4??5)3 _irsnfs hvhkahdai hfl/nr anngkf` enr wnrg, hfl
tmnsi wmn lkl fnt wnrg dut tnng stips lurkf` tmi ahst enur wiigs tnekfl h cnd hfl wmn hri rihly tn hjjipt h cnd `kvif wnrg. (\mi Liphrt-
bift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs lhth ln fnt jnfsklir tmnsi wmn hri
ixpijtkf` tn di ibpanyil hs ufibpanyil.)
Ahdnr enrji (AE)3 Ijnfnbkjhaay hjtkvi pnpuahtknf 89 yihrs hfl nvir.(AE 2 I + Y.)
Fnt kf tmi ahdnr enrji3 H pirsnf wmn ks fiktmir ibpanyil fnr ufibpanyil.Yfibpanybift rhti (YT)3 Yfibpanyil hs h pirjifth`i ne tmi ahdnr enrji.Ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhti (AE_T)3 _irsnfs kf tmi ahdnr enrji hs h pir-
jifth`i ne tmi wnrgkf`-h`i pnpuahtknf.
Tieirifji pirknl3Piig prijilkf` tmi wiig ne lhth jnaaijtknf.Fn pirbhfift ibpanyir (4??5)3 Ibpanyiis wmn ln fnt mhvi h pirbhfift
ibpanyir.
Fntis
8. Cndsfit ks hf Kftirfit-dhsil ibpanybift snurjkf` hfl liakviry systib enr
bhtjmkf` cnd vhjhfjkis wktm cndsiigirs wmn ri`kstir wktm Cndsfit. \mi kfenr-bhtknf stnri ks uplhtil nf h riha-tkbi dhsks ernb haa phrts ne tmi jnuftry.
4. Ht aihst N-aivia quhakekil kfjaulis H-aivia quhakekil hfl li`rii mnalirs.
:. \misi sthtkstkjs ixjauli Fnrtmirf hfl Ihstirf prnvkfjis.
Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh
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enrbhaay ibpanyil wnrgirs, hfl tmi ntmir ne ufprntijtil hfl anw-phkl
kfenrbha sijtnr wnrgirs. \mks quistknf ks stulkil dy hfhayzkf` litirbk-
fhfts ne kfenrbha ibpanybift hfl wh`is, hs wiaa hs dy ixhbkfkf` tmi
ieeijts ne Zrk Ahfghs ristrkjtkvi sivirhfji phy ai`ksahtknf nf cnd jrihtknf
hfl listrujtknf hfl nf iftirprksis kfjiftkvis tn kfjrihsi ibpanybift.
\mi jmhptir ekrst prnvklis hf nvirvkiw ne tmi ixtift ne si`bifthtknf
kf Zrk Ahfghs ahdnr bhrgit hfl prisifts hf hfhaysks ne pirsnfha hfl
jnbbufkty jmhrhjtirkstkjs hssnjkhtil wktm tmi prndhdkakty ne dikf`
ibpanyil kf tmi pudakj, prkvhti enrbha, hfl prkvhti kfenrbha sijtnrs. Kt
tmif hfhayzis kfstktutknfha ehjtnrs rispnfskdai enr tmi enrbhtknf ne
wh`is hfl tmi risuatkf` wh`i pribkubs hssnjkhtil wktm pudakj hfl enr-bha prkvhti wnrg. \mi jmhptir lisjrkdis ibpanybift prntijtknf hfl
hfhayzis kts jnfsiquifjis nf cnd jrihtknf hfl listrujtknf hfl ekrbs
`rnwtm, dienri jnfjaulkf` dy pahjkf` tmi hfhaysks kf tmi pnakjy jnftixt.
Litirbkfhfts ne Kfenrbha Ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh
Zrk Ahfghs ahdnr bhrgit lkvklis smhrpay hanf` tmi kfenrbhakty bhr`kf3 h
sbhaa enrbha sijtnr ne pudakj hfl prkvhti wnrgirs skts hanf`skli h ahr`i kfenr-bha sijtnr wmiri wnrgkf` jnflktknfs hri prijhrknus. Kf 4??5, 55 pirjift
ne Zrk Ahfghs ibpanyil ahdnr enrji whs kf kfenrbha wnrg (kf akfi wktm
tmi liekfktknf hpprnvil dy tmi 89tm Kftirfhtknfha Jnfeirifji ne Ahdnr
Zthtkstkjkhfs). _udakj ibpanybift hjjnuftil enr h skzhdai 8: pirjift hfl
prkvhti enrbha ibpanybift enr nfay 4? pirjift (thdai 4.8). Ne tmnsi kf
9? @ufhtkahgh hfl Unlnpkvij
\hdai 4.8 Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 4??5, Haa Ibpanyil
Jhti`nry _irjift_udakj ibpanybift
Hs h smhri ne tntha ibpanybift 8:. Ke sn, nfi wnual ixpijt
tmi ixkstifji ne h pribkub hdnvi tmi ndsirvhdai jmhrhjtirkstkjs tmht ks hssn-
jkhtil wktm wnrgkf` kf prntijtil si`bifts ne tmi ahdnr bhrgittmht ks, kf
tmi pudakj hfl enrbha prkvhti sijtnrs. Dienri wi ixhbkfi tmks quistknf,
mnwivir, wi lisjrkdi tmi wh`i-sittkf` hrrhf`ibifts kf Zrk Ahfgh.
Kf Zrk Ahfgh tmrii tkirs ne wh`is jhf di lkstkf`uksmil, ihjm litirbkfil
tmrnu`m h lkeeirift bijmhfksbtmnsi riahtil tn tmi pudakj sijtnr, tn tmienrbha (prntijtil) prkvhti sijtnr, hfl tn tmi kfenrbha (ufprntijtil)
sijtnr. _udakj sijtnr wh`is hri `nvirfil dy twn giy bijmhfksbs3 pirknlkj
rijnbbiflhtknfs dy nvirfbift-hppnkftil phy jnbbkssknfs7 hfl hlcust-
bifts dy tmi jhdkfit kf tmi jnst-ne-akvkf` haanwhfji. Enrbha prkvhti sijtnr
Ahdnr Bhrgit Kfstktutknfs hfl Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 9:
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wh`is hri litirbkfil kf tmrii whys3 dy trkphrtkti wh`is dnhrls, wmkjm
litirbkfi bkfkbub wh`is7 tmrnu`m jnaaijtkvi dhr`hkfkf` ditwiif trhli
ufknfs hfl tmi ibpanyirs riprisiftil dy tmi Ibpanyirs Eilirhtknf ne
Jiyanf7 hfl tmrnu`m kflipiflift, kflkvkluha dhr`hkfkf` ditwiif bnri
sgkaail ibpanyiis hfl tmikr ibpanyirs. Ph`is ne wnrgirs kf tmi kfenrbha
sijtnr hri dy hfl ahr`i litirbkfil eriiay dy tmi bhrgit7 hatmnu`m bhfy
kfenrbha wnrgirs hri jnviril dy tmi wh`i-dnhrl ai`ksahtknf, tmiy bhy ihrf
aiss tmhf bhflhtil wmiri bnfktnrkf` hfl ifenrjibift ks wihg. Ht tmi
shbi tkbi, dijhusi tmi wh`i kfjrihsis bhflhtil dy tmi wh`is dnhrls mhvi
mhrlay gipt up wktm kfeahtknf, bhrgit-litirbkfil rhtis hdnvi tmi sthtutnry
bkfkbubs privhka kf hrihs sujm hs Pistirf _rnvkfji wmiri tmi ahdnr bhr-git ks tk`mt.
Ernb tmks lisjrkptknf, kt jhf di siif tmht pudakj sijtnr wnrgirs hri tmi
difiekjkhrkis ne tmi privhkakf` wh`i-sittkf` systib hfl kfenrbha wnrgirs
tmi ansirs. Yfknfs wkial jnfsklirhdai pnaktkjha hfl strhti`kj janut kf tmi
pudakj sijtnr, hfl tmiy hri hasn prisift kf tmi prkvhti enrbha sijtnr, jnb-
piaakf` `rihtir jnbpakhfji wktm prntijtkvi ahdnr ai`ksahtknf hfl if`h`kf`
kf jnaaijtkvi dhr`hkfkf`. Kfliil, hs smnwf kf thdai 4.
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Ahdnr Bhrgit Kfstktutknfs hfl Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 99
\hdai 4.9 Litirbkfhfts ne Mnuray Ph`is, Ibpanyiis
Jmhrhjtirkstkj_udakj Enrbha Kfenrbha Haa ibpanyiis
(8) (4) (:) (
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95 @ufhtkahgh hfl Unlnpkvij
Fnrtm Jiftrha ?.4=;5 ?.4?99* ?.??; ?.88
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hfhaysks ne `iflir hfl itmfkjkty-riahtil wh`i kfiquhaktkis). Pmkai tmi
ri`rissknf istkbhtis riahtkf` tn ilujhtknf vhrkhdais hri sk`fkekjhft nfay
enr enrbha ibpanyiis, fnti tmht ilujhtknf ks bnst mk`may riwhrlil kf
tmi enrbha sijtnr hfl aihst kf tmi kfenrbha sijtnr. Ht mk`mir aivias ne
ilujhtknf, kfenrbha ibpanyiis ifcny mhae tmi riturfs tn ilujhtknf
ifcnyil dy iqukvhaiftay ilujhtil ibpanyiis kf tmi enrbha prkvhti sij-
tnr. \mi vhrkhdais riahtil tn ekrb skzi hri dy hfl ahr`i fnt sk`fkekjhft
ntmir tmhf enr tmi 8?? ibpanyiis paus `rnup, wmkjm ihrfs sk`fkekjhftay
bnri tmhf ibpanyiis kf bkjrniftirprksis kf tmi enrbha sijtnr hfl sk`-
fkekjhftay aiss tmhf ibpanyiis kf bkjrniftirprksis kf kfenrbha ibpany-
bift. \ibpnrhry hfl jhsuha wnrgirs ihrf sk`fkekjhftay aiss tmhf pirbhfiftibpanyiis kf enrbha ibpanybift.
