APEC member-economies have outlined four (4) main objectives: · to sustain the growth and development of the region for the common good of its people thus contributing to the growth of world economy; · to enhance the gains of both regional and world economy by encouraging the flow of goods‚ services‚ capital and technology; · to develop and strengthen the open multilateral trading system in the interest of Asia-Pacific member economies and all other
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A classical political economy is a term that explains how production‚ buying‚ and selling fit with each other and how those aspects of business work within society. It was first described in the 1700s by the English philosopher John Locke. It was further studied by Adam Smith‚ and‚ in later years‚ by Karl Marx. One of the most important aspects of a political economy is understanding the value of capital and how it translates into economic activity that follows the laws of the land. The way that
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Journal of Social Development in Africa (2000)‚15‚ I‚ 93-108 The Persistence of the Family Farm and the Economy of Affection: The Cameroonian Case JILL Y M. NOW AINMBI* ABSTRACT This case study attempts to account for the persistence of the economy of affection in Cameroon in light of the persistence of the family farm debate. The study demonstrates‚ like previous studies‚ that the economy of affection persists because of subjective values such as the farmers ’ desire to be independent; the farmers
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hInternational Political Economy IPE is about interplay of economics and politics in world affairs. The core question of IPE is: what drives and explains events in the world economy? For some peoplethis comes down to a battle of ‘states versus markets’. The ‘markets’ for world economy are not like local Street bazaars in which all items can be openly and competitively traded and exhanged. Equally‚ politicians cannot rule the global economy. World markets and countries‚ local firms and multinational
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The Modern Nigerian Economy Nigeria is located on the west coast of Africa and is the most populous black country in the world‚ bordering the North Atlantic Ocean‚ between Benin and Cameroon. Nigeria covers 356‚668 sq miles and is about the same size as California‚ Nevada and Utah combined. Nigeria is diverse in people and culture. Oil-rich Nigeria‚ long stunted by political instability‚ corruption‚ inadequate infrastructure‚ and poor management‚ is undertaking some reforms under a new reform-minded
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431 9/17/12 Economy Shipping Company (Abridged) – Case #5 Spring of 1950‚ Economy Shipping Company in Pittsburgh was deciding to repair‚ the Conway‚ one of their steam riverboats or to just replace it with a new diesel-powered boat. Currently all the boats owned by Economy were steam-powered and were at least 10 years old‚ majority being 15-30 years old. The Conway was 23 years old and was in dire need of renovation or replacement. The best recommendation I have to offer Economy would be to replace
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Business 100 Introduction to Business Assignment 1 The Business Environment Due: February 3‚ 2013 Describe the role of business in the economy. Businesses are the growth engine of the most successful economy. Everything that you can possible think of relates to the economy is business. Retail‚ services‚ agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ health care‚ even political campaigning all involves business. Without businesses we would have to fend for ourselves for everything. We would need to find
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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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Assignment Title: The Political Economy of Pakistan Submitted By: Ali Gohar Jamali Reg no: 0917104 Class: BS (SS)-7 Submitted to: Mr. Akbar Saeed Awan Subject: South Asian Studies Dated: 8th October‚ 2012 Introduction Economic and social outcomes in Pakistan have been a mixture of paradoxes since the country came into being. Pakistan‚ once a regional economic power in 1960’s could not realize its potential and fell behind its East Asian fellow countries. Politically‚ religious
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Outsourcing and the U.S. Economy Outsourcing jobs has been a topic of great debate for the past several years here in the United States. Those who are against outsourcing stated that it would have a negative effect on the U.S. economy because we would lose our competitive advantage to other countries and hundreds of Americans would lose their jobs‚ which include not only low-skilled workers but also semi-skilled and skilled workers‚ and in the end this does not leave enough jobs for the American
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