Economically, for the most part, we live in a borderless world with other democratic countries. ... This is evident in the filing of Chapter 11 lawsuits by corporations profiting from NAFTA, against governments. These "investor-to-state" lawsuits, established through NAFTA's Chapter 11, gives corporations the ability to sue governments over acts that diminish a corporation's potential future profits (Global Exchange. p.2). ... Since NAFTA came into effect, corporations in the US and Canada have used NAFTA's Chapter 11 to file lawsuits against the governments to attempt to elimin...

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One of tips which caught my eye the most was the chapter, "Ten Percent Solution". This chapter explained to me that some people have a limited budget due to the fact that they are at a lower paying job and are making minimum wage or close to it. Some times people have a hard time maintaining an education with a part-time or full-time job. ... Each part of my pay check is put into my savings account so it can gain interest, and when I need money it is an available resource for later use. ...

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Part II and Part III of The Rise of the Virtual State, explores the special place of the multinational enterprise in the contemporary global economy. ... His notion of economies of scope versus economies of scale is introduced in the first chapter of Part II. ... However, the aforementioned notion is contradictory to another argument that Rosecrance presents in Part II of this book. ... Rosecrance in Part II and Part III of the book shows us the importance of the leading governments role in ensuring stability and peace. ... Finally, Part II and Part III of the Rise of the Virtual State d...

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Chapter 25: Transition to Modern America (the 1920s) Introduction Mass Production: the result was the creation of a New America, on e in which individualism was sacrificed to conformity as a part of the price to be paid for a new era of abundance. ... Automobiles and appliances were not passing fancies; their production and use became a part of the modern American way of life, creating a high standard of living that roused the envy of the rest of the world. ...

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