The most distinctive feature of the new consumer-oriented economy was the emphasis on marketing. ... American farmers had expanded production to meet the demands of WWI, when they fed their own nation and most of Europe as well. ... On college campuses, football became more popular than ever the popular yearning for excitement led people to seek vicarious thrills in all kinds of ways-applauding Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic ocean, cheering Gertrude Ederle's swim across the English channel, and flocking to such bizarre events as 6 day bicycle races, dance ma...

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During the settlement of the Cambodian conflict in the 1991 Paris Agreements, Vietnam established diplomatic and economic relations with ASEAN as well as most countries in Western Europe and East Asia. ... As Vietnam's fifth most valued export product, rice production's earning reaches 600-800 million USD per year, accounting for 12-13% of the GDP. ... Persisting Problems and Challenges The most popular destination of FDI in Vietnam is its industrial parks. ... In a survey on corruption by the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), Vietnam, Indonesia and Ind...

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Cotton, silk and denim from India are highly popular abroad and with the upsurge in Indian design talent, Indian apparel has also found success in the fashion centers of the world. ... Based on McKinsey report, the apparel is the most profitable segment of the Indian retail market. As shown in Table 1 [5], 'food' is the most organized segment, however it does not provide the desired profit. ... Majority of them patronize the trends of popular designer brands or those flaunted by Bollywood or sports celebrities. A country of over one billion population, an enormous consumer class, In...

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Economists are optimistic the economy will continue to advance because Australia's economy is one of the most resilient in the world. ... The Barossa Valley, which is covered with vineyards, is a popular tourist attraction and very popular for the wine-producing industry. ...

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Yes, popular belief has convinced us that "the best things in life are free". ... This means they perform an activity only if the benefit outweighs the cost of starting it and if they must choose between two alternatives, they will choose the one with the most benefits and less costs. ... According to the survey, the most expensive aspects of dating for men are the ones from entertainment activities, food and personal electronics to communicate with the other person. ... The first one that may come to our minds is one of the most valuable resources that we have: time. ... Next thing...

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Frank begins ReOrient by addressing the "Eurocentric" economic views that are popular in modern historical texts. ... The world economic view held by most of the west is the result the mass dissemination of "Eurocentric" texts. ... Most of the world's productive capacities were in Asia and India up until the industrial revolution, according to Frank. ... The influence of other regions on trade patterns and the economies that were developing outside of Asia and Europe are for the most part complete ignored. ...

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Bulgaria's statistical data for the economic year of 2000 is as follows: GDP: 34.9 Billion US$ GDP per Capita: 1,510 Annual Growth: 2.5% Inflation: 11.4% Trading partners: Italy, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Russia, and USA Structure of GDP by Sector: Agriculture 12.2%, Industry 32.8%, Services 55% (worldbank.org) One of the most important economic policies that Bulgaria is facing is the high rate of unemployment. ... In 1996, mass privatization became the most popular type. ...

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Bingo became very popular to attempt to raise money for the states. ... Because most casinos contain hotels, restaurants and shopping along with the gambling all under one roof, they have pushed away local businesses from opening in casino towns. ... I found that very few of the workers were actually from Biloxi; most were not even from Mississippi. ... In most cases where casinos have been built the crime rate has increased. ... Gamblers who get themselves into debt trouble tend to commit the most crimes. ...

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The highly centralize panning process often led to inefficiencies, while strict discipline and low living standards led to poor labor performance and popular discontent. ... Nevertheless, by the middle of the 1960's Hungary was one of the most industrialized states of Eastern Europe. ... The railroads, however, continued to carry most long-distance freight. ... East Germany was Hungary's second most important trading partner in 1976, accounting for 8.8 percent of imports and 9.1 percent of exports. ... In the late 1960's Hungary introduced a new protective tariff with different ...

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However the most opposition came from the higher ranked army officials. ... Vargas before the elections was the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, he was a public favorite and was guaranteed the popular vote and instatement as president. ...

