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History of the Berlin Wall

the flow of emigrants leaving East Germany (Harrison 9). Sources that have become accessible since the fall of the Soviet Union sh...

Investment Banker Jay Cooke

In only three years, Cooke was rewarded for his knowledge and ability by being admitted to membership in E.W. Clark & Company, i.e...

Roman Republic's Collapse

conquered territory, when Pompey had returned he found he did not have the assistance of the Optimates and his requests were oppos...

The 2001 and 2002 Collapse of Argentina's Economy

Argentina has suffered many types of economic angst in the past, and flat exports, decreased household demand and high unemploymen...

Capitalism and its Destruction

are therefore not revolutionary, but conservative." It does seem to be the case that for example the Republican party in the Unit...

GREED VS. NEED: THE ROOT OF THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE

throwing the military into a needed war in Afghanistan and a still-questioned war in Iraq. In other words, things dont happen in a...

Enron, the Contribution of Masculine Culture to its Downfall

the epitome of stereotypical masculinity almost to the point of caricature. Skilling once said that he had thought about it a lot ...

The Virgin Islands - Trouble in Paradise

world, is suffering an economic downturn. This paper explores some of the issues facing the islanders. Discussion Part of the pro...

The Collapse of the Berlin Wall

the re-unification of Germany, the break-up of the Soviet Union, the predominance of capitalism over state-directed economies, the...

Causes Of The American Banking System Collapse

ones home. The reality is that not every individual earns enough to buy a home. Just as the root causes of the Crash of 1929 and...

General Motors Collapse

management (Trumbull, 2009). The company, however, has gone steadily downhill for many years. Consider their average annual operat...

The Reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire

(Elton, 1996). Then, when the Barbarians would invade, the internal problems in the Empire would see battle losses (Elton, 1996). ...

The Failure of Communism

been a great deal of speculation about communism and why it had failed. Russia is perhaps the most relevant example in this contex...

HIH FAILURE, THE ASX AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Talks about the role of corporate governance and the Australian Stock Exchange in HIH's failure and collapse. There are 12 sources...

DETERMINING ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND BANKING

of the Currency (OCC) had strict limits on how much credit could be issued to any particular customers, this wasnt a problem for P...

Currency Crises of Brazil and Argentina

than is available is not sustainable at the household level, neither is it sustainable at the macroeconomic level. Many of these ...

Sociology, Psychology, and Foreign Policy

In five pages whether or not foreign policy is rooted in psychology and sociology is considered in terms of Bill Clinton's Bosnian...

WaMu's collapse and Enterprise Risk Management

mistakes (Grind, 2009). But, even by 2001, Killinger had created fractures in the structure and in the operations that would lead...

Nationalizing Banks; The Fall out of the Credit Crunch

the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes" (Caprio, 2004). This is a view that appears...

Accounting and Corporate Effects of Business Failures

in accountants and the way accounts were prepared was being shaken. The entire financial basis of the stock markets requires tha...

Economic Bubbles

that flows. The crashes can result in large levels of wealth being destroyed and the potential for the crash to cause a depression...

The Land Problem and the Collapse of the Roman Republic

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

Analysis of Enron

days, compared to how they would become (Braquet, 2002). Skilling focused Enrons core business, that of buying a commodity and sel...

The Polish Free Elections and the Breakup of the USSR

control over the military.1 Thus, the nation faced dual rule, and was (and remains) in transition. This is relevant to our questio...

Ancient Empires Collapse

of the Fifth Dynasty, Userkhaf (2465-2458 BC) "initiated reforms that weakened the Pharaoh and central government. After his reign...

Eurasia Civilizations and Differences

1993). China or eastern Asia is so large and the population so great that China is considered to be a civilization all of its own....

The Purpose and Reason for the End of Communism

years. Why? "In 1961 the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, made a speech predicting...

Industrial Psychology; Explaining Enron

with several different players each able to avoid feeling personally responsible there was a lack of a real moral compass. ...

Is the Criticism Against Auditors Justified in the Light of Business Collapses such as Enron?

an explanation or the auditors may, in extreme cases, may not feel able to certify that accounts as true and accurate. The...

Was the Fall of the Roman Empire Inevitable?

Empire was in decline "from 180 CE onward" but that both society and the state continued to function well, in spite of military de...