...After watching the documentary Pane Amaro (Bitter Bread), I learned of the hardships that Italian immigrants had to endure in the United States. Prior to watching this documentary, I had no idea that Italians had endured any form of racism. According to the documentary “Italians were equivalent to today’s Islamic terrorist,” this was quite surprising to learn because this comparison helped gauge the amount of racial tension Italian immigrants faced in the United States during the late 1880s to the early 1900s. The reason why Italians were racially persecuted was due to their close proximity with African Americans. Although Italian immigrants were not Negroes because, they lived near African Americans and worked the same jobs they were not clearly racially defined. This was the root for much resentment towards Italians, such was the case in the assassination of the David Hennessey on October 10th 1890 and his dying words were “The dagoes got me.” Dagoes which is a common offensive derogatory term for Italians, and 9 Italians were put on trial but the court finds them not guilty due to lack of evidence. The verdict of the New Orleans court incites anger and a mob of 10,000 storm the prison and lynch the 9 Italian inmates. Italians faced hardships while immigrating to the United States. Immigrants were screened at Ellis Island in order to come through the United States. Italian immigrants were marked with an X or a O, those that were marked with a X were sent back either due...
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...Focusing on just two external environmental areas from the economic, social, political and legal environments, analyse the key forces and trends that have taken place within these two environmental areas over the past decade. Introduction Marketing concept as outlined by Kotler and Levy (1969), is perceived by most as an undertaking to find and stimulate buyers to achieve a firm’s goals. The process entails product development, pricing, distribution, communication as well as continuous attention to the changing needs of the customers, and the development of new products to meet these needs. The implication of this change is that an organization is inevitably influenced by, and has to react to what happens outside the business. There are several external environments that may impact an organization, including economic, social, political and legal factors. Organizations utilize environmental scanning processes to focus on identification of emerging issues, situations and potential pitfalls that may affect an organization’s future (Albright, 2004). Analysis of the economic environment The economic environment is very dynamic and complex in nature and is influenced by the purchasing power and spending patterns of consumers. The economic environment is also shaped by rates of unemployment, inflation, gross national product, trade cycles, economic resources and exchange rates. Information relating to economic trends or forces can enable organizations to prepare for...
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...NIC Europe Group Driver Paper Budapest, April 28 - 30. 2004. Globalisation or Regionalisation? The views expressed in this and other papers associated with the NIC 2020 project are those of individual participants. They are posted for discussion purposes only and do not represent the views of the US Government. Discussion paper -- does not represent the views of the US Government NIC Europe Group Driver Paper Budapest, April 28 - 30. 2004. Globalisation or Regionalisation? Globalization—Which forces will predominate in 2020—regionalization or globalization and will focusing on one lead to neglect of the other? What will be Europe’s position in the world in 2020 and how will areas of the world look from a distinctly European perspective? Introduction The debate about globalisation versus regionalisation is misleading: it is an obvious statement that the world is more complex than that. When we make simplifications like this, we assume that the loss of understanding is minimal: the world is more complex, but the simplification is such that the essence of the processes are still captured by our model. I will argue here that assumptions about today’s world having two levels of organisation leaves out a very important factor; this in turn results in a misunderstanding. I will argue that there are so many levels between national and global -- defined by socioeconomic systems and subsystems -- that the best approximation is not to assume the existence of two levels...
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...Chapter 1 Prefatory Part Origin of the Report Objectives Methodology Limitations Origin of the Report The preparation of this Internship report is a requirement of fulfillment of the MBA degree and Dr.M.Khairul Hossain, Professor of Finance Department at Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, who is also the Honorable course teacher of this course. He has asked us to make a term paper regarding to our course. Our topic is to prepare a report on “Trend of export of commodities from Bangladesh: An Analysis of sector wise contribution to GDP.” provided by the honorable course teacher. This is a group task. Objectives The objectives of this report are: * To fulfill the partial requirement of MBA degree. * To be able to use theoretical knowledge into practice to know the practical aspect in Bangladesh. * To develop our skill in using analytical tools and techniques. * To develop our interpersonal views and concept through sharing among every member of the group that is reflected in this report. The main objective of the study is to pinpoint the major aspects of export of Bangladesh and also examining the ways and means to overcome problems, thereby highlighting the prospects of on this issue. To achieve the main objective, the study highlights the following specific objectives. 1. To examine the trend of export of Bangladesh over years. 2. To examine the sector wise export’s trend. 3. To find out the...
