political economy‚ branch of social science that studies the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state‚ using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics‚ political science‚ and sociology. The term political economy is derived from the Greek polis‚ meaning “city” or “state‚” and oikonomos‚ meaning “one who manages a household or estate.” Political economy thus can be understood as the study of how a country—the public’s household—is managed
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HISTORY OF GATT & THE WTO SYSTEM A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GATT Beggar-thy-neighbour tariff policies of 1930s => WWII Bretton Woods Conference at the end of the WWII‚ finance ministers from the Allied nations gathered to discuss creation of a new monetary system that would support postwar reconstruction‚ economic stability‚ and peace. => IBRD & IMF => need for a third institution‚ ITO. 1940s: Representatives met to design a postwar trading system that would parallel the international
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Economies of Scale * This is the cost advantage that a business obtains due to expansion. * That is the factor that cause the average cost of producing a product to fall‚ as output of the product rises as explained in the ‘Dictionary of Economics’. * By achieving economies of scale‚ a company would have the cost advantage over its existing and new rivals. * Further‚ the company could achieve lower long run average cost (i.e. productive efficiency). But if technology changes‚ this
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Development in Emerging Economies Business Development in Emerging Economies Coursework Coursework Contents A. In your opinion‚ what is the future of emerging economies? Support your answer with relevant evidence. (2000 words) 3 Introduction 4 What are emerging economies 4 Future of emerging economies 5 Microeconomic approach 6 Long-term economic perspectives 7 The “Euro” perspective 8 Facts about the future 9 Forecast 11 Opinion 12 Risks for emerging markets 12 B. Critically
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The Twin Deficits in the Economy of the United States The twin deficits are definitely back. People that do not know what twin deficits are? The Twin deficits are the current account deficit and the federal budget deficit. The current account deficit measures the flow of money from and to other countries and measures merchandise Trade. If you put it in short words‚ it means exports minus imports of goods and services. The Federal budget deficit is a government’s debt. It happens when an entity spends
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4 Report Atsushi Ito‚ G587159 Brazil: Embracing Globalization? Analyze and evaluate Brazil’s development strategy and economic performance. The success of the import substitution strategy and its pain. Originally‚ the Brazilian economy was deeply depended on primary commodities exports which had followed the industrial structure in the colonial era‚ until hitting the crisis of sluggish exports due to the Great Depression in 1930. E.g. in 1920s‚ coffee accounted for 70% of exports
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Mixed Economies Would you rather live in an economy where the government makes primary decisions or one where consumers and producers make all the decisions? Why not have a mixed economy with a little bit of each? A mixed economy that contains safety nets‚ laissez faire and government intervention (when needed) will lead to a better society. First of all‚ economic security plays a huge role in a mixed economy‚ by
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Economy of China China’s economic growth has no historical precedent and it is often described by analysts as one of the greatest economic success stories in modern times‚ changing really quickly from one of the poorest countries in the world‚ at the end of the 70’s‚ to the second largest economy in the world‚ and according to predictions it could become the largest within the next five years or so. Actually‚ in the Premodern Era‚ China was one of the worlds’ economic and technological
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CONTENT 1) INTRODUCTION 2) TYPE OF ECONOMY 3) GOVERNMENT 4) QUICK FACTS 5) WHY GERMANY? 6) SOURCE INTRODUCTION Germany has always been a driver‚ innovator‚ and beneficiary of an globalised economy. The country consists of 16 states‚ and its capital city is Berlin. Germany has the fifth-largest GDP in 2012. Germany is the worlds third largest exporter with $1.4 trillion exported in 2011. Germany is a key member of the continent’s economic‚ political‚ and
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Topic 1 Revision 1. Discuss one measure of the Irish Economy’s openness to the international economy. 2. Briefly outline the initial approach to economic policy pursued by the Cumann na nGeadheal government after independence in 1922? Employed a very conservative approach and continued on with the policies that had existed pre independence. Kept parity with sterling given that 97% of Irish Exports were to the U.K. Elevated the promotion of agriculture as the main policy priority. Low tax and low
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