Britain `s principal competitor, Germany, developed large-scale iron & steel making despite importing suitable ore from Sweden, but German workers were 80% more productive per worker than their British counterparts by 1914,making Britain` s attachment to its acid steel making plant puzzling. ... Any failure could only be attributed in comparison to the United States and Germany, where their output was in the ascendancy. The Germans specialised in dyes, drugs and photochemical products, the Americans in electro-chemicals. ... The British government contributed little finance, in contrast to the...

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In addition, Russia has been the recipient of large amounts of financial aid and loans from the World Bank, the IMF, and various Western governments. ... In August of last year, the Russian government defaulted on $40 billion worth of debt in ruble bonds, rocking the world's economy. ... Also the government had a steady tax revenue stream. ... Little of this money shows up in tax revenue for the government. ... This has brought about widespread political uncertainty in the country, and raised the possibility of a non-Western friendly government coming to power. ...

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It required when Governments feel the need to stimulate or holdback the economy by manipulating the level of spending. ... This suggests that the rise in interest rates has not had the desired effect on the consumer that the Government hoped for. ... This policy involves making deliberate changes in government expenditure and income in order to meet economic objectives. The Government imposes taxes on certain goods in order to make these changes. ... The Government's economic strategy aims to improve growth and employment by creating economic stability based on low inflation and prud...

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Changes in the Soviet Union consequently caused other communist regimes in Eastern European countries like Germany, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria to collapse. ... Even though the desire of the Chinese citizens to end the Communist regime and establish a democracy resulted in the government returning to its conservative roots, the revolution was a wake up call to the west to act against the oppressive acts of the Chinese regime. ...

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Quoted from (Boyd, 2002) he cites (Hyman 2001) stating that the term social partnership originated in the German language, first characterising the collective actors in industrial relations as Sozialpartner and then specifying a broader concept of Sozialpartnerschaft . ... FINDINGS Non Governmental Organization (NGO) reaches out to the community at various levels. ... In addition, government agencies provide treatment for such clients. ... Government debt and deficit were skyrocketing, investments were stagnant and, undeterred by emigration, and unemployment was on the rise (Government of Ir...

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Stronger governments have had more choice than weaker governments concerning their response to global pressures for more international and less regulated economic activities. Even the weakest government, however, has had some room for manoeuvre. ... For example, a car could be designed in Germany, the car's silicon chips made in South Korea and the assembly of larger electronic components done in Malaysia, mechanical parts made in Mexico, the main car assembly done in Eastern Europe and the marketing, distribution and retail responsibilities going back to Germany. ... Furthermore, governm...

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For the next few years he began working for the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, which was an official advisory agency of the Austrian government, taught a senior economics class at the Viennese Commercial Academy for Girls, and completed compulsory military service by serving a four week period of duty a year for 3 years. ... Here he wrote economic analyses of proposed government actions. He almost single-handedly kept Austria from going into hyperinflation like Germany in the early 1920's. ... In the most consistent versions of socialism money is abolished and goods and services are di...

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Four decades of apartheid racial policies had heightened conflict between the white government and the disenfranchised majority, as well as between business and labour, as avenues for political expression were sought. Apartheid also created numerous tiers of bureaucracy, exacerbating inefficiencies as well as boosting government consumption expenditure to the detriment of the private sector. ... Within this changing economic environment the government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) will provide numerous and important economic opportunities. ... The government intends red...

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As a result of economic globalisation, advocates propose that it no longer suffices to refer to goods as being American, British or Chinese and no longer appropriate to refer to economies as being German or Canadian but more appropriate to refer to a global economy, in which interdependent and interrelated economic relationships have developed, spearheaded by improvements in transport and telecommunications. ...

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