The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia‚ which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore and Thailand. Since then‚ membership has expanded to include Brunei‚ Burma (Myanmar)‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam. Its aims include accelerating economic growth‚ social progress‚ and cultural development among its members‚ protection of regional peace and stability‚ and opportunities
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CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION As a social creature‚ man (economic‚ social and political status notwithstanding) craves for and enjoys freedom of association‚ freedom of movement‚ right to embark on any lawful economic activity‚ having the right to vote and be voted for‚ and to live in a conducive environment devoid of wars or tyrannical government. When all‚ or at least most‚ of these conditions are attained‚ the outcome is usually the creation of avenues for peaceful co-existence of individuals
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Think Globally‚ Act Locally Education is one of the most powerful and important things in our life. In the present day‚ gaining knowledge through education is a distinct process that we have to go through in order to be able to survive in this world and to maximize the potential that we have. One of the institutions which provide an education‚ a good environment‚ and tools to help student learn are schools. However‚ in Gatto’s opinion‚ schools have done a great job in turning children into children
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eBay: Expanding into Asia On September 3‚ 1995‚ Pierre Omidyar founded eBay in San Jose‚ California. Pierre and his wife‚ Pamela Wesley‚ had a vision that included creating a marketplace online where people could share the same interests. This vision also included a format that could create a fair and open meeting ground where prices were determined purely by the market. The site was based on five main values: people are basically good; everyone has something to contribute; an honest‚ open
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Fundamental Economic Concepts: Introduction CHAPTER 1: 1. Risk is best thought of as a. the chance that the actual return will be zero or negative b. the chance that the actual return will differ from the expected return c. the chance that the expected return will be lower than what investors demand d. the chance that the expected return will be incorrectly estimated 2. Which of the following is INCORRECT about risk-averse investors? a. They always try to minimize their risk regardless
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Part A – Microeconomics: Question 1: Indicate whether each of the following changes in price cause total revenue to increase‚ decrease or remain unchanged? Explain why. (2 marks each) a Price falls and demand is elastic; b Price rises and demand is elastic; c Price falls and demand is unitary elastic; d Price rises and demand is unitary elastic; e Price falls and demand is inelastic. Question 2: a Define‚ describe and illustrate with a diagram‚ one opportunity cost
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regulation of state and economic interests. The modern world of information builds its own priorities‚ based on new types of opportunities of the media and media content. Media content are messages produced by mass media such as Internet‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ books‚ video entertainments and television. People have great opportunities of getting information they need in short time. Mass media are important functions of political literacy of citizens and an important channel of political communication (Louw
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caused many changes in almost all aspects of life during the sixteenth century. The Reformation and Counter/Catholic Reformation gave rise to a permanent split in European beliefs‚ altering entire governments as they grew away from the Church‚ forcing the ecclesiastical hierarchy to improve it’s methodology whilst new beliefs developed‚ changing viewpoints on the immorality of usury and monetary gain and setting up Europe of the future rise of Capitalism. The reformation brought about a change in beliefs
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Expanding Your Business Weston’s Place will be a family oriented restaurant located at 212 Main Street Wendell‚ North Carolina. A financial plan is “a vital tool to help an entrepreneur manage their business more effectively‚ steering their way around the pitfalls that causes failures”‚ (Scarborough & Zimmerer‚ 2012‚ page 194). The financial plan section is the section in the business plan that determines whether or not the business idea is feasible. The financial plan consists of three financial
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* Economic Development 5 * Conclusion 6 * References Myanmar Tourism Industry and Socio-economic changes http://www.vidhaven.com/shwedagon-pagoda-spectacular-temple-in-myanmar/ Introduction Tourism industry is the fastest growing sectors and can support the government in an economy. The politics of the country is very relative to the development of tourism and It brings both positive and negative effects to the host countries. In this report‚ what politics
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