Low-carbon economy

Max Canfield Ms. Boesiger Economics 2 November 25, 2014 Is minimum wage a living wage? Raising the minimum wage would put the money in the hands of the engine that powers the economy; this allows local businesses to thrive and lets people live comfortably above the poverty line. Minimum wage is defined as the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement while a living wage is defined as a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living. These two definitions are the…

Even when working on projects unrelated to health, the policies and actions of economic institutions have an impact on health in the countries in which their policies are enacted. Macroeconomic activities are strongly correlated with health outcomes; for example, a rise in the health of a country’s population may lead to an increase in economic output, or vise versa (LSHTM (b) 2014). Economic programs that increase wealth, productivity, and/or trade can impact both infectious and…

growth could be applied universally. In his theory, Rostow generalizes the stage of economic growth by focusing more in investment and development of the leading sectors because these sectors play the major role in uphold the overall momentum of economy. In addition, his theory is also based on situation in certain countries especially in Western countries (Ohlin & Gustafsson 1961). These two conditions make this theory probably hard to be applied in every country in the world because it seems…

on are Downey and South Gate. The reasons I chose these cities are I graduated from Downey High School and I grew up in the city of South Gate. From personal experience, I know that they are similar in many ways but also differ in terms of their economy just by observing the cities. This report will discuss the economic development goals of the two cities with emphasis on how they compare and contrast to one another and will determine the desirability of living in each city. To begin, I…

China and North Korea are very close, when the two countries are established, their economy system are both communism. But China had changed it into socialism and developed very fast in the recent 30 years. As the neighbor of China, North Korea still keeps communism and its economic power is very weakness in the world. The reason that North Korea keeps communism is under the communism economy, North Korea can effectively guarantees their security and political independence of the nation…

Government reduces investments in improving the infrastructure of economies as they think that resource wealth is able to sustain the country’s development. Hence, endowment rich nations can lag behind resource poor nations when the revenues are no longer sustainable. Lastly, crowding out of human capital can occur as government…

In the fast developing world, there is no room for doubt that rapid economic development is one of the most successful achievements in human history，both in developing countries and developed countries. Countless people are sharing the improvement of living standard in many aspects. However, with the threat posed by the increasing environmental problems and resource shortage problems, considerable amount of public attention is being attracted to the achievement of sustainable development.…

notion is true. China is representative of a deviant case within Comparative Politics; the theory states that as a country progresses economically, policies reform and democracy will follow. While they are often considered one of the worlds leading economy, China remains an authoritarian state. The established linkages between democracy and economic growth have more often than not been in support of the claim that democracy does pose a cost in terms of subsequent reductions in growth rate. There…

The study on the Lincoln’s Children Zoo is not the only study that shows the extreme economic impact zoos and aquaria have. There are many other people that have researched, and show how zoos are economic generators for the communities. Based on the information interpreted by Thomas (2011), “Looking just at Texas, a study determines that AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums generate $884.2 million in economic activity annually for the Lone Star State. They also employ 8,998 people and provide…

Over the past five years there has been an additional 7,500 private sector jobs added to the economy. That created record high 155,720 average annual total jobs in 2013 (3-year Outlook, 2015). In 2014, Anchorage lost 690 jobs, but most of that decline was from job loss in the public sector. When oil prices last year took a big dip, Alaska went into a small recession, which hurt the State and City economy. They say that which oil being so inconsistent, they don’t know where their future lies…