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...about the communication between the commanding generals in Pomerania and the political leadership in Stockholm in order to understand what the Swedish army was ordered to do and how the generals became aware of the possibilities of fulfilling the orders that were given to them. It goes on with exploring how the Swedish government organized lending money during the war and what economic and political consequences their loans had in the country. It all leads to a better understanding of the resources that were available for welfare and how the population used the resources. The interplay between welfare, the raising of resources, and domestic politics in a smaller European state in the middle of the 18th century can be investigated. It explains Sweden’s role in the European States System. He explains how the European states system had a part of the formation of the Swedish state. Since the growth of the Swedish state in the 16th century and early 17th century was also associated with welfare and territorial expansionism. He also goes in to the borrowing of the countries, the debt they went in to because of it and goes a little bit in to the wars. Although the Swedish army did not expand to Persian territories, their military activities were still expensive and led to strains on the resources available to the state to support the troops in Swedish. There was no extra taxation that could be introduced by the council. The French government was not able to pay the subsidies so that...
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...The European Union (EU) is the umbrella organization encompassing the European countries that have eliminated economic, trade, and immigration barriers between the member countries of the union. The European Union is a unique economic and political partnership between 27 European countries. It has delivered half a century of peace, stability, and prosperity, helped raise living standards, launched a single European currency, and is progressively building a single Europe-wide market in which people, goods, services, and capital move among Member States as freely as within one country. The EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to foster economic cooperation: countries that trade with one another are economically interdependent and will thus avoid conflict. In 1950 French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposes integrating the coal and steel industries of Western Europe, 1951 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) is established, with six members: Belgium, West Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Netherlands. A supranational body, called the High Authority, is created to manage the coal and steel industries, 1957 the six members of the ECSC sign the Treaties of Rome, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community. The EEC member states aim to remove trade barriers between them and form a common market, In1967 The institutions of the three European communities are merged, creating a single...
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...U52026 International Labour Markets ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- FIRST REPORT – 2013 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Submission 27/03/2013 Contents Page: Front Cover………………………………………………………….Page 1 Contents Page………………………………………………………Page 2 Questions...…………………………………………………………Page 3 Part One…………………………………………………………….Pages 4-9 Part Two…………………………………………………………….Pages 10-15 Bibliography……………………………………………………….Pages 16-21 Questions Country Case Study You are required to write a 2000 word report which provides a critical assessment of the labour market of a particular country. You will be allocated the country in the seminar in week 1. If you have not attended this seminar, then you need to consult the module leader to obtain the country you will cover. Part 1 of the report (worth 40% of the marks) requires you to provide a statistical profile of your allocated country’s labour market and present an overview of the most important trends and developments in this country’s labour market over the past decade. Part 2 of the report (worth 60% of the marks) requires you to provide a critical review of the particular situation in your country of NEETs – young people not in employment, education or training. Specifically, using appropriate...
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...Advantages of the European Union Jim Stewart MGT/448 Clark McCarrrell September 18, 2013 Advantages of the European Union The European Union or EU is a unique economic and political partnership between 28 European countries that together cover much of the European continent. The EU was borne from the aftermath of World War II. The goal was to encourage economic cooperation between countries. It was presumed that countries that were trading partners were less likely to attack each other. This was known as the European Economic Community or ECC and was created in 1958. ("Europa.eu", 2013) The ECC became the EU in 1993, when what had previously been a purely economic partnership, melded into a political partnership spawning policy, development, and environmental concerns. The EU is based on the rule of law: everything is founded on treaties, voluntarily and democratically agreed by all member countries. These agreements are binding. ("Europa.eu", 2013) There are any benefits derived from being a member of the European Union. These benefits run the gamut of economic, political, social and environmental. There are many economic advantages of being a member of the European Union. Member states cab move goods and capital from place to place inside the EU. Entrepreneurs are free to offer their services anywhere inside the EU. This is made possible because the EU operates under a unified set of economic laws...
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...crime, even to the health of our environment. A globalised world demands more foreign contacts than even Britain has experienced in the past. 5~ I also know that we are likely to make our way more successfully in the world if we are secure in our British identity, and confident about its future. (...). Sadly, it has become fashionable for some to argue that British identity is under siege~ perhaps even in a state of terminal decline. The .threat is said to come in three forms. First, the arrival of immigrants who, allegedly, do not share our cultural values and who fail to support -'10 the England cricket team. Few dare to state this case explicitly, but it is the unmistakable subliminal message. Second, our continued membership of the European Union, which is said to be absorbing member states into 'a country called Europe'. Third, the devolution of power to Scotland, Wales...
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..."Ultimately, the moral question surrounding capital punishment in America has less to do with whether those convicted of violent crime deserve to die than with whether state and federal governments deserve to kill those whom it has imprisoned. The legacy of racial apartheid, racial bias, and ethnic discrimination is unavoidably evident in the administration of capital punishment in America. Death sentences are imposed in a criminal justice system that treats you better if you are rich and guilty than if you are poor and innocent. This is an immoral condition that makes rejecting the death penalty on moral grounds not only defensible but necessary for those who refuse to accept unequal or unjust administration of punishment."- Professor of Law at New York University School of Law "Death is... an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality, and in its enormity... The fatal constitutional infirmity in the punishment of death is that it treats 'members of the human race as nonhumans, as objects to be toyed with and discarded. [It is] thus inconsistent with the fundamental premise of the Clause that even the vilest criminal remains a human being possessed of common human dignity.' [Quoting himself from Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 257 (1972)] As such it is a penalty that 'subjects the individual to a fate forbidden by the principle of civilized treatment guaranteed by the [Clause].' [Quoting C.J. Warren from Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S. 86, 101 (1958)] I therefore...
