After World War II, the rate of birth doubled as GIs who were away from home during the world war returned home and started families. This "population explosion" would change the American economy forever. "Economy" is a means to satisfy the wants and the needs of the population. The economy is about its people- working, playing, eating, sleeping, loving, learning and dying. The economy ... sisters. The economic prosperity of the country fueled a "Procreation Ethic", and having children was seen as a favorable trend. This trend lasted for nineteen years (Light 40-44). This increased population...

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... not only are seats gradually removed, but the number of players is progressively increased- (Baumohl 24). Paul Koegel foretells that "The structural contradiction between an increasing at-risk' population and decreasing low-income and affordable housing supply will only worsen if not confronted immediately- (Baumohl 188). The homeless on city streets and in shelters will multiply. Koegel also ... them, but the disadvantage of being equally applicable to urban areas. Adopting a more flexible and inclusive definition of homelessness has consequences (Baumohl 82). Aron Loudan believes that "...

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... rapid through these five years, and the public deficit decreased along with the rate of inflation. The gross formation of capital increased to an annual average rate of 14.1%, which doubled the average growth of investment in the OECD countries during this period. From 1985-1989, the gross formation of capital grew from 19% to 26% of the GDP. However, Spain ... industry, accounting for about 4% of the GDP and employing approximately 10% of the workforce. It contributes much needed support to the Spanish economy. Tourism provides jobs for 8.1% of the active population. In 1999 the number...

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... groups created by the drug lords that operate throughout the country. For fifty years the FARC have claimed to be fighting for agrarian reform and social justice for Colombia's peasant population. The FARC has evolved into a powerful military force of 15,000 to 20,000 fighters who now control approximately 40 percent of the country. Continued political instability mainly stemming from ... cocaine and a growing source for heroin. More than 90% of the cocaine that enters the United States is produced, processed or transhipped in Colombia. The cultivation of coca more than doubled in 1999 ...

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... upwards over the last two years. • Youth employment rates are falling. Between 1989 and 1993, when the youth population was stabilizing, youth employment fell by 456,000. • For youth with jobs, the incidence of part-time employment more than doubled between 1976 and 1996, from 21 per cent to 46 per cent. • Labor force participation rates of young people ... ...

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