Overview Australia suffered an economic softening during the late 20th century due to economic reform and global recession. In particular was the Asian economic crisis, which occurred from mid-1997 to early 1999. Although the global recession centered on Asia, it effected Australia because Asia is the destination of much of Australia's exports. Economists are optimistic the economy will continue to advance because Australia's economy is one of the most resilient in the world. Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy. ...

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In 1978, the per-capita net income of a farming family was only 91.64 Yuan (equivalent to $10.29 American today), of which 72.26 Yuan was distributed in food produce and only 19.38 Yuan in cash. ... The six steps are as follows: (1) raising the purchasing price of grain and other farm products by twenty percent for planned purchase and another twenty percent for the crops produced in excess of the amounts required (see table 3); (2) reducing the producer prices and sales prices of major agricultural used industrial products by ten to fifteen percent between 1979 and 1980; 93) reducing and ex...

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The electrical industry grew almost as quickly. 2/3 of all American families enjoyed electricity by the end of the decade The corporation continued to be the dominant economic unit in the 1920s Growing corporations now had hundreds of thousands of stockholders, and one individual or family rarely held more than 5% of the stock In the final analysis, the corporate managers were accountable only to other managers From 1920-8, some 8, 000 mergers took place as more and more small firms proved unable to complete effectively with new giants. ... By 1921, farm exports had fallen by more ...

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For centuries people have come across the U.S. borders from foreign countries hoping for a better life, a life that is free from unruly dictators and poverty for them and their families. ... For example, if one person decided to be a baker, another person can decided to be a business owner; one person might choose to sell his land where as another to farm it. ... Minority group of people worked very hard to make their way up to the top, while the majority upper class simply take over their family's inheritance. ...

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Farms were given back to the farmers and they were now free to plan production, distribution, which lead to huge increases in productivity, surplus income and output. ... Permission to start small businesses such as restaurants and shops were now given to families and individuals. ...

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Most resided in transit camps and temporary shelters or with family members although the government claimed in 2012 that all those displaced have now been resettled. ... The agriculture and fisheries were also badly affected by this dislocation of communities along with the mining of fields and forests and restriction to lagoons and the sea, death of farm animals, minimal service extensions and harvesting and marketing. ...

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