US Should Not Continue Tightening the Economic Grip on Cuba

The US government is one of the three countries in the world that have initiated and maintained the Cuba blockage. Specifically, only US, Israel and Uzbekistan are the rejecting the voice of the United Nations General Assembly to seize this type of trade treatment.

Re-employing the Laid Off Middle Class and Middle Aged

Although the unemployment rate in the United States of America is down around 4.7%, which is by far the lowest it has ever been in our nation we still have a problem with layoffs in large corporations, which is affecting the middle class. Many of these people being laid off are middle-aged and that means it might be tough for them to get jobs that are equal to their current employment.

Dr. Ian Bremmer Speaks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs at the Chicago Club

Dr. Ian Bremmer address the Chicago Council on Global Affairs speaking on the rise and fall of govenments. Dr. Bremmer highlights points in his new book on current global economic political issues world wide that effect the making and breaking of governments.

Oil Importers Relieved as Prices Drop below $64

Traders and importers were relieved last Tuesday when the cost of petroleum had dropped below $64 per barrel. The fall came after the Iranian government had made a softer and more positive response regarding its uranium enrichment project.

Trade Agreements and Its Impact on the Indian Economy

INTRODUCTION: India is a democratic and political country with a well streamlined administrative structure, and an already existing mixed economy, with a rich experience of private sector operations. Also available in India is a vast stock of skilled manpower and entrepreneurial class, a reasonably good basic infrastructure and a good track record of fulfilling past international obligations. The present bout of economic reforms in India started in the eighties, mark both a continuity and a break with India's post-independence development strategy. India's strategy for development was largely influenced by:

Globalization and Modernity

Globalization is an increase of a role of the factors (economical, social or cultural) in production of all countries that participate in this process; it is a formation of a single world market or markets without national barriers and creation of the same juridical conditions for all the countries. As a particular stage of international relations globalization was born a few decades ago, but its formation has not ended yet until the beginning of the third millennium. However the society started paying much attention to this process only ten or fifteen years ago. Because of a great variety of political views and branches in modern world science there is no accepted definition of the globalization.

Joseph Stiglitz Speaks On Making Globalization Work

Joseph Stiglitz speaks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Globalization. He articulates the effects of the impact of Globalization both economically and politically.

Understanding Economic Indicators

Financial advisors and skilled investors will often look at economic indicators to predict whether the stock market will be up or down. Sometimes these economic indicators are right and sometimes they are wrong. Regardless, it is important to understand that the economy is not the stock market and vice versa.

What Factors Are Affecting Oil & Gas Prices?

As with any commodity, prices for crude oil and natural gas will move according to a number of factors.

There Has Been A Movement In Favor Of Legal Employment

How exactly does legal employment impact the economic functioning of economies and countries? In the normal course of things, the supply of skilled labor and the legal employment opportunities available regulate themselves to produce the best fit for both the parties concerned

Can A Government Increase the Rate of Economic Growth

The rate of economic growth measures the annual % increase in Real GDP. The long term trend rate of economic growth in the UK is about 2.5%. To increase this the govt may have to use supply side policies. There is more debate about the extent to which demand side policies can increase growth

Economic Growth

Does government expenditure have a positive or negative effect on economic growth?

Influence of Economic Globalization on Toursim

In the given work I will discuss influence of economic globalization on tourism all over the world. In the first section of it I am going to concentrate on the issue of globalization itself, its definition and different approaches to it. The second part will discuss globalization influence and impact. I will use examples to compare both positive and negative aspects. In the third part effect of globalization on leisure and tourism will be analyzed along with the motivation theories.

Indian Retailers Accelerate Evolving Pace

What makes Indian retail industry a most growing business? Answer is growing middle class, double income households, and large working young population. All these have significantly increased the country’s total disposable income. Changing demographics and life styles also favor the shopping tendency.