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Interest Rate Risk Management, 2008.
An analysis of interest rate risk management as a tool for understanding how organizations approach risk management.
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper provides an overview and analysis of interest rate risk (IRR)management using the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's (2004) Economic Letter. It looks at IRR management as a tool for understanding how organizations approach risk management and why risk management and interest rate is so important to a financial institution's ability to conduct business. The paper also reviews the impact of global policies and regulatory procedures on interest risk management and ascertains whether such measures are possible and whether such measures would prove beneficial for banks and other financial institutions throughout the world.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Interest Rate Risk
Mitigating Interest Rate Risk
Universal Guidelines for Risk Management
Efficacy and Analysis
Conclusions
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"While there is no way to control economic upswings or downturns in many cases, banks can do much to help protect their assets and limit interest rate risk through proper management. This can be accomplished through global and regional guidelines, and even guidelines established within specific banking institutions. Oversight by a board of directors and senior management team, combined with the approval of the public, may result in greater efficiency and better universal management of risk. Most banks have the resources to adopt a policy such as this with minimal investment of time. In the interests of reducing interest rate risk, most banks should at the very least attempt the policies and procedures offered in this analysis, and assess what if any positive changes result."
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"Wealth and Poverty of Nations", 2008.
A review of David Landes' arguments in "Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor" and "he Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe From 1750 to the Present."
1,301 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses some of the reasons that influenced Europe's rise to power over the centuries. It specifically discusses David Landes' arguments regarding the combination of environment and culture and their importance, as he discusses in his books, "Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor" and "he Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe From 1750 to the Present."
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"Continued growth is dependant on the establishment of a number of different factors including the creation of social and political institutions as security of property; rights of contract and of personal liberty that included social and geographic mobility; and a stable, responsive, honest, and relatively efficient government. Landes recognizes that this is an ideal that no society has ever met, but argues that to a certain degree such characteristics and therefore the resulting institutions have promoted economic and social progress, while their significant absence has acted as a barrier to the continued process of economic growth and extended well being."
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U S Manufacturing, 2008.
An examination of the impact of outsourcing work as a catalyst to stimulate outsourcing strategies at a local, regional, and national level.
1,377 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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The paper reviews currently available research data on the influence of salaries, tax policies, labor statistics, and balance of trade results in determining the net inflow or outflow of goods from regions of the world. The paper concentrates on addressing the impact of lower wage non-unionized countries on the shift of production to their regions and the resulting increase in inflow of products to the higher wage, unionized countries of the world.
Outline:
Questions and Hypotheses
Significance
Summary and Conclusions
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"Any study of the effects of multiple economic factors on the global migration of jobs from one economic region to another requires by definition a multifaceted and combinatorial approach to defining both the research methodology and introduction and deleting of key variables. What emerges from the significant body of research on the combined effects of wages, tax policies, labor statistics and balance of trade results on outsourcing is a framework that defies traditional econometric analysis.
"As a result much of the research completed in this area has taken either a segmentation of companies by their size in sales, or by the industries they participate in. The most ambitious studies, several of which are based in the German economy, look to triangulate the effects of economic variables, company size, and industry classification with the results being comparable to those studies that segment on company size alone.
Beginning with wages and the stratification of labor by skill level, the reciprocal effect of higher wages and greater unionization of the lowest skilled jobs has shown through the analysis of Feenstra and Hanson (1996) and Jones and Kierzkowski (2001). Their collective research illustrates that when unionization and higher wages combine to drive up the cost of completing repetitive, easily transferable processes, organizations in higher-wage countries choose to outsource rather than pay the premium just to have these processes kept in-house. Feenstra and Hanson (1996), in their study of 400 industries, found that the higher the job content complexity in a given industry, the less propensity for outsourcing, while those industries with low job complexity, higher unionization levels and greater a deficit balance of trade being the most impacted by outsourcing of manufacturing jobs at the industry and company-size level. "
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China's Environmental Issues, 2008.
A discussion of environmental issues affecting China.
1,572 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses serious environmental problems in China. The paper explains that due to overpopulation and industrialization, pollution has become a major issue within China's borders. The paper then looks at how migrants from rural and farm areas have begun moving to cities and densely populated locations at the alarming rate of approximately 20 million per year, and how this has put an enormous amount of pressure on employment within the city and has given rise to may social ills. The paper also discusses the effects of industrialization in China. The paper points out that it is not until recently that controlling industrial pollution has really gained momentum in China.
