Literature Review Rapid inflation in house prices, particularly over the past five years, is now a global phenomenon. ... In terms of further work on the global perspective, Crooks and Despeignes (2002) chart the growth of house prices in Europe, America and parts of Asia, noting increasing rates not seen since the 1980s. ... Interest rates are an important factor in driving house price performance; however, Khatri (2003) notes that differences in mortgage market structures mean that for some countries, short-term interest rates play a greater role in housing demand than long-term rates. ......

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After giving a brief literature review on the topic, the first part of this study describes the existing energy security issues of the EU due to its heavy reliance on a single source of supply, namely Russia, for its natural gas imports and to a certain extend oil imports. ... Literature Review Whilst studying the literature on the importance of energy security and its impact on EU-Turkey relations it is possible to find some literature that lay a hand on these matters such as Mankoff's work,2 essays produced at the Center for European Reform (CER) and green papers of the European Commi...

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More often than not, this reference would be used under the topics of art and literature by the Western world. ... We have already established a foundation on an aspect of Said's Orientalism centered around early Western scholarly dominance of creating a reality for The Orient through literature, but now we will look more at the politics and economics behind Orientalism, colonialism, and postcolonial thought and how this influences current geopolitics. ...

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