Bulgaria gained Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878(world book). ... This number is high but it is lower than 21.4% that was experienced in 1991. ... Before this time, high inflation, high interest rates, an unstable banking system and an undeveloped financial sector were the rule. ... Bulgaria has always had high import tariffs but recently have been dropping the prices. ... Over the last few years the number of students in secondary schools is decreasing. ...

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Developmental aid has also sped up structural transformation of many developing countries who have been forced by the donor countries to adopt some policy reforms aimed at improving standards and economic independence. ... Critics of foreign aid have laughed off the school of thought that development aid has led to growth and sustainability of developing nations economies but they have rather counter argued that it is the development aid itself that should be blamed for the economic disorder found in developing nations. ... Mercieca (2010) also supports the school of thought that aid retards ...

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During the '60s, many technical schools were opened to enable students to move into the economy with marketable skills (Compton's). ... They have publicly endorsed Kosovon independence. ... In many instances, the high levels if investment required will require greater participation from foreign investors (Poole p.9). ... To survive as a small country in the Balkans, it helps to have friends in high places. ...

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It holds a freedom score of 89.4, making its economy the 2nd freest in the 2014 index; high levels of trade freedom underpins Singapore's competitiveness in the global market and encourages economic growth. ... The curve in Figure 4 suggests ongoing economic growth for Singapore, which is seems to hold high likelihood; the annual growth rate for the previous year was 5.80%, as shown in Figure 57, and in the last quarter of 2013, Singapore's GDP expanded at an annualized seasonally adjusted 6.1% over the previous quarter. ... As of 2013, the labour force participation rate rose to a n...

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The high level of saving of Japanese households provided banks and other financial institutions with ample funds for heavy investment in the private sector. ... Another factor behind Japan's economic growth during this period was the availability of an abundant labor force with a high level of education. ... This is a fact of life that is preached through the media and taught constantly to Japanese throughout their lives in school, from parents, and when they enter the working world. ... While in the western world, individuality and independence are highly valued, Japanese society emphasi...

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With school, work and the competitive nature of the era we are living in, young people are becoming less willing to give up their time and start dating as they claim they are too busy for it. ... Let's imagine every night we stay home working on our school assignments and we manage to get our grades up. ... First, the loss of independence. ... Being in a relationship gives us a sense of stability that lets us focus on important things like career or school rather than wasting energy and time worrying about dating or if we will ever find someone to fall in love with. ...

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Latin American economic and political integration have always been considered the key to the region's development and economic independence. ... ECLAC led the new school of thought to reevaluate how the region should respond to the rapidly changing international economic system and reorient their integration strategies. Economic integration models were based on the enhancement of import substitution and high import barriers for the expansion of free trade. ...

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