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...|[pic] |OLE_OPI |1 |*1079901* | |( |( | | | |RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR STUDY | | | |This residence permit application is for you if you are coming to Finland to study at a Finnish educational institution where you have already been | |accepted as a student. The studies must be undergraduate studies, leading to a degree or vocational qualification. Applicable educational institutions| |include universities and universities of applied sciences, vocational education institutions and, in the case of exchange students, any of the above | |and upper secondary schools. In special cases, a residence permit for study may be issued for other studies than those described above. | | ...
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...What is integration? European Integration is the process of industrial, political, legal, economic, social and cultural integration of states in Europe. European Integration has primarily come about through the European Union and the Council of Europe. Economic integration is abolition of various restrains of trade between nations. Economic integration occurs through the reduction of all obstacles to trade and to the free flow of capital and labor across countries, so when a group of countries abolishes all restrictions to trade and the free flow of capital and labor among themselves, they participate in what is called a common or single market. European economic integration begun in 1951 when trade restrictions on coal and steel were dropped between Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The advantages of becoming a member of a single market are: greater specializations and more efficient use of economic resources, cheaper products (through imports and increased competition) and easier access to foreign markets in which the home producer can sell. There are also disadvantages like bankruptcy of businesses that are not competitive in the world market; an example is the decline of the textile industry in North Carolina once trade restrictions were lifted with Mexico and a number of Asian countries. Another disadvantage is increased migration of workers from poor to rich countries as they search for relatively high paying jobs, although increased...
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...arrive punctually -Public transportation is first class, however the roads are very busy around the Capital, Brussels, therefore, if travelling by car, plan time wisely. -First appointments are mostly socially orientated, Belgians like to get to know someone before proceeding with business - Appointment at 11:30 a.m. = a luncheon appointment -No breakfast meetings, prefer times are mid-morning and mid-afternoon -Office hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with 30-60 minutes for lunch. -Business don’t close early on Fridays - Shops hours: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. from Mon. to Sat. (some close for lunch) -Banks: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. Mon. to Fri -Belgians take a one-month vacation (July-August) -Celebrates traditional European (Catholic) holidays along with 21 July, their Independence Day and 11 November, their Armistice Day. Each linguistic community also has its own holidays. Business Dress Code - Behave formally, expect formality in others, and dress conservatively. - Belgians have a highly developed dress-sense, therefor they will immediately evaluate your level of professional achievement, your taste in...
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...Influence of the EU on industrial Democracy in the UK: Industrial democracy is an arrangement which involves workers making decisions, sharingresponsibility and authority in the workplace.In some European countries the structures of Industrial Democracy have been in place fordecades but the ideas behind Industrial Democracy do not fit in well with the moreaggressive relationship that has existed between managers and unions in British companies.European legislation encourages a much more prominent role for workers in a firm’s decision making process.The new 'partner based relationships' where unions and management works toward thesame goals, exist in British industry because of the present EU influence.Now Unions are perceived as an institution existing to educate management and employeesthe benefit of involving workers in decision making process.As a result, employee involvement in decision making has become functional, by this meansimpacting positively on workers performance and enhancing their contribution to thesuccess of the organization.Now works council is made up of representatives of all departments within a firm.The role of works councils is to discuss long term objectives of the business and to suggeststrategies for improving the future prospects of the business.There is also an option for Worker Shareholders and Worker Partners, who have a stake inthe ownership of the business.Share holdings are often encouraged by the use of share option and saving schemes.These...
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...Spain‘s trade take very important place into the nation‘s economy, the country‘s trade polocy has similarities to the other nations of European Union. Like EU Spain has also non-trade barriers mainly in primary and secondary business. http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/spain/export-import.html Import and export structure of the economy Spain has a numerous of countries as a partners of export and import of product and the range of these product is even bigger but the focus falls on the main ones . The countries from the European Union are the most important partnes for Spain, in 2013 65% of the foreign trade comes from there, main partners are France with 18% of total exports and 11% of total imports and Germany with 15 % ot total exports and 8 % of exports, othe partners are - Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, China. The most exported products out of Spain are - food 13 %, cars 11 % and fuel 5 %. The main import of product are fuel, high added value goods, food and chemicals. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/spain/balance-of-trade http://www.ingcb.com/media/231182/spain.pdf Political system of the economy The global economic crisis hit Spain hard in 2009 and the Prime-minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party then decided to make some changes by increasing the unemployed ebenefits and spend money on public works to slowdown the crisis but instead of that, combined with some some other unpleasant conditions, it led the country‘s...
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