It is no wonder that Britain has always felt special; it has all the right to do so, at least from the geographical point of view. It is quite hard to name a country that plays quite an active role in the sphere of political influence would be close to its neighbors and yet exists apart from them. ... It all has started from the Roman conquests when Celtic and Gaelic tribes had to fight with Italian conquerors for more than 400 years, and then went on with an invasion of Germanic tribes, which started them off the wrong foot with Scandinavian people. ... One might presume that even at that ti...

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In the beginning, people from England immigrated to America, and then other European countries followed. The American natives were treated as immigrants and forced to migrants into the western land due to Manifest Destiny in the 1860s. ... This is important because such discovery implies that the United States could use statistic to compute the optimal quota rate needed to maximize the GDP by examine immigration data from previous years. All three articles demonstrate that immigration can be used to control and expands the United States GDP. ... To his argument, Putnam points out that "Et...

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It certainly isn't the case that America has already achieved an ideal level of social cohesion, far from it. ... "American workers enjoy much less vacation time than nearly all other industrialized countries."" ... To most Europeans, the notion of not taking vacation time when it is entitled to them would sound quite absurd. ... Americans are much more prone to becoming burnt-out' from working excessively leading to less quality work hours. ... It is the ideal place to locate for the European market given its unique position as the western-most country in the European Union. ...

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NAFTA continues to gradually reduce tariffs on set dates and aims to eliminate all tariffs by the year 2004. ... There are quite a few other goals that was set by MERCOSUR including a clause that states that the countries involved will be able to adjust their laws for the purpose of strengthening the agreement. ... GATT as a whole is based on principles that ensure all participating countries receive benefits. ... As NAFTA, MERCOSUR, and GATT establish free trade throughout the Americas and other parts of the world, the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) represents countries throughout Weste...

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Spain is located in the south-western part of Europe taking just more than four-fifths of the Iberian peninsula. ... But aside from its impressionable image, it is a struggling country. ... All this is while Spain still had a high and growing rate of unemployment. ... From 1985-1989, the gross formation of capital grew from 19% to 26% of the GDP. ... Since then, and in all regard to need, monetary and fiscal policy has been provided. ...

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This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Europe. ... One factor in this might be that the energy security issue as a whole is not as attractive to writers as other topical subjects as the former energy commissioner of EU Andris Piebalgs says: "They tend to forget or fail to appreciate the importance of energy and mutual future security issues even though they are at the forefront of the new European security agenda. " One other reason for this could be that the idea o...

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Our cultural, economic, and marketing analyses are our attempts to understand the environment of Belgium, as well as all of its components. ... The major reason for the discord is a product from when the Constitution was developed. ... From there, the Flemish people were forced to adopt the language of the minority Walloons. ... The Belgian educational system is quite diverse, in that there are separate schools for religious and language differences. ... Also, the State pays a portion of the income of ministers for all denominations. ...

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I am quite enamoured by the slogan placed in the top right of the letter of invite sent by the organizers of the Global Conclave for Konkani Language Planning: "Respecting every variety; Seeking unity in diversity; Promoting a common identity.... Status planning is one of the two major types of language planning that has gone on all over the world for thousands of years. ... Orientations are largely at the subconscious level but could be inferred from existing policies and practices. ... Language Policy and Planning: Multidisciplinary Perspective Language-politics interface is fairly kn...

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Romania - a Special Case - Corruption, Deficiencies of the Party System, Authoritarianism - Not quite two years before local elections, one and a half years before parliamen-tary elections and two years before presidential elections, Romania seems to be standing at a crossroads. ... This aimed at creating the impression of an honest Government serving exclusively the welfare of the country and a modern, westwardly oriented ruling party as well as at presenting an altogether positive report on the Government's activity in all areas. ... The results of the domestic policy on the ...

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The layout of the guide is organised around the main clauses of the PCA to ensure thorough coverage of all titles of the Agreement. All references made to specific "Titles- or "Articles- in this guide correspond to the titles and articles in the PCA, unless otherwise indicated. ... Soon other European nations joined the European Community to benefit from its provisions. ... Growing from 6 member states the EU underwent four waves of accession, integrated the majority of Western European countries, and is preparing for further expansion in the East. ... The strategy was also viewed as ...

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