The budgetary implication of the European Union's May 2004 enlargement - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - European union
On 1 May 2004 Europe celebrates the entrance of ten new members in the European Union but behind the fireworks and the celebrations, Brussels has to adapt itself to this new generation of the European project. One of the most important points is the budgetary issue. History has shown that the...
Politics and Power in Scotland and Wales from 1966 to 1999 ? The Devolution
Essay - 75 pages - Political science
Since 1997 and New Labour's landslide victory, there has been a flurry of legislation in the UK, eg with relation to the House of Lords, party funding and freedom of information, in an attempt to change and modernize the institutions of the country. What is known as devolution? Devolution...
The strategy of investment and development of the French companies in Poland
Dissertation - 75 pages - Business strategy
This paper deals with the strategy of investment and development of the French companies in Poland. In a first part, the author discusses the theory of Foreign Direct Investment, more commonly called FDI: its different types and their alternatives, their motives, benefits and risks. In the second...
Objectives and Importance of the WTO to Open and Develop New Commercial Markets
Essay - 15 pages - International economy
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization which governs the rules of international trade between countries. Today, new markets are appearing thanks to developing countries, who also want to take part in free trade. Therefore, it is important to know how the WTO will...
Report on Vodafone's success strategy in Europe
Tutorials/exercises - 59 pages - Business strategy
Following the Schumann declaration (1950) the European Economic Community (EEC) or Common Market, of six nations was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957. Since this time, the number of member states has increased to fifteen, and successive treaties have gradually strengthened the degree of...
The economic failure of German reunification in 1991 and its current situation
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
The progress of the new states in Germany appears impressive, especially when compared to their original status with respect to the development of infrastructure such as power grids, roads, transport, etc. After the unification of western and eastern Germany under the legal system of the...
The United States in the Economy
Course material - 25 pages - International economy
Globalization is a contest content, it can have a negative view; responsible of outsourcing, massive unemployment (Europe), positive view; eliminate discrimination, global general culture, universalism. A complex reality, positive & negative sides. Is a process of interaction and integration...
Greenhouses exportation from France to Hungary for the development of biological products
Case study - 9 pages - International marketing
A greenhouse protects plants from the elements. It maintains plants and vegetables at a constant temperature and allows them to grow in the best possible conditions. A greenhouse enables plants, vegetables, fruit or flowers to be grown in countries where the weather is not compatible. Our project...
Objectives and Importance of the WTO to Open and Develop New Commercial Markets - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 15 pages - Economy general
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization which governs the rules of international trade between countries. Today, new markets are appearing thanks to developing countries, who also want to take part in free trade. Therefore, it is important to know how the WTO will...
Global wine wars: New Challenges
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
During the last few decades, the global wine industry has grown by leaps and bounds to emerge as a $90 billion market. Scientific discoveries such as pasteurization and the cork-stopper invention have revolutionized the production of wine by easing restrictions on transport of wine, thus enabling...
Arms trade, a global watch
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
?No war without weapons, and no weapons without "death traders"'. This job is indeed a golden one. We have to simply glance at the moving maps of geopolitics to figure out the whole issue. Globalization proves that this peculiar trader is rational: Due to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the...
The Common Agricultural Policy (PAC)
Essay - 6 pages - European union
First and foremost, the CAP was conceived as the first common policies, it should be the harbinger intervention other common policies whose definition was deemed desirable. A common belief animated the two political currents. Europe should be equipped with all supranational powers to integrate...
The budgetary implication of the European Union's May 2004 enlargement
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
On 1 May 2004 Europe celebrates the entrance of ten new members in the European Union but behind the fireworks and the celebrations, Brussels has to adapt itself to this new generation of the European project. One of the most important points is the budgetary issue. History has shown that the...
How expensive are green jobs?
Thesis - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
There's a lot of talk in the press these days about the cost of green jobs. The new president of the United States, Barack Obama, is pushing for bold investment in renewable energies and technologies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He is praising the incentives that have been put in...
Is it easier to set up a small firm in the United Kingdom (Yorkshire) rather than France (Rhone Alpes) ?
Dissertation - 43 pages - Startup, entrepreneurship
The subject of my dissertation is: "is it easier to set up a small firm in the United Kingdom (Yorkshire) than in France (Rhone Alpes). The subject is extremely interesting for me due to the business feasibility that the concept of globalization offers. For a student in European Business it's...
