Essays on Economics

The European Union (EU) is seen to be one of the most successful political and economic unions in history. Since the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1951 by the EU’s six founding countries (Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands) which created the European Coal and Steel Community,...

The Concept of Microfinance The concept of microfinance has existed for a long time. A number of developed states along with developing nations specifically in Asia feature a lengthy background associated with microfinance. This thesis offers a comprehensive understanding of the vision of the services linked to microcredit in Bangladesh. Furthermore,...

The chapter shall analyze different smart city approaches that are used for the modernization of four urban areas which are London, Barcelona, and Bangalore. London and Barcelona have developed economies, while India and Bangalore are developing economies, hence the results of the analysis are expected to be different in terms...

The article discusses some of the current trends in organizational development. Importantly, the author of the article asserts that for a business to create a niche in the market, managers should be aware of the significant trends that would affect the businesses. They should forecast on the changes that may...

Recent trends in sustainability in the restaurant industry Recent trends have pushed many businesses to implement sustainable policies and practices. In studying sustainability in the restaurant sector, the main items that are often affected include energy and water, food waste management, and effects of products on different habitats. Some of the...

Radio Frequency Identification is an automatic identification and data capture technology used in the identification of products or services (Masum, Bhuiyan, and Azad, 2013). RFID is composed of tags, readers, and middleware. The tag is formed from chips and attached to products, the reader helps in receiving and returning answers...

Nigeria gained its indepence from the United Kingdon in 1960. Six year later in 1966, the country plunged in political turmoil as a result of sharp cultural and political differences between the dominant ethnic groups namely Yoruba, Hausa, and Igo. Several coups and counter-coups took place due to the perceived...

In Zambia, the provision of residential land which is serviced has been on the National Housing Authority (NHA). However, in the recent past, there has been an increase in private residential land developer providing residential housing. Despite their focus on meeting the housing demand in the country, private residential land...

In 2016 the number of unhealthy workers reached over three billion across the globe, and this number continues to rise. Among these three billion workers is an alarming increase in older workers who are generally less healthy. Also, there is over two million work-related deaths and over 300 million work-related...

Except for those parts in which it is explicitly stated to the contrary, this project is my own work. It has not been submitted for any degree at this or any other academic or professional institutions. ………………………………………...…… Signature …………………………… Date Regulations Governing the Deposit and Use of Oxford Brookes University Modular Programme Projects and Dissertations 1....

Credit risk is the process whereby a party may have a possibility loss due to the failure to follow financial contract terms and conditions (Bonsall et al., 1445). For instance, the inability of the investor to pay the loan and its interest. Banks as financial intermediaries are always exposed to...

Brexit has caused several uncertainties and implications for trade relations in the UK (Yueh, 2017, p. 55). That is, there are uncertainties about the long-term impact of Brexit on multinational companies that had their headquarters in the UK before Brexit, such as the Unilever and Vodafone companies among others. Notwithstanding,...