GGS 3/17/09 15:15 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r rr ECONOMIES AND SCOPE OF SCALE 2 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r rr ew concepts in microeconomics‚ if any‚ are more fundamental to business strategy than economies of scale and the closely related economies of scope. Economies of scale allow some firms to achieve a cost advantage over their rivals. Economies of scale are a key determinant of market structure and entry. Even the internal organization
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productivity gains‚ technology transfers‚ introduction of new processes‚ managerial skills and know-how in the domestic market‚ employee training‚ international production networks‚ and access to markets. Caves (1996) FDI leads to what is called “technology diffusion” – the transmission of ideas and new technologies‚ productivity spillovers‚ sharing and implementation
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1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression. Agricultural overproduction‚ concentration of wealth‚ buying on credit and speculation‚ and wall street’s ability to slip under the watchful eye of the government had finally caught up to the American people. Americans had gone from ballroom shoes to breadlines‚ and with Herbert Hoover’s failing laissez-faire economics approach during the Depression citizens were desperate for a strife in American politics. Under Franklin Delano Roosevelt the American
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competition. What accounts for the differences between the two views? Explain. Answer: Liberals view competition as an inherent part of human nature in a constructive way‚ guided by reason. Liberalism considers competition as an advantage for economy and economy activities. That kind of competition is called “the invisible hand” by Adam Smith‚ who describes it as the responsible for promoting the common good within a society‚ and the factor which guide economy to success. Economy activities are motivated
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The Great Depression was a sorrowful time in history and the New Deal created by Franklin D. Roosevelt was a successful program to help America regain power over the many problems it was facing. America needed change and Roosevelt was able to provide direct relief to the people at this time. The New Deal employed a ton of people that were jobless‚ restored banks‚ and had an overall positive impact on America. The New Deal created millions of jobs for the people who were hopeless and the families
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Economy and Globalization in Zambia At the time of independence‚ Zambia was expected to become of the wealthiest nations in Africa. With access to raw materials such as copper and land‚ Zambia seemed to have all it needed to succeed in the global economy. However‚ it is now one of the world’s poorest nations. So how did this dramatic change take place in less than 30 years? Much of Africa has experienced economic decline in the past decades. How does Zambia’s situation compare to other countries
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Chapter 7 The Role of Government in an Economy Part 1 Government Objectives & Policies Government Objectives Most national governments have four main economic objectives for their national economies. These are: • To achieve a low and stable rate of inflation in the general level of prices • To achieve a high and stable level of employment‚ and therefore a low level of unemployment • To encourage economic growth in the national output and income • To encourage trade
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Distinguish between diminishing returns and economies of scale (15 marks) In Business Economics‚ the short run is defined as the concept that within a certain period of time‚ in the future‚ at least one input is fixed while others are variable and the long run is defined as a period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable. The law of diminishing returns is a short run concept‚ which states that increasing successive units of a variable factor to a fixed factor
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Assess the impact of globalisation on a developed economy and a developing economy. Word count: 2064 words Introduction During the past 20 years‚ the world economy has become increasingly connected and integrated‚ We could find that our times has already entered globalisation era‚ as the degree of the globalisation is strengthened‚ the countries all over the world‚ while sharing their benefits‚ will unavoidably take risks altogether‚ which has been one of the most hotly-debated topics
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Education and the Knowledge-Based Economy in Europe EDUCATIONAL FUTURES RETHINKING THEORY AND PRACTICE Volume 24 Series Editors Michael A. Peters University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign‚ USA J. Freeman-Moir University of Canterbury‚ Christchurch‚ New Zealand Editorial Board Michael Apple‚ University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ USA Miriam David‚ Department of Education‚ Keele University‚ UK Cushla Kapitzke‚ The University of Queensland‚ Elizabeth Kelly‚ DePaul University‚ USA Simon
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