Schneider-LeGrand merger
Case study - 14 pages - Economy general
Beginning with a certain turnover, the EU merger rules are to be applied to cross-border concentrations, irrespective of the size of the company or area of their activity. A pre-merger notification to the European Commission is obligatory. Most cases are closed by the completion of the phase I,...
Is Spain's growth over?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
In the last three decades, Spain has been transformed from a rural, backward, agricultural country into a nation with a diversified economy with strong manufacturing and service sectors. Between 1961 and 1973, the Spanish economy grew at 7% a year and in 1963 the per capita income of the Spanish...
A recursive correlation between economy and psychology: A specific focus on the new corporate governance theory
Essay - 23 pages - Economy general
It has always been an intrinsic issue of economy: accused of being disconnected from individuals' reality, this science has been attacked for long times, by various researchers and experts, such as psychologists. And effectively, a plethora of arguments have been provided for integrating greater...
The theories of economic justice and the justification for employing utilitarian principles to support the economic development of society
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Throughout the course of history a number of notable scholars have stepped forward to offer their views on how society should create a utopian existence. Although each of these scholars has been able to address the fundamental issues facing the development of social and economic discourse,...
Discuss PPP, its theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
In an international and globalize environment such as the national economies are growing in, it is hard to measure and evaluate the performances of each one in comparison with the others. Indeed, currencies are different all around the world and to what we can or cannot afford or in a foreign...
Study of Communication and Transpiration in Africa using a specific country as an illustration
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
Researchers examining the development of Sub-Saharan Africa have noted that there are numerous infrastructure problems that exist on the continent. Telecommunication, transportation, and basic health and education services have been noted as some of the most pervasive problems affecting the...
Japanese and Canadian economies in Relation to Each Other and the International Economy
Case study - 6 pages - Economy general
When the issue of international or global economic history is discussed, the overall impact of the United States on the development of the international economy is typically viewed as a linchpin for the development of investigation. While it is indeed evident that the United States has...
Mexico's potential for investment
Market study - 10 pages - Economy general
Over the course of the twentieth century, Mexico has undergone notable changes. Although the country is currently mired is social inequality, research on the economic, political and social stability of the country seems to suggest that the country is on its way to quickly becoming a formidable...
How foreign exchange exposure affects international business
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
International business carries with it a number of risks for the organization. While many of these risks are difficult to mitigate, foreign exchange exposure, while a pervasive problem for international business, can be effectively dealt with through the process of hedging. Utilizing this as a...
Can Delta Airline remain a viable business venture in the future given the decline in the U.S airline industry
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the airline industry has struggled to make notable financial headway. Many of the top carriers in the United States have fallen into bankruptcy or proposed mergers with regional carriers as a means to reduce losses (Fiorino, 2005). Regardless of the...
Globalization: A General Essay
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
The process of globalization is one that has been widely examined by scholars and experts. Although most seem to agree that the process of globalization is indeed having a powerful impact on the development of the international community, the analyses and evaluations that have been offered often...
Global Trade, Monetary Tradeoffs
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
It is certain that the last half-century of economic history has seen a dramatic increase in global market integration. States in this integrated setting must make difficult financial decisions with a great deal of insecurity. In managing their national currency, they face uncertainty and a...
Microeconomics: United States Economics
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Most people I know have iPods, drive high-horsepower automobiles with complex inner workings, and pay little attention to newspaper articles regarding oil, stocks, and debt. First off, nobody wants to think about the avalanche amount of debt that's accumulating and what it can do to an economy...
Nationalist Yearnings and the Modernization of China and Japan: The Importance of Economic Changes in Society to Revolution and Imperialism
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Western nations like Portugal or England did not simply encroach upon China's territory in the name of some abstract imperialist ideal. They had strong economic interest in the area, especially in keeping the tea trade alive. When diplomacy failed to win over the Chinese, military force was...
First Steps Towards Success: The First National Convention
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
Following the Revolution, drastic measures needed to be taken to insure America's survival and success if it was to truly become a rich and orderly nation after departure from British rule. The Articles of Confederation had been formulated and processed, yet proved not wholly productive,...
