[pic] THE NETWORK ECONOMY The Network Economy The history of economics of the Industrial Revolution since its beginnings is based on growth. Growth of people meant more customers and growth of production‚ which lead to growth in profits. This so-called “old” or traditional economy was based on bulk production‚ demanding large quantity of resources and limited know-how. The traditional economy‚ according to Alfred Marshall was based on diminishing returns. According to him producers
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Understanding Indian Economy The economy of India is currently the world’s fourth largest in terms of real GDP (purchasing power parity) after the USA‚ China and Japan and the second fastest growing major economy in the world after China. India’s annual growth rate is above 8% while that of China is about 10%. India is a developing country and our economy is a mixed economy. In a mixed economy the public sector co-exists with the private sector. Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the Father
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The Internet has always been an outlet for people to find out more about the world around them‚ and they often do so through Internet chat rooms. Unfortunately‚ many of these people have fallen victim to sex crimes. It is frightening to think that perhaps the majority of Internet chat room users are looking for young and naïve teenagers to satisfy their sick desires. However‚ all is not lost. I believe that Internet chat rooms can still be an outlet for socializing with other people‚ but only to
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discussed in detail. Besides‚ researchers make a brief review on the development of entry modes adopted by TNCs in different stages to illustrate the research topic. Lastly‚ researchers make general recommendations to the Chinese domestic enterprises based on the impacts of FDI and global expansions conducted by the
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For instance‚ workers can have a better income and more people will be willing to work as firms raise the salary. In this case‚ raising the minimum wage seems like a good policy to against poverty. However‚ as Romer (2013) points out: “When the minimum wage rises‚ is income redistributed primarily to poor families‚ or do many families higher up the income ladder benefit as well?” If we dig deeper‚ we will easily find out that situation becomes more complex by raising the minimum wage. First‚ as the
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References: ^ Megha Bahree (21 September 2009). "Ambassador: Indian Economy Will Grow". Forbes. Fast Lane to the Future‚ Don Belt. National Geographic‚ October‚ 2008.
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Planned Economy: "The social good" In a planned economy‚ the factors of production are owned and managed by the government. Thus the Government decides what to produce‚ how much to produce and for whom to produce. Features: • All resources are owned and managed by the government • No consumer OR producer choice • The market forces can’t set the price for goods or services • Profit is not the main objective‚ the government aims to provide services and goods to everybody • Government decides
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Do you agree with the modernisation theorists’ assumption that development involves a process of modernisation? Modernisation theory is an understanding and explanation of the process of transformation from the traditional or so called “underdeveloped” societies to modern societies. From reading the theorists work surrounding the topic of modernisation it is believed that modernisation is the process change towards those types of social‚ economic and political systems that have been developed in
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Which is best for the economy: employment stability or employment flexibility? A recent article in the ILO’s International Labour Review analyzes the relationship between employment stability and productivity in six major sectors in 13 European countries. According to the authors‚ both‚ extensive and short job tenure can produce adverse affects on productivity. They propose a policy of ’protected mobility’ on the labour market‚ together with active labour market policies seeking to combine both
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