In regards to its government, Greece is currently a parliamentary democracy. Although Greece in its history was one of the first countries to come up with the ideal of democracy (i.e. ... Simitis is the leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement or (PASOK) Stephanopoulos is the leader of the Coalition of the Left and Progress, Konstandinos Karamanlis is the leader of the New Democracy, and Aleka Papariga is the leader of Communist Party of Greece or KKE. ... Greece also exports 5% to the United States of America. In regard to imports, Greece imports 59% from other European nations such as...

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Is America Number One? They call America the "Land of Opportunity". ... There are a variety of reasons why America is the best. ... Our country is run on Democracy, which means that the people make the decisions in this country. ... America's hospitals are still the best in the world. ...

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I"d be willing to bet that if you took every one in every city in America that didn't vote it would more than double those that did. ... In our text it says that basic values of democracy do not always coexist happily. ... The American Dream is defined as a complex set of ideas about the economy and its relation to individuals holding that the United States is a economic success. ...

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America has now become a multi-community nation with almost every community in the world represented. ... In the process, more jobs in the America labor force become increasingly vulnerable to international competition. ... Democracy at a great level has been up-lifted in United States. ... The aggregate unemployment rate in China has not been visibly affected by the American imports of foreign goods. ... He also states that democracy and free markets are very much indispensable tools for the creation of wealth and power. ...

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In Wealth and Democracy, Kevin Phillips charts the ongoing American history of great wealth-how it has been accumulated, its shifting sources, and its ups and downs over more than a time span of two centuries. ... Kevin Phillips also profiles wealthy Americans-from Astor to Carnegie and Rockefeller to contemporary wealth holders-he provides details about the peculiarly American ways of becoming and staying a multimillionaire. ... Wealth and Democracy turns to the history of Britain and other leading world economic powers to examine the symptoms that signaled their declines-speculative finance...

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In a democracy run government it is crazy to think that the rich have all the power. ... Aristotle is stating that the majority have the power in a democracy. ... During a CNBC Millionaire Survey five hundred people in the top eight percent of wealth in America were asked about the reasons for inequality. ... By increasing the ability for some to get a good education you allow them to do a key thing in democracy which is to move up in class. ... In America we live in a government in which the people are supposed to have the power. ...

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The only democracy has against these demagogues is their ability to choose their leaders. ... However, since democracy practices freedom of speech, it is often hard for the public to see through the lies and empty promises of the demagogues, which is why they are more prevalent in democratic societies than any other form of government. ... The American education system has been cited as an economic problem as gangs, drugs, and guns have become a problem. It has also been reported that American students score worse on math exams than comparable European and Asian nations. ...

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Going into this decision President Clinton was faced with a challenging decision either decline MFN status and support "democracy, human rights, and the need to control the spread of dangerous technologies" or grant MFN status to protect US economic interests in China. ... These flagrant abuses of power led some Americans to believe we should not grant MFN status to China. ... In the case of denying MFN status to China, maintainers would point out that if American business were to lose the Chinese market, American jobs would be lost. Furthermore, by angering china we would put a strain on th...

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There is Oceania, which encompasses the Americas and Great Britain, Eurasia, which is Europe and the Near East, and Eastasia, which is the rest of Asia and Australia. ... The North America has free trade policies, as does the European union. These make North America and Europe the most powerful economic centres on Earth. ... It is all very well putting safety nets in place in stable democracies such as we have in the Western world, but how can we let so much economic power be given to the Far Eastern countries, such as Indonesia, which have very unstable governmental systems? ...

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Being a first generation American, I predominantly appreciate the opportunities this country has to offer. ... Through their hard work and sacrifice, they have embodied the capitalist spirit of America. ... I am currently the treasurer of my school's chapter of the Junior Statesmen of America. The purpose of our club is to debate issues relevant to American society, and to raise political awareness among my generation. In a few months we will be making a trip to a Washington, D.C. convention where we will debate with other chapters, and will continue to learn about the politics in our dem...

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Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia have somewhat of a democratic political system for about 3 decades, while Korea has converted to democracy only recently. ... (Graph 7.4, P.279) Additionally, Japan created a lucrative automobile industry, along with a steel industry that rivaled and surpassed the American industry and electronics. ... Their annual percentages were even greater than America's annual GDP percent growth for those equivalent years. ... Most notable for not developing into a strong economic power is Latin America whose political instability, low savings and investment rates...

