Evaluate the Economic Consequences for the UK Economy of the 2012 Olympics When Jacques Rogge announced‚ on the 6th of July 2005 that London would be the 2012 Olympics host city it was met by jubilation across the United Kingdom. During the “Boom” years‚ the Olympics were seen to be a great opportunity to exhibit the United Kingdom to the world and bring in a huge boost to the UK economy. However‚ now the Olympics are taking place during the worst financial crisis since the 1930s and with the
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step abroad to Switzerland and the first store on foreign soil (Spreitenbach) in 1973 (Torekull‚ 1999). It meant entering China and its gigantic – at least potentially – consumer market. IKEA targets different group of people in China than in countries later in the IKEA ‘life cycle’ (i.e.‚ life cycle based on how long IKEA has been on a market). The main target group is female customers – 65 % of all customers. Women‚ according to IKEA‚ stand for change in China and they welcome change (and
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Business and finance The range of management‚ business and finance courses in the United Kingdom (UK) is huge. There are courses in business administration‚ finance‚ business management‚ business law‚ European and international business‚ and economics. You can focus on areas such as decision-making‚ marketing‚ managing change or customer services‚ and your course can be specialist or broad-based. For more information on specific subjects please refer to the subject sheets in this series on Accountancy
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the post war period UK economic growth has been characterized by the boom and bust economic cycles. A period of growth is followed by high inflationary growth and then a downturn in the economy. However since 1992 the UK has experienced a long period of economic growth‚ the longest period of uninterrupted growth this century. It appears the UK has temporarily avoided the threat of recession‚ but although forecasts remain positive there are many factors that could push the UK into recession. Possible
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“The UK is experiencing a participation crisis.” Discuss. (25 marks) Due the nation’s interest in materialism and individualism‚ we have gained a certain lack of interest in political matters and affairs – people find politics dull and many people think that it doesn’t affect them‚ this results to certain inhabitants obtaining a ’laissez-faire’ attitude toward the government. Nowadays citizens around the UK aren’t aware of political dealings; this supports the idea that today’s society has become
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3. “The UK electoral system produces unrepresentative results and should switch to a form of proportional representation. Discuss.” At the moment‚ the UK electoral system uses FPTP‚ or First Past the Post. This electoral system has been in place since 1882‚ but it is true that it provides unrepresentative results. For example‚ in the 2010 General Election‚ the Liberal Democrats got 23% of the vote‚ with over 6‚000‚000 votes‚ yet they only got 57 seats‚ which is only 9% of a say of what goes on
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Should the UK leave the EU? The European Union made up of united countries whose governments work together. Each country has to pay money to be a member‚ and mostly do this by taxes to ensure they receive certain benefits. The money contributed by each country is used to change the way in which people live and do business in Europe. The intention of the EU is to unify people in Europe‚ however it is often debated whether or not being a member of the EU is beneficial for the UK. Many people believe
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How effective are the elections in the UK? As with every type of elections across the world there are some negative and positive elements. Amongst these is theUK as well. Elections are the principle way in which governments in the UK are formed. They therefore serve to transfer power from one government to the next. The positive democratic elements of the UK elections are as follows. Everyone is free to participate in the elections. There are very few restrictions on who can vote or stand
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Corporate Governance regime in the UK As a result of the banking crisis‚ a review of the corporate governance regime in the UK was carried out by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The review resulted in two principal changes to the regime. Following a review of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance‚ the FRC issued a new edition of the Code- the “UK Corporate Governance Code”. The UK Corporate Governance Code applies for accounting periods beginning on or after 29 June 2010 and is the key
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Basic Information - UK The UK is in Europe and it is an island between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The UK is a well developed country. The Gross National Income per capita is 41‚370. Kenya Kenya is in Africa and the equator runs through Kenya. Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. Kenya is not a well developed country and the gross national income per capita is only 760. The population- UK The Population is 62.3 million. The birth rate is 12 births per thousand people.
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