The economic failure of German reunification in 1991 and its current situation
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
The progress of the new states in Germany appears impressive, especially when compared to their original status with respect to the development of infrastructure such as power grids, roads, transport, etc. After the unification of western and eastern Germany under the legal system of the...
For those who enjoy economics
Essay - 17 pages - Business strategy
The success of a new business areas always require you to know what their business and will invest how to have a favorable opportunity. Form and stating your objectives in a detailed plan that it would be for you to orient business. These goals will only lead to you going to be the final...
The concept of depreciation in economics and accounting
Thesis - 3 pages - Accounting
In most companies, there is a continuous usage of machinery and other equipments as a part of its production process. The use of the production assets inevitably results in wear and tear / or obsolescence. Machines do not have an infinite life and are rapidly over taken by efficient technologies....
International economics: Essay on the advantages and disadvantages of globalization
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
‘We are living a transformation which is going to reconstruct population and economy for the coming century. There will be no more national products and technologies, no more national firms, no more national industries, no more national economies. Only individuals, which constitute nations,...
Economic analysis of France
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
Number of inhabitants: 64,350,759 people (on 1st January 2009), that is to say around 1 % of the global population. The population of France is growing. The demographic growth rate in France is of 0.574 % per year. The number of births is quite high in France. Indeed, there were 801,000 live...
Wealth management: Economic and financial challenges
Thesis - 4 pages - Finance
According to an official report titled ‘Challenges in the banking industry', the industrialization of services has helped to automate the banking activities to some extent. The increasing role of marketing banking services, ATMs and security measures accelerated the turnover of CRO's...
Two centuries of economic growth: Europe chasing the American frontier (Robert J Gordon)
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
This paper deals with the gap between the economic developments of the United States with respect to the main Western European Countries in the last two centuries. In the mid-nineteenth century, Europe and the U.S. had similar GDP and productivity levels. However, over a period of time...
The global economic crisis and its impact on the German economy: The case of Strabag AG
Thesis - 7 pages - Economy general
The world economy is going through a very difficult period. The global economic crisis which began in the USA with the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, spread to the rest of the world. After the US, Europe was the first to experience the negative impact of the crisis. This paper...
The difficulties to stay the leader on a market: The French Wine Industry and its fragile economic position
Market study - 34 pages - Business strategy
• Recent events: Numerous violent strikes were organized by the wine growers to draw attention to their difficulties; for instance, they demanded more assistance following the bad weather conditions that ruined the annual harvest. • A succession of demonstrations: It is a traditional...
A new economic model: Development, justice and freedom - Amartya SEN
Thesis - 5 pages - Humanities/philosophy
From the beginning of the industrial revolution, development has been seen as the accumulation of capital. Several economists have tried to expand it, considering this definition to be simplistic and harsh. Until the sixties, the "human factor" was included in the concept of productive capital,...
Economic protectionism: A continental comparison
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
Abstract: This paper analyses some of the occurrences of economic protectionism against M&A in Europe and North America. It attempts to rationalise the protectionist actions taken by countries within these continents by linking the causes of protectionism to the current wider issues in...
The Impact of the Global Economic Recession on the Emerging Markets
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Developed countries are facing our today's global economic recession with difficulties like the previous financial crises. Are Emerging economies undergoing this crisis differently? According to Minsky and his readjustment of Fisher's theory, today's subprime crisis which...
New economic geography - what does it imply?
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
An economy is a set of human and social activities and institutions related to the production, distribution, exchange and consumption of goods and services. Thus, it corresponds to the organized way a society provides for the wants and needs of its people. In a global context, there are different...
Economic globalization: the return of territory in the economic area
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
The return of the territory is highlighted by some economists who highlight certain areas of the economic structure today (metropolitan cities). The major economic centers are organized around specific areas: the new spatialization of economic polarization is the...
The economic policies of the ghetto
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Ghetto poverty is still the problem of 7 million of people, among the 30 million poor in the United States. It is a pressing issue, above all when we take into account media coverage that is given to these areas of social and spatial segregation. A mistake would be to consider only Black ghetto...
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...
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 unemployment....
The gender gap in the ownership and control of property is the single most critical contributor to the gender gap in economic well-being, social status, and empowerment'
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
Before the 1970s, women were practically invisible: they were relegated to the family and the domestic world. However since the middle of this same decade, the gender issue has become an increasingly theme within the development concern. Globalization not only affects men but women as well,...
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....
The Lisbon Strategy and the economic integration
Essay - 4 pages - European union
On the 23rd and the 24th of March 2000, the European Council settled major goals for the next decade hoping that the European Union will ‘become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and...
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...
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 progress which...
Public policies and Globalization: Classic liberalism, Economic Nationalism or Embedded liberalism?
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The last World Trade Organization summit illustrated the inability of governments to reach complete free trade agreements. The increasing number of cases of conflict presented to the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO, shows that there is still a lot to do in the field of cooperation, and a...
The economic growth and social imbalances in developed countries
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
Since August 2007, world economy has had to face the turmoil caused by the financial crisis. The global economy entered a major turning point when it significantly slowed down in 2008. In July 2008, the IMF still prognosticated 3.9% global growth for 2009 and 1.4% in developed countries. It now...
The concept of economic rationality and its place in the economic crisis
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Economic rationality is talked about when the behavior of individuals corresponds to their interests. Agents are expected to act in a way that maximizes their well-being. This well-being is often calculated with a utility function that takes into account the income and leisure time. The...
Managing hotel occupancy in times of economic and financial crisis: Region Bulgaria
Tutorials/exercises - 24 pages - Economy general
This student dissertation addresses managing hotel occupancy in Bulgaria during the financial and economic crisis. Bulgarian hospitality industry is among the sectors which were severely affected by the global financial and economic crisis. This paper analyses the current condition...
A comparison of today's economic crisis to the Great Depression of 1929-1939
Thesis - 2 pages - Economy general
Today we are faced with an economic crisis that has affected the United States of America and reached out to shake economies the world over. Stock markets, nationally and internationally have hit all-time lows. The housing market, banks and other financial lending institutions, the Big...
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...
Is Capitalism here to stay or is another vision of economics possible and viable?
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
For many centuries, Capitalism has been the only economic system in the industrialized world. In the present world, this system is in crisis. Billions of people live below the poverty line without any access to food, health care or housing. By capitalism, we mean a system of production...
The accession of States to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Essay - 5 pages - International law
Today, various international instruments allow the protection and respect of human rights. Thus, the International Bill of Rights is the basis composed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and the two subsequent International Covenants of 1966. The United Nations, which is...
