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because they illustrate basic economic concepts. The first one, Get Down to Business, deals with the economic crisis and the different economic stimulus plans launched by the governments. The second one, The Vain G-20 was published the day before the G-20 Pittsburgh summit. J. Attali explains in the first article that governments should strongly stimulate consumption and investment to respond to the crisis. I will try to explain J. Attali’s position by illustrating those two economic concepts (consumption

equally to each other: there can be, and indeed there are losers and winners. The problem is not new. Technological advances and rapid changes in the economy that have benefited society as a whole were synonyms, often painful changes for some. But governments can and should take steps to alleviate the burden of adjustment. And when these changes are an increasingly international, it must also ensure that the international economic and financial institutions are effective and agree to all rules. Introduction

is hoped that all participants will leave with strategies for bringing about changes to ensure that all Canadians are numerate, that teachers receive excellent and appropriate education with on-going opportunities for further learning, and that governments, industry, and the educational community share the responsibility for enhancing the mathematical expertise of all Canadians. The goal of the Forum is not to negotiate a new curriculum, but rather to initiate a dialogue, in the spirit displayed by

Libya, to free the Bulgarian nurses held captive there, secure contracts with the government, and enlist Qaddafi in his plan for a Mediterranean Union; with Russia, to discuss the supply of gas to Western Europe; with Africa, to initiate a new relationship with France’s former colonies; to China, to negotiate economic issues and the sale of nuclear reactors; with Lebanon, to register French support of the new government; with the United Kingdom, to convince the British with the notion that France under

their products or subcontract their products, both with a domestically or internationally production, and both present a myriad of positives and negative features: firms that produce domestically benefit from ease of monitoring, skilled workforce, government stability, job creation, and well understood labor rules. By manufacturing product overseas, in particular in third world economies, tremendous efficiencies are gained in the form of reduced wages, but are countered by the increased difficulty of

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iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair Source: CIA Factbook The external debt of South Africa is $73.84 billion (2009 est.). Source: CIA Factbook Government South Africa gained its independence on the 31 Mai 1910. Source: CIA Factbook Jacob Zuma is the president of South Africa. Source: CIA Factbook South Africa use a system government call Multiparty Republic. Source: Atlapedia The legal system of South Africa is based on Roman-Dutch law and

Benito Mussolini, goals of the Fascists, Fasci de Combattimento, Avanti, Il Popola d’Italia, Gabriele D’ Annunzio, the Socialist Party, March on Rose, Black Shirts, King Victor Emmanuel III, use of terror tactics, single party state, parallel party/government structure, Grand Council, Lateran Accord “Blue Horizon Chamber”, Little Entente, Rapallo agreement, Raymond Poincare, Cartel des Gauches, Edouard Herriot, Aristide Briand, Herbert Asquith, David Lloyd George, depression hits, the “dole”, Ramsey

1090% Fiscalité/Fiscal Sector Recettes fiscales, en % du PIB/Total revenues, % of GDP Dépenses Publiques, en % du PIB/Total expenditure, % of GDP Déficit Public, en % du PIB/Central govt, balance, % of GDP Dette Publique, en % du PIB/Total Government Debt, % of GDP 25 28 -3 50 Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises: Perspectives économiques pour les pays méditerranéens à l’horizon 2010 ; Tahar El Almi, TUNIS, Octobre 2005. Working Paper 20051007.fr. © oct 2005 9 Monnaie/Monetary

The cause of this demonstration of displeasure was the presence in the town of a big, pink-cheeked Englishman who, it was said, was an agent of his government come to clinch the bargain by which the president placed his people at the hands of a foreign power. It was charged that not only had he given away priceless concessions, but the public debt was to be transferred into the hands of the English, and the custom-houses turned over to them as a guarantee. The long-enduring people had determined