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In Peter Hall and Rosemary Taylor's essay titled "Political Science and the Three New Institutionalism's" the authors aim to identify what the new institutionalism is and how we can identify it. The author's start off by describing how there are three key different approaches to how we can begin to understand what the new institutionalism is and that we can only understand it through the context of three separate elements. The different institutionalisms, as described by the authors are historical institutionalism, rational choice institutionalism, and sociological ins...

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The Economic Commission for Latin American (ECLA) was established and commenced operations in 1948. ... The works of Samuel Huntington and Lawrence Harrison, in particular, point to the importance of cultural values, history and religion as key determinants of prosperity, democracy and social justice in a country. ... However, ECLAC formulated the key concepts applicable to Latin America. ... The level of development, size and rate of growth varies greatly among Latin American countries. ... However, the introduction of a free trade agreement for the Americas in the early 1990s sparked an ...

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The U.S.A and Prussia were much the same in term of political stability and were looked up to by many nations in search of idea's for political structures that entailed, freedom, democracy and respect. ... This was larger then the U.S.A, but was still not as powerful, due to America's superior naval fleet. ...

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Currently, Americans lend their support to Nigeria by increasing trade (oil), democratic solidarity, and foreign assistance. ... In June of 1996 Chief Dan Etete, Petroleum Resource Minister, transferred oil fields belonging to America to France. ... Chretien's intentions were good because under the rule of General Sani Abacha, the state continued to stray away from the path to democracy (Wallace). ...

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benefits and threats of globalisation Introduction There are processes in the international order--driven by revolutions in communication and information technology--that exhibit seemingly inexorable globalising tendencies while, at the same time, there are a range of actions, adopted by states and non state actors alike, that attempt to resist these often ill defined phenomena captured by the all embracing notion of 'globalisation'. For example, the long term tendency towards freer trade, electronic commerce and the seemingly uncontrollable power of deregulated capital markets do...

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INTRODUCTION Brazil is the largest country on the continent of South America and the fifth largest continent in the world. ... In the late 1990's economic crisis were being felt around the world, and the fear of the international marketplace was that if Brazil's economy collapsed, those in many Latin American countries would be next. ... Nearly a quarter of all people living in urban centers were living on less that a dollar a day, and by the mid 1980's, when democracy returned to Brazil, debt was in the $100 billions. ... IMF attempts at reviving Brazil's economy were ...

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CUBA DURING THE 1940-1950's: Cuba in the fifties was virtually an American colony run by Batiste for the benefit of American sugar barons and the Mafia. ... Only the truly nave would have thought that American business in Cuba would survive the revolution unscathed. ... The embargo was tightened by the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (Helms Burton). ... TRADE POLICY: Cuba is the only Latin American country to face trade embargoes from the US. ... Cuba is also a member of the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). ...

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Despite being a socialist country, Guthrie (2006, pg. 9) states that China has progressively developed institutions of democracy, as globalisation takes over the world. ... The status of China as the 'world factory' made the Americans " relocate [their] domestic and labour-intensive industries" to China, which then develops a symbiotic relationship between Chinese and American economies (Uberoi, 2008 p. 124). ... Guo and Hickey (2010, p. 43) report that " China offers aid to over 160 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the South Pacific in...

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These countries are said to be able to undergo the initial stages of underdevelopment and other countries are modeling themselves after the western world in capitalism and democracy. ... The book was later criticized when it was proven unable to be applied in places like Latin America and Africa. 3. ...

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The way Americans look at economics and the way Buddhist view economics are totally different. ... For example, when democracy was first established in the United States, women did not have the right to vote. ...

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Abstract The Federative Republic of Brazil, or simply Brazil, has been mainly known for its soccer aptitude, and it's magnificent surroundings. However, behind this gigantic nation, lays a newly emerged economic powerhouse - currently holding the 6th largest economy by nominal GDP, according to C...

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In January 1994, the United States, Mexico, and Canada implemented the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ... The free trade established by MERCOSUR also involves countries within South America. ... Before MERCOSUR there was ALALC, the Latin American Free Trade Association. ... After ALAC, came ALADI, the Latin American Integration Association. ... The main point of MERCOSUR is to set up free trade among South American countries and to encourage new countries to join (americasnet.com). ...

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Reasons for Current Economy With the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, and the end of the Cold War, the West was eager to support Russia and all of the former Eastern Block countries in the transition to Capitalism and democracy. ... Russia represents a fantastic market opportunity for America. ...

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Introduction The Australian Agriculture Company specializes in agribusiness. The company produces agricultural products, beef, and cattle. The company's main focus is cattle and beef production, but it also produces sorghum, cotton, wheat, and chickpeas. In other words, AA Co's focus is agriculture ...

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