government-sponsored protection o Respond to “Unfair” Trade: if one government thinks another nation is not “playing fair”‚ it will often threaten to play unfairly unless certain concessions are agreed o Gain Influence: government of the world’s largest nations may become involved in trade gain influence over smaller nations • Economic Motives: for the protection of young industries from competition and the promotion of a strategic trade policy. o To Protect Infant Industries: emerging industries
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Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Today‚ at the down of 21st century‚ together with the 20th century‚ especially the second half‚ is the time when Earth’s environment change at the very rapid rate. Humans have lived on this planet for thousands of years. I think now is the time to think how do we impact the place where we live‚ and the only place where we can live. The impact of human race on the natural processes of our planet has now reached the levels that are now global‚ not local
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On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918‚ the Great War ended. Germany‚ lacking the supplies‚ firepower‚ support back home‚ support from their allies‚ and facing invasion‚ signed an armistice agreement with the Allies. This brought to end the war which had left nine million soldiers dead‚ and twenty one million wounded. In addition to this approximately five million civilians had been killed by either disease or starvation. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles occurred on June
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ASEAN: The integration effect Author: Tim Burroughs Asian Venture Capital Journal | 12 Jul 2012 | 13:03 Tags: Asian development bank | Axiom asia private capital |Southeast asia The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is gradually bringing the region’s economies closer together. Private equity investors stand to benefit but not all businesses are suited to cross-border expansion The trouble-hit euro zone is hardly a poster child for regional economic integration‚ but it has yet to dent similar
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of international trade and economic growth. There might be various parameters for the measurement of the connection between globalization‚ international trade and economic growth that is derived from the mobility of investment‚ human capital to communication and transportation that fosters interdependency and other forms of economically beneficial and social relationship between countries. In economy each nation sets policy to manage its resources to maximize the benefits of trade for its people.
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a number of influences on the framing of Australian government economic policies‚ these influences include businesses‚ unions‚ environmental groups‚ welfare agencies‚ political agencies‚ as well as the media and international influences‚ and these have all played their part in the shaping of Australia’s current policies and will have an impact on future economic policies. Governments do not carry out economic policy in a vacuum – there are a number of factors and groups that influence government
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“Global Economic crisis: Impact on IT Industry in India.” Abstract: Globalization has ensured that none of the economies of the world stays insulated from the global economic crisis. But there was a general belief that the emerging economies could remain largely apart from the global economic meltdown and provide an alternative engine of growth to the world economy. The effect of the crisis on the Indian economy was not significant in the beginning. The argument soon proved unfounded as the global
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Maritime Trade‚ Global Economies‚ and the Megaports Initiative The purpose of this posting is two-fold. Part one is to describe the importance of maritime trade to global economies‚ and part two is to illustrate the importance of the Megaports Initiative to international trade. Part One: Obviously‚ global trade involves moving finished goods and heavy commodities over long distances. From both a tonnage perspective and value perspective‚ an overwhelming share of inter-hemispheric
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Assignment Topic: Examine the social‚ economic and political effects of the slave trade on West Africa The trans- Atlantic slave trade was a system developed in the late 15th century which exploited and brought the African people into enslavement by transporting them to the colonies of the new world where they served their purpose as a ‘’cheap’’ labour force . As a result of this‚ the slave trade brought about many social‚ economic and political effects on West Africa. Firstly‚ the population
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not only to the individuals and families directly affected‚ but also to local and regional economies and the economy as a whole. We can make a distinction between the economic costs arising from people out of work and the social costs that often result. Lost output of goods and services Unemployment causes a waste of scarce economic resources and reduces the long run growth potential of the economy. An economy with high unemployment is producing within its production possibility frontier. The hours
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