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- 221: Causes Of The Great Depression
- ... own goods in the U.S. in reasonable quantities. If the U.S would not buy from European markets, then there was no way for them to buy from the Americans, or even to pay interest on U.S. loans. This weakness in the international economy contributed to the Great Depression. Mass speculation went on throughout the late 1920’s. In from early 1928 to September 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose from 191 to 381 (Galbraith 70-73). Company earnings became of little interest; as long as stock prices continued to rise, huge profits could be made. By purchasing stocks on margin, one could buy stocks without the money to purchase them. Investors went crazy with this asset. By mid 1929, the total of outstanding brokers loans was over $8.5 billion (Goldston 36). Interest rates for broker loans were reaching the sky, going as high as twenty percent in March 1929 (Goldston 36). Prices had been drifting downward, but speculators continued to flock to the market. Then, on ...
- 222: The Employment Equity Act: A Short Paper Evaluating The Success of the Act.
- ... federal Crown Corporations are clearly evident in the two charts indicated below. According to the 1981 census, women were at a disadvantage in a number of ways. In comparison to men, women have higher unemployment rates, lower participation rates and are concentrated in lower paying jobs, regardless of their level of education. Company Men Women % of Women CN 71,369 4,434 5.9 Air Canada 14,867 6,073 29.6 CBC 8 ... of men and women in senior management There is also evidence that the other designated groups were at a disadvantage to fair access to employment. Studies have shown that aboriginal peoples, have significantly lower participation rates and higher unemployment rates than those generally experienced in the Canadian labour force. They also have significantly lower levels of education and are paid lower average salaries. The 1981 census indicate that "of the ...
- 223: Middle Ages Economy
- ... as most of the deposit, credit and transfer functions of a modern bank. A major obstacle to the growth of banks in the Middle Ages was the Church's prohibition of usury, the charging of interest on loans. As economic activity expanded, however, the papacy became one of the first to insist that interest should be paid on investments made at a risk. Because they were forbidden to hold land or engage in more "acceptable" sources of economic enterprise, money changers in the Middle Ages were typically Jews. After ... to European monarchs to finance wars. The use of mercenary armies and field artillery increased the costs of mounting military operations. To finance these activities, rulers were often willing to repay loans at extremely high rates of interest sometimes as high as 45 to 60 percent. Yet if they were unable to repay the loans, they simply did not. Most of the bank failures of the late Middle Ages and ...
- 224: Comparison Of Social Indicator
- ... 700 Nepalese. Australia, however, enjoying the advantages of a modified welfare state is very well placed by the standards of the developed world in terms of nutrition, living and working conditions, as well as general rates of life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth is 81 years and with an easily accessible health care system, infant mortality rate in Australia is 5 per 1,000 live births - only a sixteenth of Nepal ... primary products, Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP at the level of the highly industrialized European countries - US $21,400. Nepal, on the contrary, lacking in foreign investment interest, hampered by its technological backwardness, its landlocked geographic location and its susceptibility to natural disaster, relies on agriculture as the mainstay of the economy - the GDP per capita in Nepal is alarming at US $210 ... infrastructure, agriculture and rural development, health and education. However, the emphasis should be focused on long-term development - creating changes that will last, thus tackling the root causes of poverty. The infant and maternal mortality rates in Nepal are among the highest in the world and the formal health system reaches barely 15% of the population. Advances in essential infrastructure such as water supply and sanitation, transport and communication are ...
- 225: Mark Twain's Speeches
- ... at my genial and happy and self-satisfied ease, and begin to deliver it. Those majestic guests, that row of venerable and still active volcanoes, listened, as did everybody else in the house, with attentive interest. Well, I delivered myself of- we'll say the first two hundred words of my speech. I was expecting no returns from that part of the speech, but this was not the case as regarded ... move.' 'Why, you don't tell me,' said I. 'Who were the others?' 'Mr. Longfellow, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, consound the lot-'" Now, then, the house's attention continued, but the expression of interest in the faces turned to a sort of black frost. I wondered what the trouble was. I didn't know. I went on, but with difficulty- I struggled along, and entered upon that miner's ... novel respectable and any author noteworthy. In this case the novel itself was recognized as being, without extraneous help, respectable. Bishop was away up in the public favor, and he was an object of high interest, consequently there was a sort of national expectancy in the air; we may say our American millions were standing, from Maine to Texas and from Alaska to Florida, holding their breath, their lips parted, ...