Business cycles in France
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
The INSEE released one of the most concerning figures about the French economic environment: the opinion of the households has never been so low since 1987. In fact, tightening credit conditions, higher oil and primary goods prices, and the American financial crisis are undermining the mood of...
Fair trade in Europe: overview and perspectives
Dissertation - 75 pages - Economy general
Fair trade is a movement born after the Globalization. It's a consequence of the growth of exchanges. To develop their economy, countries have been forced to trade with their neighbors and the territories around them, etc…Finally countries have abolished their barriers and established...
International Institutions and Trade Liberalization: What has been the role of international institutions in promoting trade liberalization, and how successful have they been?
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
When we look at the issue of trade liberalization and we question which international institutions have promoted it, we must ask what exactly is an international institution. In the formal sense, they are seen as “an organization established by multiple national governments, usually to...
How Globalized are Cities in the Developing World?
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Economy general
Asking ‘how globalized' a city is quite a loaded question; to determine or quantify the degree of globalization within a city is quite a arduous task. Globalization isn't measurable in neat increments; it isn't a static characteristic nor does it comprise static components. Diverse cities...
The impact of oil in Alaska - publié le 17/05/2008
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Alaska's basement is rich in oil gas, coal, gold zinc and others ores. But above all, the state guarantees 17 % of the American production of petroleum: 90 % of the Alaska's budget comes from hydrocarbon. The north of the state, also called North Slope constitutes an important stock of...
Did government policy influence the development of large local firms and/or business groups in South Korea? What have been some of the long run benefits and problematic legacies of such policies? - publié le 15/05/2008
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
The South-Korean state's industrialization programs achieved national economic ob-jectives through the use of government economic policies, defined as “measures by which a government attempts to influence the economy” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008). This paper focus on three government...
Privatisation in Eastern Europe
Essay - 15 pages - Economy general
In the late 1980s, mostly with the tumultuous events of the winter of 1989, the world has witnessed a tremendous ideological change with the collapse of communism, which led the Former Communists Countries (FCC) to a long period of transition. Privatization has always been considered as being a...
Denmark: National Plan for Tourism
Case study - 18 pages - Economy general
The Kingdom of Denmark, commonly known as Denmark, is a country located in the Scandinavian region of Northern Europe. It is the smallest and the southernmost among the Nordic countries. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are autonomous provinces of the Kingdom which are governed by domestic rules....
Could fair trade be part of the global market and how?
Dissertation - 47 pages - Economy general
Could fair trade be a part of the global market? An explanation is given about the meaning of this new concept of international trade, its organization and the role of each actor. Then the review of the literature focuses and analyze the two important stakeholders, the consumers and the...
The 2004-2007 enlargement and its impacts on the New Entrants
Essay - 17 pages - Economy general
The fifth enlargement of the European Union on May 1, 2004 has led to the accession of ten countries of Eastern Europe. It has been an ambitious decision as these countries had experienced very diverse economic, social and political developments compared to the EU-15. These enlargements directly...
The protected designation of origin
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
The concepts of free movement of goods and competition are enshrined in European Union law. However, it is possible to seek to obtain a “protected designation of origin” (PDO) for certain goods. Once obtained the PDO does indeed protect the specified goods from elements of competition....
Foreign Direct Investments
Essay - 17 pages - Economy general
Within a few years, since the early 1990s, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has become one of the main vectors of globalization. They represent an accelerator of economic integration and financial concentration at the world level. In this global context, enterprises have to be very competitive...
The completion of the WTO free trade agenda will produce both winners and losers in the EU ' To what extend do you agree? - publié le 05/05/2008
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
The World Trade Organization (WTO) was set up in 1995, replacing the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) that was set up in 1947. The organization was based in Geneva and is presently located in 149 countries. It is allocated with a budget of 125 million dollars and its main...
The completion of the WTO free trade agenda will produce both winners and losers in the EU: To what extend do you agree?
Essay - 9 pages - Economy general
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international body whose purpose is to promote free trade by persuading countries to abolish import tariffs and other barriers. As such, it has become closely associated with globalization. The WTO is the only international agency overseeing the rules of...
Co-economic climate in Japan
Essay - 13 pages - Economy general
For this economic coursework we have chosen to speak about Japan. We think that Japan is a really interesting country to speak about because of its economy which is one of the greatest in the world nowadays. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of...
