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Studying the UK Vocational Education and Training System and Skills Gap
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A skilled workforce is an imperative aspect of the business ecosystem due to its direct effects on the economy and labor market.... As it should be, skilled workforce is an imperative aspect in the business ecosystem due to its direct effects to the economy and labour market (Lempinen 2013, p.... Despite that, UK still continues to suffer from a skills gap that has affected its high economy.... ET helps to match individual skills with labour force and existing market needs, equips individuals with lower levels of education with developed skills that can enable them fit into the expanding global economy that has introduced competition among countries....
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Pfizer Stock Analysis Paper
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he US economy is mending itself faster than the world after the financial crisis of 2008.... The world economy is recovering, and recovering better than we had previously thought likely1.... The economy is expected to perform to better in the near future with a growth rate of 3.... The governments have injected billions of dollars to revive the economy and to keep the business cycle in continuum (Schuman, 2010)....
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Development and underdevelopmint issues of measurment and defintion
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In their efforts to attain the millennium goals, developing countries are faced with quite a number of macroeconomics and microeconomics challenges such as unemployment, underemployment and huge international debts that are difficult to repay.... In order to address these problems,.... ... ... this paper covers major theories that policy makers and economists should take into account in order to steer development in their respective countries....
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QUANTITATIVE DECISION MAKING
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Figure 1: Global GDP & Steel Demand Source: Taccone The earthquake and tsunami in Japan had negative impact on its economy, leading the country into the depth of recession, the falling of the stock market and the weakening of steel demand/production (“Japan Crisis”).... These events are not short-term because the economy would continue to shrink until the end of the second current quarter.... Toyota is still undecided if they should cut off production for least 50% or continue to expand even though Japan's economy does not yet fully recover (Ozawa)....
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Group Project in Ethics
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Relative significance of entities and government's responsibility to sustain entities discriminativelyStakeholders' interests determine the relative significance of an entity to an economy and I believe, based on this argument, that some entities are very important, and should not be allowed to fail.... The quality of jobs in an entity and the value that the entity adds to the economy also justify the position that some entities are more important than others....
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Analysis of Contemporary Health Care Issue
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his factor is more evident in the tax structure and the underserved population in the US economy.... According to president Barack Obama, the rate of unemployment in the US has gone down, which is true, but a true depiction of the situation ‘on the ground'.... It is.... ... ... In truth, the employment industry has taken a new mandate as a strategy for reducing company costs, which has an adverse effect on the aspect of health care....
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Demand: Utility and Marginality
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Question 2 It is difficult to measure the labor productivity for an economy.... For an underdeveloped economy, the job opportunities are limited.... If a change in technology requires the use of less man power, the demand for labor will fall as the new technology may have the capability to replace human labor; therefore, it would have negative effects on the economy in terms of job opportunities.... Again a technology may also induce more demand for labor to operate the machineries, and in such cases, the demand for labor will raise and the economy is affected in positive fashion....
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The Letter to the US from the IMF and World Bank
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The author of this paper under the title "The Letter to the US from the IMF and World Bank" discusses the influence of the economic slowdown on the US economy.... True enough, the economic slowdown is detrimental to the US economy and could possibly transform the US from an "economic superpower to economic basket case....
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Influence of Cold War on Development i the Third World
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Third world countries adopted capitalist economy that has hindered their developments in many ways.... The story of the three little pigs that built their houses with liberal ideas and freedom of choice represents the free market economy where democracy exists.... During the cold war, universities sought to educate students as well as nurture them into conservative academicians with a strong urge to revolutionize the society against the dominant rule....
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Industrial Revolution in Modern British History
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Through ocean trade, she could ferry her manufactured products, such as tea, tobacco, and sugar to different markets that boosted the economy of this country to a different level.... Name Institution Course Instructor Date Industrial Revolution is the most Important in Modern British History Years between 1750 and 1850, witnessed United Kingdom undergo its first industrial revolution due to discovery of a number of various machines such as steam-powered machines that resulted to massive increase in industries and factories....
