.... At present, however, Japanese banks cannot borrow money from foreign financial markets unless they pay a "Japan premium" on top of market interest rates, as happened from 1962 to 1964. At that time, because Japan was seen as a second- or third-rate country, this was to be expected. However, Japan is now a financial giant. Is it strange that Japanese banks have to pay higher interest rates when they borrow money? At the international conferences I have attended over the past few months, whenever the Asian crisis is discussed, four countries--Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan--are mentioned as the main problem countries. China .....

.... of agricultural products), while large companies tend to become multinational. The presence of companies with foreign capital monopolizing specific commodity secto rs (pharmaceuticals, photographic materials, electronics, cosmetics etc.) is far from rare. One particular kind of development regards medium-sized companies, frequently derivations of small family-run businesses with a specialized production, which as a result of management flexibility have succeeded in reconverting production and using technol ogical innovations which, with increased competitivity, enable them to penetrate international markets, in this way contributing .....

.... oriented, open economy, which has a high savings rate, a highly skilled workforce, and a very well developed manufacturing sector. On an annual average, inflation rose from 3.2 percent to 5.4 percent, which is worrisome because Switzerland is considered a low-inflation economy. On June 2, 1991 Swiss voters rejected a government sponsored tax which would have modernized Switzerland’s tax system by a tax called Value Added Tax. The Swiss currency is called the Swiss Franc, and 1.5 francs equal one U.S. dollar. The new common currency adopted early this year called the Euro, was rejected by Switzerland, although eleven nations participa .....

.... the report identified was the market share loss and profitability declines an the scale economy disadvantages in technology, distribution, and manufacturing. The BCG report showed that success of the Japanese manufacturers started with the growth of their own domestic markets. The high production for domestic demand led to Honda experiencing economies of scale as the cost of producing motorbikes declined with the level of output. This provided Honda to achieve a highly competitive cost position which they used to penetrate into the US market. " The basic philosophy of the Japanese manufacture is that high volumes per model provide the .....

.... information might help answer the question brought forward. The market researcher then decider how best to collect this information. There are two ways of doing this, desk research and field research. The information is then collected and analysed. Finally, the business has to make a decision about what to do in the light of the information formed. Desk research involves the use of secondary Data. This is information which is already available, both within and outside the business. Information within the business is information collected routinely. Invoices, for instance, will tell them how much they selland who they are selling to. Accoun .....

.... the system of privateering arose because it provided a valuable service to the country, and indeed the Ame rican Revolution might not have been won without their involvement. Many scholars agree that all war begins for economic reasons, and the privateers of the war for independence contributed by attacking the commercial livelihood of Great Britain's merchants. It is ironic that the entire notion of privateering began in Great Britain. In 1649 a frigate named Constant-Warwick was constructed in England for a privateer in the employ of the Earl of Warwick. Seeing how profitable this investment was, a great many of the English .....

.... problems, but it would also save Dallas residents money on their taxes. Saving money isn’t the key issue that members are focusing on though. The issue at hand that the city council members are focusing on is one of equity. This new raise in property taxes will help Texans to save money and also to help reduce the problems created by the collection of automobile taxes. I definitely believe the people are all going to be in favor of this new law. Critique Page I believe the editorial entitled “Automobile Tax – Equity issues outweigh lost revenue� is hitting the nail right on the head. I know that I personally dislike having to .....

.... will take more than 1 term. The taxing that I plan would move the aggregate demand curve to the left, as money is taken away from the people. Imposing the Ad Valorem tax on energy, increasing the average residential bills by $50 a year would reduce the deficit by 25 billion, and shrink the economy by 4 billion. Making all entitlements subject to income tax would reduce the deficit by 74 billion and shrink the economy by 24.66 billion. Basing Medicare payments on cost of managed care plans would reduce the deficit by 70 billion, and shrink the economy by 23.33 billion. Converting Medicaid to a block grant in states would reduce the de .....

.... the administration is trying to fight with the union; it pretty much consists of the fact that in order for the company to stay competitive it needs to cut down on some of the privileges of its employees. The union members on the other hand refuse to recognize the financial situation of the employer and insist on better wages, bonuses, and all the other goodies associated with being in the union. James Dagnon a human resources senior vice president told the engineering-union leaders that they haven't recognized "the competitive battle that we're in here." Now I hardly ever fly, and if indeed the prices of airfare would go up as a result of .....

.... watching its competitors closely, and is a method of competition between the firms, other than by price wars. The Kinked Demand Curve, is the economical graph that shows why oligopolists tend to adopt a common price -to achieve the greatest price and output. The Hilmer committe, estabilished 1993, is a government body who acts in the interests of recommendations of National Competition policies. In 1995, the Trade Practises Act (T.P.A.) was introduced. The T.P.A. sets out the general responsibilities of sellers, such as the firms of oligopolies, and out laws actions that may be unfair to the consumers. This includes misleading adverti .....