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    of better suited, environmentally friendly technology. If this continues to be a trend, the U.S can lose their comparative advantage in technology to countries who would have access to enhanced and innovative technology to produce at a much cheaper cost. When one country is able to be more efficient in producing one good or service compared to a different country, a comparative advantage has occurred. This usually takes place when a country is able to focus and specialize in a product or service

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    But there is always a fear that what happens next. How would be the response from the consumer and stakeholders? Since now the company has become dependent, what would be the level of trust? Annex 1: Comparative Evaluation Sheet for Selecting Vendor Evaluation Criteria | Company Name | | Litton | Boise-Cascade | L.E. Muran | Bay State Office | New England | Total Score | Weighted Score | Sample Catalogues | | | | | | | | Price List | |

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    research studies today to improve convergence across research studies due to its use a different of inconsistent measurements. Therefore, to avoid several types of bias: different sizes of the dataset are used in our study to avoid the bias of data. Comparative studies relied on appropriate accuracy indicators suitable for the software defect model are utilized to overcome the problems of bias error in

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    consumption by introducing schemes such as loans to provide quinoa for pregnant women and promoting schools breakfast with quinoa. However, the as time is passing the new generations in Bolivia are moving away from quinoa to other products. 2. Comparative advantage is the

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    such as Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). While useful in the Analysis function of the intelligence cycle, OSINT, as it has become known, is not and should never be the only form of intelligence collected. In order to be of use in achieving a comparative advantage for decision makers, OSINT must be combined with covert sources like SIGINT. Effective collection of OSINT enables prioritized and efficient SIGINT collection requirements. OSINT is largely provided by the Open Source Branch within the Office

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    economic recession attacked global market. In this crisis, countries with higher dept-export ratios could recovered its growth rate faster than those with inner-oriented manufacturing. (Krueger 1997) Various problems in trade liberalisation and comparative advantage However the critiques against the trade liberalisation have also suggested that there are still some failures and shortfalls in this trade liberalisation, and that might be one of the reasons of the suspension of the current Doha Round. The

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    central Asia such as China. The expansion of these corporations promotes globalisation within the domestic countries which, in turn promotes specialisation and induces comparative advantage. In essence globalisation refers to the development of global relationships regarding not only economic activity but culture and people too . It is promoted by the reduction of barriers to trade internationally such as import quotas and tariffs put in place. History shows that the expansion of multinational

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    The effect on foreign producers is positive however; since the production of organic corn and soybeans in other countries are higher they can export to America and sell the produce at a high price even though they have a high supply due to comparative advantage or simply because they produce more. From the perspective of the consumer it is also severe; this is because since there is low supply for the necessary items for the farmers organic meats and milk the price will go up in time. Most simply

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    IIIB—Section 1 a) Contrast of Nurkse’s argument versus protectionism Nurkse argued that less developed countries must make large investments in the agriculture and manufacturing economy, so that an economy can grow without risking the deterioration of its terms of trade. He believed that if a country were to become more productive, its market size would expand and it would eventually become a developed economy. With the development of the manufacturing sector, consumption of manufactured goods would

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    which include: theoretical sampling and constant comparative analysis. A grounded theory is generated by themes which emerge from the data during analysis, capturing the essence of meaning drawn from varied contexts and situations Theoretical sampling, this involves data collection for comparative analysis (Glaser & Strauss 1967). The collected data then gives insights and the analysis leads to further data collection and analysis. Constant comparative analysis

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