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Macroenvironmental Impact on the Company Product Sales
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High inflation and interest rates of in an economy will make Monster Corp adjust to the economic situation.... Surname Institution Course Date Macro-environmental Impact Macroenvioronment may be described as the major external and uncontrollable factors that influence the decision making of an organization and affecting its strategies and performance....
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Freedom from Want
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The African American Civil Rights Movement and the American Labor Movement were the backbone of the current racial and labor freedom, as well as the strengthening of the American economy.... The Second World War was a helping hand for the economy of the US to recover from the Great Depression of the late 1920s....
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Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
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(2007), The Political economy of Saudi Arabia.... It also aims at evaluating the government's role and success in creating a sustainable economy serving long-term needs of the population.... audization initiatives are positively imparting the economy.... By 2006, the reforns had started yieding with the Kingdom becoming the largest economy in the Middle East with enhanced privatization, diversification, and increased foreign investment and employment....
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Financial Environment in Russia
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The paper "Financial Environment in Russia" discusses an independent economy having a budget expenditure of around $372 billion and an unemployment rate is 6.... In the year of 1990, the economy changed from being centrally planned to that a free market economy.... However, now it is a stable economy with its own Constitution.... It is an independent economy having a budget expenditure of around $372 billion and the unemployment rate being 6....
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Threats and Opportunities of Hotel Market in Vietnam
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STRATEGIC HOTEL MANAGEMENT ISSUES Modern tourism and hotel industry is influenced by demographic characteristics, technology, market segmentation, vocation resorts, national economy, travel patterns and types of investments.... Opportunities and threats will be analyzed in terms of demographic characteristics, technology, market segmentation, vocation resorts, national economy, travel patterns and types of investments.... The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is struggling to adapt to the principles of a market economy, and the layers of bureaucracy, built up over decades of communist rule slow the pace of change....
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Behavioral Finance Heuristic and Judgment, a literature review
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Hypothesis being the Greek word for "assumption", the Efficient Markets Hypothesis assumes that capital markets (the stock or equity market is one example) are efficient.... When it is said that a market is efficient, it means that the products bought and sold (in this example, stocks in listed companies) are priced correctly because buyers and sellers have the relevant information needed to make an intelligent decision to buy or sell at a certain price. ...
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Comparative Immigration Policy: Japan and Canada
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According to Oishi (2012: p1094), Japan's economy underwent a period of rapid growth during the 70s and the 80s, which led to a rapid expansion in the number of immigrants from the Asian main-land.... Canada, on the other hand, has had historically high rates of immigration due to the unique economy of the country.... As a country founded by immigrant settlers, the Canadian economy continues its reliance on immigrant labour (Akbari & MacDonald, 2014: p807)....
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Tourism as a Tool for Reducing Poverty
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conomically, Kenya does not perform quite well, but it is the largest economy in East Africa.... The economy, based on the market with a few infrastructure enterprises owned by the state, also maintains an external liberal trade system.... ccording to Adholla, Mkangi and Mbindyo (2008), tourism is the second largest export earner in Kenya after agriculture, which forms a crucial foundation for its economy.... Thus, if tourism is strongly linked to the local economy, then there will be high chances of poverty eradication. ...
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U.S. National Debt: Cause for Concern
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ow the national debt affects the economy ... Higher interest rates also create a weaker economy where there are few opportunities, and this tends to impact negatively on economic growth.... Further, the high debt could also have an impact on the confidence of the country's economy and the monetary policy regime (Matthews & Driver, 2013). ... The high national debt also has an impact on the economy as it lowers growth, affect employment and salaries earned by American citizens....
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The War in Syria and its Consequences on Lebanon
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This has further affected the economy and the healthcare sector in the country as major basic and social amenities are suspended as has been witnessed in the war torn Syria (Dahi 12).... The influx of refugees into the country has affected the security situation in the country, further reducing the performance of the tourism sector at a time when it's much needed by the poor performing economy.... The economy is currently unable to create enough skilled jobs for the youths and this has encouraged them to participate in the Syrian conflict within the country and in Syria (Barnes-Dicey 8)....