Kbphjt ne Ibpanybift _rntijtknf Ai`ksahtknf
Ahdnr bhrgit si`bifthtknf jhf hasn di euiail dy ibpanybift prntijtknf
ai`ksahtknf. Kf phrtkjuahr, ahr`i ekrkf` jnsts hfl prnjilurha ndsthjais tn
wnrgir lksbksshas bhy jnftrkduti tn tmi ibir`ifji ne luha ahdnr bhrgits.
Zujm jnsts hfl ndsthjais riluji cnd siphrhtknfs hs wiaa tmi mkrkf` ne fiwwnrgirs, wktm kfenrbha sijtnr wnrgirs hfl vuafirhdai `rnups sujm hs ynuf`
wnrgirs hfl eibhais dikf` phrtkjuahray murt. Ekrbs mkri eiwir wnrgirs
enaanwkf` pnsktkvi smnjgs tmht wnual ntmirwksi ifjnurh`i tmib tn ixphfl,
dijhusi mk`m sivirhfji phybifts bhgi kt jnstay enr ekrbs tn ahy nee
wnrgirs kf tmi ehji ne h fi`htkvi ijnfnbkj smnjg (Dirtnah 8;;4). \mus
lksbkssha jnsts hjt cust akgi mkrkf` jnsts, rilujkf` cnd eanws hfl tmi spiil
wktm wmkjm ahdnr bhrgits hlcust tn ixn`ifnus smnjgs hfl jnfstrhkfkf`
tmi rihaanjhtknf ne ahdnr ernb lijakfkf` tn ixphflkf` sijtnrs.Tijift bkjrnijnfnbitrkj hfhaysis mhvi smnwf tmht ahdnr bhrgit ri`u-
ahtknfs jhf prnluji kbpnrthft ieekjkifjy anssis. Enr ixhbpai, Mijgbhf
hfl _h`is (4???) smnw tmht kf Ahtkf Hbirkjh, bnri strkf`ift cnd sijurkty
ahws hri hssnjkhtil wktm anwir ibpanybift hfl mk`mir ufibpanybift,
phrtkjuahray hbnf` ynuf` wnrgirs. Zkbkahray, Disaiy hfl Dur`iss (4??
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9= @ufhtkahgh hfl Unlnpkvij
Ijnfnbkj Jn-npirhtknf hfl Livianpbift (NIJL). Ntmir stulkis uskf`
bhjrnijnfnbkj lhth, kfjaulkf` Fkjgiaa hfl Ahyhrl (8;;;), Mheefir hfl
ntmirs (4??8), hfl NIJL (8;;;), mhvi hasn enufl fi`htkvi ieekjkifjy
ieeijts ne sivirhfji phy.
Dut tmisi fi`htkvi ekflkf`s ernb ahdnr bhrgit ri`uahtknfs hri fnt ufk-
virsha.: Dhuir, Diflir, hfl Dnfkf (4??0) enufl fn ivklifji tmht lksbkssha
prntijtknf heeijtil wnrgir turfnvir kf @irbhfy. Zjmkvhrlk hfl \nrrkfk
(4??=) enufl nfay bnlist ivklifji tmht ibpanybift prntijtknf ai`ksah-
tknf rilujil ekrb kfjiftkvis tn kfjrihsi ibpanybift kf Kthakhf ekrbs.
\mks sijtknf ixpanris snbi pnsskdai akfgs ditwiif Zrk Ahfghs ristrkj-
tkvi hfl jnstay ibpanybift prntijtknf ai`ksahtknf, ibdnlkil kf tmi\irbkfhtknf ne Ibpanybift ne Pnrgbif Hjt (\IPH), hfl ahdnr bhrgit
nutjnbis. Kf phrtkjuahr, kt ixpanris pnsskdai akfgs ne \IPH tn cnd eanws
(cnd jrihtknf hfl listrujtknf) hfl tn phttirfs ne ekrb `rnwtm.
Lisjrkptknf ne \IPH
\mi \irbkfhtknf ne Ibpanybift ne Pnrgbif Hjt ne 8;08 ks nfi ne tmi
jnstakist hfl bnst ristrkjtkvi sivirhfji phy systibs kf tmi wnral. \IPH
riqukris ibpanyirs wktm bnri tmhf 8< wnrgirs tn siig tmi hutmnrkzhtknfne tmi Jnbbkssknfir ne Ahdnr enr kftiflil ahynees (enr ihjm kflkvkluha
jhsi, fnt nfay enr bhss ahynees hs kf snbi ntmir jnuftrkis). Kt fnt nfay jhaas
enr ibpanyirs tn phy mk`m jnbpifshtknf tn tmi ahkl-nee wnrgirs, dut kts
lksjritknfhry fhturi hfl aif`tmy prnjiluris eurtmir lksjnurh`i ibpany-
irs ernb ahykf` nee wnrgirs.
Tivksknfs tn tmi jnbpifshtknf enrbuahs, hlnptil kf 4??9, rilujil
fnftrhfsphrifjy hfl hrdktrhrkfiss kf tmi ekrkf` prnjiss, dut tmi siphrhtknf
jnsts ribhkf ixtribiay mk`m dy kftirfhtknfha sthflhrls, hfl tmi prnjiss nesiphrhtknf stkaa kfvnavis prknr hpprnvha dy tmi Ahdnr Jnbbkssknfir.
Lurkf` 4??4?: (tmi pirknl usil kf tmi hfhaysks miri), tmi sivirhfji phy
hvirh`il fihray twkji tmi bnftmay shahry enr ihjm yihr ne sirvkji, hfl tmi
buatkpai jnual rksi hs mk`m hs skx tkbis tmi bnftmay shahry (ek`uri 4.8). Hs
smnwf kf ek`uri 4.4, kf 4??: h Zrk Ahfghf wnrgir wktm 4? yihrs ne sirvkji
rijikvil hf hvirh`i sivirhfji phjgh`i iquha tn 49 bnftms ne wh`is.
Kf jnftrhst, tmi hvirh`i sivirhfji whs 85 bnftms ne wh`is kf ntmir Hskhf
jnuftrkis, 84 bnftms kf Ahtkf Hbirkjhf jnuftrkis, 0 bnftms kf Herkjhf
jnuftrkis, 5 bnftms kf NIJL jnuftrkis, hfl < bnftms kf trhfsktknf jnuf-trkis. Ahkl-nee Zrk Ahfghf wnrgirs wktm smnrtir sphfs ne sirvkji hasn
rijikvil ufusuhaay ifirnus sivirhfji phy. Hfl wmif tmi systib swktjmil
tn h ekxil enrbuah enr jnbputkf` tmi sivirhfji phjgh`i kf Lijibdir
4??:, tmi prn`rhb dijhbi ivif bnri `ifirnus (Pnral Dhfg 4??0).
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Ahdnr Bhrgit Kfstktutknfs hfl Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 9;
Ek`uri 4.8 @ifirnskty ne \IPH Nrlirs, 4??4?:
?
9
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Ekrbs bhy hasn try tn sklistip \IPH ndak`htknfs dy jnftrkvkf` lksjk-
pakfhry `rnufls tmht wnual custkey ekrkf` h wnrgir nr dy mhrhsskf` wnrg-
irs tn bhgi tmib qukt. Hatirfhtkviay, tmiy jnual nutsnurji wnrg tn hvnkl
mhvkf` tn thgi nf bnri wnrgirs. Pmkai kt ks lkeekjuat tn hssiss mnw eri-
quiftay tmisi nptknfs hri usil, tmiri hri rihsnfs tn diakivi tmht ekrbs
mhvi nfay akbktil hdkakty tn hvnkl tmi jnsts ne \IPH. Kfeaixkdai ahdnr ri`-
uahtknfs wiri nfi ne tmi ekvi bnst jnbbnfay jktil duskfiss jmhaaif`is
ripnrtil dy urdhf ekrbs kf Zrk Ahfgh. _risifthtknf bhli ht tmi Fhtknfha
Zjkifji Enuflhtknf, Zjkifji hfl \ijmfnan`y Jiftir, Phsmkf`tnf L.J.
Zjmnne, Y. 4??5. Ztkbuahtkf` [nutm Iftriprifiursmkp3 Dhrrkirs hfl Kfjiftkvis tn
Iftirprksi Zthrt-ups dy [nuf` _inpai. Zirkis nf [nutm hfl Iftriprifiursmkp.
@ifivh3 Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf.
ZK[DZAH (Zthrt hfl Kbprnvi [nur Duskfiss, Zrk Ahfgh Hssnjkhtknf). 4??
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Uijkhfh, C. B., B. Hpnfti, hfl L. Yrdhfn. 4??9. Yfkvirskty Ztulifts Httktuli
tnwhrls Iftriprifiursmkp3 H \wn-Jnuftrkis Jnbphrksnf. Kftirfhtknfha
Iftriprifiursmkp hfl Bhfh`ibift Cnurfha 83 859=4.
