Summary: Antitrust laws, trade regulations, and property ownership work together to preserve the balance of rights among consumers, retailers, and employees. Module one of this program explains how citizens of Zurich voted to extend shopping hours, overturning an obsolete market intervention; module two examines fair competition in the case of Volkswagen/Audi v. The European Commission; and module three...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Between the privatization of state-owned monopolies on the one hand and advances in information technology and e-commerce on the other, European economies are undergoing drastic changes to keep up with the times. Module one of this program focuses on institutional change, as the British electricity market undergoes privatization, while module two examines technological change through the case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The E.U. is intent on developing a Europe without economic borders. Module one of this program outlines the potential of Europe's open labor markets while addressing the barriers imposed by language and culture. Module two examines the basic principles of the European Central Bank and the objectives of European monetary policy. Module three assesses both the economic gains to be had from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Where there is commerce, there is usually a degree of unemployment as well. Module one of this program presents an agency that develops the marketability of unemployed youth in Spain-victims of schooling/market mismatch and employer reluctance to provide training. Module two considers collective bargaining agreements in the Netherlands that have created employer incentives to hire out-of-work...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: How do countries evaluate the performance of their economic systems and national economies? In module one of this program, the Italian Statistical Office applies the U.S. concept of Gross Domestic Product, while in module two economists in Finland consider the GDP plus social indicators to gain a fuller economic picture. Module three illustrates how Hungary, a former communist bloc country,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Economic growth requires a variety of financial institutions that can provide a steady stream of capital while managing risk. Traditional banking, as demonstrated in a rural Austrian village, is the focus of module one; module two concentrates on the trading of derivatives in the City of London; and module three explores venture capitalism through the case study of Novarox AG, a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Free trade is a vital source of economic growth, yet it is frequently endangered by the protectionist demands of special interest groups. Module one of this program uses the Hungarian clothing industry to illustrate the comparative advantages of international trade; module two goes inside the WTO, the only international body dealing with the rules of trade between nations; and module three...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The investment/growth cycle relies on synergy between government and industry. Module one of this program features the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development, which assists in the progress of low-developed countries around the world. Using Singapore's economic success as a model, modules two and three highlight two prerequisites for economic growth: political credibility derived...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Supply and demand is the basic relationship that fundamentally shapes any market-based economy. Module one of this program shows how S&D sets the price of a rose at the Aalsmeer flower auction in the Netherlands; module two reveals how Germany's Flensburger shipyard has survived in a shrinking market through capacity planning; and module three demonstrates how quality decisions ultimately led...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In the world of business, what are the benefits and drawbacks of state intervention in the private sector? Modules one and two of this program investigate the impact of Poland's transition from a state-managed economy to a market economy and New Zealand's fundamental reorientation from a socialist welfare state to liberal capitalism. Module three studies how private enterprise and local...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005