What are the major problems inherent in the Common Agricultural Policy? Assess the extent to which the 2003 reforms have dealt with these problems.
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
The Common Agricultural Policy was, together with competition policy, the great early success story of the EU. It is perhaps the aspect of European integration which has most impressed itself on public consciousness. Indeed, the “CAP is one of the most pervasive of all EU policies, one of...
Economic activity, investments and technological policy
Essay - 7 pages - Finance
The concept of competitiveness of the national economies and the viability of the national productive systems in the context of globalization focuses on the role of innovative competitive advantages, which are related to the technological know-how. The competitive advantages of low production...
Politics of the European Union - publié le 13/01/2009
Thesis - 12 pages - European union
Since its foundation in the late 1950's, the European Union has seen its membership growing from 6 to 27 countries in 2007, with the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. The process might not stop at this point, as other countries such as West Balkans, Turkey, and eastern countries (former parts of...
The Chinese century, the rising economy and its impact on the global economy, the balance of power, and your job, Oded SHENKAR, 2005 - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
China is at the heart of the present-day economic debate. China is indisputably booming economically. Its enormous growth rate attests of this evolution; all economists agree on this assertion. What seems more debatable at the moment is the impact this rise could have on the global economy, and...
A description of the three types of market: Monopolistic, oligopolistic and competitive
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
Monopolistic markets lie between pure perfect competition and pure monopoly. Within this type of market a firm's product will differ to that of its rivals, the difference may only be small (for example the packaging may be slightly different), or there could be a big difference. The various firms...
The Bologna process' impact on public and private schools
Essay - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Bologna process is a major reform created with the claimed goal of providing responses to issues such as the public responsibility for higher education. In our modern, globalized and complex societies, the challenge was tough. First, we should define what a public good is and what a private...
How has international trade underdeveloped the Less Developed Countries (LCDs)?
Essay - 4 pages - International economy
Following the decolonization period and the collapse of USSR (1989), a lot of countries gained their independence and entered the arena of international trade, arena previously created by few states known today as the North, or the developed countries. Therefore, the structure of the system is...
Wal-Mart: Threat to economic diversity
Thesis - 4 pages - Services marketing
Wal-Mart is not just another department store, but is instead a huge conglomerate that treads the line of breaking anti-trust laws and labor laws. Its incursion into the American marketplace has made huge negative in-roads into small towns cultural identities, and has unfairly overridden the...
The central role of women in food security in Africa
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will explore the problem of food security in Africa. It will provide a general overview of the problem. Then it will relate the issue to the specific ways in which food security involves women in Africa, as producers and consumers of agricultural products. It will show links between...
A closer examination of the phenomenon of globalization and its affect on India
Tutorials/exercises - 117 pages - Economy general
The term "globalization" has acquired considerable emotive force. Some view it as a process that is beneficial—a key to future world economic development—and also inevitable and irreversible. Others regard it with hostility, even fear, believing that it increases inequality within and...
The Franco-German relationship in the energy transitionThe Franco-German relationship in the energy transition
Essay - 45 pages - International relations
The close relationship between France and Germany on the energy plan began after World War II with the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It was an international organization which purpose was to unify European countries after the war. Thereby the Franco-German relationship has been the...
How has the political economy of French capitalism evolved in the face of increasing global economic pressures? - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
‘The work was standardized, rigid; it has become adaptable, flexible. The institutions were paternalist, authoritarian; they have become permissive, liberal. A feeling of security reigned on the world. It is now the insecurity which is dominant' (Cohen, 2002) This international economic...
Yingli green energy
Financial analysis - 13 pages - Business strategy
Yingli Green Energy, is a Chinese Photovoltaic manufacturers that was founded in 1998 by Liansheng Miao. It is headquartered in Baoding, China, and employed over 11000 employees over the world. YGE became through years a leading solar energy company thanks to the quality of its products sold...
SWOT Analysis - Emirates
Case study - 5 pages - Tourism marketing
The tourism sector is one of the most important sectors for the economy, regardless of the country. However, tourism has been impacted by the onset of the health crisis, which has generated millions of euros in losses worldwide for the entire segment. Airlines have also been hit hard by the...
The different types of business strategies
Course material - 7 pages - Business strategy
Business strategy is to set long-term objectives and a direction to follow. It is aimed at creating value, sustainability and profitability. Business strategy results in inspiring actions to all departments, allocating resources to reach them and impacting the organization of the company. To do...
