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country is the “American Dream.” However, the government is giving the opportunity for low-income families and the opportunity for employment. America should not be criticized because of the past or how the government had been unable to deal with the economic crisis. The past is history and our nation has learned to be greater. During the 1950’s and 60’s, people made money so easily without the requirements of attaining a college degree. The economy was…

workers normally have, such as investment on education. Workfare recipients allocate their salary to obtain basic needs and can not invest in an education. These people are not given the opportunity to be successful because they can not fulfil their contentment. Arnold also suggests that: “workfare is not about creating jobs for people that do not have them; it is about creating workers for jobs that nobody wants” (344). Nicolas Farvaque, a doctor of economic sciences, alludes that “being able…

( Te Ara the encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 2012) portrays that socio economic status is the critical factor of health as it incorporates various factors such as education, income and occupation. There are numerous ways of measuring Socio economic status such as New Zealand Index of Deprivation, this measure utilises data on employment, family status, education, accommodation and transport which all contribute to a person’s health and wellbeing. These scores can also be measured as deciles for…

have come from the two civil wars that took place between 1989 and 1996 and between 1999 and 2003, poor government and mismanagement. As the poorest country in Africa, its standards of living need to be improved drastically. Liberia’s political, economic and social factors prevent it from improving its standards of living. Liberia continues to face political problems that stop it from developing. There was no functioning government in Liberia during the 14 years of civil war and even…

Economic growth and development are diverse across provinces in Canada. According to the Conference Board of Canada (2013) Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, all earn “A+” grades for real GDP growth in 2013. However, New Brunswick earns a "C" grade, which is the worst performance among the provinces in Canada. There is also variation in employment and unemployment growth across provinces. These divergences of economic performances across provinces in Canada prompts provincial…

Scarcity is a key concept in economics and it is viewed as being a huge problem within economics. Scarcity refers to a situation where demand exceeds supply and this can apply to anything from consumer goods to raw materials. (financepractitioner). For example, scientists suggest that crude oil can run out in the near future due to the high demands for it but a lack of supply of it which suggests that crude oil is a scarce resource. Another example could be housing in the UK. There are high…

In devising economic policy, leaders do face certain constraints in the broad historical forces that have shaped their countries’ social and institutional structures. However, it is difficult to say that leaders are solely constrained by the historical factors and cannot ignore nor harness the historical factors to achieve economic and political goals. Throughout history, we have witnessed that leaders have been able to devise and implement economic policy despite the constraint of historical…

scarcity of resources, such as food, water, and land. Therefore people that is in the lower economic group can’t afford it, as price will increase effectively due to short supply. Eventually, malnutrition will happen effectively around the globe. To address this issue adequately, we as humans should do some work on…

an economic crisis. I accept this matter, due to the fact that when there is a high number of individuals…

With about 23,000 students, WU Vienna is one of the largest and leading universities for business, economics, business law and social sciences in the European Nation (Vienna University of Economics and Business). As a result, this educational institution unifies human beings from various cultural, educational and social backgrounds. Therefore, being socially responsible must be one of WU Vienna’s major goals to fulfill its role as an accredited educational establishment. Consequently, as a…