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Role of the State in Canadian Immigration Policy and Settlement
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Not only do they have to be healthy and of sound mind and body, it is important that they have some money too establish themselves in Canada to provide a boost to the economy.... Historically, while the condition of being white seems to have been removed, the condition of being a positive influence on the economy and the society as a whole is still strictly enforced even if it leads to the total separation of family members.... he connection between unemployment and immigration was maintained until the government of the Progressive Conservative Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney who detached immigration policies from unemployment and based immigration purely on the suitability of incoming immigrants with regard to their education, qualifications, work experience and likelihood of being a positive contributor to the Canadian economy (Veugelers, 2000)....
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Poverty In America
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Introduction The complications of poverty and the economy are known to be associated with several different factors.... According to conventional economic wisdom, it is mostly those in poverty that are able to drive forward the economy, specifically because they offer more options for labor in a thriving economy, as well as in economic turns.... he concept of poverty, since it is not only attributed to the case of the economy, relies on other complications within society that don't provide opportunity for those at certain income levels....
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Elections 2016: Trump vs. Sanders
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The third policy that Trump uses to solicit support from Americans is jobs and the economy as a whole.... Trump also understands the need to eliminate illegal immigrants while taking advantage of the legal business people passing through their borders to contribute to their economy.... According to Heather Long, Trump aims at employing the "Wall Street pros to run the economy," implying that most of the treasury officials in the Trump's government will be the rich businesses, people....
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The Political System within the United Kingdom
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The economy is thus divided on the basis of both sociological as well as political perspectives in order to counter these issues and move towards prosperity.... There have been a number of philosophers and thinkers who have been able to base their theories on class and model structures within a political economy.... This is because there are various constituencies within the country where representatives are elected on a systematic and annual basis by the people, for the purpose of making decisions at the central level for the welfare of the entire country, and not a single aspect of the economy....
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Should Greece leave the European Union, or the Eurozone
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During this course of action, “Greek officials saw the EU as too big to sink and the EU, in turn, saw the Greek economy as too small to affect European trends or other European economies.... Conclusion Greece is badly entangled in the current global recession, and its economy has been steadily declining since the last few years.... (2011) The Crisis in the Greek economy and Its National Implications.... (2010), Greece: Why did its economy fall so hard?...
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Wages Historically between Men and Women in the U.S
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As more women continued to play a critical role in the US economy, their incomes also increased proportionately.... The perceived disparities exist in the percentages of men and women in the labor markets, the choice of occupations among men and.... ... ... Although the issue of economic gender disparity become a prominent issue between the 1960s and the 1970s owing to the various women activists' organizations, the issue has been critical ever since the 1890s (Catherine et al, 385)....
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Sources of Global Inequality
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These enable US economy to keep growing at a higher rate while Ghana economy stagnates or grow at a slower rate.... he brain drain affects the economy of developing countries negatively since skilled labour moves to developed country in search of the proper working environment and pay.... The movements of labour lead to migration of skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are supposed to improve the economy and reduce global inequalities between developed and developing nation. ...
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A report to president
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Secondly, the imperativeness of this program to the general economy.... Strategist within my jurisdiction realized the necessity to introduce this program based on the long history of interrelation of sectors within this economy (Mulligan, 2012).... Large economic experience was based from the aftermath of the 2008-2009 economic recessions, in which, the general economy realized a tendency high cost of business was a primary cause factor of unemployment....
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The federal reserve system
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This paper analyzes the importance of the Federal Reserve and strategy in stabilizing the economy of the country.... This paper analyzes the importance of the Federal Reserve and strategy in stabilizing the economy of the country.... The functions of the Fed are vital to the economy of the US as they play a major role in management aggregate demand, total spending, and most importantly, inflation.... On the negative side, inflation disrupts the price system, thus affecting the free market economy....
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Puzzle of High Saving Rate in China - Myth and Reality
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China is set to take over the American economy in the near future.... This statement is being used by economy pundits these days with more frequency than ever before.... Not only the Gross Domestic Product of the economy increased.... unning Header: Puzzle of High Saving Rates in China “Puzzle of High Saving Rate in China: Myth and Reality” Module Semester China is set to take over the American economy in the near future....
