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1845 to 1865 History of U.S. Railroads

state. While Stevens failed to raise enough money to build his proposed railroad, he still desired to apply steam locomotion to ra...

Nepal's Tourism Decline and its Economic Effects

were living in poverty subsisting on less that $1 a day (Infoprod, 2001). There have been several influences that have reduced th...

Definition and National Economic Objectives of Monetary Policy

(Federal Reserve, nd). The 12 District banks are the actual operating arm of the Federal Reserve System. Each performs numerous fu...

What Price Theory Means and the Regulatory Impact of the Government

supply and demand is often shown as a graph. The demand line is that which shows the quantity demanded by the consumer will increa...

Global Political Economy Challenges to the Global Political Economy: International Trade Policies, Globalization in Developing Countries, and Sustainable Development

and that new broad-based multilateral trade negotiations should be considered a priority on the international agenda. Huge develop...

International Trade and the Impact of China's World Trade Organization Membership

the world. GDP; Purchasing parity was $4.8 trillion in 1999 (CIA, 2002).GDP Per Capita; $3,800 in 1999 (CIA, 2002). The GDP per c...

'New Economy' and the Internet

considered a fad that is doomed to failure or the support of a new type of economy? The answer to this question...

'Consumption Insurance An Evaluation of Risk Bearing Systems in Low Income Economies' Journal of Economic Perspectives' Article Reviewed

various calamities can provide protection against loss of income or property in low-income developing nations. The author first a...

Costa Rican Banana and Coffee Production

the country might not be able to survive the crisis that "threatens to drive much of Central America out of the coffee business". ...

Post 1945 History of Africa

South Africa hardening apartheid in that country (Camelot, 2002). 1950s: The 1950s saw a great surge of nationalism and independen...

Economy of Germany

other companies had laid off many employees, with the result being an estimated 4 million unemployed, rather than the 3.5 million ...

America and Slow Economic Recovery Causes

and companies now face another challenge: "Having spent the better part of two years burning off excess inventories, the industry ...

Business Profile of Taiwan

The natural hazards in the area are typhoons and earthquakes (CIA, 2003). The history of Taiwan as it is known today starts in 18...

American Economy from 1990 to 2000 and Interest Rates

consumer demand (Delong 60). Slowly, unemployment rates continued to sink until they hit an all-time low of 4 percent during the ...

The Influence of Unemployment on the US Economy

in 2011, which continues into 2012, with the April 2012 having an unemployment rate of 8.1%, but this increased to 8.2%. The pat...

Different Cultures Different Times

Cultures that are radically separated by geography and distance in ancient times have often...

Cohabitatiin Divorce First Marriage Age

college degrees. There are between 300,000 and 400,000 same-sex unmarried couples sharing a home. Their data are different. For ...

Cargo Shipping By Sea

is a need for well-trained port officials. The ports are overcrowded now causing delays and if growth is as predicted, it represen...

1970s' 'Stagflation'

These individual factor owners would then purchase the goods that would be produced. While excess of certain goods could certainl...

Former Soviet Union and Japan National Systems of Innovation

Japan. It was often thought that money was needed in terms of research and development, however, the case of the USSR shows us tha...

Employment and the Economic Theories of John Maynard Keynes

and host of other issues that have nothing to do with individual savings rates. The most radical thing Keynes proposed and which h...

Banking Policy Adjustment

the fact that Enron and Arthur Andersen were able to slide by all the SEC regulations, even as that agency was revamping its repor...

Japanese Effects of Pearl Harbor

Harbor" (Sageous, 2002). The fact that they went ahead with the attack was based on their assumption that the attack would elimin...

How Joining the Economic Monetary Union is Advantageous for Transition Economies

are also a number of countries that have applied for membership, including: Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulg...

Web Search on the Connection Between American Presidents and the Economy

below 5%, some problems still exist. The web site put out by President George W. Bush and The White House called "The Economy and...

Economic Impact of Prisons

"California Governor Pete Wilson proposed adding 2,900 correctional employees to the California Department of Corrections -- more ...

The Impact of Multinational Labor On Host Nations

and Prague (Bello, 2001). The demonstrators argued that multinational corporations, i.e., globalization, ruins the host nations i...

Economy of Sweden

of durable goods, non-durable goods and services. The investment spending accounts for about fourteen percent of the gross domest...

Developing Economies and Capital

"Discussions of political corruption often focus on the demand side of the transaction and pay less attention to the supply side. ...

Economy of Malaysia

its back on its Asian neighbors. Seven countries of the world receive 68 percent of Malaysias total exports. These represe...