These two aspects have been major contributors to the slow growth within the European Union. These states have been involved in continuous discussions on various economic issues affecting individual countries like the collapsing of the Greek economic systems. Increased concentration on the economic policies within the region has resulted in the slow decision making process since the members operate under a single body, but have different regulations in terms of taxation and enforcement of the policies (Kriesi & Pappas, …show more content…
The economic growth in China reached levels close to 8% in 2013. As the second largest economy in the world, this growth had a significant contribution to the global GDP growth, with the country contributing 51.3% of the global growth in nominal GDP (IMF, 2015). The country has adopted macroeconomic policies which have triggered a shrink in the current account surplus, making the domestic consumption to become the most important economic growth driver. The country has adopted policies which have been focusing on not just growth, but quality growth, which not driven by aggressive investment, but also effectiveness of supporting systems through cracking down on corruption and