Why the choice of the textbook ECONOMICS‚ An Introduction by Villegas and Abola? * The book is contextualized to the Philippine economic setting---learning of economic principles is immediately related to the current situation and issues facing the economy. Students will therefore be learning not abstract or foreign concepts but concrete ones they can relate with and use to explain socio-economic phenomena they experience‚ and most likely motivate them to take constructive action on these phenomena
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China’s Economic Growth and Development China is presently the world’s largest economy in relation to its population of 1.3 billion. The country is currently a socialist economy ruled by a Communist Government‚ with significant structural changes impacting its economy as a result of the high rate of growth over the past decades. Its economy is in the transition phase‚ moving from being a centrally planned economy to a system based more on the market. A socialist or market economy can be defined
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Economic Problems of the Philippines Economic problems of the Philippines are very similar to those being battled by other underdeveloped and developing nations. After a long tryst with colonization‚ the nation is now grappling with increased imports and a mixed economy that is still to stabilize. The Republic of the Philippines is located in Southeast Asia and Manila is its capital city. The country comprises 7‚107 islands and ranks as the 12th most populous country in the world. Like most other
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TERM ASSIGNMENT #2: Environmental Sustainability And Economic Development Environmental sustainability and economic development can be considered contending imperatives. We as humans have a burning desire for economic growth and prosperity‚ while at the same time we have a need for the resources the planet provides us. Typically in order to grow our economy it requires that we deplete natural resources such as lumber‚ oil and minerals by means of deforestation‚ drilling and mining
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Big Problems Thailand‚ like other countries‚ is facing several problems. Many are trivial; some are significant or BIG. I have reflected on the big problems‚as a Thai fellow‚ that I think are challenging the well-being of Thailand. In fact‚ a small-scale survey conducted by one of my students revealed that the four big problems were ranked as follows: 1. Economic Problem 2. Red-Yellow Groups 3. The Deep South It was found that the environment-related problems (such as global warming
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Economic problem of Pakistan As we know Pakistan in an underdeveloping country. The following are some characteritics of under developing economy.. 1. Under utilization of natural resources: * The natural resources in poor economies are sufficeient but they don’t have sufficicent money to exploit these resources. A large part of the land is under or unicultivate. Huge water resources are wasted. Sea and mineral resources are not properly tapped. * In Pakistan 23% of the
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The Basic Economics Problem The highlighted sentence are copying from the textbooks Scarcity – the resources that are limited in supply so that people have to make choice to buy them. Free Goods - the resources that are unlimited in supply‚ like air and water on the earth. Economics Goods - the resources that are limited in supply and they are scarce. People have infinite needs and wants but there are limited resources on the earth‚ so that people have to make choice and have the trade-off
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Economic Problems of Italy Intruduction Italy‚ is a boot shaped country in south-south eastern Europe. Italy‚ also known as the Italian Republic‚ is one of the seven most industrialized countries in the world. This lineup includes: United States‚ Russia‚ Germany‚ England‚ Japan‚ China and Italy. Main Industries/Resources Italy is a highly productive and industrialized country. Some main industries are as follows: food‚ mining‚ and manufacturing. Starting with food is Italy’s most recognizable
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Economic problems in Angola Subject: Development economics Course work: Economic problems in Angola 2012 CONTENT 1 Angola 1 1.2 Basic information 1 1.2 History 3 1.3 Economic situation 3 2 Internal economic problems 4 2.1 Inflation 4 2. 2 GDP composition by sectors 5 2. 3 GDP Growth rate 8 3 International economic problems 10 3.1 Foreign trade problems 10 3. 2 Foreign investments to the country and depths problems 11 3. 2. 1 Foreign investments
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Ethical Problems of Gambling An addiction to gambling can be as alcoholism and drug addiction. Gambling is a chronic though gradual condition that occurs when an individual is unable to control the impulse to participate in gambling‚ regardless of the impact that it may have on one’s life. The disorder frequently leads to stress‚ extensive debt‚ a gradually worsened gambling problem especially if the procedure is left untreated. Although gambling has a clear financial effect
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