Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy) * Spain:
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Italy is located in southern Europe‚ bordering France and Switzerland to the north. The important cultures that thrived in Italy and that defined civilization in ancient times are the Romans and the ancient Italy Etruscan civilization. Etruscan refers to the culture that existed in prehistoric times and stretched over to the foundation of Europe. Roman culture generally refers to a form of civilization that originated from the Italian Peninsula that would later grow and become the Roman Empire with
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the economic areas known as ’Third Italy’ have not managed to achieve the well-desired status. The local development model has been presented as the perfect small-scale flexible capitalist type that has adopted a post-Fordist mode of production (Grancelli‚ 2007). The economic cluster referred to as Third Italy‚ was founded in the post-war period (1950s and 1960s) when the global economy was going through hard times of recovery. In the north-east part of Italy a new type of firms was developed.
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Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) was estimated at US $1‚748.908 billion in 2012‚ and $1‚231.642 billion in nominal exchange rates. As such‚ its standard of living‚ as measured in GDP in PPP per capita was US $15‚782.897. The World Bank reported in 2009 that the country’s Gross National Income in market exchange rates was the second highest in Latin America‚ after Brazil at US $1‚830.392 billion‚ which lead to the highest income per capita in the region at $14
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reflected by the cultural change in Italy during the Renaissance period which led to the explosion of the arts and new inventions. In the late medieval period‚ just before the Renaissance‚ north Italy was becoming very urbanized and contained some of the largest cities in Europe. Italy’s economy greatly benefited from trade‚ which allowed some big cities to become much more industrialized. Trade allowed for great amounts of exported goods which generated wealth for Italy. According to Clinton Sandvick
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This final essay will reflect how cinema has evolved as an industry and shaped American society. The paper’s first section will focus on four technical advantages that brought change to the Hollywood film industry. The second section will emphasize four major events that had an impact on American cinema. Technical Advances Film & Sound. I can only imagine a young moviegoer from the late 1800’s sitting in a theater today. Their mind would be blown from the bright colors‚ vivid imagery‚ speaking
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Philippine Cinema: A Review on ’No Other Woman’ written by Jessica Zafra By all accounts the Viva-Star Cinema production No Other Woman is a smash hit‚ and in show business there is no arguing with pots of money. We may assume from the box-office grosses that this is the sort of movie the Filipino audience wants to see. What exactly is this movie saying? 1. Character is unnecessary; all you need are stereotypes. In the traditional defence of marriage melodrama these are: 1.1. The Handsome Husband
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Jorn Nash Professor Martin RTVF 305 1 November 2011 Cinema Paradiso (Extended edition) Cinema Paradiso reminds us of how important the people around us are as well as the sacrifices they make because they care about us. When we are young‚ we take our friends‚ family‚ and our community for granted. Giuseppe Tornatore demonstrated the true value of the father-son relationship in this movie. Although Toto’s father dies in the war‚ the real father-figure in his life ultimately ends up being
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• It was appealing and gave hope to many people because Fascism was centered around improving living conditions and the economy as well as gaining land and being superior to others which is what many strived for in this period of time • Modernized Italy and served as the posterchild of what other countries could look like Hitler • Impact out of State: His rise to power in Germany inspired the rest of the world to solve its problems with violence. • The European Union as a political entity was his
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Ponte Gobbo‚ Italy I was going about my mundane daily routine. Cross the bridge to get to school and cross the bridge to come home. Everything was as orderly and as natural as usual. I started to cross the bridge on my way home from school. As I was crossing it I heard a peculiar noise. I looked beneath me and I saw many immense fractures in the bridge. I looked around‚ but not a soul was in sight. I was all alone‚ on a bridge that was seconds away from crumbling into a million tiny pieces
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