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    ENGLAND’S ECONOMY TODAY England is a part of the United Kingdom and is border countries with Scotland and Wales. England is surrounded by many oceans which help with trade including the Irish Sea to the North West, the Celtic Sea to the South East, and the North Sea to the East. England is also home to over 100 small islands which also aide in trade and development of the economy. England and its economy also benefit from a land area of over 13,300 KM and a population of about 51,446,000 people

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    Is economy important? Believe it or not, economy is a significant and vital piece that makes our world function today. Importing, deporting, distribution, and trade are all parts of economy. Countries, towns, cities, and people all contribute to their economy, in different ways, at one point of their life, more or less. In fact, even something as simple as buying fruit from a local food market is helping their countries’ or civilizations wealth prosper, develop, and thrive. Countless of past civilizations

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    The Philippine Economy

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    The Economy of the Philippines is the 43rd largest in the world; according to 2011 World Bank statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world; according to the CIA Fact book, the estimated 2011 GDP (purchasing power parity) was 391.1 billion. Goldman Sachs estimates that by the year 2050, it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th

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    shift through India, China, Russia, and Morocco’s economies. This paper argues Thomas Friedman’s view that while economic shifts are decisions made by individual economies, at the same time were inevitable, as to compete in the global market it is necessary to partake in neoliberal economies. This paper also discusses the idea that globalization is merely an extension of colonialism and imperialism and that impact on developing nations and economies through their interactions with the Washington Consensus

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    1.1 Market Economies There are many major differences between a command economy and a market economy. To start out with, a command economy is planned, where the government decides the main economic decisions. Next, a market economy is when individuals are free to make their own decisions as they buy and sell products. So between both economies, the command economy is planned and the market economy is free. In conclusion a command economy and a market economy, are two completely different things

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    Australia has transformed its economy from an impoverished and subsistent indigenous economy to an advanced economy with one of the highest standards of living in the world. It has vast lands with rich exploitable resources and has a history of close-knit community building, a government with strong institutional rights from the beginning, flourishing businesses and the interactions of the private and public sector. It has not only tackled adversity in the form of economic depressions, inflation

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    The Fascist Economy as an Illusion The fascist economy was one of the biggest uses of propaganda in the fascist regime, and something that Mussolini took great personal interest in. There were no real outlined Fascist economic policies however, as Mussolini originally adopted a more laissez-faire attitude towards the economy, until pressure from the large businesses and corporations led to state intervention in the system. Mussolini, however, was prepared to distort

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    When discussing social policy within the current global economy, it’s quite impossible to ignore the effects of globalisation on nation states but also in the overall global economy in relation to poverty, environmental changes, trade, culture etc. Globalisation is a highly contested term due to its broad definition which causes confusion as to what it actually means (Gills, 2002; Higgot, 1999). Yeates (2002) refers to globalisation as the loosening of boundaries of things such as trade, labour

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    Australia has an interesting form of government, but their economy is very strong. Australia’s government is a constitutional monarchy. This means the Australian constitution decides how the country should be governed. The Australian economy is very strong. It is one of the world's richest, most developed countries. Its wealth has come from farming and mining, unlike other countries whose wealth comes from manufactured goods. Australia solely depends on its mines and farms to produce goods that will

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    Market Economy

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    possibility of economic failure. The economic could fail if there is not enough competition. In a mixed market economy, the government helps prevent monopolies and to ensure competition (Economics, pg 39). With the competition, motivation is created to strive to be successful. The goals that a mixed market economy is trying to accomplish are economic

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