Essays Tagged: "economy and society"

The Economic Impact of Telecomunications Deregulation in Canada

Essay on Long Distance Deregulation and it's effects on the economy -The Economic Impact of The New Telecommunications LegislationBy: David ListerCanada has bee ... ence between success or failure. Telecommunications is a fundamental infrastructure of the Canadian economy and society. For these reasons, an efficient and dynamic telecommunications industry is nece ... hieved a real growth rate (after inflation) of 8.6 percent compared to 0.3 percent for the Canadian economy as a whole. Telecommunications is also Canada's leading high-technology industry; its Resear ...

(6 pages) 112 1 4.5 May/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Why was unemployment such a persistent problem in Britain during the inter war years?

Unemployment was an important feature after the First World War and a conditioning influence on the economy and society. The inter-war years saw Britain fail to recapture its control over markets that ... apparent before 1914 began to re-assert themselves. They did so, however in the context of a world economy which now differed in some important respects from the pre-war one.Britain's international t ...

(8 pages) 60 1 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Zimbabwe: From Ian Douglas Smith to Robert Mugabe.

independence. Zimbabwe used to be one of the most prosperous nations in Sub-Saharan Africa with an economy based upon agriculture. Indeed, in the 1980s, Zimbabwe was able to not only supply its own n ... tistics concerning school attendance, inflation and poverty levels reinforce the situation that the economy and society have basically collapsed. My thesis for this paper is that the tyrannical leader ...

(8 pages) 69 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

An In Depth Look at Russia

rengthened Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (19 ... . Since then, Russia has struggled in its efforts to build a democratic political system and market economy to replace the strict social, political, and economic controls of the communist period. Russ ...

(7 pages) 99 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Rationale for Commerce in the school curriculum - explaining to a mother and son why commerce studies is essential

eight key learning areas. It has a particular focus in SOSE disciplines such as history, geography, economy and society, commerce, legal studies and political studies. It covers important values "incl ... cy). In years 7 to 10 the CSF outline for SOSE comprises the strands of History, Geography and also Economy and society, which is what the schools Commerce subject is based on."The Economy and society ...

(4 pages) 39 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Commerce Future Directions

ent interest and delivering authentic learning experiences, Commerce teachers must also look to the economy and society of the future when developing curriculum'.The Commerce subject falls under the S ... SF). In years 7 to 10 the CSF outline for SOSE comprises the strands of History, Geography and also Economy and Society, which is what the schools Commerce subject is based on."The Economy and Society ...

(5 pages) 69 1 2.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Could Tsarism have saved itself in the last decade of the XIX Century and the first decade of the XX Century?

modern world and coping with its changes. Russia was catching up with the European progress and its economy and society was still very primitive. For Tsar Nicholas to change that it would take time an ... as the responsible for this economic reforms and development. His task was to modernise the Russian economy, always using the European Great Powers as a symbol. He was a great believer on state capita ...

(7 pages) 29 1 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

David Nasaw's Going Out Book Review

g the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries and further discusses the effects of amusement on the economy and society as a whole. The author covers various forms of fun-time activities from museums ...

(4 pages) 35 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Detente from 1963 until the mid-70s

After 1968 the US had huge problems. The Vietnam War drained the economy and society as a whole lost faith in the people who ran the country. The USSR recognized the ... r stability, and economic development by creating ties between the nations.American society and its economy was in decline. The Vietnam War proved very costly to America, as it was the first time the ... oint America was injecting 9 billion dollars every month into the Vietnam War. Other sectors of the economy began to decline. For instance during the Vietnam War, over half of its health care and educ ...

(4 pages) 33 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

A History Of The Tobacco Industry In America

Tobacco has played an enormous part in the economy and society of America.Since Columbus landed in the New World, Europeans have been exposed t ... time period is undoubtedly the one during which tobacco enjoyed its greatest importance to both the economy and society, as it aided the nascent colonies, and was, at least partly, responsible for the ... on as compared to that of cigars. Less tobacco was grown in America than in centuries past, and the economy relied even less on this industry, much different than the colonial American period, when to ...

(11 pages) 52 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Changing Policy to Address Domestic Partner Benefits

Changing Policy to Address Domestic Partner benefit sin today's business world, the economy and society are changing and companies are constantly adopting new strategies in order to AD ...

(7 pages) 84 1 4.8 Nov/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

States & Nations

tical authority. These regimes regulate the operation of government and its interactions within the economy and society. For example, one of the oldest regimes still operating today is the United Stat ...

(5 pages) 25 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Colonial impact on the indian

India was a direct colony of the British and the impact of this colonial rule over the economy and society of India has been immense. It must be stated at the outset that direct colonial ... over India affected the vitals of the Indian society.India in the pre-colonial period had a stable economy. Self-sufficient agriculture, flourishing trade and rich handicraft industries. Subsistence ... ant an excess of exports over imports, i.e. India exported more than it needed to import. Since the economy was on the whole self-sufficient in handicrafts and agricultural products, India did not nee ...

(11 pages) 21 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Differences between Bureaucrat

Both are different in many different aspects, such as within government, government structure, law, economy, and society.A bureaucrat can be defined by the following: an appointed government official ...

(5 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Birobidzhan: The Failed Soviet Jewish Autonomoust

n" of the Jewish population was proposed in a response to further integrate Jews into the socialist economy and society. Jews involved in commerce and retail had been economically ruined by the civil ... f RSFSR on January 26th/1946 called for the further strengthening of the Jewish Autonomous Region's economy (43). There is also considerable evidence that this new revival in Birobidzhan was done for ...

(12 pages) 1592 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Free Trade

every economists head they have their own idea on how the concept of free trade affects the world?s economy and society. Bickering amongst each other they try to come up with contracts and regulations ... .Starting off with Sherry Cooper who is mostly for the benefits that free trade offers to the world economy and society. She comes out stating that the world has seen substantial economic expansion an ...

(4 pages) 87 0 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Early Economics

most beneficial to economic growth. Some economist, namely socialist and communist, argued that an economy that was totally planned and controlled by government would grow more rapidly than a capital ... uman capital was indeed important for rapid economic growth; however, they deemed that a capitalist economy was necessary to allocate economic resources most efficiently. It is inarguably though, that ...

(7 pages) 37 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The importance of small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand

duction network. Some advanced economies have succeeded because SMEs form a fundamental part of the economy, comprising over 98% of total establishments and contributing to over 65% of employment as w ... e numbers might be lower in New Zealand, SMEs have the potential to contribute substantially to the economy and can provide a strong foundation for the growth of new industries as well as strengthenin ...

(5 pages) 35 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The hanging of Saddam Hussain (within 500 words)

bringing about a dictatorial revolution in Iraq, for initiating sweeping reforms in Iraqi politics, economy, and society, for ending corruption in his part of the world, for eliminating poverty, for i ...

(2 pages) 12 2 0.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

MGT 501 - Positively Ben & Jerry's

rganization has formed its mission around three distinct yet interrelated aspects; the product, the economy and society. Through their product mission, Ben & Jerry's seeks to produce the finest qu ...

(8 pages) 56 0 5.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management