Throughout the years that the United States has been a nation the economy has fluctuated. During the 1980s specifically‚ the eight-year span from 1981 to 1989‚ Ronald Reagan was elected into office and became the 40th president of the United States. “When Ronald Reagan took over the leadership of the United States in 1981‚ he inherited an economy that was in terrible shape‚ the worst American economy‚ in fact‚ since the Great Depression of the 1930s” (Shmoop Editorial Team 1). This was a significant
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Fidel Ramos’ contribution to the Philippine Economy (from Wikipedia). Fidel V. Ramos‚ the 12th President of the Philippines (1992–1998)‚ is remembered for steadfastly promoting the principles of people empowerment and global competitiveness. He quickly led the nation out of darkness in 1993‚ putting an end to the power crisis that crippled Filipino homes and industries for two years. He pursued‚ focused and converged programs to fight poverty in accordance with the will of the Filipino people
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/*What is Political Parties? What Functions Do they fulfil in Political System?*\ Nowadays great majority of people live in a society where you have an opportunity to voice your opinion on any area you wish. People have rights that guaranteed in Constitution‚ it means that every individual can make his ideas known to the community. It is obvious that people with similar ideas will form groups together. In Politic these groups called "Parties"‚ they are a major part of Canadian Political
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Canada is known as home for immigrants. Canada is often recognized as one of the most friendly nations which accept people from all cultures‚ religions etc. Canada is one the developed nations in the world alongside US‚ Germany‚ France‚ Japan‚ Australia. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Recently people of Canada elected Justin Trudeau as the new prime minister replacing long time governing conservative leader Stephen Harper. Syrian crisis has been in news since 2013‚ but it gained more
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Chapter36W 3/24/04 1:46 PM Page 1 CHAPTER 36W Challenges Facing the Developing Countries L LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1 Describe the extent of world income inequality. 2 Explain some of the main challenges facing developing countries. 3 Define the view of development known as the “Washington Consensus.” 4 Outline the current debates about development policies. In the comfortable urban life of today’s developed countries‚ most people have lost sight of the fact that a short time ago—very short in terms
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Assignment Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 10–PowerPoint Slides Points Possible: 150 Due Date: 2/16/2013 11:59:59 PM CT You are between jobs and have decided to relocate to a city west of the Mississippi River‚ but you are unsure of what size or type of city you and your family can afford to live in. Choose 4 cities west of the Mississippi River‚ each of a different size‚ and research the housing prices for a 3-bedroom‚ 2-bath condo for each city. Determine how supply
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Selected Answer: exogenous; endogenous Correct Answer: exogenous; endogenous . Question 4 . The total income of everyone in the economy adjusted for the level of prices is called: Answer Selected Answer: real GDP. Correct Answer: real GDP. . Question 5 . A period of falling prices is called: Answer Selected Answer: a recession. Correct Answer: deflation. . Question 6 . The inflation rate is a measure of how fast: Answer Selected
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progress today means improvement in all of the following: 1. Sustained increase in GNP per capita in real terms and on purchasing power basis for comparison with other countries/ past years‚ 2. Better Income distribution 3. Sustained growth of Informal and household sector production 4. Lowering of social and environmental cost including cost of depletion of nonrenewable resources 5. Lowering of Energy input/GDP ratio 6. Community-based economic harmony 7. Lower (reasonable) Military/civilian
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Niger:GDP per capita‚ PPP GDP per capita‚ Purchasing Power Parity: For that indicator‚ the World Bank provides data for Niger from 1980 to 2011. The average value for Niger during that period was 682.21 U.S. dollars with a minumum of 597.06 U.S. dollars in 2000 and a maximum of 940.95 U.S. dollars in 1980. Below we provide more information about: GDP per capita‚ PPP in Niger. From: To: Niger198019831986198919921995199820012004200720105006257508751‚000 739.42 GDP per capita in Niger and
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countries have made integration difficult * Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is a small group formed within the CARICOM to help with the economic development of member states Measuring economic development 1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) * Total market value of goods
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