Economy of Scotland

exhibitors to showcase their latest innovations, debate the industry’s biggest issues and do business together. The most comprehensive industry trade event, it features nine shows under one roof: Build Show, Timber Expo, Civils Expo, the Surface and Materials Show, Energy 2016, Plant & Machinery Live, HVAC 2016 and Smart Buildings 2016. UK Construction Week attracted visitors from across the full spectrum of the construction industry – from tradespeople, self-builders and SME owners to architects, civil engineers, national house builders and interior designers. Organised by Media 10, the show covered over 70,000 square metres of exhibition space. Drawing on current political hotbeds, including construction as one of the key drivers to the UK economy (including government promises to build 400,000 new homes by 2020) and the skills shortage, the show also serves as a platform to debate and share the myriad of issues within the professional (and public) eye. In its second edition, there were 13 different seminar theatres at the event with the main stage being hosted by television presenter and architect George Clarke, business journalist Steph McGovern and television broadcaster and business journalist Victoria Fritz across the three days. The success rendered two shortlists at the coveted PPA Connect Awards: Launch Of The Year and Team Of The Year. Media 10 teams delivered an award winning strategy with creative content, originality and innovation as explains Event Director,…

In the book “Why Ireland starved: a quantitative and analytical history of the Irish economy, 1800-1850” the author Joel Mokyr tries to assess why the Great Famine of Ireland from 1845-1852 was so disastrous. Mokyr is an economic historian and as a result, the book is from an economic perspective and does not consider other factors outside of the economy as causes tot the famine. The majority of the book focuses on the lead up to the event and it is not until the last chapter when Mokyr…

It did not advance African agriculture and many men left to seek employment elsewhere. It did however give rise to a nationalist movement which eventually culminated independence once again for the Malawi people on July 6, 1964. The country did stay in the Commonwealth of Nations, as many former British holdings do. The slave trade and colonialism had massive adverse effects on the population and economy of Malawi. The country has had a surge in population growth which puts increased pressure…

My interest in economics was developed since I was a child. I was given birth in a “financial family”; my parents’ works were all related to economics. Therefore, since I was young, I had the opportunity to observe and understand the financial work. In middle school, when my parents discussed economic events, I did not feel bored. To the contrary, I listened carefully and even made efforts to express personal opinions. Undoubtedly, sometimes my opinions were infantile and funny. However, my…

and which main feature is that endogenizes the social purpose of business as an economic driver. In doing so, operates as a new common sense of transnational hegemonic projects. The methodological approach is oriented by the historical-materialist method and the understanding of neoliberal economy as transnational processes of capital fractions and productive flows, rather than a nationally driven phenomenon (see Van der Pijl, 1998 and also Hall and Soskice, 2001). The empirical evidence is…

employees or organisational structure) and external (see appendix A) challenges faced by an organisation that could potentially dismantle the operating environment which these enterprises function within. These issues that we learn about, and the company profiles that were presented gave us an insight into some of the biggest macro challenges present in the world’s economy. These conglomerates are potentially disastrous macro-economic structures who have attained a status where it is necessary…

sneaky way to invade someone else’s land. I think this is exactly what neoliberal settler colonialism is about. They are targeting the people with weak opposition power and poor government regulations. This simply wouldn’t be the same if they had strong opposition as well as strong political power. On the other hand, Klein also talked about the inspiring movements in Greece. Greece has been suffering under the huge economic problem in recent years due to the budget deficit. Simply, they needed…

Economic growth relates to the increased output within an economy. It can come from rural to industrial shifts, invention, innovation and technological progress; it requires savings and investment, along with a well-implemented policy framework and can be measured through the economies GDP. Haggard, (2004) suggested economic growth can result from productive inputs, capital and labour or from greater efficiency in their use. It can lead to economic development, which Michael Todaro (2011)…

Developed and some developing countries are present in countries known as the Global North, whereas countries that are still developing and underdeveloped are a part of the Global south. Within each group, there are economic levels that contain either similar or contrasting views of women and status quota for women. These views and positions are vital towards defining the success of a country’s economy. These views are generalized in three categories: high, fair and low. Countries that rate…

The global economy is under the watchful eye of economist, politicians, big business, foreign business, and consumers. Due to the increase in world stock markets, investors are noticing global growth. The global economy is impacting economic activities and affecting how we live. Economic activity involves how materials produced, distributed and the measuring level of consumption of goods. A globally social class associated with economics depends on the other for survival. Through, political…