Piirhtuf`i, F. 4??8. Bkjrn-iftriprifiurs hfl Iftriprifiurkha Juaturis kf Zrk
Ahfgh3 Kbpakjhtknfs enr _nvirty Tilujtknf. Jiftri enr _nvirty Hfhaysks,
Jnanbdn.
. 4??5. Tivkiwkf` hfl Hfhayzkf` _rncijts hfl _rn`rhbs nf [nutm
Iftriprifiursmkp. Dhjg`rnufl phpir enr tmi Fhtknfha Hjtknf _ahf enr [nutm
Ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh. Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf, Jnanbdn.
. 4??=. Iftirprksi enr _rn-_nnr @rnwtm _rncijt3 Kbphjt Hssissbift ne tmi
Iftirprksi Juaturi Jnbpnfift. Lrhet ripnrt, KAN Iftir`rnwtm _rncijt,Jnanbdn.
Piirhtuf`i, F., G. \. Zkavh, hfl U. Tif`hfhtmhf. 4??4. \mi _nvirty Kbphjt ne tmi
ZIILZ Jrilkt _aus Hpprnhjm3 Hf Kflipiflift Jakift-dhsil Hssissbift.
Jiftri enr _nvirty Hfhaysks, Jnanbdn.
Pmkti, Z., hfl _. Gifynf. 4??8. Iftirprksi-dhsil [nutm Ibpanybift _nakjkis,
Ztrhti`kis hfl _rn`rhbs3 Kfktkhtkvis enr tmi Livianpbift ne Iftirprksi Hjtknf
hfl Ztrhti`kis. Pnrgkf` phpir, KfEnjus _rn`rhb nf Zgkaas, Gfnwail`i hfl
Ibpanyhdkakty, Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf, @ifivh.[IF ([nutm Ibpanybift Fitwnrg). 4??5. Ztrhti`kj Hssissbift hfl _nakjy
Tijnbbiflhtknfs enr h Fhtknfha Hjtknf _ahf enr [nutm Ibpanybift3 Zrk Ahfgh.
[IF Zijrithrkht, Jnanbdn.
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\mks jmhptir anngs ht snbi ne tmi whys kf wmkjm Zrk Ahfghf ynuf`
pinpai hs h `rnup ixpirkifji lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl snjkha ixjausknf, ispi-
jkhaay kf ibpanybift. Kf phrtkjuahr kt anngs ht tmi whys kf wmkjm snjkn -
juaturha vhauis hfl prhjtkjis mhvi lkeeiriftkhtil Zrk Ahfghf snjkity
hanf` jahss akfis, wmkjm hasn phrhaaia nr hripirjikvil (ispijkhaay dy ynutm)
tn phrhaaia tmi lkstrkdutknf ne pnwir hfl prkvkai`i kf snjkity.
\mks jmhptir hjgfnwail`is tmi sk`fkekjhfji ne ehjtnrs sujm hs `iflir
hfl itmfkjkty kf Zrk Ahfghf snjkity hs tmi dhsks ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl
ixjausknf, dut kt enjusis nf ntmir snjkha hfl juaturha ehjtnrs tmht hasn
aihl tn jahss hfl sthtus kfiquhaktkis hfl tmht jut hjrnss kssuis sujm hs `if-
lir hfl itmfkjkty. Miri, jahss ks liekfil fnt nfay dy ijnfnbkj ehjtnrs dutdy ntmir snjkha hfl juaturha ehjtnrs sujm hs ahf`uh`i, snjkha fitwnrgs, hfl
sybdnas ne wistirfkzhtknf tmht hri jnfskliril tn di bhrgirs ne bnlirfkty
hfl prn`riss. \mi jmhptirs ibpmhsks nf jahss ks fnt kf hfy why bihft tn
bkfkbkzi tmi sk`fkekjhfji ne `iflir hfl itmfkjkty hs snurjis ne lksjrkbkfh-
tknf dut tn lrhw httiftknf tn ntmir, aiss ndvknus snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf
ht wnrg kf Zrk Ahfgh.
\mi jmhptir lksjussis tmi jnfjipt hfl prndaibs ne ynutm hs tmiy mhvi
diif jnfstrujtil kf Zrk Ahfgh, hfl kt drkieay ixhbkfis mnw tmi ehkauri tnuflirsthfl tmi aiss ndvknus ehjtnrs ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl ixjausknf mhs
risuatil kf kfieeijtkvi pnakjy rispnfsis tmht mhvi snbitkbis rikfenrjil
(pirmhps ufjnfsjknusay) snbi ne tmi snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf tmht tmiy
nstifskday siig tn iakbkfhti.
Hfhayzkf` hfl uflirsthflkf` tmi ehjtnrs ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl ixjau-
sknf hri kbpnrthft hspijts ne pnakjy livianpbift. Yfiquha trihtbift ne
pinpai wktmkf snjkitkis dhsil nf vhrknus ehjtnrs sujm hs itmfkjkty, jahss,
jhsti, hfl `iflir hri rijn`fkzil, ht aihst ht h tminritkjha aivia, hs sk`fkek-jhft litirbkfhfts ne pinpais hdkakty tn hjjiss tmi pnwir hfl risnurjis
fijisshry enr ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha livianpbift. \mi kfjrihskf` ehsjkfhtknf
ne tmi mubhfkthrkhf hfl livianpbift sijtnr wktm tmi rk`mts-dhsil
hpprnhjm hfl tmi kbpnrthfji kvif tn bhkfstrihbkf` iflir kf livianp-
bift hfl hssissbift ne vuafirhdkakty httist tn tmi `rnwkf` hjjipthfji ne
tmi fiil tn uflirsthfl tmi snurjis ne kfiquhakty kf snjkity. Hs h risuat,
livianpbift hfl pnakjy kfktkhtkvis kfjrihskf`ay tifl tn enjus nf phrtkjuahr
`rnups tmht hri jnfskliril bnri vuafirhdai nr bhr`kfhakzil.
\mi uflirsthflkf` tmht pnakjy hfl livianpbift kfktkhtkvis fiil tn lihawktm tmi lkeeiriftkha lkstrkdutknf ne pnwir hfl prkvkai`i ks h sk`fkekjhft smket
wktmkf livianpbift lksjnursi. Pktm tmi akfgkf` ne mubhf rk`mts tn livia-
npbift, tmi liekfktknf ne livianpbift mhs smketil ernb h snai enjus nf
kbprnvkf` pinpais bhtirkha jnflktknfs tn h bnri mubhf-rk`mts nrkiftil
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`nha ne iakbkfhtkf` jnfstrhkfts tn mubhf lk`fkty hfl npprisskvi prnjissis
tmht lify pinpai tmi rk`mt tn livianp tmikr euaa pntiftkha (Bhrgs 4??9).
Mnwivir, tmi trhfsahtknf ne tmisi tminritkjha smkets kftn livianpbift
pnakjy hfl prn`rhb kftirviftknfs mhs snbitkbis diif ht tmi jnst ne ksn-
ahtkf` phrtkjuahr `rnups enr kftirviftknfs, wmkai k`fnrkf` tmi jnbpaix
systibkj hfl mkstnrkjha snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf.
[nutm _rndaibs
Kf Zrk Ahfgh tmi prndaibs ne ynutm hri kfixtrkjhday dnufl up kf vknaift
jnfeakjt, wmkjm mhs ail tn pirjiptknfs tmht ynutm hri tmi prndaib. \miChfhtmh Ukbugtmk _irhbufh (CU_), h pnaktkjha bnvibift tmht ail tmi
hftksthti kfsur`ifjkis kf tmi snutm kf 8;08 hfl 8;=;, hfl tmi bkakthft
`rnupsbhkfay tmi Akdirhtknf \k`irs ne \hbka Iiahb (A\\I) kf tmi fnrtm
hfl ihst tmht mhvi diif ek`mtkf` enr h siphrhti sthtiwiri bhkfay bhli
up ne ynuf` pinpai. Hs h risuat, ynutm, ispijkhaay ilujhtil dut fnfwist-
irfkzil ynutm ernb pnnr ehbkakis kf rurha hrihs, hri pirjikvil dy pnaktk-
jkhfs, pnakjybhgirs, hfl livianpbift prhjtktknfirs hs dikf` erustrhtil
hfl hf`ry ht tmikr kfhdkakty tn ekfl wnrg hfl ekt kftn tmi ahr`ir snjkity hfltmus hs dikf` rkpi enr vknaifji. \mi kliftkekjhtknf ne ynutm hs h vuafirh-
dai `rnup mhs thgif nf spijkha sk`fkekjhfji dijhusi ke hf kfmirift jmhrhj-
tirkstkj ne erustrhtil ynutm ks tmi pntiftkha enr vknaifji nr rivnat, tmif
fi`aijtkf` tmi fiils ne ynutm jhf di siif hs h pnsskdai lhf`ir enr snjkha
jnmisknf hfl nrlir.