Outline:
China is Suffering Serious Environmental Problems
Root Causes of China's Problems
Strategies Chinese Local Governments, Businesses, or Individual Citizens Have Implemented to Lessen the Negative Impact on the Environment in this Region and Help Prepare it for a More Sustainable Future
Practical Solutions to these Problems that can be Funded, Developed, and Implemented Locally, or Will Long-Term Solutions Require Assistance from Outside Sources If Outside, Detail Extent of Involvement
The Philippines Has Also Attempted to Overcome Problems Similar to China's
The Success or Failure of the Philippines in Their Efforts
The Environmental or Social Factors Aiding or Hindering the Implementation of Those Plans
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"The environmental problems in this area are due mainly to a massive population growth and urbanization in cities near the coast. This has increased industrialization in the area attracting high pollution technologies dealing with the production of energy. The South China Sea has become a dumping ground for vessels that use its waterways and for spills that may occur during ocean voyages. This environmental meltdown can be seen in satellite photo-images of the South China Sea, in which dense closed of smoke haze hang over the landscape."
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Global Trade and the WTO, 2008.
An analysis of the impact of third world multilateral trade negotiations with a focus on the steel industry.
6,321 words (approx. 25.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 147.95
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This paper discusses third world countries and the multilateral trade negotiations that they deal with in order to help determine the prospects that they have for continued growth. In addition, the paper also looks at a case study of the steel industry in order to show how international trade affects industries.
Outline
The Growth of Third World Countries
Case Study - The Steel Industry
Conclusion
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"Much of the information that must be addressed when it comes to subsidies and countervailing duties deals with multilateral trade negotiations. These are generally designed to help Third World countries develop more economically and have changed much of the structure of international investment and trade (Diaz-Alejandro & Helleiner, 1987). Analyzing these negotiations and looking at the economic effects that they have shows that many of the trade agreements have slowed down the development in Third World countries (Ho, 1998). This can be seen by the fact that these trade negotiations do not address the link between trade and debt or issues like primary commodity trades (Ho, 1998). Because of this, the liberalization that is seen between countries that are already developed and countries that are just developing is very unequal. "
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The Village Bank, 2008.
Examines the role of village banks in the promotion and development of small businesses in developing nations
10,025 words (approx. 40.1 pages), 38 sources, APA, $ 202.95
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This paper discusses the topic of village banking in developing countries. Africa is examined as a case study/example because it is involved with many village banking ideals and these are spreading into both developed and developing countries. Village banking is also discussed in the literature review as is the banking concept in general, small businesses, and developing countries, as it is important to see how all of these issues come together. Furthermore, the paper attempts to ascertain the success rate of village banking in developing countries with a focus on the organizational culture of village banking, non-village banking, and the people in developing countries. All of these cultures and their differences are then analyzed and compared to determine the success of the village banking system in developing countries.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Small Businesses and Globalization
Conflict and Diversity
The Digitalization of the Economy
Developing Nations, Foreign Investors, and Global Trade Issues - Mergers and Acquisitions
Chart: Sectoral Distribution of FDI Inward Stock 1990 and 2000
Village Banks
Conclusion
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"Many people liken village banking to Islamic banking, largely because "religious laws in Islam govern all aspects of life." In writing about Islam, it has been explained that Islam is often seen as a very complete and comprehensive way of life, and that this way of life is both religious and secular. Islam is, therefore, not only a set of beliefs and way of worship but also an integrated and very vast system of laws. Islam is also a civilization and a culture, a commercial norm and an economic system, and a governance method for all that belong to it."
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The Globalization of the Formula One Championship, 2008.
A description of how globalized racing and marketing have mutually benefited each other.
1,123 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses how increased television coverage which has made Formula One racing the third most watched sporting event in the world has led to effective globalized marketing and an increase in sponsorship. Increased sponsorship in turn leads to increased media coverage. The author concludes by using the Shell-Ferrari Formula One relationship as an example to show the positive effect of sponsorship on Shell customers.
