... clearly aimed at the concentration of property" and due to this, inequality amongst the Spartiates developed as "land thus accumulated in the hands of a diminishing group of wealthy men" (Jones, 1967, 136). Powell however also presents the issue of female inheritance as a possibly positive factor, as he states "female inheritance rights was a force of stability although it tended ... affected the socio-economic structure. Despite differences, both these two issues of land tenure and inheritance had the same adverse effects on the economic structure of the Spartan state. Jones correctly ...

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... an oligopoly and oligopsony. According to the classical economic theory, a purely competitive model refers to markets which are broadly characterized by a large number of producers and consumers, each without any substantial degree of market power, who are able to easily enter and exit market. An oligopoly ... perfect competition model. This is due to the fact that suppliers are - through the mechanisms of product differentiation - able to limit the number of compatible complementary goods available for their cameras, which further drives down buyer's bargaining power. Thus, even if cons...

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... of that international economic activity and so on. -Customs Bodies of Republic of Belarus sometimes transmit poorly developed materials inspection, which reduces the formation of the evidence base and the number of bringing to justice the perpetrators of crimes in the area of ​​customs; -Mutually poor knowledge of laws and regulations governing the joint law enforcement resulting in unreasonably allowed considerable ... time spent on preparing and carrying out activities that reduces the quality of teamwork and hence the number of disclosed crimes in the area of ​​customs; It is...

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... internationally, to boost economic growth. Liberalization only creates new opportunities if other countries liberalize too. The global change in intellectual consensus in the early 1980s, and domestic political change in a number of European countries, fed into a different political consensus within international economic institutions. The balance of power shifted in a direction of more liberal international economic regulation, particularly an expansion in WTO ... in terms of ˜globalization and development' might be a mistake, as to do so suggests quick fix global solutions, when what...

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... countries, where rigid labor markets were an important cause of high youth unemployment, sparking social unrest in Tunisia that then spread across the region. Youth unemployment is also high in a number of European countries, where important barriers to entry into the labor market remain in place. Efficient labor markets must also ensure clear strong incentives for employees and efforts to promote ... is still constrained by tariffs and other, more practical barriers such as customs procedures or high transport costs. Whether a country can participate in cross-border value chains crucia...

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... been encouraged by a new economic environment or simply the consumerism and purchasing orientation that are part and parcel of the 21st century experience in developed countries and in an increasing number of under-developed countries, too. Logically, American outlooks and the use of persuasion will encourage many consumers to view the current economic system as rational, logical, to American individuals' advantage ... longer feel that their members work under the old aim of making mass adjustments smoother, let alone compensating those who are unable to work the system for what can be ...

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... longer compensated for the virtual absence of university education and the feebleness of formal technological training in Britain. By 1913, Germany had more than 6 times the number of university students and produced almost 10 times the number of engineering graduates than British graduates in all areas of science, technology and maths. McCloskey's opinion of British productivity was that the 1.2% per annum growth ... ...

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... of running a car. However today there are very few further economics of scale available in the motor industry, which is common for many mature industries, as an increase in the number of cars on the road does not guaranty a benefit for society and has both positive and negative effects on the economy of a nation; it can be seen that the external ... would appear that undercharging encourages car ownership. It does not however provide a short-term external benefit to society, but instead further increases the external costs in the long term. A higher number of cars on the road reduces th...

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... of running a car. However today there are very few further economics of scale available in the motor industry, which is common for many mature industries, as an increase in the number of cars on the road does not guaranty a benefit for society and has both positive and negative effects on the economy of a nation; it can be seen that the external ... would appear that undercharging encourages car ownership. It does not however provide a short-term external benefit to society, but instead further increases the external costs in the long term. A higher number of cars on the road reduces th...

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... of competition describing the rivalrous process between contestants vying for the same consumers is more in line with how consumers act on an individual basis. Competition is not necessarily the number of businesses performing the same activities in an economy such that a market structure is created, but rather how consumers individually determine their preferences. For this reason, Cantillon seems to have ... money on prices and productivity, it appears that his stubbornness to deviate from a loanable-funds theory of interest is a drawback in his overall monetary theory. Cantillon's as...

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... by attracting new health-conscious customers, are also being implemented by other competing fast food restaurants. McDonald's is situated in a monopolistic competitive market, and because so there are only a select number of close competitors that are using these same economic tactics to increase their own sales, as well as taking away the customers from McDonald's. Some competitors of McDonald's include Burger ... ...

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... redistribution of its fruits and the encouragement of growth in less developed areas. The agrarian structure of developing countries is often distinguished by a two-tier form of distribution, with a small number of large landowners possessing most of the arable land, while substantial numbers of very small owners, tenants and settlers farm the remaining land, which is often of inferior quality. Large ... ...

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... in order to take proper fiscal and monetary measures to come out of the recession and the economic quagmire it has entrapped itself in. The IMF and US have set a number of conditions in order to enable Argentina to qualify for such international loans such as overhauling its tax system, fixing the problem of provincial overspending, letting the peso float freely ... ...

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... industrial groups in manufacturing one product, as the making of bread by farmers, millers, and bakers; and occupational, in which goods produced in the same industrial group are worked by a number of persons, each applying one or more processes and skills. Since the worker only had one task, time is saved because the person only has to concentrate on that one ... ...

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... more patents and application for patent will obtain the initiative on the market and preferential rights to develop in the future. That is to say, intellectual property, especially the possessed number of patent, has been the important mark of science & technology competitive strength of one country or area. The amount of the application and authorizing for patent marks the strength of ... ...

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