component of the structural reform process and globalization strategy in many economies. Several developing and transition economies have embarked on extensive privatization programmes in the last one and a half decades or so‚ as a means of fostering economic growth‚ attaining macroeconomic stability‚ and reducing public sector borrowing requirements arising from corruption‚ subsidies and subventions to unprofitable SOEs. By the end of 1996‚ all but five countries in Africa had divested some public enterprises
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The 1920s were a very materialistic time‚ and though it is often seen as a great economic boom for the US‚ by the end of the decade the middle class was disappearing and 40% of people were impoverished. Many people believe Black Tuesday‚ the stock market crash of 1929‚ lead to the great depression‚ but it was actually many different things throughout the 1920s. Following the end of WWI‚ America experienced an economic boom. The auto-industry was on the rise during this time. With the invention of
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Historians have concluded‚ that the economic impact of the first World War caused the Great Depression in the1930s. Yet they disagree as to whether exogenous shocks or economic stagnation following the war lead to the depression. Peter Temin‚ Christina Romer and Michael Calamaris believe that a series of monetary shocks during the late 1920s‚ that had their origins during and after the great war‚ turned an economic downturn of 1929 into the depression of the 30s. Temin argues that the “collapse of
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Nationalism is often the shadow of patriotism and patriotism acts as a veil which conceals and justifies acts of nationalism‚ as well as‚ ultranationalism. For example‚ World War II is a case study which supports this source. World War II created a severe environment of “us vs. mankind”; nation against nation. These circumstances led to events such as the Holocaust‚ the formation of concentration camps and fanatical propaganda. When Hitler came in power during the mid 1900s‚ he had a very powerful
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This essay examines the relationship between inequality and economic growth and whether they are compatible or not. First‚ definitions of economic inequality and how it is measured will be presented‚ then the US’ examples will be taking into consideration when it eventually will be discussed how to boost economic growth and minimizing inequality at the same time There are many different views on inequality and how serious it should be taken. Inequality has been on the agenda of societal debates
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China’s Successful Economic Growth China may share some economic growth patterns with Japan‚ Korea‚ and Taiwan due to cultural similarities‚ geographic location‚ similar economic development strategies‚ or‚ in the case of Japan‚ relatively large size of the domestic economy. China’s economic growth is expanding at a great pace‚ while other countries may be at a standstill. China has been the world ’s fastest-growing economy. One of the main stimuli twelve years ago was the release of Hong Kong
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Governor Central Bank of Nigeria GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY Convocation Lecture delivered at the Igbinedion University Eighth Convocation Ceremony‚ Okada‚ Edo State‚ November 26‚ 2010 GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY Sanusi Lamido Sanusi‚ CON Governor Central Bank of Nigeria 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria’s economic aspirations have remained that of altering the structure of production and consumption patterns‚ diversifying the economic base and reducing dependence
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[pic] Economic Growth Of Pakistan Submitted to: Sir Ali Zaidi Final Project Agha Hashim 1011310 Owais Sadiq 1011291 Talha Adnan 1011210 Syed Ali Kamran 0911307 Saddam Abdullah 0811215 ECONOMIC GROWTH OF PAKISTAN Introduction: Pakistani economy grew at a fairly impressive rate of 6 percent per year through the first four decades of the nation’s existence. In spite of rapid population
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”Public investment is essential to achieving Guatemala’s development goals‚ yet it remains constrained by a lack of resources. Boosting growth will have to depend upon continued reforms to mobilize increased private investment and revenue to fund important pro-growth investments in infrastructure and human capital.” Although‚ Guatemala has been one of the strongest economic performers in Latin America in recent years. In 2015‚ Guatemala exported $11.8billion and imported $17.8 billion‚ this result in a
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Economic Growth and Air Pollution: Three Empirical Essays Based on Nonparametric Methods Thèse présentée à la Faculté des sciences économiques Université de Neuchâtel Pour l’obtention du grade de docteur ès science économiques Par Carlos Ordás Criado Acceptée sur proposition du jury de thèse: Prof. Jean-Marie Grether‚ Université de Neuchâtel‚ directeur de thèse. Prof. Jaime de Melo‚ Université de Genève‚ co-directeur de thèse Prof. Thanasis Stengos‚ University of Guelph Prof. Philippe
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