opportunities and challenges. The article ‘BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto: Seizing opportunities in China’s Dragon Economy’ written by Breda McCarthy encapsulates this transition; extrapolated through the variances in the economic state and rate of progression‚ which is directly intertwined with the variances in political‚ cultural and legal perspective. The rapid progress in China’s economy has made it the ideal target market for Australian mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto‚ as per “World Bank
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Economy Overview In the Australian economy there has been a continuous growth and features a low unemployment‚ contained inflation‚ very low public debt‚ and a strong and stable financial system. Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth‚ averaging 3.5% a year. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis‚ Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trading in recent years. Australia has the best exporter of natural resources
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All NREGA beneficiaries now have accounts with banks or post offices. The scope of the programme is limited to unskilled manual labour. The scope can be extended through increased land productivity. Land productivity can be maximized through better convergence of NREGA with other programmes Sustainable development is the ultimate goal of NREGA. M.S. Swaminathan‚ Father of Green Revolution in India argues that there is a synergy between National Food Security Act and NREGA. NREGA through its diversified
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been analysed by economic or political aspects. However “the polity is much more influenced by economic developments than many political scientists have admitted‚ and the economy is much more dependent upon social and political developments than economists in general have appreciated” (Gilpin‚ 2010 : 25). Therefore‚ Political economy combines political and economic theory to evaluate states and societies. In addition regional studies give a chance to concentrate on one item deeply in a huge international
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the economy‚ like increasing inflation‚ government budget deficit and increasing unemployment. During the period of analysis (2000-2010) Turkey has experienced an average Real GDP growth of 4.1% on a year-on-year basis measured quarterly. In 2009 Turkey experienced an even worse GDP growth rate than during the crisis in 2002‚ reaching a record low of -14.57%. Real GDP growth started to rise in the 4th quarter of 2009 and kept rising into 2010. Turkey responded to the decline in the economy with
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Types of Economies What is an economy? An economy consists of the economic systems of a country or other area; the labor‚ capital‚ and land resources; and the manufacturing‚ production‚ trade‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services of that area. A market based economy may be described as a spatially limited social network where goods and services are freely produced and exchanged according to demand and supply between participants (economic agents) by barter or a medium of exchange
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Economy of China China’s economic growth has no historical precedent and it is often described by analysts as one of the greatest economic success stories in modern times‚ changing really quickly from one of the poorest countries in the world‚ at the end of the 70’s‚ to the second largest economy in the world‚ and according to predictions it could become the largest within the next five years or so. Actually‚ in the Premodern Era‚ China was one of the worlds’ economic and technological
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The Economy of the Philippines is the 43rd largest in the world; according to 2011 World Bank statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world; according to the CIA Fact book‚ the estimated 2011 GDP (purchasing power parity) was 391.1 billion. Goldman Sachs estimates that by the year 2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th
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In the world we as people are living in today‚ our economy climate is currently in a down fall. There are not enough jobs‚ and money to keep people employed. The economy is trying to pick up in the U.S. each and every day. I’ve seen times were it’ll gradually pickup‚ then suddenly begin to fall down. The crime rate throughout the world varies throughout the city and states of our country. Population and cities are all sorts of sizes‚ some with a higher crime rate than others. Our crime rate in the
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and Ontario‚ represent a huge factor in the economy of the United States by being one of the major cities where trade takes place. General Motors‚ Ford and Chrysler also known as Americas ‘Big Three’ automobile companies are located in this city. The concept of External Scale Economies can help us explain why these three major companies are located in this area. Scales economies are important for a country because they represent a growth in its economy. Companies are able to produce more products
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