Essays and Research Papers on International Finance

The 'Long Boom' was a period in Australian history, beginning immediately at the end of World War II and continuing through 1973, of unprecedented growth in the economy. The decrease in manpower and the emphasis on the war effort helped shaped the economic policies of post-war Australia. This 8 page paper examines the influences of ...

A 9 page discussion of Jordan's history and economy. Describes her monarchy and illuminates the problems she has faced in trade, industry and agriculture. Identifies tourism as a hope towards improving Jordan's long stressed economy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 11 page look at the economic history, present and future of Chile. Written from the perspective of a Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisors in Chile. Stresses the importance of incorporating new technologies, particularly the use of the Internet, into Chile economic activities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 10 page research analysis on the European Union; specifically which factors influence a country to join or decide not to join the Union. Included are the history of the union, its political and economic attributes, and which factors have been hailed and which have caused problems for countries before and after joining the organization. ...

A 9 page paper discussing the history and growth of Turkey's stock market over the past decade and how it has affected relations with international investors. Turkey's economy is rather typical of successfully developing markets in that it enjoys an overall upward trend but suffers from occasional setbacks as all markets do. What sets Turkey's Istanbul Stock ...

A 12 page overview of the history and existing function of CARICOM, the Caribbean Community and Common Market. Illuminates the role this organization has in unifying the Caribbean nations and islands from both a trade area perspective and a regional integration perspective. Outlines accomplishments and goals and makes suggestions for the future. Bibliography ...

A 5 page paper discussing the recent history and current status of Colombia's national debt. Colombia continues to doggedly pursue fiscal health, but the needs of the 1980s remain the needs of the present. Colombia will have to develop an active export trade to slow the growth of the national debt. Drug and ...

A 5 page paper that argues the point that the efforts of the European Union stand to build a strong and united economic force in the globalized world despite Europe's long history of discord and war. Discussed are projected reasons for failure presented by those believing in Europhobia, or the fears of the old ...

This 80 page paper provides an overview of the issues related to the initiation of the European Monetary Union, the standardization of currency throughout Europe through the creation of the 'Euro' and the implications for participant countries. This paper outlines some of the most important components of the history and business structures defined by the EMU ...

This 35 page paper considers the issue of US foreign aid and the history of foreign aid as they relate to the progression of the debt crisis in the Third World. This paper considers issues like the nurturing of democracy, the support for national security, the Marshall Plan, Foreign Aid Distributin, and the War ...

This 10 page paper looks at the relative success of Poland as a former communist country when compared to other countries such as Russia and Czechoslovakia. This paper argues that the accomplishment is due to the success of the economy and can be seen as a result of the way in which economic and political ...

(6 pp) When asking what does the Industrial Revolution represent for Western Civilization, the first thought is "machines." But this period in history influences all areas of society, wherever it was instituted. It has even been suggested that not since the process of sustained agriculture, has an event, or group of them, ...

This 12 page report discusses five of the most significant stock markets of the world in terms of history, size, institutional features, and other unique characteristics. Five of the world’s most powerful and “international” markets are those in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and, of course, the United States. In general, the financial markets of the modern world serve as ...

A paper which looks at the history, structure and procedures of the World Trade Organisation, including the way it evolved from the post-war GATT agreement, its current policies regarding intellectual property rights and the provision of services, the way in which such policies are implemented and the issues which are prioritised in the settlement of ...

This 10 page report discusses the economic, social, and political history of the various trade agreements and practices that have taken place between Canada and the United States in the past fifty years. Currently, the implications related to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for Canadian organizations have been undeniably significant ...

This 8 page paper, including annotated bibliography, demonstrates how an article can appear to be straightforward yet be very misleading to the reader when other information is reviewed. The primary issue discussed is whether or not NAFTA has caused a loss of jobs in the U.S. Contrary opinions are presented. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 11 page paper contains three distinct parts which are in and of themselves separate essays. All essays are on globalization and includes a North-South analysis. One focuses on inequality, another on free trade and the third on dependency theory. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper begins a short explanation of what Fair Trade means and the purpose of Fair Trade. The essay discusses Fair Trade as it applies to the United Kingdom, including data and statistics and consumers' perceptions of this type of product. The essay identifies some of the stores that strongly support Fair ...

This 6 page paper looks at the current risks to the global economy; the increase in the US current account deficit; the out of control US budget profile; increased trade protectionism in the US; overheating of the Chinese economy and increasing oil prices. The paper starts with an essay plan and then writes the essay ...

10 pages in length. The economic and international exchange rate crisis in Asia is examined at length with a look at the World Bank and the IMF or International Monetary Fund. Paul Krugman is cited and it is shown that the need for better collaboration, communication and general information sharing in the Asia ...

This 8 page paper examines the issue of credit card fraud, and highlights the extent of this growing economic problem. This paper presents generalized information on the subject as well as information about computer credit card fraud as it specifically relates to Australia and New South Wales. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This is an 8 page paper discussing the Internet as an effective challenge to the hegemony of global corporate communication giants. Within the last thirty years, the monopoly of the global communication corporations has increased in addition to their continued ability to merge into larger and more powerful hegemonic corporations. When first introduced, it was ...

A 10 page exploration of the effects of technology on the global economy. Emphasis is on communications technology and how it has the potential to either equalize the playing field in terms of national players or to allow the more technologically advanced nations to dominate world markets. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 50 page paper provides an overview of the current literature as it reflects the nature of international trade in Asia, with a specific view of the contribution of information technology (IT) on Taiwan's competitive position. This paper considers both direct and indirect contributions and the barriers to growth that must be assessed relative ...

This 14 page paper considers the way in which information technology has influenced economic growth globally as well as regionally in Asia and nationally in Taiwan. The paper looks at each of these areas comparing and contrasting the impact and the influence of IT on the areas economies both directly as an industry and indirectly ...