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  • The Imf and the World Bank, a Social and Economical Perspective

    The Imf and the World Bank, a Social and Economical Perspective

    Introduction It is claimed that the mission of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to “fight poverty and improve the living standards of people of the developing world … promote growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these opportunities.” The annual gathering of the directors of the World Bank and IMF reconfirms the World Bank’s and IMF’s vision of fighting poverty and promoting growth in

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    Essay Length: 853 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Vika
  • Economic Geography

    Economic Geography

    1. Economic geography -- (the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities) (http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn?stage=1&word=economic+geography) 2. Economic geography is concerned with the location and distribution of economic activity. It focuses on the the location of industries and retail and wholesale businesses, on transportation and trade, and on the changing value of real estate. (http://www.aag.org/Careers/Economic_Geography.html) 3. “Economic geography is concerned with the spatial organization and distribution of economic activity, the use of the world’s

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    Essay Length: 573 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Outsourcing and Hotels

    Outsourcing and Hotels

    Introduction What is Outsourcing? Outsourcing can be defined as a business relationship in which two or more companies work together to achieve a collective advantage. Rugman et al (2003) If you look back ten – fifteen years ago outsourcing in hotels was not a popular concept but more recently with the downturn in the economy in the nineteen nineties more and more hotels are turning to outsourcing to help increase their revenues and maximize their

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    Essay Length: 1,527 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Wendy
  • East Asia Economic Crisis

    East Asia Economic Crisis

    The East Asian economic crisis is the most crucial economic event in the region of the past few decades. The differences of views are being debated in academic and policy circles and reflected in the media. As an Asian, I knew that this crisis had a big impact on Asian economy, so as my book review, I chose chapter 4, Ў°The East Asia CrisisЎ± to learn more about this big economic event specifically. This chapter

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    Essay Length: 1,000 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Tommy
  • To What Extent Did the Political and Economic Effects of the Seven Years War in North America Help Cause the American War of Independence?

    To What Extent Did the Political and Economic Effects of the Seven Years War in North America Help Cause the American War of Independence?

    To what extent did the political and economic effects of the Seven Years War in North America help cause the American War of Independence? The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a conflict that erupted between Great Britain, and its American colonies from 17 to 1783. In 17 British soldiers invaded America with the intention to rule the country. The American War of Independence lasted for eight years and

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    Essay Length: 514 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Jon
  • Tanstaafl: The Economic Strategy for Economic Crisis

    Tanstaafl: The Economic Strategy for Economic Crisis

    Critics are warning that at almost six and a half billion people currently inhabiting the world, we are coming dangerously close to the sustainable capacity of planet Earth. Overpopulation and attempts to control the whirlwind of reproduction that is plaguing both developing and developed nations has been dog-eared as one of the major concerns for the United Nations at the recent summit in Johannesburg. Both Edwin Dolan and Charles Southwick have cited the population explosion

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    Essay Length: 1,897 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: July
  • Buddhist Economics

    Buddhist Economics

    Schumacher claims that the overall desire to remain faithful to their heritage through living the "Right Livelihood" is characteristic of Buddhist Economics. The values found in Buddhist Economics are not applicable to the modern west nor will they be, short of a mental and ethical revolution. There is universal agreement between all economists that a fundamental source of wealth is human labor, however Buddhist Economics differ in its view and appreciation of labor. Buddhist Economics

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    Essay Length: 647 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Hilton Hotel Threats

    Hilton Hotel Threats

    Threats: Hilton Hotels With thousands of hotels on every corner in every city, how does one decide which hotel meets there expectations? Hilton Hotels has become a world wide name, which has ventured out into franchise hotels, casino- hotels and inns, operates a computerized reservation system, selling furnisher, equipment, and supplies. As a result Hilton Hotels is one of the largest chains of hotels, in addition to undertaking international relationships. Taking on international affairs and

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    Essay Length: 304 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Monika
  • Economic Decision

    Economic Decision

    Marcroeconomics “The Invisible Hand” Analysis: The invisible hand is the tendency of firms and resource suppliers to seek and further their own self-interests in competitive markets and to also promote the interests of society as a whole. This theory guides competitive firms to promote self-interests as well as public interest. When it comes to producing and selling a product the owners or the people that run the business want to do it in the most

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    Essay Length: 279 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Economic Systems in Copan Compared to Other Ancient Cultures

    Economic Systems in Copan Compared to Other Ancient Cultures

    Economic Systems Throughout history there has been a common theme of progression towards more complex societies. The advent of agriculture enabled population sizes to increase, and allowed permanent settlements to arise. As extensive cultivation of farmland progressed, a surplus of food was created that enabled some people within a society to be non-food producers. These people who no longer were required to farm in order to survive were able to develop marketable goods that they

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    Essay Length: 1,156 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • Globalization and China - Does Integration Brighten China’s Economic Future?

    Globalization and China - Does Integration Brighten China’s Economic Future?