Outline
Growth of Formula One Popularity and Globalization
Globalized Marketing and Racing Globalization
Sponsorship and Globalized Brands in Relation to Formula One Racing
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"By sponsoring Formula One racing events, organizations increase public awareness of their presence in the marketplace. They enhance their company image and can alter public perception. Sponsorship can build business and trade relationships, as well as goodwill, globally. They can increase target market awareness and build positive image dimensions. In addition, they can build brand preference and increased sales, while blocking competition in an increasingly competitive world, due to globalization."
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Christianity and Capitalism, 2008.
Compares the way that capitalism and Christianity approach the goals needed to develop capitalism.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper attempts to demonstrate the ways that Christianity and Capitalism seek or reject common goals needed to develop capitalism. The paper also discusses the idea of Capitalism as a faith in and of itself. The author of the paper then makes the argument that collectivism/socialism create systems that do not meet the needs of all the people, and also frequently rejects religion out of hand, creating a situation where if needs are not being met no one has any incentive to correct it with charitable works.
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"The sheer number of works that expand on and discuss capitalism, as it exists today and as it has evolved though the past, demonstrate a development that could be argued as the development of capitalism as its own brand of religion, rather than purely an economic form. It would seem that the only thing lacking it is a collective place of worship, though there are examples of that very thing in international conferences that further globalization, such as the World Bank and a growing number of Free Trade movements that espouse the virtues of capitalism to thousands of parishioners from all over the world."
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The Dialectics of Crisis Management, 2008.
This paper presents a persuasive argument on rebuilding the state of New Orleans after Hurricane Katirna.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, and states that it has turned into the ideal example of the type of dysfunction that can develop when opposing forces, such as local and federal government agencies continuously prove themselves counter-productive. This dysfunction occurs because, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is adamant about adhering to its antiquated rules dictating the agency is only obligated to rebuild a system to its former state, the city of New Orleans is adamant about not only rebuilding the system, but modernizing it at the same time. Furthermore, the author argues that the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing comedy of errors that is dominating the city, reveals a completely dysfunctional state where neither proposition nor counter-proposition is resulting in a sort of solution or synthesis.
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"More often than not, organizations or entities that find themselves in negative situations such as catastrophic infrastructure failure as in New Orleans, attempt to cover up the crisis and shift responsibility from the organization or official entity or to someone or something else. In this case, FEMA itself proved a contradiction since it is supposed to be the lead agency in an emergency but during and since Katrina it has clearly failed to act on this responsibility. Often, the deciding factor in opting for this strategy is based on the organization in question's revenues or reputation. This is the worst of reasons to deal negatively and irresponsibly with a crisis and hardly ever pays dividends in the long-term. Additionally, dialectics informs the relevant parties that its contradictions should result in innovative solutions and augment creative energy that results in ideas and insights that compensate for areas that are weak or unresolved (Unfolding 286). For its part, the City of New Orleans seems to have failed to provide that creative spark necessary to develop solutions to its problems. It seems to have simply settled on the contradictions within dialectics without recognizing any resulting solution."
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Economic Fallout, 2008.
An analysis of the fallout from the delayed action of the Federal Reserve with regards to changes in macro economics.
1,004 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the importance of economics and how it affects daily life. It looks at changes in economic activity and how these affect daily life as well. The paper specifically focuses on mortgages and housing and oil prices. Finally, the paper discusses the fallout from the delayed action of the Federal Reserve and how this fallout will be seen for several more months.
Table of Contents:
Economics
Recent Economic Events
Mortgages and the Key Rate
You Have to Wonder is it "Too Little, Too Late?"
Oil Prices
Conclusion
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"In all economies, one of the most important issues to deal with is finding affordable housing. In order to supply such demand the mortgage industry developed what is known as a sub-prime mortgage. This loan was laced with teaser rates which were well below the key rate and when adjustment were made, usually after five years, the rates could potentially go up by several base points. Agreeably this does not sound like much but to a mortgage loan payee it could be devastating. Of course we should say, "Well didn't they realize that the issue of payment adjustments would occur?" Perhaps they did, but unfortunately, after the prime rate adjusted in July of 2007, several thousand mortgages followed suit. The foreclosure levels soaring to an all time new high were the result. Additionally late payment levels have also spiked and the fear is that the increases represent a brand new and larger group that will be foreclosed on in coming months (Aversa, 2007, p. 2)."
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