Should we stick to the stability and growth Pact?
Thesis - 4 pages - European union
The Stability and Growth Pact is an essential element of the European Monetary Union and has been often criticized. One of the sharpest and most violent attacks came from the President of the European Commission, which is supposed to be the watchdog of the Treaties and laws, Romano Prodi...
Socio-economic status: An independent risk factor
Thesis - 12 pages - Social sciences
Social inequality on health is well known. The measure of socioeconomic status remains difficult because it is a multidimensional concept that requires the use of multiple indicators. The indicators used to measure social status are education, occupation and income. They each have their...
Keynesian economics: The transition to the Washington consensus
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Recent political events concerning the international economic downturn have revived the discussion of Keynesian economic theory due to the apparent failure of free market neo-liberalism. On 26 September, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy remarked that “we must rethink the...
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Economic development in the 21st Century
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is located on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in the United States [Figure 1]. With a population of 74,945 [Statistics Canada, 2009], it is the third largest city in Northern Ontario after Sudbury and Thunder Bay....
The U.S. economic crisis and possible solutions
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
The U.S. economic cycle was due to many factors that had roots for over a decade. Much of what has been seen was due to the high levels of confidence built over the years as a result of healthy and fast growing economy, and to the improper steps taken by many of the financial institutions...
Analytic paper on the current state of economic development and its system of governance in Somalia
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Somalia's recent history has been mired in protracted civil wars resulting in a corrupt and fragmented distribution of governance and power, with a lack of basic governance at central level. As a result, the insecurity and political fragmentation is extremely high and “the nationwide level...
ICT and economic development: Analyzing Thailand's path to the information economy
Tutorials/exercises - 13 pages - Economy general
This analysis of the development of Thailand's information economy places particular emphasis on its ICT and social infrastructure development. Drawing upon lessons learned from similar development trajectories in Ireland, China, and India we develop a set of guidelines for Thailand to consider...
The global economic crisis and its impact on economy of Finland: The case of Nokia corporation
Thesis - 7 pages - Economy general
The global economy is experiencing the impact of an unprecedented economic downturn which began in the United States and spread all over the world. This paper provides an overview of the impact of the global crisis on the economy of Finland in 2008 and 2009. The course work analysis the...
Analysis of the Indian economic sector
Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general
India is slowly emerging to be the next economic superpower of the world. It is often regarded as the other Asian giant, and has shown consistent growth in terms of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the years. This growth has been fuelled by enormous economic...
Indian economic crisis
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The roots of the 1991 currency crisis in India can be seen during the entire decades that precede it. As a matter of fact it lies in the large and persistent macroeconomic imbalances that developed over the 1980s. A close examination of the government expenditures, over the 1980s, suggests that...
Impact of the economic boom on Irish society (2006)
Case study - 16 pages - Economy general
"To be Irish in 2006 is to be living through an unprecedented social experiment" (Holmquist 2006). This statement exemplifies the Irish economic performance in the 1990s. It puts an end to the years of high spending and taxes, an increasing inflation, low growth and soaring...
Impact of economic liberalization on the flow of private foreign investment
Case study - 15 pages - International relations
The impact of Economic liberalization on the flow of private foreign investment can have different impacts on specific regions. One common perspective is that economic liberation on the one hand can be beneficial for the developed countries but on the other hand it can actually harm...
The Nestle company - an example of organic growth in Europe
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Introduction Each company has two ways to ensure its development through external growth. One way is acquiring the competition (or a complementary increase in its business volume) and another is organic growth which is achieved by adding additional means of production that is...
The Political and Economic Policies of Russia and China
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Introduction At the end of World War II, the international community became notably divided upon political and economic lines. While many countries in the West chose a capitalist democracy many in the East had chosen communism/Marxism as the central means for social development. Although...
Implications of the European economic integration on the centrally-planned economies
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Former Communist countries joined the EU in 2004 and in 2007. Having different features in their surrounding region as compared to the older EU members, centrally-planned economies were - and still are - challenged to alter their political and economic environment in order to align with...
Conservative and Labour Economic Policies
Essay - 17 pages - Political science
After World War II, a new economic philosophy called “Keynesianism” - different from the “laissez-faire” of old - became prevalent; to his main proponent, John Maynard Keynes (1883-1945), free operation of the market was a good thing but it might prove insufficient to...
