I. Principal industries 1. What proportion of the GNP does each industry contribute? The leading industrial sectors in France Percentage Aerospace and defense 9.1% Telecommunications (including communication satellites) 3.3% Research and development 2.26% Pharmaceuticals 1.52% Chemicals 1.21% Other 1.31% Total 18.7% 2. Ration of private to publicly owned industries: 1.2 French public sector firms grew to account for 21% of sales‚ 23% of employment‚ 28% of value-added‚ 30% of exports‚ and 53% of
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International Business “Doing Business in France” October 6‚ 2012 Doing Business in France Culture Issues It is very important to understand the cultural differences that France possesses compared to the United States before doing business with them. One cultural miscommunication could either make or break the deal. Since France is the 2nd largest trading nation‚ it is imperative to understand these in order to have a good relationship with them and the ability to export to them
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Slavery and its Impact in Latin America Vs the United States Slavery originally started in Latin America and the West Indies by the French‚ Spanish‚ and Portuguese after the conquest‚ to replace the depopulated labor of the Indigenous people. Shortly after‚ slavery became a profitable enterprise for the capitalistic driven United States. Some of the principal laws and systems of slavery were the same in both regions‚ but others were later changed. It brought about many changes‚ with respect
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Federalism is the division of powers between a central government and regional government. In the principles of federalism‚ two or more governments have power and authority over the people and territory. Federalism gave a solution to create a new nation with several diverse interests and to provide a new political model. There are two common representations of the federalism system: dual and cooperative federalism. Dual federalism is a view holding that the constitution is a compact among sovereign
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Less government intervention in economic affairs means more economic freedom and prosperity. In other words‚ when people are free to choose and pursue profitable opportunities‚ the economy of a country runs more efficiently‚ creating greater wealth and improving the standard of living. While this is a true statement for some people‚ others argue that government involvement is necessary in order to respond to market failures and limit abuses of market power. Laissez-faire is a French expression based
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Government Control to Lower Obesity Should the government support and challenge people to watch their diet? It would be a good idea for the government to put rules on food because it would let people know what they are eating‚ it would decrease the percentage of obesity‚ and it would decrease health risks. This would show that the government cares about the health we can have. Plus give people more knowledge of what we don’t know about foods. To begin‚ restaurants don’t let people know what
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The United States Congress is made out of two markedly different‚ but coequal chambers‚ the senate and the House of Representatives. Although the senate and the house both exist within the same legislative institution‚ but they each has developed certain distinctive features that clearly distinguish life on one end of Capitol Hill from conditions on the other. The Senate wing is on the north side of the Capitol building‚ and the House wing is on the south side. The central difference between the
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allow us to understand how local consumers make decisions to buy. Based on those facts‚ we will be able to have an effective strategy and avoid mistakes related to cultural differences. CONSUMERS PERCEPTIONS COUNTRY OF ORIGINS First‚ we will look at the perception of the country of origin. In that case‚ France ’s opinions toward the United States vary widely. Therefore‚ it is hard to say if we ought to display ostentatiously the origin of the American Product. United States and France are political
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France One of our chosen countries is France. France has the world’s fifth largest economy by nominal figures and it is a member of the G8 so it has one of the strongest economies in the world. Also France is the wealthiest nation in Europe and the fourth wealthiest in the world in aggregate household wealth. French people take a lot care on their well-being and they spend a lot of money for high quality products. France has a high public education level and one of the highest standards in terms
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It is a question of quality vs. quantity. Does the consumption of as many things as possible lead us to that happiness we all so desperately desire? And as technology develops and production becomes more efficient‚ does that mean we now have more free time to relax and enjoy life? Two views are suggested in this article; the first being ours‚ to never be satisfied with what you have and always strive for more‚ the second is called the Buddhist view‚ to be at peace with what is and learn to be satisfied
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