the Syrian uprising and hence the regional Arab Spring. CAUSES The Arab spring is widely believed to have been instigated by dissatisfaction with the rule of local governments‚ though some have speculated that wide gaps in income levels may have had a hand as well. Numerous factors have led to the protests‚ including issues such as dictatorship or absolute monarchy‚ human rights violations‚ political corruption (demonstrated by Wikileaks diplomatic cables)‚ economic decline‚ unemployment‚ extreme
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BANGLADESH Md. Anwar Hossen‚ Department of Economics ‚ Shahjalal University of Science and Technology‚ Sylhet‚ Bangladesh‚Email: anwarbabu40@gmail.com 1. Introduction A debate has been raging in the country on whether transit facilities should be given to India or not through the land territory of Bangladesh. Some argue that it should not be given unless some core bilateral issues with India are resolved‚ while some have advanced the view that transit is an economic issue for trade facilitation and should
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Economics 515 Midterm 1 1. Economic growth vs. economic development‚ define extensive growth & intensive growth Economic growth is the sustained increase in the output of goods/services of a society. Economic development is economic growth plus changes in technical and institutional arrangements by with output are produced. Extensive growth- increase in output due to increase in inputs (labor force grows‚ land stock increases) Intensive growth- increase in output per unit of input –
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Business and Economic Environment Assignment Brief Assessment Activity Front Sheet This front sheet must be completed by the learner and included with the work submitted for assessment. Programme Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Contexts Unit Module Business and Economic Environment Learner Name Assessor Name Lilian Onuegbu Date Issued 21 February 2014 Hand in Date 16 May 2014 Submitted on Internal Verification Yes
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Philippines Economy To Survive Haiyan Despite a terrible human toll‚ Haiyan is unlikely to derail the nation’s impressive economic performance. By Anthony Fensom Asia’s “strong man” economy of the Philippines is considered tough enough to weather the effects of Typhoon Haiyan. Yet even after the deadliest typhoonin the nation’s recorded history‚ analysts have warned of potentially worse storms ahead. After making landfall on November 8‚ Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) flattened dozens
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ECON 202: Principles of Microeconomics Health Care Reform Health Care Reform 1. 2. 3. Health Care System. Inefficiencies in the Health Care System. Some proposals discussed. ECON 202: Princ. of Microeconomics Health Reform 2 1. Health Care System Now Health Care Spending as a Share of GDP ECON 202: Princ. of Microeconomics Health Reform 3 1. Health Care System Effect of high health cost on households Around 59% of individuals younger than 65 years of age receive
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The Economic Reform of China What is the meaning of reform? 1.0. Introduction In the late 1970s‚ China initiated a full-scale economic reform in rural and urban parts of the country‚ because of the economic reform China has transformed itself from a centrally planned economy to an emerging market economy and at the same time its economy has achieved nearly a 9.5 percent average growth rate. The pace of China’s growth is not unique — Korea‚ Singapore and other economies in East Asia grew as fast
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ECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING SCARE RESOURCES WEALTH OF THE NATIONS ECONOMICS: ADAM SMITH STAR CITY Scarcity Scarcity is the basic and central economic problem confronting every society. It is the heart of the study of economics and the reason behind its establishment. Authors have defined scarcity in various way some if which are complexly stated. One author defines scarcity as a commodity or service being in short supply‚ relatives to its demand (Kapur
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Types of Economic Planning Planning by Inducements Planning by inducement is often referred to as ‘indicative planning’ or ‘market incentives’ . In such type of planning‚ the market is manipulated through incentives andinducements. Accordingly‚ in this system there is persuasion rather than compulsion or deliberate enforcement of orders. Here the consumers are free to consume whatsoever they like‚ producers are free to produce whatsoever they wish. But such freedom of consumption and production
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1. What is the ‘economic problem’? The fundamental economic problem is related to the issue of scarcity. Scarcity means that resources are limited and short in supply in the world (e.g. diamond). Because of limited resources and unlimited demands‚ society needs to decide how much to produce and distribute these relatively scarce resources. The basic economic problem can be define as what to produce‚ how much to produce and for whom to produce. Some countries are lucky to have great natural resources
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