TO A CONSUMPTION BASED ECONOMY?’ SIMON LOUIE S42490852 ADVANCED MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of International Studies in the School of Political Science and International Studies at The University of Queensland DATE 28/10/11 ABSTRACT The Chinese economy is now the world’s second largest in terms of size‚ and is now the principal driver of the world economy. Nonetheless‚ its
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message to the European nations regarding Great Britain’s stance toward German aggression. Towards the end of the speech‚ he states: “I do not believe there is anyone who will question my sincerity when I say there is hardly anything I would not sacrifice for peace. But there is one thing that I must except‚ and that is the liberty that we have enjoyed for hundreds of years‚ and which we will never surrender.” In the face of an inevitable war‚ Great Britain will not lose its identity nor will it succumb
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The patterns of marriage‚ divorce and cohabitation over the past 40 years has varied quite significantly. In 1972‚ the highest ever number of couples (480‚000) since the Second World War got married. Now‚ obviously there is a reason for this. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)‚ this was due to the baby boom generation of the 1950s reaching marriageable age and these people choosing to marry at a younger age compared with previous generations. However‚ after this period‚ the number
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announced that his government had capitulated. From 1945 until 1952‚ Japan was occupied by Allied troops under the command of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur. The early postwar years were a time of massive rebuilding. Millions of people were homeless‚ and millions more were repatriated from the former colonies. The economy was shattered‚ and mass starvation was a threat. Disillusionment with the cultural and social frameworks of prewar and wartime life was widespread. The Occupation launched social
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BRIC Countries and Their Role in the World Economy Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China are increasingly becoming significant economies and sources of power in the global world order‚ and it does not make sense to put them on the same level as other developing countries‚ such as South Africa or Mexico. These four countries have made important investments in multiple areas‚ such as infrastructure‚ governance‚ domestic institutions‚ social programs‚ and production that put them at an advantage compared
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Chapter 7 External Economies of Scale and the International Location of Production Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Preview • Types of economies of scale • Economies of scale and market structure • The theory of external economies • External economies and international trade • Dynamic increasing returns • International trade and economic geography Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. 7-2 Introduction • The models of comparative
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Has the deepening of democracy in India caused a fundamental shift in the state’s approach to development? Introduction Over the course of Indian political history‚ the discourse of democracy has it that‚ it has changed over time. As Kaviraj states in his piece‚ “Dilemmas of Democratic Development in India”‚ Development isn’t merely a history of policies but a history of ideas. Therefore‚ at various benchmarks in the Indian history‚ there have been different ideas of development which was
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The Implications of England’s Economic Development for Today’s International Community England‚ like many other countries during the medieval era‚ had an autocratic‚ self-interested government. In many cases‚ England’s economic policies were inefficient and anticompetitive‚ which delayed economic growth. However‚ by the early 1700s‚ England became the leader in economic development. Many scholars questioned why England was the first to develop as greatly as it did during the 1700s as opposed to
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Resource-based analysis of MTN and the implications for future strategy Introduction The purpose of the analysis is to investigate the internal capabilities and primary resources of MTN and what implication these have on the strategy of the organisation and the competitive advantage might be levered from them. The resource analysis is based on the financial yearend reporting of December 2009 (MTN) Resource audit In conducting the resource audit‚ the classification of the different type of resources
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RESEARCH METHODS PAST YEAR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q1.What are the similarities and differences between basic and applied research reports? Solutions : Both basic and applied research are important to the advancement of human knowledge‚ but they work in slightly different ways‚ and they have different end goals in sight. Basic or pure research is conducted solely for the purpose of gathering information and building on existing knowledge‚ as opposed to applied research‚ which is geared towards
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