Politics and the Economy The social institutions of economy and politics are intricately intertwined and they always will be. Economies organize how a society makes and distributes its goods and services to other member’s in society. Goods are things that are made or grown and services are specific things that someone does for another person. Goods and services are given in exchange for some type of payment. Politics is the social institution through which power is acquired‚ usually referring
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Economies of scale are the main drivers of corporate gigantism in the 20th century. Economies of scale simply refers to the cost benefit achieved with an increasing output / product unit. Economies of scale exist due to the inverse relationship between quantity produced and per-unit fixed costs ; the higher the quantity produced‚ the lower the cost per unit. Economies of scale can be seen in an orange juice production. The more orders ‚ or the more fruits‚ the growers harvest‚ the more savings
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people (INEI 2013; USAID/Peru 2012b; World Bank 2007). According to the World Bank‚ the economy of Peru is classified as upper middle income and is the 42nd largest in the world (World Bank 2014a). Peru is a market oriented economy with a high level of foreign trade. Peru is a mega diverse country‚ however these natural resources have not been used efficiently to develop the economy‚ and the national economy has relied on mining since colonial times‚ as well as agriculture‚ fishing and manufacturing
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Assignment #1 An analysis of Hungary ’s Economy Abstract I analyzed three parts of Hungary ’s economy from 1994 to 2009: real GDP growth‚ unemployment rate‚ and inflation rate. Unemployment and inflation share a similar time trend‚ compared to real GDP growth which is almost exactly opposite. This shows the relationship between all of the variables. As unemployment and inflation were going down from 1994 to around 2001‚ real GDP was increasing and remaining steady at a high plateau. As GDP fell in
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Philippines has displaced Indonesia as Asean economic leader -- S&P I consider this as a good news for us Filipinos. We may not feel the economic growth for now but it’s actually a good thing that we have indicators of how well or poor our economy is doing. This article only means that we will now be able attract more investors to invest in the Philippines. More foreign investors means more job opportunities just like jobs for construction workers. And yes‚ it is not permanent but if this will
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as in market economies‚ and you cannot increase it all that much by working harder or innovating new technology. The only path to better lifestyle is joining the ruling elite‚ or stealing from the system and otherwise entering the black market. The reason that standard of life does not grow so fast is that there is no innovation‚ and that is b/c innovation means taking a risk‚ and "equal-reward" approach means that rewards are not enough to justify the risk.’ Planned Economy In a planned
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The economy of Venezuela is surprising well for a South American country. Typically‚ when you think of the economies of South American countries you think that they are poor and dismal with high unemployment rates and squander. However‚ Venezuela has an upper middleclass economy due to the oil production of the country. In fact‚ oil revenues account for approximately ninety-five percent of export revenue for the entire country. Oil is also twelve percent of Venezuela’s gross domestic product‚ or
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Immigration does not hurt the Economy Since the founding of the U.S. more than 200 years ago‚ people have come here from every country on earth. Whether it be escaping an oppressive government‚ or just to find a general better way of life‚ people immigrate to the United States. Some people say that when an immigrant comes here‚ they are not used to our way of life‚ and therefore throw off our way of life and economy. They say that they cause more harm to the stable‚ tax-paying citizens of the
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market I am choosing from the Scottish economy is the housing market. No matter where you go there is always a demand for housing. There are 5‚295‚000 people living in the Scotland but not enough housing for them all. Many people struggle to get into affordable housing due to the scarcity‚ since many were allowed to be sold to tenants while Maggie Thatcher was in power. Unfortunately for us the money raised by privatising these houses was not put back into the economy to build new ones. This is why much
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Mixed Economy There are many businesses that provide goods and services to the different levels of government; city‚ state or federal. These businesses can range from small‚ medium or large companies or corporations. Depending on the business’s mission whether providing goods‚ services or a combination‚ these companies will compete for short or long term contracts. Many businesses compete in winning bids in their specific area of service or product or a combination. Some of these businesses
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