Chapter4. Economy
The economy of Norway is a developed mixed economy. Norway is the twenty second highest GDP in 2013 but the third highest GDP per-capita in the world. A country maintained the world’s first place in the Human Development Index (2001-2006) and has done it since 2009. The Gini’s coefficient is just 0.23. It means the gap between the rich and the poor is very small. The tradit
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva born 27 October 1945, known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011.
A founding member of the Workers' Party (PT – Partido dos Trabalhadores), he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as President on 1 January 2003. In the
1강 The Commonwealth of Nations
1. Definition
“The Commonwealth is an association of 54 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of
international understanding and world peace.”
- Members
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand/ Malaysia, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka/ Nigeria, Sout
1.POLITICS
Swiss Federation
Switzerland became a federation in 1848.
It is divided into 26 cantons.
The cantons are divided into Communes.
Both have their own administrative authorities.
CH: Confederation Helvetica
Executive Branch: Federal Council
Switzerland's government, has seven members.
Each year, a different member becomes Federal President.
On Global Trade 세계무역
열린 무역
For the first time in history, almost the entire world is now sharing the same economic system. Communism began to fall in the late 1980s, and since then, capitalism has spread to most corners of the world. The basis of a "pure" capitalist economy is free trade, also called "open trade." There are benefits of open trade for both rich and poor countri