Hong Kong’s Economic and Political Environment Hong Kong’s retrocession in the summer of 1997 was an event long prepared for‚ and built up to‚ in the minds of the territory’s citizens and residents. A significant number of the educated applied for overseas passports and left for more politically and economically stable environments in which to live and work; the "Brain Drain" was a significant problem for Hong Kong from 1984. Return to Chinese rule brought a promise from China that Hong Kong
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Collusive and Non-Collusive Oligopoly What is an oligopoly? An oligopoly is a market dominated by a few producers . An oligopoly is an industry where there is a high level of market concentration. Examples of markets that can be described as oligopolies include the markets for petrol in the UK‚ soft drinks producers and the major high street banks. Another example is the global market for sports footwear – 60% of which is held by Nike a nd Adidas. However‚ oligopoly is best defined by the
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numerous case studies documenting the harmful effects that chemical pesticides have had on the environment? Along with these facts‚ she explains how in many instances the pesticides have done more harm than good in eradicating the pests they were designed to destroy. In addition to her reports on pesticide use‚ Miss Carson points out that many of the long-term effects that these chemicals may have on the environment‚ as well as on humans‚ are still unknown. Her book as one critic wrote‚ "dealt pesticides
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evaluate the environment not only prior to the start-up of their business but also during the growth stage of ventures. The environment means the situation where the company business ventures operate. As we know‚ ventures environment can be divided into two sections that are External environment and Internal environment. And the external environment also divided into two parts‚ which are Macro environment and Micro environment. But in this section‚ I just discuss about Macro environment. The elements
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w w w e tr .X m eP UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level e ap .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2007 question paper 9708 ECONOMICS 9708/02 Paper 2 (Data Response and Essay (Core))‚ maximum raw mark 40 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate
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CSEC Economics SBA Title of Project A comparative study of the demand for KFC and Japs at a particular high school between the period September 5 and 26‚ 201 1 Comments The Title The title of the project was clearly stated. It was a micro-economic topic and was appropriate for this level. The full two marks were awarded. Purpose of the Project. Three objectives were adequate although seven were listed. The full three marks were awarded. Collection of Data Five sources of data collection
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2 2.1 The General Environment The General Environment 2.2 Scanning‚ Monitoring‚ and Forecasting Changes in the Environment Key Work Strategic decision making under conditions of uncertainty 2.3 Scenario Planning Key Work Strategic inflection points and their impact on strategy Tools and Techniques Undertaking scenario planning 2.4 PEST Analysis 2.5 SWOT Analysis 2.6 The General and the Competitive Environments Tools and Techniques Writing a PEST
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organization’s macro environment and give an example for each component of a current major operational change or industry trend”. Macro Environment: The factors outside of the industry that influence the survival of the company; these factors are not directly controllable by the organisation. (Elliot‚ Rundle-Thiele‚ Walker‚ p.48) Components of the Marco Environment: There are six (6) major components of which the macro-environment is made up of; 1. Demographic 2. Economic 3. Natural
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Introduction THE NATIONAL INCOME One of the basic questions facing economics centers on whether the total output of goods and services is growing from year to year or it remains static. This question is very important because countries are keenly interested in the performance of their economy. National income estimates enable countries to calculate the total production of goods and services in a year. The lecture also focuses on the measurement of national income and their problems‚ uses
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beyond doubt why more and more countries‚ environmentalists and peoples started pay more attention to the climate in the world. Climate change is a global challenge that requires a long-term global solution in order to avoid environmental‚ social and economic dislocation. Greenhouse gases cause damage both within and also well outside the country in which they occur. Once emitted into the atmosphere‚ their impact is substantial and long-lasting‚ for both developed and
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