During this period economic geography was concerned with industry and the spatial and regional aspects of industrial economic development (Bryson, et al., 1999). ... The stagnation of the Anglo-American economies and the decline of previously successful industries such as General Motors, presented economic geographers with new questions to tackle. ... The cultural turn, catalysed by the limitations of political economic geography, also affected economics which in turn had an impact on the field of economic geography (Bagchi-Sen & Smith, 2006). Empowerment of women, with more women at work and ...

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Fieldwork and the analysis of the fieldwork will be the basis on which this paper will investigate the social institution of subsistence and economics among a subgroup of our culture. ... This is unlike our culture where you are very specialized in what you do and you use that specialization to help those who you can in turn for another individual, who is specialized in the field that you need, to help you obtain what it is you need. ... Elizabeth is also 19 and lives with Nichole. ... In our society, exchanges of goods and services are mainly with people we have no previous contact with....

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In the fifth chapter of Geographies of Global Change, Richard Wright intertwines Thrift's idea of "time-space compression" and its effects on the relative shrinking of distances between cities, with his example of how the economics of the globe have changed. ... This form of organized labour has helped raise the standard of living of middle and lower classes in developed countries. ... These groups have connected on a tremendous scale to help "proactively shape these processes - that is to say, they are playing an active role at the global scale (author's italics) in remaking the...

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Although not the case with "Neo "-liberalism, liberalism has been known to allude to religious, economic or even political ideologies. ... This tends to be the main problem with neoliberalism and is the main reason to why it's criticized. The fact that it overlooks anything that isn't related to economics and people are reduced to isolated creatures of the marketplace, devoid of history, cultural traditions, political opinions and social relationships beyond simple market exchanges. ... For example, take into account the Cold War; the United Sates claimed that it wanted to help devel...

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"Money Morning" published an article in August of that year, with the title: "With One of the Hottest Economies on the Planet Brazil is Finally Living Up to Its Promise.... It's economic boom also helped strengthen its national soccer league – bringing in key players, who are now able to average the same salaries as they once did in Europe. CEBR Chief Executive Officer, Douglas McWilliams interestingly said: "Brazil has beaten the European countries at soccer for a long time, but beating them at economics is a new phenomenon.... Unlike Russia, it exports more tha...

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Historically, Colombia has been overshadowed in global diplomacy and economics. ... It also weathered the 2008 global financial collapse with surprising aplomb. ... As a founding partner of the Pacific Alliance, Colombia helped complete a major milestone for that trade pact. ... This goes well with Colombia's increased opportunities for internal and foreign investment. ... Colombia has long suffered through hardship but a new era is arriving with Colombia finally on top....

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It was the American Occupation authority that helped with the reconstruction efforts and the Japanese Government which used the FECL and the FIL to continue screening of foreign investments (pg. 13). ... , explain that the "US is Japan's closest ally; even in an age when economics supposedly matters more than geopolitics, foreign investment often follows prevailing political realities" (2007). Other studies have suggested that this alliance, paired with an increased inward FDI, could reinvigorate the Japanese economy. ... They affirm and support the position that an influx of i...

• Word Count: 1985
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