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The World Bank
Number of Words: 3045 / Number of Pages: 12
... the Bank has set for itself.
The World Bank is one of the world's most powerful agencies. Although it
characterizes itself as a purely economic institution -- which controls the
lending of billions of dollars -- in practice its influence, wealth, and
policies all result in having immense political power (Faith 1). Although
originally created to serve as an institution to help rebuild the world (i.e.
Europe) after World War II, its task has since shifted to development work and
poverty reduction. Through its immense control of wealth, and its international
reputation, the Bank has managed to lend ...
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Penguin Books: Introduction To Modern Business
Number of Words: 1271 / Number of Pages: 5
... the Twentieth Century Classics
Series complementing the Penguin Classics, Arkana, the New Age list and Fantail,
the mass-market children's list were introduced.
Internal change that took place during that year was the closing down of
the Penguin Bookshops (that expanded to include 12 shops during the last decade),
leaving just one, the specialist Beatrix Potter "House of the Tailer of
Gloucester", within the Group. This change took place due to the fact that the
Company was conscious that it had to concentrate on the publishing rather than
on the retail.
This decision brought a successful com ...
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The Economics Of Drugs And Prostitution
Number of Words: 1018 / Number of Pages: 4
... of society, including non-drug users.
One way that our government attempts to combat the illegal drug problem is through the use of law enforcement measures. This means that organizations such as the RCMP, the Sûreté du Québec and Customs Canada take steps, such as seizures and arrests, in order to hinder and cripple the drug distribution network and infrastructure. In terms of supply and demand analysis, they are reducing the supply of illegal drugs and causing the supply curve to shift to the left (Figure 1). As a result, the market price of drugs rises and the equilibrium quantity falls, so ...
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Capitalism
Number of Words: 1404 / Number of Pages: 6
... Encyclopedia)
In the late Middle Ages, the medieval economy was based on MANORALISM.
This system said that peasants worked on the land that the lord's owned, but
everthing that was produced by them was kept in return they had to perform
services or pay dues to there lord. During this time period, there was no
incentive to produce large and productive resources. The end of the midieval
Manoralism was brought about by a larger demand for goods. Kings competed
against lords, and lords competed with peasants for the rights to what was
produced. As a result, there was an emergence of ...
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The Relevancy Of The Heartland - Hinterland Distinction In Canada's Economic Geography
Number of Words: 1140 / Number of Pages: 5
... and
heartland is one of intimate mutual dependency. In modern Canadian economics,
neither region can exist without each other, and the well-being of one directly
affects the other. These two regions show remarkable contrasts, yet they are to
a large extent interdependent on each other, clearly suggesting that the
heartland-hinterland distinction is quite relevant in terms of Canada's economic
geography.
Upon discussing the importance of the heartland-hinterland in Canada, it is
necessary to discuss what each term refers to. According to McCann the
heartland is an area "… which possesses favo ...
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The Australian Dollar
Number of Words: 615 / Number of Pages: 3
... it is commonly accepted that "the trend is your friend", all the fundamentals must be taken into account in the longer term. The fundamentals currently being overlooked (which we feel will come to matter) are (1) the outlook for commodity prices; (2) the extent of the Asian recession, (3) the path of the current account deficit deterioration and (4) the prospects for interest rates.
Despite some success in diversifying the export base away from near complete reliance on primary commodities, Australia remains one of the world's most commodity dependant economies, and hence the term "commodity curren ...
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Bonds And The Bond Market
Number of Words: 2635 / Number of Pages: 10
... date"). Upon reaching the maturity date, one's original investment is returned to them.
There are many reasons why people invest in bonds. For example, if one chooses a stable and profitable bond, it will provide a steady source of income through interest payments during the lifetime of the bond. As well, the risk when investing in a bond is considerably less than for most other forms of investment. The bond does not, for instance, experience the volatility of a stock on the stock market, like many other forms of investment do. Also, in instances where the issuer fails to pay the principal am ...
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Current State Of The U.S. Economy
Number of Words: 1645 / Number of Pages: 6
... Some are even Considering deflation to be the next step. In 1949 and 1955 were the only two other times that the CPI has declined. Despite this obstacle some believe it is a remote possibility. Jane Bryant Quinn reported the pluses of the deflation. “When labor productivity rises-up 2.4 percent by most recent count-prices can fall by the same amount, with benevolent effects. Under this scenario, wages would probably stay the same or rise a bit. But things cost less, standards of living would improve, borrowers could repay their debts. Even people on fixed incomes would get a break, ...
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The Mentality Of The Stock Market
Number of Words: 874 / Number of Pages: 4
... A more informed or confident stock trader may call
the company and ask them to send a quarterly report so they can look over
the company's financial figures, and find out who holds most of the stock.
If a large portion of the company is held institutionally, bad news can
hurt the stock dramatically because institutions tend to sell at the first
sign of weakness, which might be 50% of the outstanding shares. Another
source for trading information would be the company's recent press releases
and how they have affected the stocks price. The company might come out
with a press release saying their earning ...
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Managing The Transition From Maturity To Decline: Diamond Power Corporation
Number of Words: 1659 / Number of Pages: 7
... point, Diamond had to revise its mission to include technological
advances to stay ahead of it main competitor, Copes-Vulcan. With the passage of
time, production efficiency and technology were not enough. Diamond eventually
had to add foreign sales, customer service, and replacement part production to
its original plan to keep ahead of the game. By the 1970's, the mission to
supply replacement parts and service became one of Diamond's top priorities as
it opened parts and service plants in New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, Texan, Colorado,
North Dakota, California, and Washington.
Diamond Power's goals o ...
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