an average annual rate of nearly 10%. From 1980 to 2011‚ real GDP grew 19-fold in real terms‚ real per capita GDP increased 14-fold‚ and an estimated 500 million people were raised out of extreme poverty. China is now the world’s second-largest economy and some analysts predict it could become the largest within a few years. Yet‚ on a per capita basis‚ China remains a relatively poor country. China’s economic rise has led to a substantial increase in U.S.-China economic ties. According to U.S
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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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Chap1: The National Economy I. THE SCOPE OF MACROECONOMICS the major macroeconomics issues Economic growth; governments try to achieve high rates of economic growth economies suffer from inherent instability. As a result‚ economic growth and other macroeconomic indicators tend to fluctuate. Rate of eco growth: the percentage increase on national output‚ normally expressed over a 12 month period. Unemployment waste of human resources‚ unemployment benefits are a drain on gov revenues
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Underground economy The underground economy or black market is a market where all commerce is conducted without regard to taxation‚ law or regulations of trade. The term is also often known as the underdog‚ shadow economy‚ black economy‚ parallel economy or phantom trades. In modern societies the underground economy covers a vast array of activities. It is generally smallest in countries where economic freedom is greatest‚ and becomes progressively larger in those areas where corruption‚ regulation
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The underground economy consists of concealed legal economic activities undertaken to evade taxes or illegal economic activities (i.e.‚ trafficking‚ drugs‚ and prostitution) with unreported barter and cash transactions that take place outside recorded market channels. These types of barter and cash transactions are hard for government authorities to trace and are the lifeblood of the underground economy. These underground activities are often very productive and are not included in the gross domestic
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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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A Mixed Economy: The Role of the Market - Printer Friendly Page 1 of 2 You are here: About > Money > Economics A Mixed Economy: The Role of the Market From U.S. Department of State A Mixed Economy: The Role of the Market The United States is said to have a mixed economy because privately owned businesses and government both play important roles. Indeed‚ some of the most enduring debates of American economic history focus on the relative roles of the public and private sectors. The
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rebuild itself and become one of the leading economies in the world. The German government played an important role in the rejuvenation of the economy so the German state and the economic system are closely intertwined. The relationship between state and market in Germany is known as the social market economy. Germany’s social market economy defied expectations and by the 1960s it was the envied by most of the world. The success of the German economy is due to government intervention in the market
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Economy of Nepal Nepal Rastra Bank in Kathmandu Currency 1 Nepalese Rupee (NPR) = 100 paisa Fiscal year 16 July - 15 July Trade organizations WTO Statistics GDP $41.22 billion (2012 est.)[1] GDP growth 4.6% (2010 est.) GDP per capita $1‚600 (2010 est.) GDP by sector agriculture (35%)‚ industry (20%)‚services (45%) (2010 est.) Inflation (CPI) 8.6% (September 2010 est.)‚ 10.6% (October 2011 est. source: myrepublica.com) Population belowpoverty
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Economy of scale refers to the benefits of producing on a large scale. When firms and industries increase the scale of their operation there can be advantages which reduce the average (unit) cost of their output. Internal economy of scale is the benefit‚ in the form of lower average costs‚ which a firm can gain from increasing its size. Internal economies of scale arise from the growth of the firm itself. One internal economy of scale can be marketing economies. For food retail industry‚ large
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