@ifirhaay tmi `nvirfbift mhs rispnflil tn ynutm ufrist kf nfi ne twn
snbiwmht jnftrhlkjtnry whys3 drutha sthti riprissknf tn quiaa hjtuha vkn-
aifji (aihlkf` tn tmi gkaakf`, tnrturi, hfl lkshppihrhfji ne pirmhps8??,??? nr bnri ynutm, ke dntm tmi CU_ ridiaaknfs hfl tmi A\\I jnfeakjts
hri thgif kftn hjjnuft)7 nr pnakjy httibpts tn bhfh`i ynutm hf`ir hfl
erustrhtknf dy sittkf` up spijkha prn`rhbs thr`itkf` ynuf` pinpai, di kt
kf tmi enrb ne ibpanybift jrihtknf, juaturha hfl spnrts hjtkvktkis, nr
pnvirty haaivkhtknf sjmibis. Uiry rhriay mhvi pnakjkis hfl livianpbift
kftirviftknfs hjtuhaay hjgfnwail`il tmht tmi hf`ir eiat dy ynutm bhy di
ai`ktkbhti, dhsil nf viry riha ixpirkifjis ne kfcustkji hfl lksjrkbkfhtknf.
Fnr mhs tmiri diif bujm hjgfnwail`bift tmht bhfy ne tmi ehjtnrs
ufliraykf` tmi hf`ir hfl erustrhtknf hbnf` ynutm stib ernb sirknuseahws kf ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha pnakjkis hfl prn`rhbs, phrtkjuahray tmnsi
lkrijtil tnwhrl bhr`kfhakzil, nutjhst, hfl uflirprkvkai`il `rnups.
Nfi ihray rijn`fktknf ne tmisi ufliraykf` prndaibs jhbi ernb tmi
_riskliftkha Jnbbkssknf nf [nutm, sit up kf 8;;? dy tmif-prisklift
Lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl Znjkha Ixjausknf ne [nutm kf Zrk Ahfgh 4?8
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Thfhskf`mi _ribhlhsh. \mi jnbbkssknf lnjubiftil tmi sifsi ne hakif-
htknf ernb isthdaksmil pnaktkjha, snjkha, ahdnr, hfl jnbbufkty kfstktutknfs
eiat dy bhfy ynuf` pinpai hfl jnfjaulil tmht tmi sthrg kfcustkjis Wkf tmi
trihtbift ne rurha ynutmR hpphrift tn haa hs h daibksm nf snjkity, h``rhvhtil
dy tmi drhzif hrrn`hfji wktm wmkjm tmiy wiri pirpitrhtil, prnvklil h
sybphtmitkj rurha dhjg`rnufl tn tmi pnaktkjs ne vknaifji (_riskliftkha
Jnbbkssknf 8;;?). \mi jnbbkssknf enufl tmht ynutm lkl fnt mhvi jnfek-
lifji tmht hfy ixkstkf` kfstktutknfs wnual miap tmib biit tmikr hspkrhtknfs
hfl sn tnng h euflhbifthaay hftkisthdaksmbift sthfji. \mi jnbbkssknf hasn
fntil mnw ribnvil tmi hspkrhtknfs ne tmisi ynutm wiri ernb tmi prknrktkis
ne fhtknfha pahffirs. \mi jnbbkssknf ahkl nut h fubdir ne kssuis tmht kt shklsmnual di lihat wktm, kfjaulkf` tmi ahjg ne pudakj jnfeklifji kf kfstktutknfs7
tmi hdusi ne pnaktkjha pnwir, ispijkhaay wktm ri`hrl tn tmi pudakj sijtnr7
kfhliquhti ilujhtknf pnakjy7 lksjrkbkfhtnry ahf`uh`i pnakjy7 jhsti hfl
itmfkj kssuis7 hfl rurha-urdhf lksphrktkis. Fihray 4? yihrs ahtir, akttai
prn`riss mhs diif bhli, hf kflkjhtknf ne mnw riaujthft tmnsi kf pnwir mhvi
diif tn hllriss tmi kssuis ufliraykf` ynutm vknaifji.
[nutm _irjiptknfs ne Lksjrkbkfhtknf
Bhfy stulkis ne ynutm kf Zrk Ahfgh kflkjhti tmht tmi prndaibs tmiy shy tmiy
ixpirkifji hri skbkahr hjrnss dntm `iflir hfl itmfkj lkvklis. \mks ks fnt tn
shy tmht ynuf` pinpai ln fnt ehji `iflir nr itmfkj lksjrkbkfhtknf, hfl
tmiri hri jaihray bhfy lkeeirifjis dhsil nf dntm `iflir hfl itmfkjkty, dut
tmisi hri fnt tmi nfay snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf. Pmht ks sk`fkekjhft ks tmht
ynuf` wnbif hfl bif, hjrnss itmfkj `rnups, tifl tn smhri skbkahr npkf-
knfs hdnut bhfy ntmir kssuis tmht tmiy pirjikvi hs snurjis ne ynutm hf`irhfl erustrhtknf.
Kfstihl ne ixpanrkf` tmisi kssuis, mnwivir, bnst pnakjy hfl livianp-
bift kfktkhtkvis tifl tn kftirprit tmi hf`ir hfl erustrhtknf ynutm ixpriss
hs snbitmkf` tmht fiils tn di bhfh`il rhtmir tmhf hs h sybptnb ne ai`kt-
kbhti jnfjirfs. Pmkai ynutm vknaifji ks uflirstnnl hs bhkfay stibbkf`
ernb erustrhtknf, tmiri ks akttai rijn`fktknf tmht tmi snurjis ne bujm ne tmks
erustrhtknf risuat ernb mu`i lksphrktkis ditwiif kflkvkluha hspkrhtknfs hfl
dhskj nppnrtufktkis, hs wiaa hs ernb ufiquha lkstrkdutknf ne tmi difiekts ne
livianpbift hfl ijnfnbkj `rnwtm (Bhyir 4??
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(08.4 pirjift) ne ynutm eiat tmht Zrk Ahfgh whs fnt h cust snjkity (Mittk`i
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bhfy ne tmi bkakthft `rnups kf tmi fnrtm hfl ihst mhl strnf` Bhrxkst-
Aifkfkst nrkifthtknfs. Ivif tmi A\\I, ispijkhaay kf kts ihray lhys, whs siif
hs hf hftk-iakti bnvibift, ispijkhaay kf tirbs ne kts sthfls h`hkfst jhsti
lksjrkbkfhtknf (\mhf`hrhchm 4??47 Yyhf`nlh 4??:). _irmhps ynutm ufk-
virshaay tifl tn di bnri httrhjtil tn rhlkjha, rivnautknfhry pnaktkjs, dut enr
bhfy Zrk Ahfghf ynutm, akei ixpirkifji siibs tn prnvkli paifty ne ixhb-
pais ne tmi ehkauri ne isthdaksmil kfstktutknfs tn biit tmikr hspkrhtknfs hfl
tn euia tmi custkekjhtknf ne ivif vknaift bihfs ne jmhaaif`kf` pnsktknfs ne
pnwir hfl prkvkai`i.
\misi eiiakf`s ne kfcustkji hfl lhsmil ixpijthtknfs ht tmi mhfls ne tmi
sthti bhjmkfiry fiil tn di ixhbkfil wktmkf tmi jnftixt ne Zrk Ahfghf pna-ktkjs, wmiri pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i mhs diif hf kbpnrthft bihfs ne hjjisskf`
risnurjis. \mi klih ne tmi sthti hs prkbhrkay rispnfskdai enr snjkha wiaehri hs
wiaa hs dikf` tmi giy snurji ne risnurjis whs isthdaksmil qukti ihray kf tmi
enrbhtknf ne tmi pnstjnanfkha Zrk Ahfghf fhtknf-sthti (Zpifjir 8;;?7
Pkjgrhbhskf`mi 4??5). \mi snjkha hfl juaturha iaktksb tmht ixkstil kf tmi
ihray pnaktkjha aihlirsmkp ne Zrk Ahfgh risuatil kf tmi kfstktutknfhakzhtknf ne
h systib ne pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i hfl ehvnrktksb kf tmi lkstrkdutknf ne tmi
spnkas ne `nvirfbift. \mus, tmi pudakj uflirsthfls tmht lispkti tmi rmit-nrkj, rijikvkf` prntijtknf hfl wiaehri ernb tmi sthti ks fnt hf iftktaibift
dut h prkvkai`i ne snjkha hfl pnaktkjha jnffijtknfs.
\mi kftrnlujtknf ne finakdirha ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha pnakjkis kf tmi ahttir
phrt ne tmi 8;0?s, wktm kts ufliraykf` prkfjkpai ne bkfkbkzkf` tmi rnai
ne tmi sthti, mhl akttai kbphjt nf tmks systib ne pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i. Kf ehjt,
kf bhfy kfsthfjis, enrik`f hkl eanws tn h fiw `nvirfbift siif hs akdirha hfl
prn-Pistirf bhli bnri risnurjis hvhkahdai tmht ifhdail tmi sthti tn
ixtifl kts phtrnfh`i (Bnnri 8;;?). \mus, kt ks kbpnrthft enr pnakjybhgirshfl ntmirs tn uflirsthfl tmht wmht ks lisjrkdil hs tmi jnbbnf pinpais
lipiflifji nf tmi sthti enr wiaehri, prntijtknf, hfl ibpanybift ks fnt
biriay h quistknf ne fi`htkvi, aitmhr`kj httktulis dut ks dhsil nf tmikr
ixjausknf ernb tmi ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha bihfs tn hlvhfji nf tmikr nwf.
Eurtmirbnri, wmkai pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i hfl ehvnrktksb wktmkf tmi `nvirf-
bift mhs rijikvil snbi httiftknf, kts ixkstifji kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr ks aiss
wiaa rijn`fkzilivif tmnu`m tmi rk`mt jnffijtknfs hri `ifirhaay fiilil
tn ndthkf hfl hlvhfji kf h cnd.
