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The Economist, the World Bank, and Development Economics

In five pages this report considers an article that appeared in The Economist in March of 1997 pertaining to development economics...

The Economist and the Development Economics

and other leading policy-makers have historically advocated a closer relationship between macroeconomic and urban policy developme...

Economists Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Adam Smith

laissez faire held sway. In short, Smiths thought was that if the market and economy were basically left alone, that theyd functio...

Post 1980s Foreign and Economic Development of Vietnam

dumb show was left. Not the most dramatic passage in the book, but one of the most compelling, is Caputos description of the day ...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

Friedman: “Free to Choose”

there is also some "voluntary exchange" contained within it (Friedman). His example here is the Soviet Union, which of course wa...

Biography of Adam Smith

topics as rhetoric, ethics, political economy, and jurisprudence" (Lucid Caf?). In the year 1759 he published a work whic...

ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR - AN ANALYSIS

than the other - as in many cases, there is no such thing as "pure" Keynesian or "pure" monetarism (which is what the Chicago Scho...

Development Economics

externalities and distribution are not necessarily accurate when assessing developing economies. There is a strong argument in dev...

Economics and Dickens' Hard Times

This classic work is evaluated in historic context. Economics is the focus of this analysis provided in six pages with two referen...

Afghanistan Development - Review And Recommendations

nations employ many Afghans. On April 29-30, 2007, Afghanistan held the Fourth Afghanistan Development Forum (ADF) in Kabul (Afg...

The Big Mac Index

comparison illustrate "much, in Big Mac PPP terms, selected currencies were over- or undervalued at the end of" (The Big Mac index...

Political Freedom and Capitalist Competition in Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman

In five pages this paper discusses the economist's view that political freedom can only be established through free capitalist com...

Economic Theories of John Maynard Keynes, David Ricardo, and Adam Smith

In twelve pages these economists' lives, theories, and contributions are examined. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography....

Reform Debate Regarding U.S. Social Security

Social Security system and the reform of the program, it is helpful to explore its history. Why was this program that some equate ...

Rhoads' The Economist's View of the World

flexibility in economics, and again, he includes a blend of other social sciences, demonstrating that economics is inextricable wi...

Overview of Information Economics

rapid pace as well (Mennecke & West 2001). One study indicates that at least one third of the companies using RAD have data that ...

Three Varying Viewpoints of Sustainable Development

own species, with other species and with the inorganic environment (McNeill, 2001). The focus "is on whole as a system" (McNeill, ...

Social Responsibility, Terminally Ill Citizens, and Euthanasia

In five pages euthanasia is explored in terms of history, types, and issues of economics, living wills, and human rights....

Overview of Experimental Economics

In five pages the contemporary world's utilization of experimental economics is examined in this overview of its history and varie...

Relationship between Politics and Economics

says that in the 1992 election (the slogan was "Its the economy, stupid!"), Clinton "enthusiastically encouraged voters beliefs th...

The Real Estate Market: The Views of Smith and Keynes

rules and regulations and government intervention-is good, there are theories that suggest government must act. For instance, in t...

COST LEADERSHIP: AN EXPLANATION

Strategy, 2009). Wal-Mart, which touts its low prices, has used technology and a very lean supply chain to wring every last saving...

Economic Institution of Slavery in Beloved by Toni Morrison

as we can see from works such as Toni Morrisons Beloved, slavery was a moral and psychological evil whose effects were felt -- and...

Memory Development

of studies demonstrate the need for instruction in learning basic concepts during the early years. The investigations related to ...

Concept of Sustainable Development

The sustainable development concept is compared with other models of development in a paper consisting of 12 pages....

Overview of Brunei

In five pages Brunei is considered in a country overview that includes statistics regarding its history, economics, social and pol...

Education, Gore v. Bush

than $1 billion (2000, p.A8) per year in federal assistance for land conservation in particular . Gore supports the use of feder...

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba Development Comparison

In four pages the development of these countries over the past several years are compared in terms of society, politics, and econo...

The life and work of Charlotte Gilman

A paper which discusses the life, work and theories of the writer Charlotte Gilman, and looks specifically at the role of feminism...