The fundamental objective of Doi Moi is to reduce the government's control over economic outcomes and to improve economic relations with other countries. ... Economic growth – measured by the annual rate of change in GDP - is a fundamental factor to an economy's economic development as it determines the ability for people to satisfy their material wants and thus, determining their quality of life. ... The final impact of globalization on Vietnam's economic development has been closer ties with the regional and international economic community through trade agreements and j...

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Economic Integration in Latin America The process of economic integration in Latin America has played an important role in the economic history and development of the region, specially after the Second World War. ... Because of this, the first treaties of economic integration started appearing and evolving accordingly with the political and economic development of each nation. Economic growth geared bilateral commerce relations, while economic and political crisis lead to international isolation and delayed the integration processes. ... Nevertheless it may also hurt some sectors of the ...

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Conditions created by the new global competition in industrial goods and later in financial services became increasingly incompatible with the theories that had previously dominated economic thinking, that is Keynesianism in the centres and anti-dependancy import substitution in the periphery. By the same token, these conditions helped resurrect older economic theories. ... Plant closings and relocations abroad may have been anathema to advocates of a national "industrial policy", but were perfectly compatible with a theory that regarded protected work forces as a constraint on market competit...

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On the other hand, despite China's three decades of economic reform and global trends of democratization, the political regime of China remains stubbornly authoritarian. ... In spite of China's economic liberalization, its Communist party-state retains the essential organization structure that the Chinese communist party adopted from the Soviet Union. ... (Dahl (1971) Page 23) Also, broadened participation combined with political competition brings about a change in the composition of political leadership, particularly among those who gain office by means of elections. ... (O'Ne...

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An externality is an economic effect that results from an economic choice but is not reflected in market prices. ... The Gorgon project will meet the need for clean energy in today's market place; it will enhance energy competition and security of supply in Australia. ... The workforce would also create flow-on economic benefits through spending in the region. ... However, Barrow Island is the only economic location for this facility. ... The development will project National, State and Regional Economic benefits by increasing general economic growth, sustaining regional development and...

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Globalization has also increased competition giving people incentives to keep becoming more efficient. ... Fundamental to all, however, is a considerable skepticism concerning the liberal emphasis on mutual gains from economic interaction. ... When workers in Europe or the US ask for higher wages employers can easily threaten to move production somewhere cheaper, arguing that growing competition produced by free trade will drive them out of business. ... Economic efficiency can mean maximum exploitation of workers, rather than technological innovation. ... From a political perspective, foreig...

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One of the real threats to national security is damaging the economic security of the country. Under current law economic security is a state of protection of the national economy of the Republic of Belarus from internal and external conditions, processes and factors that threaten its sustainable development and economic independence. ... Customs authorities may also have questions about the legitimacy of this of that international economic activity and so on. ... Today, the causes of crime should be sought primarily in economic relations. Market relations, accompanied by unemployment, propert...

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In conclusion, the political divide between 1684 and 1714 hastened after the Glorious Revolution because the Whigs and Tories vied for further power in the House of Commons, which ultimately caused supplementary competition. But the Whigs and Tories' differences over religion, and social and economic factors simply heightened an already existing hostility between the two parties....

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This especially affected the competition between the different levels of banks (regional, district, and local) for various (but the same) sources of funds. ... Then at Maid Bess, the company had the environmental influence of intense foreign competition. The sum of the environmental factors that facilitated the actions and changes in each of the organizations was as follows: The rapid rate of business change; high uncertainty; rising costs; increasing competitive pressures on the bottom line; the legal environment; increasing demands for new skills through education and retraining; incre...

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It is first necessary to look at the social-macro before dealing with the social-micro of crime, I say this on the basis that all Marxist theory is based on a social-macro principle, which is that the ruling classes oppress all subordinate classes for there own economic gain. ... It is engorged through the capitalist society to prioritise economic self-interest above the well being of the collective society, it promotes the thinking that the individual is more important than the collective, which is a dangerous concept in itself, since it promotes this notion that cooperation for the better of...

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Largely, this was due to a shortage of European indentured servants, an end to the Royal African Company's monopoly over the slave trade (competition among slave traders led to a decrease in slave prices), and a realization among the colonists that slaveholding was far more profitable than the employment of indentured servants. ... Unfortunately, the stunning economic growth of 1680-1770 was not experienced by all early Americans. ... Economic opportunities for many were increasingly found in the undeveloped, peripheral regions of the colonies where economic stratification had not yet sol...

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These include not only economic flows of trade and investment in the form of multinational companies also the transmission and mixing of cultural influences, migration and communication" (Wetherly and Otter, 2011). ... This definition would be somewhat comparable to the one given in the book "Going Global" in which globalization is said to affect "every aspect of life - economic, political, social, cultural and environmental" (Moynagh and Worsley, 2008). ... According to the website 'China.org.cn': "the agricultural way of life, centred around rice, has had a strong influence on the...

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The first of these contributions to a diminishing competition is name recognition. ... With all of the above being stated, this film substantially strays from reality, making it very possible for the audience to believe that all individuals in congress are there to support and further their own personal and economic interests; with the possibility of benefiting the nation, and all those who live in it, taking a backseat. ...

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The case studies focal point is about a youthful girl who is singled out because of her socio-economic background, as part of the scenario the parent and teacher are involved. ... Often there is confusion between socio-economic status and social class, where "socio-economic" refers to income/education and "social class" refers to people with the similar levels of wealth, influence and status. ...

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A handful of forces, most notably technological advances such as the Internet, and the tendency for companies to expand their sales and built-up worldwide have raised dramatically both the competition companies face and the speed with which they must cope with change. ... Starbucks recognizes both the environmental and economic benefits of increasing the use of reusable cups and introducing a new, environmentally friendly single-use cup. ...

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As in Holland, this led to rebellions and protests from the Belgian population which indicates the unwillingness of some satellite states in supporting the French Army, which is understandable due to the economic impacts it could have on replacing troops given to the French and the frustration it could cause within a country socially. ... Therefore, it shows the reluctance of countries such as Belgium in providing conscripts just like Holland due to the economic and social impact it could have on the country. ...

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