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b) A puritan America. c) An America where racism is very present. d) There is no prosperity for farmers; they are too indebted to survive. 2) The economic crisis of 1929. i) The causes of the crisis. 1) An excessive stock market speculation and the production crisis. a) Credits and sales of shares. b) The production is too important compared to what Americans can consume. The demand does not follow the offer.

......................................................................................36 I. A PROPOS D’INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP ...................................................................................37 J. RAPPORTS ET BRIEFINGS DE CRISIS GROUP SUR L’AFRIQUE DEPUIS 2008 ........................................38 K. LE CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION DE L’INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP.............................................40 Rapport Afrique N°181 7 novembre 2011 METTRE EN ŒUVRE L’ARCHITECTURE

automovil se adentran en un periodo de convulsiones economicas y sociales de alcance historico. La crisis financiera del ano 2008 ha golpeado todos los paises industrializados, pero numerosas especialistas estimaron que Espana no se han tomado medidas cuando tenia capacidad para hacer frente a esta situacion, y que una segunda crisis, nacional, se distinguio. En este escenario internacional de crisis financiera y de recesion economica, las ventas en el sector inmobiliario se derrumbaron de 38%. Este

References • Allen, F. and Carletti, E. (2009). “The Global Financial Crisis Causes and Consequences”. Working Paper, University of Pennsylvania and European University Institute, June. • Berg, J. and Rixtel, A. and Ferrando, A. and Bondt, G. and Scopel, S. (2005), “The Bank Lending Survey For the Euro Area”, European Central Bank, N’ 23 February. • Bernanke, B. (2009), “The Crisis and the Policy Response”, Stamp Lecture at London School of Economics, January 13. Available at http://www

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 1.0 THE BACKGROUND of the crisis of the 1970S 2 1.1 The symptoms of the crisis 2 1.11 The slowdown of the growth rate 2 1.12 An inflation rate of double digits 3 1.2 The shocks bring complications 3 1.3 Structural factors worsening the situation 3 1.31 Demographic changes 3 1.32 The crisis of traditional industries 3 1.33 New needs and new values 4 2.0 LIMITATION OF THE TRADE UNIONS’ ABILITY TO mobilisE WORKERS in France

FINANCIAL CRISIS LECTURE I (12/10) Why Learn Asian Crisis? In an Increasingly Globalized World, Everything Is Connected… Globalization in simple terms is: What’s happening in one part of the world affects your country and your individual life. Let’s see what kind of examples are there in our everyday life:  Security threat (terrorism, organized crime, smuggling, piracy, etc.) is getting more international, owing to developments in communications, transport, and financial technologies

TAX HAVENS AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS GEOFFREY LOOMER AND GIORGIA MAFFINI, RESEARCH FELLOWS, OXFORD UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR BUSINESS TAXATION APRIL 2009 Recent policy statements and media reports would lead one to believe that there is some connection between ‘tax havens’ and the global financial crisis. Unfortunately that connection is rarely explained. Offshore financial centres (OFCs) are certainly relevant to the discredited international financial system, but their role tends to be exaggerated

Cuba Missile Crisis (1962) The Cuba Missile Crisis, a turning point in the Cold War Cuba is a Caribbean island which is during the Cold War governed by Fidel Castro*, a USSR allied. [With his “guerilleros “knocked over the dictator Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973\ soldier and politician) on January 1959 ] Due to its localization, Cuba had an important place in the nuclear part of the war. In 1962 some missile sites were settled in Cuba. Why was the Cuba an ideal place for a missile crisis? The first

off 13%. Prices are falling. The Irish economy has contracted by 14%. Then there is the cost of serving its debt. Ireland is now paying over 6% to borrow cash for 10 years in the bond market. And if that were not enough, there is the unresolved crisis in the banking sector. The government has still not been able to say categorically how much it will cost to absorb Allied-Irish and all its debts. Will it be 25 billion euros or much higher? We are promised a "final figure" next month but it is proving

sociológico (clase media) - Cambio cultural IV) Crisis Y agonía (73-75) Esta crisis del régimen se debe a: - Factores culturales (Ansias (fort désir) de democracia) - Amnistía política - Factores económicos que van a precipitar la crisis en el régimen (crisis petrolera – 1973) - Político => Surgen oposición (1959 – ETA) Crisis interna: El declive del dictador, el asesinato de su primer ministro en 1973 (Luis Carrero Blanco) y la crisis del Sahara. La iglesia apoyaba al régimen franquista