and colonisation of certain regions. After 1960‚ however‚ a radical adjustment in the interactions between these regional powers developed‚ arguably as a result of the creation of organisations such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967. This illustrates a significant relaxation of tensions which effectively promoted economic‚ social and cultural co-operation between the member states.[1] Nevertheless‚ the extent to which such tensions have diminished is questionable‚ especially
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SAARC: Origin‚ Growth‚ Potential and Achievements Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal∗ Introduction The world today is at a turning point. The changes that we are undergoing are global in scope‚ revolutionary‚ fundamental and structural in content. As we have entered the 21st century a sense of optimism prevails for attaining peace and prosperity through effective role-play of regional as well as global organizations. Many view Asia as having a variety of characteristics in common with Europe of the nineteenth
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Canada’s International Trade Pattern Final Draft April 2013 Introduction Canada with per capita GDP of US$ 42‚ 734 (PPP adjusted) is ranked 9th in the world‚ according to the IMF WEO estimates. The total size of Canada’s economy‚ as of 31 March 2012‚ stands at US$ 1‚446 billion (PPP) (Cheung‚ 2009) as per IMF figures and ranked at 13 in the world. The country’s merchandise trade rebounded after 5 years of slump and has been in the growth path since 2010. The reversal had been bolstered by
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Introduction Since its publication in 1990‚ Michael Porter’s book The Competitive Advantage of Nations has attracted much consideration. The main analytical tool of the book is the diamond of competitive advantage (figure 1). This model is based on four country specific "determinants" and two external variables. Porter’s four determinants and two outside forces interact in a "diamond" of competitive advantage‚ with the nature of a country’s international competitiveness depending upon the type and
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General Agreements of Trade and Tariff (GATT) A treaty was created following the conclusion of World War II. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ which was a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. GATT was implemented to further regulate world trade to aide in the economic recovery following the war. According to its preamble‚ its purpose was the "substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences‚ on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous
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Introduction The following report examines the need for Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA) to provide assistance for local electrical small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enter the Southeast Asian Market. Background of the project In the past few years‚ Hong Kong’s electronic industry has been facing intense competition from nearby countries‚ such as China‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore and South Korea. Many local SMEs failed to stand in this highly competitive business environment
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Export Promotion Council: the govt. has sponsored a no. of orgn which are specialized in a particular pdt or a grp of pdts & their main obj is to promote & strengthen exports of such pdt or grp of pdts. They are mainly concern with the problems with their export & implementation of export policy in this regard. The imp among them are the EPC’s & commodity board. With a view to securing active cooperation of growers‚ producers & exporters in the drive for export promotion‚ a no
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The American dream and the mode of production in “Bordertown” Prominent Karl Marx’s theory on the division of labor and the social class structure‚ as outlined by his concept of “the mode of production”‚ directly relates to social equality‚ ideology‚ and social economic power. “The mode of production” is understood to be the basis from which the majority of other social concepts‚ such as the relations between social classes‚ political and legal systems‚ work relations‚ morality and ideology‚ and
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Nations (ASEAN) is the one of world organizations. It was originated in Southeast Asia in about 30 years ago for common action to promote regional cooperation in Southeast Asia toward regional solidarity‚ peace progress and prosperity in the region‚ to share a primary responsibility for strengthening the economic and social stability‚ to ensure their stability and security from external interference in order to preserve their national identities of their people. 2- History of ASEAN The ASEAN was
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Hao Yin Xiaoyun Wang Zheng Zhu Weixing Zhu Leizhen Wu Gaoying Number of Words: 4201 Submission Time/Date: 14th May‚ 2010 2 International Business Environment II Covering Note: Yiduo‚ Chen(6501184)‚ Leader: ASEAN‚ Leverage the multinational institutions—ASEAN‚ UNNC Gaoying‚ Wu (6501843): WTO‚ UNNC Hao‚ Wang (6501425): EU‚ Leverage the multinational institutions—EU‚ UNNC Leizhen‚ Zhu (6500420): Income profile‚ Culture‚ Marketing analysis—Income profile‚ UNNC Introduction
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