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  • Economic Development

    Economic Development

    Much of modern economics has been dedicated to the importance of building an economy through industrialization. Industrialization brings more trade, more trade brings higher GDP, higher GDP = good. The view of developing countries is that they are the same as developed countries fundamentally, only they are poor. With outside help these developing countries can become industrialized. In modern economics the goal of growth in an economy is to build up revenue to the point

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    Submitted: May 31, 2010 By: David
  • Economic Development in Three Urban Areas: Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland

    Economic Development in Three Urban Areas: Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland

    Executive Summary The following pages review the comprehensive strategies that have been used by the cities of Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland to improve their economic conditions. It should become apparent to the reader that the fate of each city is determined by many factors including historical events, the balance of power between stakeholder groups, the ability of the city to capitalize on federal programs and the relationships between the private sector and the community. Unfortunately,

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    Essay Length: 6,259 Words / 26 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Vika
  • Economic Development in Three Urban Areas: Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland

    Economic Development in Three Urban Areas: Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland

    Executive Summary The following pages review the comprehensive strategies that have been used by the cities of Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland to improve their economic conditions. It should become apparent to the reader that the fate of each city is determined by many factors including historical events, the balance of power between stakeholder groups, the ability of the city to capitalize on federal programs and the relationships between the private sector and the community. Unfortunately,

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Steve
  • Economic Effects of Illegal Immigration in Los Angeles, California

    Economic Effects of Illegal Immigration in Los Angeles, California

    THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Purpose of Study Estimates state that over 1.2 million people immigrate to the United States each year, thereby thrusting the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront of today news headlines. From an economic standpoint, the effort to absorb illegal immigrants often negatively impacts cities as well as the entire country. This paper addresses the negative economic outcome of illegal immigration in the city of

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    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Economic Effects of the Foreign Exchange Rate

    Economic Effects of the Foreign Exchange Rate

    INTRODUCTION This paper tackles the effects of the foreign exchange rate as a whole and how it affects the country and at the same time how it gets affected. This paper enumerates the advantages and disadvantages of having a strong Peso. The paper also discusses what factors affect the strengthening and weakening of the Philippine Peso. This paper also includes an in depth analysis of how the foreign exchange could affect and gets affected by

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Steve
  • Economic Factors Have Been of Dominant Concern in Australian Foreign Policy Decisions over the Past 25 Years

    Economic Factors Have Been of Dominant Concern in Australian Foreign Policy Decisions over the Past 25 Years

    ‘ECONOMIC FACTORS HAVE BEEN THE DOMINANT CONCERN IN AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS.’ During the past 25 years, Australian Foreign Policy has consisted of a balance between economic and security priorities. No government can afford to focus on one to the detriment of the other. During the Hawke and Keating era (1983-1996), economic factors were of significant importance as we were in a region that was growing rapidly, faster than any other

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Max
  • Economic Geography

    Economic Geography

    1. Economic geography -- (the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities) (http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn?stage=1&word=economic+geography) 2. Economic geography is concerned with the location and distribution of economic activity. It focuses on the the location of industries and retail and wholesale businesses, on transportation and trade, and on the changing value of real estate. (http://www.aag.org/Careers/Economic_Geography.html) 3. “Economic geography is concerned with the spatial organization and distribution of economic activity, the use of the world’s

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Economic Globalization

    Economic Globalization

    The political and economic institutions of a country influence a country’s economic growth and development. In international business there is considerable risk involved; risk in the political, economic and legal systems of countries. The level of development of the political and economic stability and development determine the ability of foreign investment to mange its risk. In today’s world economy, global markets are sometimes key to increased profits and expansion. The political and economic institutions set

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Vika
  • Economic Growth in Botswana

    Economic Growth in Botswana

    I recently had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Scott Beaulier speak on his research on the reasons why the small and desolate country of Botswana has had such drastic economic growth in the last 30 years. Dr. Beaulier partook in what is called an analytic narrative, which is the act of learning about a country by going there and totally immersing ones self in their economy and way of life as to experience it

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: regina
  • Economic Growth Inequality and Poverty in Nigeria

    Economic Growth Inequality and Poverty in Nigeria

    ECONOMIC GROWTH INEQUALITY AND POVERTY IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1:1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The growth pattern of the Nigerian economy has been quite sluggish over the last two decades. This fact is however connected to the highly increasing level of poverty, which is further exacerbated by the pandemic problem of inequality. According to the UNDP Millennium Human Development Report (2001), “Nigerian economy has been suffering from severe and persistent regression since the mid-1980’s.