    Chantal Guedon Globalization and Global Governance Does Integration Brighten China’s Economic Future? Currently, China has one of the largest economies in the world and every year it is impressive to see the growth that the country endures politically, socially, and economically. The progress of China is due mostly to globalization and the integration and support from the west. With the size and potential of China there was always a question of whether or not it

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    Essay Length: 1,664 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Max
  • Economic Concept Worksheet

    Economic Concept Worksheet

    Economic Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept from Personal Experience Reference to Concept in Reading Scarcity and Choice means that people want more than what is available. I worked for a clothing store and I was there for a long while and I figured that I would ask or a raise or see how I could get a promotion and get more money, well the manager of the store told me that there was no

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    Essay Length: 724 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Monika
  • Economic Indicators

    Economic Indicators

    Economic Indicators Housing Starts The economic indicator of housing starts is the gross number of new residential building construction projects that have begun in a certain month. The Federal Government gathers information by two surveys: the Building Permits Survey and the Survey of Construction. The Building Permits survey estimates the number of building permits issued for new housing permits on a monthly basis. The data is gathered in a by mail survey of local permit

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: regina
  • The Impact of Economic Globalisation on Cofco

    The Impact of Economic Globalisation on Cofco

    1. Introduction In November 2001, China became a formal member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which symbolised ChinaЎЇs involvement in economic globalisation. Great opportunities and challenges would bring a big change in China. As a state agriculture enterprise, Chinese Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) is undoubtedly confronted with the impact of economic globalisation. The purpose of the report is to discuss the opportunities and challenges of China national cereals and COFCO under the impact

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    Essay Length: 2,696 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Economics Buying Mutual Funds

    Economics Buying Mutual Funds

    Abstract: This project was performed to get a better understanding of how mutual funds work. The assignment was to select a mutual fund from three different firms. Find out information about the fund, their policies, and how much they cost. The funds’ values were tracked and graphed from Monday, September 19, 2005, through Friday, November 11, 2005. The before tax rate of return must be determined for each of the funds including the costs of

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Monika
  • Hotel Inspection

    Hotel Inspection

    After learning the various aspects of hospitality law, our group was excited to go behind the scenes of a restaurant and hotel to put our knowledge to use. We carefully reviewed the checklists given to make sure all topics were inspected and all compliance issues were noted. All group members attended at least one site visit and were able to gain first-hand knowledge from this informative experience. We decided to visit an Outback Steakhouse to

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    Essay Length: 3,580 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Economic Justice Between Classes

    Economic Justice Between Classes

    Economic Justice Between Classes We live in a country today misrepresented by its own peoples' perception. The consensus that we live in the greatest nation in the world is not so much a feeling of nationalism as it is a forgone conclusion in the minds of millions of Americans. What a great many of these millions do not realize is that they are the victims of a government set up by our founding fathers to

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    Essay Length: 2,037 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Economics in Elizabethan Times

    Economics in Elizabethan Times

    Economics in Elizabethan Times London was Europe's most dynamic city at the end of the 16th century. It had grown from approximately 120,000 people in 1550 to 200,000 in 1600. (In comparison, Paris had only 70,000 people in 1600.) And London's growth had paralleled that of England, which had doubled in population between the 1520s and the 1640s. The English economy grew even more rapidly: agriculture prospered because of the significant increase in demand for

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    Essay Length: 1,304 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Economic System

    Economic System

    Economic System A country’s economic system consists of the structure and processes that it uses to allocate it’s resources and conduct it’s commercial activities. Types of Economic Systems - Centrally planned economy - Mixed economy - Market economy Centrally planned economy System in which a nation’s resources are owned by the government. Origins: the ideology that the welfare of the group is more important than individual well being. (Karl Marx). Decline: In the 80’s nations

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    Essay Length: 487 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Economics

    Economics

    An amazing fact: "It was the night of April 15, 1987. Seven million American children suddenly disappeared." (25) It turns out that the requirement to fill in the social security number of each reported child when claiming a deduction on the parent's income tax form led to a reduction of seven million children. The corresponding increase in income tax revenue is estimated at $3 billion a year (a huge sum, enough to finance about ten

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    Essay Length: 252 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • What Are Free Trade Zones/economic Processing Zones?

    What Are Free Trade Zones/economic Processing Zones?

    What are Free Trade Zones/Economic Processing Zones? A free trade zone (FTZ)Clothing Export Promotion Zone or Export processing zone (EPZ) is one or more areas of a country where tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in order to attract companies by raising the incentives for doing business there. Free trade zones can be defined as labor intensive manufacturing centers that involve the import of raw materials or components and the export

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    Essay Length: 1,290 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: David
  • Gift and Novelty Economics Forecast

    Gift and Novelty Economics Forecast

    Economic Forecasts The retail consumer market must take into consideration many indicator forecasts that help estimate what the economic market will be like for the future. The following information contains two or more forecasts based on our teams six pre-selected indicators. This team will provide reconciliation between both forecasts and will apply economic theory in deciding which one may be the most relevant to the gift and novelty industry. GDP Information retrieved from the Economist

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Artur
  • Economic Transfers or Wealth

    Economic Transfers or Wealth

    List the economic transfers associated with marriage and describe each of them in detail Economic transfers or wealth are in some cultures expected to be received by the brides family as a monetary or other type of wealth transfer called bride wealth, brides service, and dowry. In many ways and cultures these practices could be considered buying a bride for your self, or a husband for your daughter but you will learn how even though

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Economic Growth in Botswana

    Economic Growth in Botswana

    I recently had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Scott Beaulier speak on his research on the reasons why the small and desolate country of Botswana has had such drastic economic growth in the last 30 years. Dr. Beaulier partook in what is called an analytic narrative, which is the act of learning about a country by going there and totally immersing ones self in their economy and way of life as to experience it

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    Essay Length: 624 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: regina
  • The Implementation of Tax Increment Financing as an Economic Development Policy

    The Implementation of Tax Increment Financing as an Economic Development Policy

    The Implementation of Tax Increment Financing as an Economic Development policy By: Randy L. Jacobs, J.D. ABSTRACT: With Tax Increment Financing (TIF) a municipality pays for economic development expenditures out of future increases in tax collection. The TIF method has achieved widespread popularity as a funding source to finance local infrastructure investment and improvements; however the TIF program has several shortfalls and many critisms. This paper will focus on the criticism that TIF programs are

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Anna

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