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    edit. Economic liberalisation in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The economic liberalisation in India refers to ongoing economic reforms in India that started on 24 July 1991. After Independence in 1947‚ India adhered to socialist policies. Attempts were made to liberalize economy in 1966 and 1985. The first attempt was reversed in 1967. Thereafter‚ a stronger version of socialism was adopted. Second major attempt was in 1985 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The process came to a

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    Economic growth brings greater happiness- how far do you agree with this statement? What is happiness? It is just one word‚ but every person has his own view on this question. Happiness is a basic of nature. Somebody think that it is God’s gift or result of luck‚ but some people claim that happiness is in your hands‚ you do it by yourself‚ you have to achieve your aims to be happy. Some people confuse happiness to pleasure‚ pleasure is a drink of water in the hot day‚ a comfortable bed after difficult

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    the United States of America to assume. The economy in the United States flourished as imperialism continued to expand. The United States was also equipped with the top military forces in the entire world‚ making it easy for them to take over other countries. The U.S also believed imperialism was going hand-in-hand with the idea of Manifest Destiny. Not only did imperialism help the U.S thrive economically‚ but it helped the entire world thrive. With the spread of the imperialism‚ the United States

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    significantly in many ways after the American Revolution‚ the economic‚ political‚ and social conversions are viewed to be the most dramatic. The American Revolution was the war between the American colonies and Great Britain from 1775-1783 . Most consider this war not to be a nationalist revolution‚ in which the aim of the revolutionaries was to overturn the existing system‚ but rather to set up the North American colonies as an independent nation. There were extensive economic problems and modifications

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    economy”. And lastly‚ the successive phase of farming contributed to the settlement of the Great West by contributing to new inventions and techniques used in farming that made it easier and more convenient. 3. There were various social‚ ethnic‚ environmental‚ and economic factors that made the trans-Mississippi west a unique region among the successive American frontiers. Native Americans made their last and final

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    20th century‚ the United States moved into the Progressive era. According to Foner‚ “The word “Progressive” [described] a broad‚ loosely defined political movement of individuals and groups who hoped to bring about significant change in American social and political life.” (Foner‚ 681). The main goal for Progressives was to push for social and political reform to improve the standard of living for American citizens. This era became a turning point for our nation because of changes in government policies

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    report by the US Census Bureau that 1 in 7 people in the US are in poverty. In 2009‚ 43.6 million people — 14.6 percent of the population — were living in poverty in the U.S.‚ up from 13.2 percent of the population in 2008. (Pascale‚ 2010) The United States currently has the highest number of people in poverty it has ever had since

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    Development is often described as the social transformation from traditional ways into embracing modernity. In the 1960s‚ many of the states in Southeast Asia experienced an accelerated social and economic growth which was pioneered by Japan. The Japanese economy was considered number one and its economic model was hailed as an example for other developing countries to follow. This essay will describe and analyze the economic changes Japan has gone through in the last century. According to Jorgenson

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    Transportation is the center of the world! It is the glue of our daily lives.” -Robin Chase The world that we live in now will most likely be impossible had it not been for innovations in transportation. There would not have been any great infrastructure‚ industrialisation‚ or massive production‚ if transportation was incompetent. Life would not have kept up with the fast changing times if there were no huge trucks‚ trailers‚ cargo ships‚ or large aircrafts to carry them to different places

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    solely an economic concern but it’s a reflection of society’s political and economical issues. In order to find a solution to this problem you must understand a countries political history and what was the role that politics played in its historical economy. For example; in the United States of America the economy is politically motivated by those that are rich and those that are in power. Throughout these few pages I will focus on a few topics that can reduce the crime within the United States only if

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