@kvif tmi snjkha rk`klktkis kf tmi juaturi hfl tmi pirvhskvifiss ne tmiphtrnfh`i systib, phrifts hfl ehbkay mhvi h sk`fkekjhft kfvistbift kf
tmi ilujhtknf hfl ibpanybift ne ynutm, skfji tmiy bhy viry wiaa di
tmi bihfs ne hjmkivkf` snjkha bndkakty enr tmi nalir `ifirhtknf hs wiaa
hs tmi rist ne tmi ehbkay. \mus tmi cnds jmnkjis ynutm bhgi hri smhpil
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fnt nfay dy tmikr nwf kftirists hfl hspkrhtknfs dut hasn dy tmnsi ne sk`-
fkekjhft hluats kf tmikr akvis.
Jnbbnf Hssubptknfs kf Hfhayzkf` Kssuis ne [nutm
H phrtkjuahr jmhrhjtirkstkj ne pnakjy hfl livianpbiftha kftirviftknfs ks
tmht tmiy tifl tn ksnahti jhti`nrkis hfhaytkjhaay kf whys tmht ln fnt rieaijt
tmi rihaktkis ne pinpais akvis nr ixpirkifjis. Enr ixhbpai, ynutm prndaibs
jhffnt di hjjurhtiay hfhayzil hs h jhti`nry wktmnut thgkf` hjjnuft ne tmi
phrtkjuahr snjknijnfnbkj hfl pnaktkjha jkrjubsthfjis kf wmkjm ynutm akvi.
Fiktmir jhf tmi prndaibs ynutm hri pirjikvil tn ehji di ksnahtil ernbtmikr drnhlir jnftixt. H bnri kbpnrthft ehjtnr enr livianpkf` ieeijtkvi
pnakjy kftirviftknfs bk`mt di tn hfhayzi wmitmir tmi ehjt ne dikf` ynuf`
bihfs tmht jkrjubsthfjis heeijt ynuf` pinpai lkeeiriftay ernb hluats nr
wmitmir ynutm hfl hluats ixpirkifji tmkf`s lkeeiriftay wktmkf h drnhlir
jnftixt. Ziikf` prndaibs kf ksnahtknf nr kf tirbs ne phrtkjuahr sijtnrs, jht-
i`nrkis, nr thr`it `rnups ks h pijuakhrkty ne livianpbift pnakjynfi tmht
tifls tn sirvi tmi fiils ne livianpbift hfl pnakjy strujturis rhtmir tmhf
lisjrkdkf` wmht hjtuhaay ixksts. \mi lhf`ir kf siikf` tmkf`s kf tmisi ksn-ahtil jhti`nrkis ks tmht jnbpaix snjkha pmifnbifh tifl tn di skbpakekil
hfl tmif rispnfsis hri livianpil kf iquhaay skbpakstkj hfl ksnahtil whys
(li Zhrlhf 4??9).
Nfi jnbbnf hssubptknf wmif hfhayzkf` ynutm ufibpanybift ks
tmi ixkstifji ne h bksbhtjm ditwiif ilujhtknf hfl ibpanybift, tmht
ks, tmi ilujhtknf systib lnis fnt prnvkli ynutm wktm tmi sgkaas fiilil
kf tmi ixkstkf` ahdnr bhrgit. \mks bksbhtjm ks snbitkbis ixpahkfil hs
vnaufthry ufibpanybift, wmiri ynutm, ispijkhaay ilujhtil ynutm, hrishkl tn di whktkf` enr tmi rk`mt cnd tmht ekts tmikr ilujhtknfha quhakekjh-
tknfs. Hfntmir jnbbnf hssubptknf mnals tmht ahdnr ks hjjnrlil fn lk`fkty
kf Zrk Ahfghf snjkity hfl mifji bhfuha wnrg ks uflirvhauil, risuatkf` kf
nvirriakhfji nf wmkti-jnaahr cnds kf tmi pudakj sijtnr tn prnvkli ibpany-
bift. [nutm hri hasn siif tn prieir cnds kf tmi pudakj sijtnr dijhusi
tmiy ekfl wnrg kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr tn di tnn libhflkf` (KAN 4??
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kfstktutknfs, tn hak`f jurrkjuah tn tmi cnd bhrgit. Pktmkf tmks jnftixt, enr
ixhbpai, hjhlibkj quhakekjhtknfs kf tmi mubhfktkis nr akdirha hrts hri siif
hs dikf` phrtkjuahray nut ne stip wktm tmi jurrift ahdnr bhrgit. Zivirha
pnkfts miri fiil tn di jnfskliril jhrieuaay.
Lksphrktkis kf IlujhtknfTisihrjm mhs smnwf tmht hatmnu`m Zrk Ahfgh mhs prnvklil erii ilujhtknf,
bhgkf` hjjiss tn ilujhtknf bnri iqukthdai, tmiri hri kfiquhaktkis wmif kt
jnbis tn tmi typi ne ilujhtknf tmht ks hjjisskdai. Ijnfnbkj jnfstrhkfts nf
risnurji haanjhtknf mhvi risuatil kf h litirknrhtknf ne tmi quhakty ne ilujh-
tknf tmht mhs heeijtil sjmnnas lkeeiriftkhaay. Enr kfsthfji, nfay 45.4 pirjiftne sjmnnas prnvklil sjkifji ilujhtknf ehjkaktkis ht sifknr sijnflhry aivia,
wmkai bhfy sjmnnas lkl fnt mhvi quhakekil tihjmirs nr ahdnrhtnry ehjkaktkis
(Bkfkstry ne Ilujhtknf 4??5). Ht aihst nfi stuly (HLD 4??
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snjkha dhjg`rnufls, kflkjhtkf` tmht wnbif ernb lkshlvhfth`il dhjg-
`rnufls mhvi bnri jnfstrhkfts kf hjjisskf` mk`mir ilujhtknf (Chyhwiirh
hfl Zmhfbu`hb 4??4). Mnwivir, tmi ahr`ist fubdirs ne ufibpanyil
hri hbnf` akdirha hrts hfl ahw `rhluhtis, hfl ufibpanybift hbnf`
wnbif wktm H-aivia quhakekjhtknfs hfl hdnvi ks 85.9 pirjift, jnb-
phril wktm 0.0 pirjift hbnf` bif wktm h skbkahr aivia ne ilujhtknfha
htthkfbift (@ufhwhrlifh 4??:, LJZ 4??5).
\mus, tmi prndaib ks ehr bnri jnbpaix tmhf h skbpai bksbhtjm
ditwiif ilujhtknf hfl ibpanybift. Lksphrktkis kf tmi prnvksknf ne
sijnflhry ilujhtknf, risuatkf` kf lksphrktkis kf tmi typis ne ilujhtknfha
sgkaas tmht hri dikf` aihrfil, hppihr tn mhvi hf hlvirsi ieeijt nf tmiibpanyhdkakty ne ynutm, phrtkjuahray rurha wnbif.
\mi lksphrktkis kf ilujhtknfha htthkfbift dijnbi haa tmi bnri sthrg
wmif jnfsklirkf` ri`knfha hfl sijtnrha ilujhtknfha htthkfbift aivias
rhtmir tmhf fhtknfha hvirh`is. Enr kfsthfji, wmkai tmi fhtknfha aktirhjy rhtis
hri nvir ;? pirjift, eibhai aktirhjy kf tmi isthti sijtnr ks 0
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Kf ehjt, tmi anw fubdir iftirkf` ufkvirsktkis smnual di h jhusi ne jnf-
jirf, dijhusi kt su``ists tmht bhfy iak`kdai ynutms hri ufhdai tn pursui
mk`mir ilujhtknf hfl hri aiet wktm ufeuaekaail hspkrhtknfs.
Hakifhtknf kf tmi _rkvhti ZijtnrZkfji 8;00 tmi prkvhti sijtnr mhs diif jnfskliril tmi if`kfi ne `rnwtm
kf tmi jnuftry. Mnwivir, ynuf` pinpai mhvi fnt diif ibpanyil kf
sk`fkekjhft fubdirs kf tmi sijtnr ntmir tmhf kf anw-phykf` hfl kfenrbha
wnrg sujm hs tmi ixpnrt `hrbift kflustry nr kf enrik`f ibpanybift.
Jnfviftknfha wkslnb mnals tmht ynutm hri fnt kftiristil kf cnds kf tmi
prkvhti sijtnr, dijhusi kt ks tnn libhflkf` hfl jnbpitktkvi, dut tmks jnf-jausknf fiils tn di ixhbkfil bnri jansiay. Pmht gkfls ne cnds kf tmi prk-
vhti sijtnr hri hvhkahdai tn ynutm> Pmht sgkaas hfl juaturha fnrbs hri
riqukril dy tmi prkvhti sijtnr> Pmy ln ynuf` pinpai hppihr tn di riauj-
thft tn anng enr wnrg kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr dut akfi up tn hppay enr cnd
vhjhfjkis kf tmi pudakj sijtnr>8
Pmkai tmi ilujhtknf systib fiils tn thgi snbi rispnfskdkakty enr fnt
prnvklkf` tmi fijisshry sgkaas, tmiri hri hasn snjkha hfl juaturha ehjtnrs tmht
ixjauli h bhcnrkty ne ynutm ernb hkfkf` ibpanybift kf bnst hrihs ne tmiprkvhti sijtnr. Znjkha fitwnrgs pahy h jrujkha rnai kf `hkfkf` ibpanybift
kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr, ispijkhaay kf tmi jnrpnrhti sijtnr. If`aksm prnekjkifjy
ks h fijisskty, hfl sthtus, sujm hs ehbkay dhjg`rnufl hfl typi ne sjmnna
httiflil, ks iquhaay kbpnrthft. Kf surviys, ynuf` cnd hppakjhfts mhvi
rivihail tmht kf cnd kftirvkiws kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr, tmiy mhvi diif mubka-
khtil dy nvirt rieirifjis tn tmikr ahjg ne jirthkf prieirril pirsnfhakty trhkts
tmht kflkjhti h bnri jnsbnpnakthf hfl urdhf akeistyai, siae-jnfeklifji, hfl
If`aksm sgkaas (Chyhwiirh hfl Zmhfbu`hb 4??4). Kt smnual fnt jnbi hs hsurprksi tmht ynuf` pinpai wmn hri fnt ernb prkvkai`il dhjg`rnufls
wnual jmnnsi tn hvnkl sujm mubkakhtknfs.
