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91National accounts — Economics …
92Gold-collar worker — (GCW) is a neologism which has been used to describe either young, low wage workers who invest in conspicuous luxury (often with parental support) [ [http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/income/2005 02 28 young usat x.htm USATODAY.com New gold… …
93Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …
94Day-fine — A day fine or day fine or unit fine is a unit of fine payment that, above a minimum fine, is based on the offender s daily personal income. A crime is punished with incarceration for a determined number of days, or with fines. As incarceration is …
95Five-year plans of the People's Republic of China — The five year plans of People s Republic of China (PRC) (simplified Chinese: 中国五年计划; traditional Chinese: 中國五年計劃; pinyin: Zhōngguó Wǔnián Jìhuà) are a series of economic development initiatives. The economy was shaped by the Communist Party of… …
96Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… …
97poverty — Unlike Britain, where disparities in income have been growing wider, the gap between rich and poor in Spain has gradually been narrowing. In Britain the poorest 40 percent of the population receives 14.6 percent of the national income; in… …
98Global debt levels — Flows= World Wide Debt, Equity and Equity related issuance reached record breaking levels in 2003 with over $5 trillion in proceeds raised, surpassing 2001’s record of $4.4 trillion. The $5 trillion of borrowings represented 14% of the GDP flow… …
99Consumer leverage ratio — is a term popularized by William Jarvis and Dr. Ian C MacMillan in a series of articles in the Harvard Business Review and refers to the ratio of total household debt, as reported by the Federal Reserve System to disposable personal income, as… …
100Individual Voluntary Arrangement — In the UK, Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) are a formal alternative for individuals wishing to avoid bankruptcy. The IVA was established by the Insolvency Act 1986 and constitutes a formal repayment proposal presented to a debtor s… …
