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Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...family on the streets of Brighton in 1921 (Photo: Associated Newspapers/Daily Mail/Rex Features) After the First World War, Britain was gripped by enormous debts and a growing sense of panic that the Government was hugely wasteful. The national debt had risen dramatically from £677 million, about a quarter of the GDP, in 1910. By 1920 it was £7.81 billion, larger even...
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...family clusters. So for example if we’d just taken a B and all the owners, the big directors and things had a name beginning with B it would have biased our sample. With each random letter of the alphabet chosen, a random number start page was determined. And this was quite important because we had shareholder records which came from different sources so some were the...
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...family may also help as they may have suggestions that you have not considered. The following case study describes a process that might help you to identify opportunities in your daily activities that could lead to a suitable topic. Case study Lucy works as a HR assistant manager for a large manufacturer of confectionery that operates at a national level. The company has...
Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts

...families. Many workers are obliged to work long hours, without or little rights such as social protection, pensions, or sick leave. The low wages also mean that workers find it difficult to cover basic education expenses such as books etc and so many children leave education. As a result the literacy rate in Bangladesh has traditionally been low, remaining below 50% in...
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...family. TANIQUA BENNETT: What I studied was about brands, brand positioning, understanding how they should relate to their consumers and launching new brands as well. A lot of that study took place with big companies like Alberto Culver, Procter and Gamble. So all of the heavy weights in the industry so I think that, even though it wasn’t actually business, it was...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...family at home to make sure that they are secure. MAN 2 [SPEAKING PORTUGUESE] MAN 3 Imagine a future where the pills my patients take transmit their vitals directly to me, where I can monitor their pulse 24/7, sent from a device near the heart to the phone in my pocket. [BEEPING] It’s about the doctor-patient relationship. WOMAN It’s about creating places that are...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...family or friendship groups that are formed to meet a wide range of needs such as affection, security, support, esteem, belonging or identity. Some may be committees whose members represent different interest groups and who meet to discuss their differing perspectives on issues of interest. In this reading the term 'work group' (or 'group') is often used interchangeably...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...trees, books in the running brooks, / Sermons in stones, and good in everything’. Is Jaques implicitly criticising the Duke here? And himself? What is ‘All’s the world’s stage’ but a collection of wise sayings and examples? Jaques’s cynical approach owes much to contemporary verse satire, a genre which was so controversial in Shakespeare’s day that in June...