\mks sifsi ne juaturha hakifhtknf ks rikfenrjil dy ibpanybift pnakjkis
hfl prn`rhbs tmht ln fnt rijn`fkzi tmi mubkakhtknf hfl risiftbift
ynuf` pinpai eiia tnwhrl tmi prkvhti sijtnr. Kfstihl tmisi prn`rhbs
dahbi ynutm hfl tmikr ehbkakis enr mhvkf` dhl httktulis hfl enjus tmikr
ieenrts nf jmhf`kf` tmisi httktulis.
Zkbkahr rijruktkf` phttirfs ixkst ivif kf fnf`nvirfbiftha nr`hfkzh-
tknfs hfl tmi livianpbift sijtnr, wmkjm suppnsilay mhvi vhauis tmht prn-bnti custkji hfl iquhakty. Kfenrbha surviys ne tmi sthee wktmkf tmi
fnfprnekt livianpbift hfl mubhfkthrkhf sijtnr, phrtkjuahray kf urdhf
hrihs, ekfl fn sk`fkekjhft lkeeirifji kf tmi snjkha nr juaturha ixpijthtknfs
ditwiif tmks sijtnr hfl tmi prkvhti sijtnr. Pmkai cnd hppakjhfts ernb haa
4?= Hbhrhsurkyh
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hdkakty tn jnbbufkjhti hjrnss juaturis7 kt ks hasn h juaturha bhrgir tmht lke-
eiriftkhtis ditwiif tmi mhvis hfl tmi mhvi-fnts, tmi iaktis hfl tmi
bhssis, trhlktknf hfl bnlirfkzhtknf, hfl tmi jhpktha hfl tmi pirkpmiry
(Thbptnf 4??:). Enr Zrk Ahfghf ynutm wmn ln fnt spihg If`aksm nr wmn
spihg kt wktm snbitmkf` ntmir tmhf h Drktksm hjjift, ahf`uh`i mhs dijnbi
h enrb ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl snjkha ixjausknf.
Kt ks tmirienri krnfkj (hfl hfntmir snurji ne mubkakhtknf) tmht
httibpts tn bhgi ynutm bnri ibpanyhdai, kfjaulkf` tihjmkf` tmib
If`aksm hs ks lnfi kf bhfy ufkvirsktkis fnw, hasn snbitkbis kfjnrpn-
rhtis trhkfkf` nf pirsnfha `rnnbkf` hfl itkquitti, kfjaulkf` tmi prnpir
usi ne jutairy hfl tmi ruais ne ekfi lkfkf`.: Znbi biftnrkf` prn`rhbsjnflujtil dy tmi prkvhti sijtnr enr ynutm kfjauli skbkahr itkquitti
aissnfs. \mus, If`aksm ks viry bujm akfgil tn jirthkf juaturha prhjtkjis,
kbh`is, hfl sgkaas vhauil dy tmi iakti hfl jnfskliril, kbpakjktay ke fnt
ixpakjktay, hs riqukribifts enr ibpanybift.
Kf jnftrhst, tmi pudakj sijtnr mhs diif tmi trhlktknfha snurji ne
ibpanybift enr tmnsi jnbkf` tmrnu`m tmi erii ilujhtknf systib. Miri
tmi juaturha bhrgirs ne bnlirfkzhtknf hfl prkvkai`i hri aiss kbpnrthft.
Mnwivir, ahf`uh`i kssuis hri h ehjtnr, ispijkhaay enr tmnsi wmn hri \hbka-spihgkf`. Yfaiss nfi mhs Zkfmhah ahf`uh`i sgkaas, nppnrtufktkis tn wnrg hri
ixtribiay akbktil nutskli tmi fnrtm hfl ihst, wmiri tmi bhcnrkty ne
\hbkas akvi.
Znjkha Bndkakty hfl Zthtus kf tmi _udakj ZijtnrEnr tmnsi wmn ln fnt harihly dianf` tn tmi juaturha iakti, tmi gkfl ne
ibpanybift ndthkfil jhf di h jrujkha litirbkfhft fnt nfay ne snjkha
bndkakty dut ne nfis hdkakty tn thp kftn ixkstkf` systibs ne phtrnfh`i enrhjjisskf` ivif dhskj ehjkaktkis hfl risnurjis. \mus, tmi jmnkjis tmht
ynuf` pinpai bhgi wktm ri`hrl tn ibpanybift bust di siif kf h
drnhlir jnftixt tmhf skbpay wmitmir ynutm ahjg hf hliquhti wnrg
itmkj. Yyhf`nlh (4??:3
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tn `hkf hjjiss tn sirvkjis hfl risnurjis. \mi kbpnrthfji ne gfnwkf`
snbinfi kf nrlir tn ndthkf `nnl trihtbift ht h mnspktha, tn `it tmrnu`m
tmi ril thpi kf h `nvirfbift liphrtbift, nr tn ifsuri hlbkssknf ne h
jmkal tn h sjmnna ks wiaa uflirstnnl kf Zrk Ahfgh. Mhvkf` h bibdir ne tmi
ehbkay wnrgkf` kf h mnspktha nr mnalkf` h pnsktknf kf h `nvirfbift liphrt-
bift ks tmirienri hf ixtribiay vhauhdai hssit. \mi ehjt tmht tmisi jnffij-
tknfs hri fijisshry ks hf kflkjhtknf ne tmi lkeekjuatkis ehjil dy pinpai wmn
hri ixjaulil ernb pnsktknfs ne pnwir hfl prkvkai`i kf fi`ntkhtkf` tmikr
ivirylhy akvis.
Enr bhfy yihrs hetir kflipiflifji, tmi pudakj sijtnr prnvklil
ibpanybift tn tmi uflirprkvkai`il. Dut hs bnri hfl bnri ynuf` ZrkAhfghfs ndthkfil ilujhtknf, hfl hs h`rhrkhf rienrbs prnvklil tmi
bihfs ne bnvkf` nut ne rurha pnvirty, tmi pudakj sijtnr whs fn anf`ir
hdai tn euaekaa tmi libhfl enr cnds. Ijnfnbkj akdirhakzhtknf hfl struj-
turha hlcustbift tmht di`hf kf tmi 8;0?s sanwil tmi `rnwtm ne tmi
pudakj sijtnr ivif hs libhfl enr cnds `riw `rihtir. _naktkjkzhtknf hfl
jnrruptknf kf tmi pudakj sijtnr hasn fhrrnwil tmi nppnrtufktkis enr
snjkha bndkakty wktmkf tmks sijtnr.
Ztkaa, hs libnfstrhtil dy tmi h`kthtknf enr ibpanybift kf tmi pudakjsijtnr hfl dy tmi bnvibift ne ynuf` pinpai ernb mk`mir-phykf` cnds kf
tmi prkvhti sijtnr tn tmi pudakj sijtnr ke sujm nppnrtufktkis hrksi, tmi
libhfl enr pudakj sijtnr ibpanybift jnftkfuis tn di mk`m. H cnd kf tmi
pudakj sijtnr ks tmi tnp prieirifji hbnf` haa itmfkj `rnups hfl hbnf`
dntm bif hfl wnbif (Bhyir hfl Zhakm 4??9).
@iflir hfl Jhsti
Ibpanybift sthtkstkjs smnw tmht eibhais ixpirkifji bnri ufibpany-bift hfl ufliribpanybift tmhf bhais, dut fiktmir ynuf` wnbif fnr
bif kliftkey `iflir hs h prkbhry ehjtnr ne lksjrkbkfhtknf. \mks bhy kflk-
jhti h ahjg ne `iflir hwhrifiss hbnf` dntm wnbif hfl bif, dut kt ks
bnri akgiay tmht ynuf` pinpai vkiw ntmir snjknijnfnbkj ehjtnrs, sujm hs
jahss, hs tmi dhsks ne lksjrkbkfhtknf. Ztulkis mhvi hasn rivihail tmht ijn-
fnbkj jnfstrhkfts rhtmir tmhf `iflir heeijt `kras ilujhtknf, hatmnu`m
wnbif, ht aihst sn ehr, mhvi fnt diif hdai tn trhfsahti tmikr ilujhtknfha
hjmkivibifts kftn ibpanybift nppnrtufktkis (HLD 4??
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Fntis
8. Zthtibift bhli dy Bkfkstir ne Ahdnr ht tmi ahufjm ne tmi [IF [nutmYfibpanybift Tipnrt, Ziptibdir, 4??0.
4. Fnt-pnt If`aksm ks h lksphrh`kf` rieirifji tn tmi kfjnrrijt usi ne tmi
If`aksm ahf`uh`i hs ixibpakekil dy tmi prnfufjkhtknf tmisi twn wnrls.
