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Introduction 2 Part 1: Canada’s economic and political environments 2 The Canadian Monetary policy 3 Inflation and rates 3 Exchange rate and exchange market intervention 3 Deficit policy 4 Review of actual economic conditions (2003) 4 Economic shocks Canada has tackled in 2003 4 Part 2: Canada’s balance of payments’ analysis 5 Current Account Balance 5 Capital and Financial Account 6 Part 3: Exchange rate evolution 8 From Mar.98 to Oct.98: 9 From Oct.98 to

Economic Geography of Europe Prof. Markus Raueiser Dr. Regina Dionisius 07. September 2010 Session 2 Outline 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Glasses of EG The Development of EG Classifications of EG Definitions of EG Approaches to EG EG of Europe – Definitions Class activity Economic Geography of Europe 07.10.2010 2 1. Aim What is Economic Geography The Glasses 2. Development 3. Classifications 4. Definitions 5. Approaches 6. Europe Economic Geography of Europe 07.10.2010

'classically in England' that we have 'the rise of the three- tiered relation of land lord/ capitalist tenant/ free wage labour, around which Marx developed much of his theory of capitalist development in Capital' (1977: 75). For Max Weber also, England was 'the home of capitalism' (1961: 251); it was in England above all that the Puritan outlook 'stood at the cradle of the modem economic man' (1970: 174). Since England was the cradle and nursery of capitalism, it is not surprising that later writers

THE WORK OF OTHERS CHILD LABOUR General Information ➢ The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as anyone below the age of 18. ➢ The International Trade Union Confederation defines Child labour as “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” ➢ It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children

BERANEK, W. (1982), « The illegal alien work force, demand for unskilled labour and the minimum wage », Journal of Labour Research, vol. III, n° 1. BHAGWATI, J.N. (1981), « Alternative theories of illegal trade: economic consequences and statistical detection », Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv., 117, pp. 409-427. BOND, E.W. et CHEN, T.J. (1987), « The welfare effects of illegal immigration », Journal of International Economic, 14, pp. 315-328. BORJAS, G., FREEMAN, R.B. et KATZ, L.F. (1986), « Searching

FREE TRADE AND THE GREAT EXHIBITION After 1846 England enjoyed a period of economic prosperity, partly because free trade policies took the place of protectionism. This contributed to avoid the revolutionary movements that caused many conflicts all over continental Europe. In 1851 the Great International Exhibition of London was opened by the Queen and her husband, showing Britain's world political and economic leadership. SOCIAL REFORMS In 1862 the employment of women and children in mines

past 30 years, South Korea's economic growth has been spectacular. During these years, South Korea changed its industrial structure to one that now includes products like: automobiles, petrochemicals, electronics, shipbuilding, textiles and steel. South Korea has the 11th largest economy in the world and has a goal to increase its annual economic growth to 7% and double its per-capita income to $40,000 by 2017. “The International Monetary Fund estimates Korea's economic growth at 4.8% in 2007 and

recherche, Centre du savoir sur l’apprentissage et le milieu de travail. Ballot G., F. Fathi et T. Erol (2002), ‘Who benefits from training and R&D: the firms or the workers ? A study on panels of French an Swedish firms’, ERC Working Papers in Economics. Barrett, A. et P.J. O’Connell (2001), ‘Does training generaly work ? The returns to in-company training’, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 54 : 647-662. Bassanini A. et al., (2005), ‘Work place training in Europe’, IZA. Boulin, J

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hors de portée. How does « Régulation » theory analyze institutions? Robert BOYER Abstract Within « régulation » approach institutional forms are the specific expression of one or several basic social relations. They shape the short run process of economic adjustment (the “regulation” mode) as well as the growth regime. Long term transformations of capitalism are the main focus of this theory that has developed various tools in order to understand the factors that shape a steady growth, the nature