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    Essay Length: 1,433 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Economic Growth Vs Economic Development

    Economic Growth Vs Economic Development

    Economic growth is a necessary but not sufficient condition of economic development. There is no single definition that encompasses all the aspects of economic development. The most comprehensive definition perhaps of economic development is the one given by Todaro: Development is not purely an economic phenomenon but rather a multi dimensional process involving reorganization and re orientation of the entire economic and social system. Development is a process of improving the quality of all human

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    Submitted: July 13, 2010 By: Andrey
  • Economic Impact

    Economic Impact

    It is happening everyday all over the world. The rights of human beings are violated in one way or the other. Even after the abolishment of slavery and the advent of equal rights, we still witness hate crimes in this country and the blatant disregard for human rights. That being said, the United States is by far the most diverse nation in the world. With ethnicities from all corners of the world represented in the

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    Essay Length: 1,727 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Victor
  • Economic Inequality

    Economic Inequality

    There are an abundant amount of hallmark issues that are plaguing the international community in the current times. Many individuals are struggling with the effects of racism, sexism, unpredictable climate changes and war in their own front yards. However, one problem that I believe should be on the forefront of change is economic inequality. The UN should focus more of its time and energy implementing resources and programs into poor communities that will educate them

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    Submitted: May 16, 2016 By: kerm_nerd
  • Economic Justice Between Classes

    Economic Justice Between Classes

    Economic Justice Between Classes We live in a country today misrepresented by its own peoples' perception. The consensus that we live in the greatest nation in the world is not so much a feeling of nationalism as it is a forgone conclusion in the minds of millions of Americans. What a great many of these millions do not realize is that they are the victims of a government set up by our founding fathers to

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    Essay Length: 2,037 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Economic of Oil

    Economic of Oil

    Economics of Oil 1. My article is about the oil prices falling from the lack of demand then in the United States and China. Heating oil, light, sweet crude oil, gasoline, and natural gas prices all fell, and there are predictions that prices will continue to fall. However, the downfall about predictions is they have the likelihood to not come true, and anything can happen to change this prediction. Recently, the stock market tumbled by

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Economic Policy in Downtown Development

    Economic Policy in Downtown Development

    When the Heer’s Tower closed down in the 1960's, the downtown area of Springfield, MO. lost a major economic and entertaining element. Since then, Springfield has been planning and working to get back a lot of the status that it once had. The city government had to bring attractions and business in the form of new business’s to spur development to accommodate the 151,580 citizens that reside in the small city. Mayor Tom Carlson

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Steve
  • Economics and the Environment

    Economics and the Environment

    Economics and the Environment The environment and economic policies are related to each other in various ways. Many policies can have an effect on our environment in several aspects. According to the text book, our environment is in jeopardy when it comes to the pollution of air and water, the extinction of plants and animals, and the rise of overall temperatures due to global warming and the greenhouse effect. The decisions that are made

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Economics in Poker

    Economics in Poker

    The game of poker is full of economics. I will focus of the specific game of “Texas Hold’Em.” In this game, one is given two cards and an anonymous amount of poker chips. The more poker chips one has, the more utility that player will seek. Because good cards are considered scarce, one must make an economic decision based on the first set of two cards they are given. The player may chose to fold,

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Economics of one Child Policy

    Economics of one Child Policy

    1.0 Economics of One Child Policy Dictated by economic development and influenced by other sociological factors such as tradition, religion, or other personal beliefs, the population of a country can be its greatest asset or its greatest liability. A country’s population is able to determine how much a nation is able to produce within a given period of time and to influence the country’s economy in the long run. On the other hand, a country’s

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    Essay Length: 2,967 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Victor
  • Economics on Marketing Organs

    Economics on Marketing Organs

    It should be a seller’s market when it comes to human organs. People should be able to set up as international brokers for human organs. Which ones services could match up organ donors to patients needing that particular organ for transplants. The donor should be able to receive a pay check for the organ in which has been donated , while the broker can collect a fee for his offering to the market. Ten-thousand organ

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Monika
  • Economists in Denial