From population to policy growth: Colombian-Venezuelan migration patterns
Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences
In Venezuela, immigration has been characterized by the import of foreign workers. Premised by the status of their economy, immigration in Venezuela has been a product of their sense of stability and a response to their demands for success. Venezuela's attempts to achieve a level of immigration...
Strategy of growth of Hermes
Thesis - 2 pages - Business strategy
The strategy of Hermes is based on a relatively intense growth strategy. Indeed, Hermes uses 5 of the 8 existing growth strategies, in seeking to expand into new markets. Hermes has a strategy of globalization (and if necessary, carries out small adjustments to its plan, but does...
How and why has the adoption of free market economic policies affected the consolidation of democracy?
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
“Economic factors have significant impact on democratization but they are not determinative.” (Huntington 1991: 59). To Huntington, there is a clear link between economy and democracy as a form of regime, bond that few people could deny nowadays. Actually, this bond can be shown...
International economics: The World Trade Organization
Thesis - 9 pages - Economy general
Pascal Lamy, General Director of the WTO recently said that “negotiations towards a conclusion to the Doha Trade Round are 70% complete”. Indeed, the WTO trade talks have not been efficient over the last few years. Lowering agricultural and industrial tariffs, reducing subsidies in...
Impact of immigrants on Canadian economic development between 1987 and 2007
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
This paper will explore the economic contribution made by immigrants to the Canadian economy over the past 20 years. This period of immigration has been different from the historical patterns of immigration that opened up Canada. Patterns of immigration over the past 20 years have been...
The term globalization used in relation to a host of social, economic, cultural and political processes
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
Globalization is easier to describe than to define. This is because, in its present form and usage, it is a new, complex, dynamic, multidimensional, and worldwide phenomenon, which means different things to different people and different things to the same groups across time and space. It evokes...
Assess the effects that corruption may have on economic development. How do you reconcile the anecdotal evidence with the theoretical ideas?
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
Corruption is the abuse of public trust for private gain. This definition is rather universal and many argue that it is vague and that there is variety of corruption, one being corruption under economic sense. Corruption is an ancient phenomenon which is very hard to suspect and even...
Globalization is a positive force that uniformly bolsters the economic prospects of countries and societies around the globe. Do you agree or disagree?
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
"Another world is possible". This sentence, popularized for the first time during the demonstrations in the Doha Round, aims at denouncing the rising inequalities within countries, and considers the kind of globalization currently implemented being responsible for the prevailing situation....
Girl child education and economic development in Africa
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
The objectives of this essay are to: Discuss reasons why girl child education is essential for economic development in Africa. Discuss reasons why the girl child in Africa is underprivileged in terms of education Discuss the impact of the low level of girl child education on...
China's economical and ethical rise in the African continent
Thesis - 9 pages - Economy general
The paper is based on the theme of an article that emphasizes on China's role in Africa. We first learn about the contents of the article and then state the status quo of the collaboration between the country and the continent. After description, we will go through a critical thinking section...
Economic regulation
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
A regulation is the “employment of legal instruments for the implementation of social-economic policy objectives” (Govender 2008: 10). In this way, according to OECD (2001), regulation “refers to the various instruments (both formal legal and such informal tools as...
How far do you agree that the crisis experienced by China in the late 1980s was due to "the inevitable consequences of the policies of economic liberalization by Deng Xiaoping"?
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Shortly after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976 came the rehabilitation of Deng Xiaoping. During the latter's reign, China experienced a crisis in the late 1980s, the 1989 Tiananmen Crisis, during which the army attacked students who held a demonstration demanding political liberalisation. This...
Socio Economic Factors Influencing Delinquency
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
Contemporary delinquency theories can be deployed in supporting economic deprivation as a contributing factor in elucidating many crimes, though it is directly linked to property crimes like theft (Borraz & González, 2011). However, this does not imply that the cause-and-effect association...
The economic impact of terrorism and the global security structure
Thesis - 5 pages - International relations
The beginning of the 21st century was highlighted by the 9/11 incident and it marked the apogee of the era of international terrorism. Since 9/11, terrorism threats are more and more in the center of national and international political decisions. This strong interaction with domestic and foreign...