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Global perpective of macroecomonics
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One of the most influential macroeconomic factors capable of changing the entire financial structure of an economy is the nation's trade balance values.... Trade balance, which forms an integral part of the current account balances in the Balance of Payments report of an economy,.... Since trade balance is a fundamental part of the current account balance of any economy, any deficit in the former is expected have a significant The following diagram shows how the current account balance in the US economy had depended upon the trade balances of the nation over the years....
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The North American Free Trade Agreement
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It would also attempt to provide an insight into the history of NAFTA along with ascertaining the favorable as well as unfavorable outcomes on the US and world economy.... ffects of NAFTA on US World economy ... AFTA was found to pose significant effects upon the world economy of the US.... The other major effect of NAFTA on the world economy of the US related to the support which was provided to the business investors belonging to the nation by escalating the possibility of new business opportunities at large....
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Monetary and Fiscal Policy
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Increase in Government Spending-This policy helps in providing a lot of relief to the whole of the economy as this aspect helps in lowering the prices of the products or services resulting in stimulating the economy to a greater degree.... What Fiscal Policy Tools could be used to stimulate the economy?... If the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is lowerthan the potential GDP, then certain fiscal policy associated tools could be used for stimulating the economy....
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Should Rich People Need to Pay More Tax
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Making the rich pay higher taxes than the poor will increase the efficiency of income distribution in the economy.... This being the case, it increases the amount of resources that the government has at hand, which can then be reinvested back to the economy, through enhancing and increasing the provision of goods and services to the citizens.... The problem with this concept is the fact that the rich may choose to save the extra income they have, other than reinvest it in the economy, creating a shortage of the resources circulating in the economy, thus making the provision of essential goods and eservices inefficient (Robert, 196)....
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Exchange Rates and Foreign Direct Investment
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The paper concerns the concept of foreign direct investment which is the movement of capital resources from one location to another often with the involvement of multinational corporations.... There has been a dramatic rise in the flow of capital especially among the countries of which Japan is a part....
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Internal and External Business Environments of Wal-Mart
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The economic downturn coupled the high level of competition has meant that the growth rate of the industry is going to be slow as the economy is still going through a stage of downturn.... Simply because, the economy of Germany, UK, USA is matured in nature and provide very little opportunity for growth; On the contrary the emerging economies like India and china have a relatively un-taped market and hence would provide would provide a lot more opportunity for growth than some of the matured economies....
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Financial Crisis and the Role of Banks
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The paper 'Financial Crisis and the Role of Banks' states that the world economy was hit by a severe financial crisis which resulted in the worst global economic downturn for over 60 years.... he world economy was hit by a severe financial crisis which resulted in the worst global economic downturn for over 60 years.... he global economy was experiencing unprecedented level of financial turbulence.... The crisis in global economy as well as in euro zone was preceded by global imbalances in current accounts and big deficits by a number of industrial economies (Financial Services Authority, 2009)....
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History of the French Revolution
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Another factor that took a toll on the economy was King Louis XVI's proclivity for waging wars and taking part in various political feuds.... By taking part in wars, the French economy was deeply affected and the state was soon in deep debt.... Apart from this inherent inclination towards extravagance, real strain on the economy came as a result of Louis XVI's participation in the American War of Independence.... This made him invest heavily in assisting the American War of Independence at the expense of maintaining the economy of his own state....
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Haiti Earthquake - Causes and Effects
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The plan by the government called Action Plan for National Recovery and Development was aimed at targeting reconstruction as the way to rebuild the economy.... Since Haiti is one of the poorest countries in America, there is now recovering of the economy and since after the strategy of the improvement in the agriculture sector there is, hope in the growth of the gross domestic product of the country (King 2010).... There is increasing of the capital expenditures that on the other hand would provide a good environment for the people who want to invest that would also make use of the reconstructed resources to improve the economy and reduce the countrys poverty....
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Organization Changes
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ased on the economy of various nations, several organizations across the globe have incorporated various changes in their organizational structure as well as their way of operation.... (1986), The Functional economy: Cultural and Organizational Change, Retrieved on 26.... rg/en/archive/the-functional-economy-cultural-and-organizational-change ...
