Consumer Markets Abroad articles from October 1988

Consumer Markets Abroad archives from October 1988

Mad for the movies. (world's moviegoers)
October 1, 1988... MAD FOR THE MOVIES American cinema is unique for its teen movies and summer flicks. But America doesn't corner the market on stock movies for the masses. India has its Bombay-talkie, Japan has its yakuza mono (gangster films), and Hong Kong...

New Zealand's Pacific blend. (cultures and economy)
October 1, 1988... NEW ZEALAND'S PACIFIC BLEND On two large islands in the South Pacific, more than 3 million New Zealanders blend three distinct cultures. Far from a provincial "Little Britain," New Zealand now fuses Australian, Polynesian, and Asian...

Discover: Glasgow, Scotland; the Scottish Glory that once was nautical is now high-tech.
October 1, 1988... DISCOVER: GLASGOW, SCOTLAND Before she ever plied the Mississippi from her home in New Orleans, the Delta Queen slid down Scotland's River Clyde, cruising by the city of Glasgow, where the best ships were built. World-renowned...

The world of news; newspaper readers face the same temptation in every country: television.
October 1, 1988... THE WORLD OF NEWS The United States may pride itself on having a free, aggressive press. But many countries rank higher in newspaper readership. Japan is home to the world's most voracious newspaper readers, followed by East Germany,...

Regions: consumer trends around the world.
October 1, 1988... REGIONS: CONSUMER TRENDS AROUND THE WORLD Londoners prosper: 48 percent of London householders said they were financially better off than they were a year before. Only 41 percent of all British say they are financially better off, according...

Women and Recession.
October 1, 1988... Women and Recession When times are hard, who gets the pink slip? Economists who believe in the "buffer" theory of labor say that women are the first to go during a recession. "Substitution" theorrists say that women are the first to come onboard...