curriculum was very much similar to what I want to study. 2. Why did you select the UK for higher studies? Isn’t this course offered by any university or college in your country? As UK is one of the top higher education destinations for student around the world‚ course is offered by many uni in pakistan but its worthless as compare to uk studies. i want to achieve a meaningfull degrree.doing this course from UK will add value to my profile. 3. Why did you select this course? Is it relevant
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The UK labour’s market have seen a significant increase in income inequality. The labour market is “a market in which wages‚ salaries and conditions of employment are determined in the context of the supply and demand for labour.” (Bannock‚ G Et.al 2003) This disparity in income can be seen from the Gini coefficient‚ which is a widely used measure of inequality‚ at an all-time high in recent years‚ with a significant increase since 1980. This trend is unlikely to reverse especially as income inequality
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The UK Furniture Industry Executive Summary The information in this report is largely based on data for 2011 which is the last year for which we have full and complete reporting. While 2011 saw difficulties in the furniture sector‚ 2012 has seen increased challenges and the industry continues to be a difficult one to be successful in. * Furniture and furnishing stores declined by 3% in current value terms in 2011 * The sector was rocked by the collapse of iconic furniture manufacturer
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been characterized by increased international trade. This has created several benefits for the UK. The law of comparative advantage states that there will be an increase in economic welfare if countries specialize in the goods where they have a lower opportunity cost. Globalization has enabled a reduction in tariffs and transport costs leading to cheaper imports. This increases the consumer surplus of UK consumers. It has also enabled a wider choice of goods and services‚ for example‚ supermarkets
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Is the UK political system democratic? “A government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people.” The word democracy comes from the Greek words "demos" which means the people and "kratos" which means authority‚ or power. A democratic political system is one in which the ultimate political authority is vested in the people this means that all eligible citizens are able to participate equally either directly or through elected representatives in the proposal‚ development‚ and creation of laws
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Question 1. –(refer to appendices on p.5) Political 1) From 1991-1998 No longer anti-alcohol campaign to boost ice-cream industry. Ice cream industry had to complete with substitute products. 2) Since 1998 Financial Crisis‚ Russian rubles devalued by two-thirds. Russians cannot afford foreign products and companies relied more on national suppliers. 3) 1999 VAT raise. Fruit-based ice-creams and popsicles raised to 20% VAT. Consumer buy less ice-cream because of elastic demand‚ revenue is less
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IKEA in China For IKEA the step into the Chinese market was a big step‚ maybe as big at the first step abroad to Switzerland and the first store on foreign soil (Spreitenbach) in 1973 (Torekull‚ 1999). It meant entering China and its gigantic – at least potentially – consumer market. IKEA targets different group of people in China than in countries later in the IKEA ‘life cycle’ (i.e.‚ life cycle based on how long IKEA has been on a market). The main target group is female customers – 65 %
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telecommunications. Examples of how globalisation effects Britain is in the current trend of UK business employing indian call centres for support & sales services‚ or for a clothing manufacturers to design its products in the UK‚ and make them in south-east Asia and then to sell them in north America. The Costs of Globalisation are - • The wages in the UK are high in global terms‚ and thus the UK is unable to compete in many sectors such as manufacture of consumer goods or other goods where
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1 Doing Business In Malaysia & UK Introduction Malaysia and UK cultural differences towards international business can be seen through the country Economic Strength‚ Supportive Government Policies‚ An Educated Workforce‚ Developed Infrastructure‚ Vibrant Business Environment and Quality of Life. According to Geert Holfstede Cultural Dimension Research‚ Malaysia scores 104 the highers Power Distance Index. There is a high correlation between the Muslim religion and the Hofstede Dimensions of Power
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3. “The UK electoral system produces unrepresentative results and should switch to a form of proportional representation. Discuss.” At the moment‚ the UK electoral system uses FPTP‚ or First Past the Post. This electoral system has been in place since 1882‚ but it is true that it provides unrepresentative results. For example‚ in the 2010 General Election‚ the Liberal Democrats got 23% of the vote‚ with over 6‚000‚000 votes‚ yet they only got 57 seats‚ which is only 9% of a say of what goes on
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