GE 301 Engineering economy AN INTRODUCTION ECONOMICS Definition – It is one of the social sciences‚ which consists of that body of knowledge dealing with people and their assets or resources. ECONOMICS Resource (Definition) – ● It is a material or asset that is transformed to produce benefit‚ and in the process may be consumed or made unavailable. Asset (Definition) – ● ● It is anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled
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standby arrangement in late 1996 because of government steps to the negative external conditions generated by the Asian and Russian financial export and currency controls within its already largely closed economy. Economic policies that have repelled foreign investment are a major factor in the economy ’s stagnation. A growing debt burden‚ persistent inflation‚ and a poor business climate led to disappointing growth in 2001. However‚ in December 2001 the government voiced a renewed interest in economic
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LEVEL 1:1 (VISITING) PRESENTATION QUESTION: Types of economies Societies have developed different broad economic approaches to manage their resources. Economists generally recognize four basic types of economic systems—traditional‚ command‚ market‚ and mixed. “Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited human wants” (Lipsey‚ Courant‚ Purvis and Seiner 1993:5) In the traditional System the economy is based on tradition‚ customs and habits where the young men
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Mixed economy Features 1. Co-existence of public and private sectors: Both public and private enterprises exist in this economic system. The role and areas of both the sectors arc well defined. The relative roles assigned to the public and private sector differ from economy to economy. But generally the public sector is expected to perform certain basic functions such as: (i) Development of economic infrastructures. (ii) To promote basic industries that require huge investment and are of
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References | 17 | Economic condition of Bangladesh: The economy of Bangladesh is a rapidly developing market-based economy. Its per capita income in 2010 was est. US$1‚700. According to the International Monetary Fund‚ Bangladesh ranked as the 44th largest economy in the world in 2011 in PPP terms and 57th largest in nominal terms‚ with a gross domestic product of US$269.3 billion in PPP terms and US$104.9 billion in nominal terms. The economy has grown at the rate of 6-7% per annum over the past few
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multinational enterprises. Journal of International Business Studies‚ 35‚ 81–98. Cantwell‚ J.‚ Dunning J. H.‚ & Lundan‚ S. M. (2009). An evolutionary approach to understanding international business activity: The co-evolution of MNEs and the institutional environment. Journal of International Business Studies. doi:10.1057/jibs.2009.95. Carroll‚ A. B. (1999). Corporate social responsibility. Evolution of a definitional construct. Business and Society‚ 38(3)‚ 268–295. Devinney‚ T. M. (2009). Is the socially responsible
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The UK economy After faltering for several years‚ the UK economy shows signs of real recovery‚ with rising spending‚ investment‚ exports and even manufacturing growth. At the start of 2014‚ there seems to be a virtuous circle of falling unemployment‚ falling inflation‚ and rising GDP. After one of the longest and deepest recessions on record‚ these signs of economic growth are definitely welcome‚ yet it is far from a return to normality. Real GDP is still 2% below its 2008 peak‚ and the economy
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Strength of the economy is an important factor for population change. When your country is in LEDC’s who have less developed economies‚ families have many children because they are necessary to survive. An example of this would be DR Congo‚ where 37.5 children are born per 1000 people. This is incredibly high. On the other end of the spectrum‚ countries which are more economically developed also experience population growth. In these countries‚ the economy is good‚ providing couples with the belief
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be the world’s largest economy by 2020. Discuss the possible implications of such a development for (a) the world trading system‚ (b) the world monetary system (c) the business strategy of today’s European and U.S. global corporations‚ and (d) global commodity prices. A) The implications of such a development for the world trading system is that China will basically will be the root of trading. From my perspective‚ China’s growth of economic will benefit overall economy of world. In the trading
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Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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