Fashion/International Marketing/US and Mexico
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A 5 page research paper that examines the relations between Mexico and the US as they apply to the clothing and fashion industry. Many clothing and fashion manufacturers are taking advantage of the labor market in Mexico, sending down textiles that have been precut and are ready to sew, receiving back finished goods. In negotiating the terms of these agreements, both parties are prepared to get the very best deal that can maximize savings and still preserve quality. Details are crucial and have to be worked out across language and culture barriers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 90cloth.rtf

European Monetary Union .. EMU Stability
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A 5 page economic research paper that argues that the EMU may experience some instability at its introduction, but in the long run, it is a necessary component of globally expanding economies. The writer explores the issue in terms of both advanced and fragile/emerging economies, and in terms of currency convertibility. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Emuecon.wps

European Monetary Union / Issues Concerning A Common Currency
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A 10 page paper on the issue of implementing a common currency in Europe. The writer addresses the pros and cons and gives suggested solutions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Currncy.wps

France / Economic Purposes
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A 5 page essay exploring the economy of France as it prepares to enter the European Monetary Union. France has historically been known as a welfare state due to its many and varied entitlement programs. With the EMU looming in the near future, France must make some dramatic changes in its fiscal policies. This writer discusses the attitudes displayed by the French people and its government in 1996 and compares those to the budget for 1998. France will be ready for the EMU. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: France.wps

Investing In Italy
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An 8 page research paper investigating the wisdom of investing in Italy. Known for its history of tumultuous government, Italy has enjoyed a relative period of calm since early 1996 when Prime Minister Romano Prodi's center-left Olive Tree Alliance took power with a primary goal of being among the first of the European countries to join the European Monetary Union in 1998. In order to achieve their goal, Italy will have to meet strict requirements regarding economic growth and overall deficit, and the central government realizes that foreign investment along with their own hard work can help Italy achieve their goals. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Italyinv.doc

Italy's Governmental Focus On Joining The European Monetary Union
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A 10 page paper on public policy in Italy concerning bringing the country's economy in line with the standards set in 1992 in Maastricht for membership acceptance in the European Monetary Union (EMU). The EMU will establish a common currency for all member states and eliminate the political barriers of border and exchange rates. Italy has widely disparate regions: the wealth of the country is centered in the industrialized north, while the agricultural south is poor. Italy is working to achieve EMU and use the benefits of membership to ease the economic disparities between their two main regions. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: ItalyEU.wps

The European Monetary Union
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This 10 page paper takes a look at both sides of the issue concerning the creation of a full European Monetary Union. Would the inclusion of hold out nations improve things for Europe? Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: SA16EMU.wps

The European Monetary Union
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A 35 page research paper that discusses the European Monetary Union from its inception through the European Union, and focuses on the impacts and changes in political power that will occur as a result of this major change. This paper also focuses upon the use of sanctions and economic pressure as means of determining political action rather than the use of force, and demonstrates that the power created by the EMU will change the way in which politics are enforced. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: TEemu.wps

The Break up of the U.S.S.R.
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This 5 page paper provides an analysis of the break up of the U.S.S.R. including the causes and who is to blame. Gorbachevs role is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources. SA19USSR .wps
Filename: SA19USSR.wps

Micro-Credit and the Economics of Developing Countries
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This 10 page report discusses the concept of micro-financing and micro-credit and the impact it has on the developing nations of the world. The primary mission of most micro-lending programs is to offer production credit to the land-less, rural poor. Many of the programs rely on cooperative credit exchange and often rely on those cooperative partnerships to serve as a form of peer monitoring as a substitute for collateral. Micro-credit programs extend small loans to poor people for self-employment projects that generate income, allowing them to care for themselves and their families. In most cases, micro-credit programs offer a combination of services and resources to their clients in addition to credit for self-employment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Bwmicro2.rtf

Implications of Corporate Mergers in the UK
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This 5 page report discusses merger and takeover activity in the United Kingdom. While the processes and attitudes regarding takeovers differ in the UK from the typical “M&A” attitude in the United States, mergers are flourishing every bit as much there as the have in the U.S. Most corporate legal advisers predict mergers and acquisitions, in the UK, will remain “buoyant” in 1999, particularly in the energy industry. This report examines the overall process, the shareholder viewpoint, the managers of the companies involved, as well as impact on the larger economy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWmaUK.rtf

The Kenyan Economy and the Application of Keynesian Economics
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This 20 page paper looks at the situation Kenya where inflation is being tackled in a classical economic school manner by the use of money supply. The paper considers the different approaches which may be used and the situation in Kenya, moving on to discuss the influences and possible outcomes of different economic approaches such as Keynesian. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEkenyak.wps