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Media in China
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Firstly, by the mid-1990s, because media outlets had grown too many to be effectively controlled and few of them achieved scale of economy in the eyes of the Propaganda Department and state bureaucrats, policymakers desired to consolidate the media industry by restricting the issuance of licenses and eliminating a number of existing ones (Zhao, 2000).... According to the text, neoliberalism and the commercialization of media are the dominant and overwhelming platforms on which China is making its ascension atop the global economy....
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Rethinking the European Integration
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Free Market economy: ... At the centre of the European Integration is the acceptance of principles of free market economy by national governments.... The application of principles of market economy across the EU has transformed the economic landscape of the entire region.... European Integration, 1950-2003: Superstate or New Market economy?... In The Political economy of European Integration: Theory and Analysis, Jones, E....
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Threat of Terrorism on International Tourism
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This report analyses how it promotes the growth of the economy by creating job opportunities amongst the people as well as increasing the GDP of the tourist destination.... It will also discuss the various effects of terrorism on the tourism economy as well as the effects of terrorism to the socio-cultural aspects of tourism.... This clearly indicated the effects of terrorism on the tourism economy (Kingsbury and Bruun, 2004).... For instance, between the years 2001 and 2002 there was a recession that occurred in the global economy which significantly reduced the rate of air travel (Yuan, 2005)....
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UK public finances
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Now the company executives have to consider the issues like corporate social responsibility as well as global warming and make decisions in line with the company's objectives and promote the nation's economy as well.... In view of the aforementioned reason, the government of United Kingdom stated that restoring confidence in the economy will be the top priority by saving over 6 billion from spending during this year through cutting waste and low value programmes (www....
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Beneficiaries of U.S. Welfare Programs
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During the 21st century, elected President Obama focused to stabilize the economy of America.... billion to economy.... Social welfare policy and programs underwent revisions and changes depending on the prevailing economy and society's views on the level of funding and amount of safety net to provide (Weger, 2010, p.... Welfare: The Political economy of Welfare Reform in the United States (p....
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Sociology - Karl Marx
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He criticized the social-economic form of the society which was purely capitalist and run by the upper class hence he predicted that internal societal tensions would arise which would lead to self-destruction of the capitalism and replacement of socialism system in the economy (Ritzer, 2000).... One of the reasons why I choose the Karl Marx is because the desire to accumulate wealthy and retain power by the ruling elite has prevented the development of many economies since they misappropriate the national resources which should be used in providing welfare benefits to the less privileged hence reducing the social class gap and income disparities within the economy....
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Monopoly of the Indian Railways
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It has been assisting the growth of the Indian economy directly and indirectly since its inception.... During the many ups and downs of the country's economy in the past, the railway has been an integrating force to stabilize the economy and maintain the economic growth of the country....
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Trade Policy of Brazil
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The economy has been able to recover from external shocks and a financial crisis.... The economy has been able to recover from external shocks and a financial crisis.... razil's sectoral economy has been stable despite small readjustments.... he country also made progress against poverty despite fluctuations in the economy.... Income equality and poverty remain major problems for the economy.... Chronic Inflation in an Industrialising economy: the Brazilian Experience....
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Overview of Political Theories
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This essay "Overview of Political Theories" discusses the political economy of the UK as it has shifted from a Marxist class struggle in the earlier days to a more Pluralist form of government in the present day and age.... This today has moved into a more organized form of political thinking in the form of a proper pluralist structure and political system within which the economy has been flourishing with one of the richest currencies in the world today.... The economy is thus divided on the basis of both sociological as well as political perspectives in order to counter these issues and move towards prosperity....
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Changes in American Family during World War II
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The contribution of the American woman to the economy is still high currently; virtually matching that of men.... Additionally, the essence of homes and family as production units was emphasized by the government, resulting from the need to lower the demand on the economy, thus “People were bombarded with messages asking them to be frugal, to recycle, and to produce at home more of what they consumed” (Witkowski 2).... The restriction on demands to the economy also characterized the changes introduced by the occurrence of the war, with the government aiming at encouraging home and family based production of consumables, to release the high demand on the industries and the economy at large....
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