... change again throughout the 20th Century. During the Great Depression, the women's labor force grew due to the fact that many men were unemployed and any means of income that could be generated was needed. There was also a substantial rise in the women's labor force during World War II when the men went off to war and the women were needed in the factories. But when the men returned from war, there was ... many felt it was worth it. Some decided to have no children at all, this could have beet attributed to a number of factors including the pursuit of a career. All of these reasons create...

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... defence spending hardly risen little over 3 percent per annum in the five years before the 1965 war with India, substantially less than the rate of growth of the economy. The availability of US military assistance probably continued to moderate the growth in defence spending. But it is significant that Ayub Khan, a former C-in-C of the army, kept the size of the army under strict control, even though India's defence expenditure 39 ... expenditure as witnessed in the period 1977-88, with the result that the incidence of defence expenditure on the economy became one of the highest in the ...

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... indebted. Over 350,000 people, nearly 10 percent of the country's population were displaced during the last decade, and are now living under very precarious conditions. In 1979 the government was replaced and during the last ten years the government took a downturn as result of the civil war. Many properties, both industrial and agricultural and the entire banking system were eventually nationalized as well. Small ... So, according to the exchange rate the sellers" price is around 15.00 (Cordoba Oro) to every $1. The average family income for the month is $500. Reducing the public debt a...

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... at that time was unable to incorporate the demands and personnel that the socio-economic changes created. Marxism was formulated in the 19th century. Carl Marx and his associate Frederick Engels observed the socio-economic changes that were transpiring in Britain. England was the dominant world power and had the largest industrialized economy during the 1800's. The development of the factory and the institution of the assembly line created a large demand for workers ... raise his standard. People began to rally behind the King. Parliament severely underestimated the influence of the Cha...

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... abolished in 1953, placing all political authority in the former lower chamber, the Folketing (parliament) The Social Democratic Party was the dominant party for most of the post-war period in the 179-seat Folketing. Between March 1998 and November 2001 the SDP formed a minority coalition government with the Social Liberal Party. The Folketing is elected under a system of proportional representation ... occurred later than in most other European countries. During the 1960s industrial development accelerated, and production industry became the primary export sector. Manufacturing remains ...

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... - 1793 Pitt had restored a majority of national fortunes during 1783 and 1793. When Pitt came into power he faced a mountain of problems, these varied from the national debt to smuggling. The national debt in 1783 was £243 million, before the American wars the debt was £160 million, quite clearly the national debt had increased greatly due to the American wars. Smuggling was a large scale problem ... Alliance in 1788 with Holland and Prussia. When Spain attempted to influence America, Britain backed up by Prussia and Holland stood up forcing Spain to back down. The Civil list was the ...

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