:. _irsnfha jnbbufkjhtknf, Tnbnah Thssnna, Mihl, If`aksm Ahf`uh`i \ihjmkf`
Yfkt, Giahfkyh Yfkvirskty.
Tieirifjis
HLD (Hskhf Livianpbift Dhfg). 4??
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480
Ph`i kfiquhakty dy `iflir hfl itmfkjkty jmhrhjtirkzi ahdnr bhrgits haa
nvir tmi wnral. Kf h ahdnr bhrgit erii ne lksjrkbkfhtknf, ufiquha wh`is
hri tmi risuat ne ufiquha prnlujtkvkty. _rnlujtkvkty lkeeirifjis hri
hsjrkdil tn lkeeirifjis kf mubhf jhpktha hjjubuahtknf, typkjhaay jhpturil
kf iflnwbifts ne sjmnnakf` hfl ixpirkifji. @rnup lksjrkbkfhtknf (sujm
hs six nr rhji lksjrkbkfhtknf) ks ivklift wmif tmi hvirh`i wh`i ne h `rnupkf tmi ahdnr bhrgit ks fnt prnpnrtknfha tn kts hvirh`i prnlujtkvkty.
Pnbif kf Zrk Ahfgh mhvi skbkahr iflnwbifts tn bif ht bnst aivias
ne sjmnnakf`. Zthrtkf` kf tmi 8;
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\mi ixkstkf` aktirhturi nf Zrk Ahfgh lnis fnt ixhbkfi itmfkj wh`i
`hps, fnr lnis kt lkeeiriftkhti dy sijtnr hfl njjuphtknf kf tmi ixhbkfh-
tknf ne wh`i `hps. \mks stuly ixtifls tmi Zrk Ahfghf ibpkrkjha aktirhturi
dy ixhbkfkf` wh`i `hps ditwiif kflkvkluhas wmn hri ne tmi shbi `iflir
dut ne lkeeirift itmfkj `rnups (itmfkj wh`i `hps) hs wiaa hs ditwiif
kflkvkluhas ne tmi shbi itmfkjkty dut ne lkeeirift `iflir (`iflir wh`i
`hps). \mi hfhaysks ks eurtmir lksh``ri`htil dy sijtnr (pudakj, prkvhti, hfl
h`rkjuaturha) ne ibpanybift. \mi stuly hasn ixhbkfis tmi ieeijt ne njju-
phtknfha strujturi nf wh`i `hps hfl enjusis nf tmi ynuf`ist wh`i jnmnrt
kf tmi ahdnr enrji.
\mi Zrk Ahfghf Ahdnr Bhrgit hfl Ph`i Kfiquhakty
Lhth3 Zhbpai Ziaijtknf hfl Uhrkhdai Liekfktknfs
Yfkt lhth jnbi ernb tmi quhrtiray Ahdnr Enrji Zurviys (XAEZs) enr tmi
pirknl ernb Cuay 8;;5 tn Bhy 4??
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89 pirjift ne bhais hfl eibhais hri pudakj sijtnr ibpanyiis, hfl 8= pir-
jift ne bhais hfl 48 pirjift ne eibhais hri h`rkjuaturha sijtnr ibpanyiis
(sii thdai ;.8)
Hs kf bnst `nvirfbift surviys, tmi XAEZ quistknffhkri lkstkf`uksmis
ditwiif Zrk Ahfghf \hbkas hfl Kflkhf \hbkas. \mi ahttir hri lisjiflifts
ne kflifturil wnrgirs ernb Znutm Kflkh wmn bk`rhtil kf tmi 8;tm hfl
4?tm jifturkis tn wnrg kf tmi jneeii, tih, hfl ruddir pahfthtknfs kf tmi jif-
trha mk`mahfls. \mi Kflkhf \hbkas jnftkfui tn wnrg kf hfl hrnufl tmi
isthtis ne Jiftrha hfl Zhdhrh`hbuwh prnvkfjis, bhgkf` up mhae ne tmi
pnpuahtknf ne tmi Fuwhrh Iakyh lkstrkjt hfl habnst nfi-eketm ne tmi pnpu-
ahtknf ne tmi Dhluaah lkstrkjt (LJZ 4??8). Zrk Ahfghf \hbkas mhvi h bujmanf`ir mkstnry kf tmi jnuftry hfl if`h`i kf h vhrkity ne njjuphtknfs.
Mnwivir, tmi lkstkfjtknf mhs dijnbi aiss bihfkf`eua nvir tkbi, phrtay
dijhusi ne hsskbkahtknf ne Kflkhf \hbkas kftn tmi Zrk Ahfghf \hbka kliftkty,
dut bhkfay dijhusi bhfy sn-jhaail Kflkhf \hbkas wmn mhvi Zrk Ahfghf
jktkzifsmkp jnfsklir tmibsiavis tn di Zrk Ahfghf \hbkas hfl ripnrt tmikr
itmfkjkty hs sujm kf tmi jifsus. Enr tmks rihsnf, tmi lkstkfjtknf ks k`fnril kf
tmks stuly hfl h skf`ai \hbka jhti`nry ks jnfskliril. Zivifty-skx pirjift ne
tmi bhai shbpai ks Zkfmhah, 85 pirjift ks \hbka, hfl 5 pirjift ks Bnnr,wmkai 0< pirjift ne tmi eibhai shbpai ks Zkfmhah, 4< pirjift ks \hbka, hfl
4 pirjift ks Bnnr.5
\mkrty-twn pirjift ne tmi shbpai ks ernb tmi Pistirf _rnvkfji. Hbnf`
tmi ntmir prnvkfjis, h sk`fkekjhftay mk`mir smhri ne eibhais ks ivklift kf
Jiftrha hfl Yvh prnvkfjis, wmiri pahfthtknf h`rkjuaturi ks h bhkf snurji
ne eibhai ibpanybift, bhkfay hbnf` (Kflkhf) \hbkas.
\mi liekfktknf ne ihrfkf`s ufliraykf` tmi wh`i `hps usil tmrnu`mnut
tmks jmhptir ks tmi an` ne mnuray ihrfkf`s ernb tmi bhkf njjuphtknf,wmiri mnuray wh`is hri jhajuahtil hs ihrfkf`s kf tmi ahst bnftm ernb tmi
bhkf njjuphtknf lkvklil dy tmi mnurs usuhaay wnrgil kf h bnftm jhaju-
ahtil hs :?/0 tkbis mnurs usuhaay wnrgil kf h `kvif wiig. Fnbkfha vha-
uis hri jnfvirtil tn riha tirbs uskf` tmi Zrk Ahfgh Jnfsubir _rkji Kflix
(ZAJ_K) wktm h dhsi pirknl ne 8;;9;0. H sijnfl bihsuri, tmi njjuph-
tknf-hlcustil an` ne mnuray ihrfkf`s, iakbkfhtis ditwiif-njjuphtknf
kfiquhakty ernb tmi lkstrkdutknf ne ihrfkf`s.0 \mi njjuphtknf-hlcustil
ihrfkf`s vhrkhdai ks h bihf-prisirvkf` trhfsenrbhtknf ne tmi an` ne mnuray
ihrfkf`s tmht iakbkfhtis ditwiif-njjuphtknf vhrkhtknf, aihvkf` nfaywktmkf-njjuphtknf vhrkhtknf.
Zjmnnakf` ks liekfil hs yihrs ne sjmnnakf` lkstkf`uksmil dy f aivias,
wmkjm haanws tmi jnieekjkifts nf sjmnnakf` tn vhry dy aivia ne sjmnna-
kf` (prkbhry7 cufknr sijnflhry7 sifknr sijnflhry kfjaulkf` hlvhfjil, nr
44? @ufiwhrlifh
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\hdai ;.8 Lisjrkptkvi Zthtkstkjs dy Zijtnr, Zix, hfl Itmfkjkty (Jnftkfuil)
_udakj _rkvhti H`rkjuatur
Bhai Eibhai Bhai Eibhai Bhai
Uhrkhdai Bihf sl Bihf sl Bihf sl Bihf sl Bihf sl B
Njjuphtknfha ixpirkifji :.54= 4.988 :.80= 4.8?; 4.;94 4.
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An` ne mnuray ihrfkf`s 4.;:0 ?.
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H-Aivia7 hfl pnstsijnflhry). Ixpirkifji ks tmi kflkvkluhas stnjg ne
ixpirkifji wktm tmi jurrift ibpanyir nr ekrb. Hfntmir bihsuri ne
(ahjg ne) ixpirkifji ks liekfil hs pntiftkha ixpirkifji bkfus ixpirk-
ifji kf tmi jurrift njjuphtknf hfl ks kftiflil tn jhpturi tkbi nut ne
tmi ahdnr enrji nr jurrift njjuphtknf. Bhrktha sthtus ks h lubby vhrk-
hdai thgkf` tmi vhaui ne nfi ke jurriftay bhrrkil. _hrt-tkbi wnrg ks h
lubby vhrkhdai thgkf` tmi vhaui ne nfi ke hf kflkvkluha wnrgs ditwiif
4? hfl :9 mnurs h wiig. H lubby whs kfjaulil enr Pistirf _rnvkfji,
wmkjm mhs h mk`mir aivia ne ijnfnbkj hjtkvkty tmhf ntmir prnvkfjis. \mi
tkbi lkbifsknf ks kfjnrpnrhtil dy uskf` lubby vhrkhdais enr ihjm ne
tmi yihrs kf tmi shbpai (wktm 8;;5 hs tmi rieirifji yihr).