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Apple is known to have the most popular and tightly integrated ecosystem of all technology companies. ... As illustrated in the graph below, most iPhone 4 components are outsourced to various companies such as Samsung, LG, etc. ...

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Consequently, airport managers globally seek to provide the best possible service in the most efficient manner. ... Since these issues form core functioning arena for airports, benchmarking them via techniques like Partial Factor Productivity (PFP), Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) are popular. ... This is a traditional and most commonly used method to compare airports. ... DEA is one of the most frequently used and recognised benchmarking technique that reviews multidimensional activities. ... The most efficient DMU is located on the envelope with a relative index of 1. ...

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Press policy is a popular example of policy theory; press concentration reduces the competition between newspapers and weakens the independence of journalists and that mergers and take overs in the press sector.... Caxton argued that because of Naspers' cross ownership in pay television, magazines and newspapers it can offer advertising packages across media sectors.[ CITATION Rep98 l 7177 ][ CITATION Imprint l 7177 ] 2.2.3 The Film and Publications Act 65 of 1996 The Films and Publications Act was created to regulate a wide range of obscene materials, including films, most publications,...

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Have you ever thought of those huge benefits that the knowledge of many different languages earns you in today's globalized market sector? Not yet! Then you better start learning new languages and possess good communicative skills in all those that you learn because, with the world turning towards m...

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(Acemoglu and Pischke,1999) Human capital can be in the form of schooling, on the job training or maybe specialized courses which are quite popular these days as the improvement in technologies need a constant learning. General trainings are skills that can be used in most of the industry while specific training can increase productivity only in the current job. ... (Benson, 2013) To induce the workers to work harder and increase productivity, employers will invest more on training.Furthermore, the interaction between general and specific skills are complements in most of the cases. ...

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Many hotels were developed or expanded especially along the western coastline and in cities near popular attractions. ... The most important source of foreign earnings for decades has been migrant worker remittances largely sent by women employed as domestic labor in the Middle East Receipts from exports of tea are the second largest contributor of foreign exchange followed by industrial goods, largely ready-made garments sold in the European Union and the United States. ... On December 26, 2004, Sri Lanka was among the most badly hit regions of the Indian Ocean struck by the tsunami. ... The ...

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In most cases, such financial speculation has been of sufficient magnitude to actually provoke the collapse of the administered exchange rate links. ... According to this view, an exchange rate anchor was particularly effective in countries with high inflation say, high two digits levels that had already tackled (most of) their fiscal imbalances. ... This view was particularly Popular in Latin America, and was behind major stabilization efforts in Argentina, Chile and Mexico, among others. ...

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One organization may address CSR solely by providing day care facilities for working mothers, while the business down the street has an institutionalized CSR program designed to meet at least some of the most pressing business-related needs of shareholders, suppliers, customers, employees, the environment, and local community groups. ... But in now days, most company prefer short term benefit. ... In late 1960's, Ford decided to build a lightweight car to compete with increasingly popular Japanese cars. ...

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Role of Banking in Economic Development Economic Development Economic development is conceived as a multidimensional process involving major changes in social structures, popular attitudes, and national institutions as well as acceleration in economic growth, the reduction of inequality and eradication of poverty. ... The country was turned into one of the heavily indebted countries and was declared as one of the most corrupt country in 1996. ...

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In 2010, Singapore launched two of the world's most expensive integrated casino resorts in the Marina Bay Sands and the Resorts World Sentosa in an attempt to bolster its economy without attracting social ills, such as organized crime and gambling addiction. This bold bet proved worthwhile when the casinos became popular tourist destinations. ...

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The concept of global marketing begins with the belief that the world has no "center." The 'borderless' global marketplace includes the contribution of all countries - not only the industrialised and the newly industrialised nations, but also the developing economies in international competition. (Baker p. 144). A marketer has to consider that the market is all about the people not about the products. The marketing environment around the world has been changing over time. ...

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