    Economists in Denial

    “Economists in Denial- Blind to the Consequences of Offshoring” written by Paul Craig Roberts main purpose was to debate Harvard University Professor Michael Porter’s claims that globalism was bringing benefits to Americans. According to the article, M. Porter suggested that the United States leads all major economies in GDP per capita and that household wealth grew strongly due to gains in stocks and investment income. Furthermore, M. Porter claimed that poverty rates have declined over

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Economy Systems

    Economy Systems

    III. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS All organized communities mix, in various proportions, market activity and government intervention. Private markets themselves differ widely in the degree of competition under which they operate, all the way from single-firm monopolies to the fierce rivalry among hundreds of retailers. Much the same point applies to government intervention, which ranges from mild and comparatively uncoercive manipulation of tax, credit, contract, and subsidy policies through mandatory controls over wages and prices to the

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Ecstasy and the Youth

    Ecstasy and the Youth

    Rave as a Post- Modern Phenomena is continuing to increase is size. Every year more teenagers discover the potential of this way to have fun. They suddenly feel part of something, which they enjoy. However, the rave phenomena primarily depended of taking the drugs. Unfortunately, like any other culture, or cult hippies is self-stupefying. This means that the ignorance of the Ravers maintains as the existence of Raves. Those who become part of such

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: regina
  • Ecstasy Mdma

    Ecstasy Mdma

    DMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, or XTC), is a semisynthetic member of the phenethylamine class of psychoactive drugs. MDMA is unique in that it is one of the few popular recreational drugs that falls under many broad categories of substances, including amphetamines/stimulants, psychedelics, and the empathogenic-enactogens. The drug is well known for its ability to produce feelings of overwhelming euphoria, a strong sense of intimacy

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    Essay Length: 251 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Janna
  • Ecuador

    Ecuador

    The richest man in Ecuador is to face a leftist in a run-off next month after the first round of the presidential election, partial results make clear. Banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa won slightly more of the vote than Rafael Correa, a left-wing ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The outgoing President, Alfredo Palacio, described the election as a festival of democracy. Ecuador is electing its eighth leader in a decade of political turbulence. The partial

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Ecuador’s Economic Chronological Analysis

    Ecuador’s Economic Chronological Analysis

    The Republic of Ecuador is a small country located in the Northwest side of America. Ecuador is bounded on the north by Colombia, on the south and east by Peru, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Ecuador’s territory is 109,483 sq mi with an estimated population of 13,755,680 habitants as of 2007. The capital is Quito and the largest city and main commercial port is Guayaquil Most of the population lives in the

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    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Monika
  • Ed Reform

    Ed Reform

    In an ideal society, educational reform would lead to the flawless implementation of policies designed for perfecting the education of American children. Students would attend classes daily, reaping the benefits of a well-oiled machine constructed for the production of highly functioning citizens, without the influence of external forces such as distractions from home, chronic health problems, and environment. In reality, society is imperfect and the life of one child can greatly differ from the

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Editing and Cencorship of Music: What’s the Point?

    Editing and Cencorship of Music: What’s the Point?

    Editing and Censorship of Music: What’s the Point? Wayne Wood Axia College of University of Phoenix (2008) Utilizing Information in College Writing Instructor: Necole Floyd-Turner Editing and Censorship in Music: What’s the Point? In a valiant attempt to safeguard impressionable youth and society in general from music content deemed offensive by some, “Parental Advisory” labels and content editing were created; to counter-act this, artists have found and/or created ways to say the same thing without

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    Essay Length: 2,074 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Top
  • Editing Room

    Editing Room

    Inside this article, Deborah Tannen opens up and displays that conversation is a ritual. I believe when she says that she actually means that people say things without even wanting to recognize or understand the true literal meaning. She announces that men and women both have different ideas and communicates differently. Being that conversation is a ritual, women are basically most known to take others emotional state/ feelings into depth. As for the men, they

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    Submitted: April 18, 2016 By: jazmine
  • Edmiund Emil Kemper Iii: A Case Study

    Edmiund Emil Kemper Iii: A Case Study

    Edmund Emil Kemper III: A Case Study A Killer Walked Among Us Edmund Emil Kemper III was born on December 18, 1948, in Burbank, California to Clarnell and Ed Kemper Jr. He was the only son of the family. Edmund's childhood was anything but normal. While most other little boys were playing games pretending they were super heroes, Edmund was pretending he was in a gas chamber and his sister was throwing the switch. Once

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    Essay Length: 2,875 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2011 By: Klaus
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