Economic History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (109) essays
Economic History essays:
Don Powell's Dilema: A look at the impact of bank mergers on local economies.
... acquisitions that the United States has faced over the past decade. In this case we examine the 1993 merger between First National Bank of Amarillo and the mega-bank known as Boatmen's Bancorp of St. Louis. Don Powell was confronted with a challenging decision as he served as First National's CEO ...
Tax equity and efficiency in context of public finance.
... of $10,000 a year, and R has income of $20,000 a year. Each spends $10,000 annually on the commodities subject to the general sales tax. A general sales tax rate of 4% would mean that each would pay $400 in the form of taxes. Interms of ...
Adam Smith Assembly: His Visit to the Future (Written As if the writer is Adam Smith)
... United States. I wrote my other book, Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759. In this book, I give an analysis of various feelings and psychological dispositions relating to morality, an account that I invite readers to test against their own experience of ...
A Dangerous Business
... of horrible accidents. Currently the McWane plant continues to operate in the United States . The plant has recently made claims to have a revised plan on safety and pollution. The government has only a few tools to stop dangerous factories such as the McWane Plant even after the discovery of ...
Labor in America: Growth of the Factory
... nation's resources, they said, should share some of their wealth with the less fortunate. The movement appealed to farmers, small businessmen, women and laborers. It cut across political party and regional lines. The Progressive Movement had the support of three United States ...
Economis Theorists- Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes and their contributions to the field of economics
... economic theories of today. Adam Smith, who lived in the 18th century, is known as the Father of Economics. Prior to him, economics wasn't a big issue; either politics or philosophy was studied. No one really explored the issue of economics. Smith then wrote The Wealth of Nations and ...
Economic Systems: Past, Present and Future.
... and corrupt. The former Soviet Union was a key player in this system of rule. It was at major conflict with the United States throughout the 1900's. Woodrow Wilson, president of the US, stated in his "Fourteen Point Plan" that nations should have the right to ...
Carter Takes on an Economic Nightmare
... to raise the value of a dollar on the international market, especially in regard to Japan, as I stated previously. Not much of what Carter was doing seemed effective, and yet more and more proposals were offered, and taken into effect. The idea after attempting to raise the value of ...
Research paper on the wage gap in the United states, and class struggles from the underclass with sources included.
... and were forced indirectly to raise wages and improve conditions of the employees. This strike gave momentum to I.W.W. agitation in the Pacific Northwest part of the United States. This type of momentum was now being seen from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, it was a national ...
Industrial Revoluiton: the positives and negitives of the industrial revolution in social, political, and economic areas.
... and petroleum refining" were many examples of how the revolution was improving the old and showing was what we can do. All of these helped improve businesses, the way of life, and helped strengthen our nation. With all of these new inventions and technologies factories and mills started to ...