Why did Japan ’s economy boost in the 1980s? The boost of the Japanese economy in the 1980s is like most complicated historical events‚ it cannot be reduced to a single cause or reason. Indeed‚ several factors played major roles in this economical enhancement‚ including good government decisions‚ the foundation of a new education system‚ external factors such as the American occupation and the American donations after the Second World War. Lastly‚ the people’s recognition of the role they had to
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Government-bond markets in peripheral countries are soaring Jan 19th 2013 |From the print edition THE squiggles on traders’ screens showing changes in the prices of government bonds are the closest thing that financial markets have to ECG machines for economies. By this diagnostic measure the invalids in Europe’s medical ward are making a remarkable recovery. On January 10th the interest rate on Spanish ten-year government bonds fell below 5% for the first time in almost a year. Even though rates then
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Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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What type of Economy does China have? Explain some of the benefits of this system to the country and some of the drawbacks. 1. Since the People’s Republic of China was formed in 1949 until 1978‚ China had a planned socialist economy like the former Soviet Union. The government owned all factories and farms. Planning committees controlled all production. Market forces were often ignored when they conflicted with plans of the state. In 1978 China introduced farm reforms. Farmers could grow
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The major difference between a command economy and a market economy is that a command economy is told what to do by the government. A market economy does things for the people‚ the people decide what they want. The command economy is told what to produce‚ who to produce to‚ and how to produce by the government. The market economy is told is told what to produce‚ who to produce to‚ and how to produce by the people. I think that profit is the best one because you will still have money left over after
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Types of Economies What is an economy? An economy consists of the economic systems of a country or other area; the labor‚ capital‚ and land resources; and the manufacturing‚ production‚ trade‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services of that area. A market based economy may be described as a spatially limited social network where goods and services are freely produced and exchanged according to demand and supply between participants (economic agents) by barter or a medium of exchange
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Transforming the Materials Economy Written by Alex Nicoll (http://www.newgreeneconomy.com) The Materials Economy The Materials Economy has been the driving force behind U.S. economics since the Second World War. The name refers to the raw materials from which its products are made. The marketing and sale of these products is what keeps the Materials Economy in motion‚ while exhausting natural resources and generating incalculable amounts of waste. Consumer products manufactured and sold in
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I V E The Open Economy No nation was ever ruined by trade. — Benjamin Franklin Even if you never leave your home town‚ you are an active participant in a global economy.When you go to the grocery store‚ for instance‚ you might choose between apples grown locally and grapes grown in Chile. When you make a deposit into your local bank‚ the bank might lend those funds to your next-door neighbor or to a Japanese company building a factory outside Tokyo. Because our economy is integrated with
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CONTENT 1) INTRODUCTION 2) TYPE OF ECONOMY 3) GOVERNMENT 4) QUICK FACTS 5) WHY GERMANY? 6) SOURCE INTRODUCTION Germany has always been a driver‚ innovator‚ and beneficiary of an globalised economy. The country consists of 16 states‚ and its capital city is Berlin. Germany has the fifth-largest GDP in 2012. Germany is the worlds third largest exporter with $1.4 trillion exported in 2011. Germany is a key member of the continent’s economic‚ political‚ and
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Economy of Ireland I. Introduction The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to a modern knowledge economy‚ focusing on services and high-tech industries and dependent on trade‚ industry and investment. Since the mid 1990’s‚ Ireland has experienced consistent growth rates of up to 10% per annum. This has been attributed to years of strong government planning through the implementation of five-year National Development Plans. These plans provided for large-scale
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