_ntiftkha Znurjis ne Ph`i Lksphrktkis
Kfvistbifts dy tmi sthti ilujhtknf kferhstrujturi kf Zrk Ahfgh dntm dienri
kflipiflifji hfl snnf hetirwhrl mhvi ifsuril mk`m aivias ne prkbhry
ifrnaabift (;0 pirjift) hfl jnbpaitknf enr haa sjmnna-h`i jmkalrif (Pnral
Dhfg 4??9). Ht tmi anwir sijnflhry aivia, `rhli ; jnbpaitknf rhtis hri
snbiwmht mk`mir enr `kras (=< pirjift) tmhf enr dnys (=8 pirjift). Itmfkj
bkfnrktkis, mnwivir, bhy mhvi anwir ilujhtknfha htthkfbift ht tmks aivia.=\hdai ;.8 smnws mk`mir iflnwbifts enr Zkfmhaisi hfl Bnnr wnbif tmhf
enr tmikr bhai jnuftirphrts. Ilujhtknf `hps ditwiif Zkfmhaisi bhais
(eibhais) hfl \hbka bhais (eibhais) hri ahr`i hfl sk`fkekjhft, wmkai sbhaa
dut sk`fkekjhft ilujhtknf `hps njjur ditwiif Zkfmhaisi hfl Bnnr bhais ht
haa aivias.;
Mubhf jhpktha ks hasn hjjubuahtil tmrnu`m ixpirkifji hfl nf-tmi-cnd
trhkfkf`. \ypkjhaay, bhrrkil wnbif tifl tn mhvi aiss ne dntm (dijhusi ne
kftirbkttift ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf, rieaijtkf` tmikr hdsifji ernb tmiahdnr enrji lurkf` jmkaldihrkf` yihrs), wmkjm bhy risuat kf anwir wh`is
(_nahjmig 8;09). Zrk Ahfghf h`i-spijkekj ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis
smnw h phttirf jnfskstift wktm kftirbkttifjy lurkf` jmkaldihrkf` yihrs.
Ekety pirjift ne haa wnbif ditwiif 4? hfl 4< yihrs ne h`i hri kf tmi
ahdnr enrji, jnbphril wktm
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`rnwkf`7 hdnut 5? pirjift ne jmkalrif h`is : tn 9 wiri istkbhtil tn mhvi
phrtkjkphtil kf prisjmnna ilujhtknf kf 4??8 (Pnral Dhfg 4??9).8?
Mnwivir, fn kfenrbhtknf ks hvhkahdai nf tmi mnurs ne jmkal jhri prnvklil
pir lhy. Zrk Ahfghf bhtirfkty aihvi difiekts lurkf` tmi pirknl uflir
stuly euaay jnviril =< lhys, wmkjm whs nf tmi uppir dnuflhry ne tmi
kftirfhtknfha fnrb ne 84 tn 8< wiigs (Tnl`irs 8;;;). _rnvksknf ne jnv-
irh`i hfl jnbpakhfji hri riqukril nfay kf tmi pudakj sijtnr hfl ri`uahtil
prkvhti sijtnr. Dijhusi tmiri ks fn sthti haanwhfji, tmi durlif ne prnvkl-
kf` aihvi kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr ehaas nf tmi ibpanyir, jrihtkf` h lkskfjif-
tkvi enr ibpanyirs tn mkri bhrrkil wnbif. \mi ibpanybift ne wnbif
kf tmi ri`uahtil sijtnr ks hasn sudcijt tn fk`mt-tkbi wnrg prnmkdktknfs hflnvirtkbi akbkts.
\hdai ;.8 kflkjhtis tmht h anwir smhri ne bhrrkil wnbif wnrg kf tmi
ahr`iay ufri`uahtil prkvhti sijtnr hfl h mk`mir smhri kf tmi pudakj sijtnr.
\misi ek`uris hri jnfskstift wktm mk`mir ahdnr enrji htthjmbift ne eibhais
wmiri jnbpakhfji wktm bhtirfkty difiekts ks bhflhtnry hfl wnrgirs bhy
fnt di tirbkfhtil. Mnwivir, tmiy jnual hasn di jnfskstift wktm ibpany-
bift lksjrkbkfhtknf, ke prkvhti sijtnr wnrgirs hvnklil mkrkf` bhrrkil
wnbif hfl usil sudtai bihfs tn ifjnurh`i bhrrkil wnbif tn aihvi tmikrcnds vnaufthrkay dienri tmiy `kvi dkrtm.
\mi smhris ne bhrrkil wnbif kf tmi \hbka hfl Bnnr shbpais kf tmi
pudakj sijtnr wiri fnt sk`fkekjhftay lkeeirift ernb ihjm ntmir, dut dntm
wiri sk`fkekjhftay anwir tmhf tmi smhri ne Zkfmhaisi bhrrkil wnbif kf
tmi pudakj sijtnr.88
@rihtir htthjmbift kf tmi h`rkjuaturi sijtnr ks jnfskstift wktm anwir
jmkal-jhri jnfstrhkfts, iktmir dijhusi ne ibpanyirs hjtknfs, hs kf tmi prn-
vksknf ne jrjmis kf tmi pahfthtknfs, nr dijhusi ne tmi eaixkdkakty prnvklildy tmi fhturi ne tmi mnurs hfl anjhtknf ne wnrg hfl jmkal-jhri prnvksknf
wktmkf tmi ehbkay. Kf tmi h`rkjuaturi sijtnr, smhris ne bhrrkil \hbka wnbif
wiri sk`fkekjhftay mk`mir tmhf iktmir ne tmi ntmir twn itmfkj `rnups. \mks
ks jnfskstift wktm dittir kfstktutknfha prnvksknf ne jmkal jhri enr \hbka
wnbif kf tmi pahfthtknf sijtnr tmhf enr Zkfmhaisi hfl Bnnr wnbif wmn
wnrg kf tmi ufri`uahtil fnfpahfthtknf h`rkjuaturi sijtnr.84
\mi bhkf ibpanybift hfl wh`i prntijtknf kfstktutknfs tmht kfeau-
ifji sijtnrha hfl njjuphtknfha jmnkji (si`ri`htknf) kf Zrk Ahfgh hri
sivirhfji phy prnvksknfs ibdnlkil kf tmi \irbkfhtknf ne IbpanyilPnrgbifs Hjt (Zpijkha _rnvksknfs) Hjt ne 8;08 (\IPH), tmi wh`i-
sittkf` bijmhfksb hfl jnaaijtkvi dhr`hkfkf`, hfl jkvka sirvkji mkrkf`
prhjtkjis (Pnral Dhfg 4??5). Drnhlay spihgkf`, wmkai prntijtkf`
ibpanybift, \IPH ehvnrs nalir ibpanyiis (kfsklirs) hfl ristrkjts ekrb
Hf Hfhaysks ne @iflir hfl Itmfkj Ph`i Lkeeiriftkhas hbnf` [nutm kf Zrk Ahfgh 449
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`rnwtm. Mnwivir kt lnis fnt hppay tn ekrbs wktm eiwir tmhf 89 ibpany-
iis, tn kflkvkluhas wktm aiss tmhf nfi yihr wktm tmi shbi ekrb nr tn ekrbs
kf tmi Dnhrl ne Kfvistbift (DNK) hfl erii-trhli znfi (E\S) sijtnrs.
\rhli ufknfs kf tmisi twn sijtnrs hri hasn riahtkviay wihg, phrtay
dijhusi ne ai`ksahtkvi prnvksknfs hfl phrtay dijhusi ne tmi usi ne tmkrl-
phrty jnftrhjt systibs tn rijrukt wnrgirs hfl tmi prhjtkji ne sudjnf-
trhjtkf` wnrg tn mnbi-dhsil wnrgirs kf tmi bhfuehjturkf` ixpnrt
sijtnr. Pnbif hri bnri akgiay tn di ibpanyil kf sbhaair, kfenrbha ekrbs
hfl kf DNK hfl E\S sijtnrs. Kfenrbhtknf nf ixpirkifji wktm tmi shbi
ibpanyir (sii thdai ;.8) kflkjhtis tmht, nf hvirh`i, wnbif kf tmi pud-
akj hfl prkvhti sijtnrs (dut fnt kf tmi h`rkjuaturi sijtnr) mhvi smnrtirspiaas wktm tmi shbi ibpanyir tmhf tmikr bhai jnuftirphrts. Mnwivir,
kf haa tmrii sijtnrs, itmfkj bkfnrktkis mhl skbkahr nr anf`ir spiaas wktm
tmi shbi ibpanyir tmhf lkl Zkfmhaisi.
Ph`is kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr hri litirbkfil dy :0 \rkphrtkti Ph`i
Dnhrls, wmkjm sit bkfkbub wh`is enr ihjm sgkaa aivia dy sijtnr.8:
Liai`htis tn tmisi dnhrls hri jmnsif ernb hbnf` bhcnr sijtnrha trhli
ufknfs hfl hjtkvi sijtnrha `ukals ne prkvhti ibpanyirs hfl `nvirfbift
fnbkfiis. Pmkai tmks systib prntijts iquha phy enr iquha wnrg kf tmishbi cnd, kt lnis fnt fijisshrkay prntijt iquha phy enr wnrg ne iquha vhaui
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