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Canada and the World Backgrounder articles from October 1998
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Canada and the World Backgrounder archives from October 1998
Free-For-All Enterprise.(changing value of money)(Brief Article)
October 1, 1998... It's been said that, in the absence of control, capitalists will hang themselves by their own greed, and that another capitalist will sell them the rope
Money was invented as a means of exchange. It meant that a farmer who wanted a new...
The Politics of Trade.
October 1, 1998... Trading with other countries is more important to Canada than it is to almost any other nation in the world
In the beginning there was barter. The person in the village who knew how to turn flints into spear points might trade some of his...
Neighbour Networks.(trading across borders)
October 1, 1998... It's a lot easier for a few neighbouring countries to remove barriers to trade among themselves than it is for all the world's nations to agree on a free trade pact
The Europeans have shown the way. In 1948, Belgium, the Netherlands, and...
When Boundaries Don't Count.(companies working with entities in other nations to form products that do not fall under the label of one country)
October 1, 1998... The machinery of globalization is already integrating the car industry and financial institutions. This means that national boundaries are being dismantled so the concept of the "country" is becoming meaningless
Outside of maple syrup,...
Magna Carta for Multinationals.(international investments)
October 1, 1998... The brainchild of the United Stares, the Multilateral Agreement on Investment is an attempt to write a common rule book for international investment
Investment makes the world go round. The people, institutions, and corporations with money...
The Asian Flu.(Asian economic development history)
October 1, 1998... Like a powerful virus, a financial collapse in one part of the world can now spread rapidly to other parts through computer networks and international markets
The Four Asian Tigers were the toasts of the business schools in the 1980s. Hong...
When Money Isn't What It Used To Be.(international currencies)
October 1, 1998... When the barter system of exchanging goods faded into the past, money entered the scene. You might think this would simplify matters, particularly with international trade. But, having national currencies with different values can complicate...
Redistributing Rainfall.(exporting fresh Canadian water)
October 1, 1998... Canada has an abundance of fresh water while most of the world doesn't have enough. Some see nothing wrong with exporting some of it, but not everyone thinks we should be sharing it
Some people think it's time Canadian fresh water became a...