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Change and Opportunities in an Economy

fixed against the dollar, this accounts for 15% of imports and as such will not see any change (CIA, 2006). There are also some co...

The Extent to Which Theories Of ‘Late industrialization’ Explain The Development of The East Asian Economies During The Second Half of the Twentieth Century?

took decades. Although the British case may be seen as a blueprint for many development models it is not accurate for Asia where a...

Impact of Illegal Immigration on the U.S. Economy

jeopardy" (Isidore, 2006). The "young adults" Sum is referring to appear to be high school dropouts who would take the jobs that a...

Economic Profile : Airline Industry

of airline tickets affects the demand. Rubin and Joy (2005) reported that the demand elasticity for leisure travel is 2.4, which i...

Colombia Past and Present

which had been headed by his father, a Colonel years before" (Sim?n Bol?var). He was promoted to second lieutenant within a year a...

Mardi Gras and Effects on the New Orleans Economy

quickly become important ("The History of Mardi Gras," 2007). Some call it Fat Tuesday, which is what the term Mardi Gras actually...

Article Analysis on the Economy and Savings

to your hats" (Miller, Ewing, Reed, Cohn & Balfo, 2005, p.58). Are their observations true? It seems that on the surface, authors...

Economic Development in Singapore and Other Small Nations

intervention is often detrimental. The country culture is such that censors have to some extent hurt business, but things are chan...

Hong Kong (An Overview)

on its own and its political and governmental system is unique as well. The region has attracted tourists and business professiona...

Detroit, Michigan

has a relevantly new, sharp mayor who has made a lot of progress since his stint in that role. While a struggling entity, Detroit ...

Pet Care Industry

As stated, the pet food industry already generates more than $53 billion in sales; accessories and nonessential services (i.e., ex...

The Economic Impact of 9/11

the grief and loss of the people themselves, which is incalculable. In addition, the replacement value of the Twin Towers themse...

EVE Online/Authority in an Online Community

travel through a universe made up of over five thousand solar systems. The developers of the game look to the player community for...

Culture in India

(India, 2007). The cabinet is "appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister"; the president is elected "...

Culture of China

voted against him, 4 abstained, and 38 did not vote); ZENG Qinghong elected vice president ... with a total of 2,578 votes (177 de...

The Widening Gap Between the Rich and Poor in India

This 16 page paper examines some of the issues surrounding the gap between the rich and poor in India, including the growth of the...

Rich and Poor: the Growing Income Disparity in India

Development Bank (ADB) says the number of people in Asia living on less than $1 a day fell by 223 million between 1990 and 2002" (...

The Impact of Tax on Supply and Demand

good, but it is up increase on the price at which you will have to pay to obtain a good. The price of the goods increases from the...

Is The Rise Of China Real

of the United States. Trade accounts for 70 percent of Chinas GDP (Venables and Yueh, 2006). By comparison, trade accounts for 20...

Globalization and Its Effects on the American Economy

out to be international "bad boys" seeking out poor, uneducated people to exploit beyond all belief. Rather, they seek to minimiz...

Economy-Building with FDI

have required capital in their possession, they also are likely not to have a great deal of foreign exchange available for use. ...

Changes in the Egyptian Economy

declined" (Rivlin, 1997). Then in 1956 the Suez Canal company was nationalized, along with "other foreign assets--including banks ...

Selling the Wondermill to Italy

This 4 page paper is based in a case provided by the student. The paper presents a budget for a US company starting to export a ne...

Public Health in Haiti; A Research Proposal

To consider public health issues we heed to start by looking at models of health. Health is seen and defined as the way the physic...

Dower's Embracing Defeat

noted that the emperor had announced defeat, which meant surrender (Dower, 2001). Yet, the woman who Dower notes on the first pag...

The Macau Economy

is undertaken can be seen as divergent. As already noted the Macau pataca is fixed to the Hong Kong dollar at a value...

Retail Automotive Industry

in sales over July 2006 (Merx, 2007) and Ford experienced a 19 percent drop (Collier, 2007). In fact, Fords overall car sales drop...

Mississippian and Hopewell Cultures

its reasonable to assume that it was maize or other agricultural produce. The Hopewell culture collapsed in approximately the 5th...

The Relevance of Economics for the Real Estate Agent

agents," 2006). Brokers hire agents as needed. One observation about the business is tied to the economy, as follows: "Employment ...

The Consumption of the Da Vinci Code

that many books before it has looked at blurred the line between fiction and reality. The research has been undertaken and...