- 226: Freud And Dreams
- ... perhaps, in accord with experiments currently being carried out in connection with the physiological accompaniments of dreaming, such as Rapid-Eye Movements (REM), the various stages and depths of dream activity as reflected in changing rates of our vital signs (pulse-rate, heart-beat, brain-waves), and the time of the night when various kinds of dreams occur, we come up against what the philosopher Immanuel Kant called the "Ding-An ... Research by Cohen and Wolfe has shown that a simple distraction in the morning had a strong negative effect on dream recall. The study concerned a variable relatively neglected in dream research, the level of interest the subjects have about their dreams. One finding was that interest in dreams appeared to vary with sex: woman reported that they more frequently speculated their dreams and discussed them with other people than did men. These differences could reflect a greater tendency for woman ...
- 227: Books Online
- ... their own home? The online booksellers offer just as many if not more selections on the Internet. They even offer reviews, both good and bad, suggestions and comments, and more information about the book at interest. Could online booksellers put the million dollar retail stores out of business? On a survey conducted, we found that out of 50 samples, 40 of them would rather shop for a book on the Internet ... discount. They did this because once the customers are logged on, they may buy more lucrative merchandise as they browse through the site. According to news sources both companies will lose money on the bargain rates. This may benefit Amazon in the long run since they are much larger than their competitors and can afford to take a temporary loss in order to attract customers (MSNBC. #10). This is a type ... focused, along with being the industry leader. This is an important element in determining the success of a strategic analysis. There are also some negative aspects to this newly formed alliance. Amazon owns a minority interest in this company, (46% of outstanding shares) which could potentially cause problems for Amazon.com in the future. The minority interest decreases Amazon.com’s influence over matters such as restructuring, business philosophies, and ...
- 228: U.S Postal Service As a Monopoly
- ... Postal Service is a monopoly, it is its own market. This paper will discuss the budget dilemmas that the postal service has faced for the past twenty years and if it is in the best interest of the economy for the United States Postal Service to continue as a monopoly. The first time there was talk of privatizing the Postal Service was in1979 when the Postal Service was losing vast amounts ... earlier the postal service would receive more money because they could invest that money sooner (#1, i). Another way the Postal Service could increased profits was by competitively selecting banks that would give them higher interest rates and such (#1, ii). Probably the most relevant and final way to improve the budget of the Postal Service is to improve the bookkeeping poli-cies and banking techniques (#1, ii). Not only did ...
- 229: Facts That Lead To Poverty: Th
- ... of financial debts. According to U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, the debt-service obligations within African countries dedicating an estimated 34 percent of the income generated by the export of goods and services to interest payments. (Reeves p.115) We can see that many of the incomes generated by the working forces are obligating for the foreign debt payments. One of the irrational policies that spread hunger in Africa is ... 8. France (0.931) 8. Mozambique (0.246) 9. Spain (0.930) 9. Somalia (0.246) 10. Sweden (0.929) 10. Burundi (0.286) *The Index takes into account life expectancy at birth; adult literacy rates; mean years; educational attainment; real purchasing power. Source: United Nations, Human Development Report, 1995 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995), p.212 According to the above chart, we can find the worst place to live mainly ... crops that are for sale on the world market for cheap prices rather than to provide food for the poor. This is a good example of benefiting the Western states while giving up the whole interest of domestic people. We can see that Third World and southern countries like Africa and Indonesia are still facing the problem of poverty. In order to work their way out, the governments should apply ...
- 230: The Legalization of Marijuana for All Purposes
- ... today, provide an temporary escape from the pains of everyday life, and bring in billions of dollars that the government could put to good use. The recreational use of marijuana does not create higher crime rates like most government policy makers seem to believe. The crime rates in Amsterdam (where marijuana is legal) are much lower than other cities in Europe and most major North American cities.19 In fact the possession and trafficking of marijuana is the only crime most users ... grow their marijuana alongside their industrial hemp; which would make it harder to spot. The importation of finished hemp products is still legal in North America and the demand for them is rising at enormous rates. Famous fashion designers like Calvin Klein are now using hemp in their clothing lines. Adidas reported sales of over 30,000 pairs for a line of shoes made partly from hemp last years.26 ...
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