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Hi!
I’d like you to tell me where I might find world maps that include any of these economic activities: transport, fishing, cattle, agriculture, etc…

Plase!! It’s really urgent for my Geography class!!

Thanks!!!

buy a world Atlas. everything is there.

I’m directing this question especially to conservative Christians who save it’s just bad world economic organization, not population growth, that causes 3rd world poverty. If this is true, should all American Christians take big cuts in our incomes, so the world’s poor can have more?

Simply cancel their national debt. This will provide the economic stimulus to give the people an actual chance to live in freedom.

JP II called for this in the year 2000 to help stimulate the economy worldwide. If only we would listen.

Not a penny would we lose, but only gain in assisting these countries on their way to independence and prosperity. We may have even prevented our own current economic disasters by expanding future markets back in 2000.

Apparently, from what I’ve heard the United States is headed for an economic collapse. What I want to know is how will an Economic Collapse affect Asia?

According to Peter Schiff, Asian currency will rise as the US dollar falls. China is looking to be a world economic leader and would lead Asia. Also billionaire Jim Rogers has moved to Singapore and said that China is going to grow.

Do any of you feel that any of this is true? What I want to know is how will Asia do if the United States collapses economically?

First of all, the US economy is not going to collapse. It’s not even clear we’re in a recession. The great depression was exacerbated by a fledgling fed that did exactly the opposite of what they should have done. That is, they took liquidity out of the system rather than adding it.
Regarding your question, a collapse of the largest economy in the world (we are four, some think five times larger than China in GDP) would send the entire world into a depression. Since we would presumably default on our treasury bonds, of which China and Japan hold the most in the world, countries who hold our bonds as foreign reserves would experience a crisis of liquidity. Also, their export markets would dry up overnight and there would be a run on their banks. It is difficult to judge, but Asian countries would probably be worse off than the US.

life style that they couldn’t afford and if you have something you must pay for it eventually and now is payback time.Do you think that the only way forward is by World co-operation not isolation

Well…

Were we to push globalisation further, we could end up with a free, equal society, using the Internet as a medium for sharing. However, the rapid pace of innovation could mean that any good ideas become outdated too quickly, leaving the general public behind. Also, this would be very decentralised, governing the Internet is not possible.

Instead, isolationism, whether by nation of company, promotes patriotism, and also innovation as people seek to further their company’s/country’s cause. However, this can become a very negative life, viewing others as things to be overcome, as well as lowering the unity of humanity.

crisis." - is this not a ‘carbon-copy’ of Nazi philosophy?

Actually no it’s not.

He is using blue eyed people as a scapegoat.. just like Hitler used Jews as a scapegoat.

It’s actually a reverse of Nazi Philosophy.

China, has proven to be much more part of the problem than a solution.

World recession has hit hard the Chinese economy. January 2009 showed the worst drops in import (-41.3 % on year) and foreign direct investment (-32.7%), as well as a fall in exports of -17.5%.

Despite a bold and much publicized $500 billion stimulus plan, the Chinese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2009 fell to 6.1 %, half of 2007’s 13% and smaller than 2008 fourth quarter numbers. The days of double digit, 12% and 13 % annual growth rate look to be over. The fall of the GDP is reaching levels considered already by the Chinese CP -State authorities as dangerous for igniting social unrest and upheavals both in the urban centers and the countryside.

The Budget would normally have been this week.
Well said, Sally.
Hal - i was just trying to point out how Brown plays politics with people’s lives on all levels. And i have moaned elsewhere about fuel rises. lol.

Parliament is completely out of control. the globalist power hungry fools no longer represents British interests. No longer give a dam what the British people think. Or what state they leave the country in……as is very evident.

exploration and the arts. With the Dutch reputation for being laid back and liberal would the world have been a more pleasant place to live in had she have retained her overseas territories and influence?

It’s impossible to say, but I would personally think that it would be unlikely to have any affect on the world in general. Based upon the history of the world for the last 2000 years, it would seem that it is probably impossible for a country to retain overseas territories on a permanent basis.

I spend a lot of time in the Netherlands, and whilst the general attitude of the people I know is very liberal, as with any country there are people who dislike it’s percieved liberal attitude (mannifesting itself in things such as campaigns to close coffee shops selling marijuana in Amsterdam, Rotterdam etc.)

But let’s not forget that, for what is a very small country, the Netherlands still applies a lot of influence on a global scale and leads the way in many liberal attitudes. I personally believe that if other countries took the same line on topics such prostitution that the Netherlands does, it would better safeguard the lives of both those people working in the industry and those who make the decision to use it.

The Dutch liberal attitude isn’t only about the things above, but is very much engrained in their attitude towards themselves - unlike many of their European cousins, their perception of things such as their own language and it’s position in Europe is very different.

On the flipside, in an historical context, the Dutch East India company played a big part in shaping the bad things that happened in South Africa after colonisation in the 16th century. Obviously this in no way reflects current attitude. All countries have made mistakes throughout history (some countries still do…).

What factors might prevent the Chinese from becoming a world economic leader?

It is quite a complicated question. You can try the following website by selecting a few published articles to answer your question thoroughly and fully. The main factor is the politics prevent China to become the world leader in economics. Henry M. Paulson (the first article) was not scare of the economic stronger China.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=What%20makes%20China%20economically%20better%20than%20the%20US?
I think we should analyze what caused the US economic meltdown.
1) The cost of the Iraq war is US $10 billions per day. How many US $10 billions each day Uncle Sam can afford?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
2) Obama is just wake up and sought for suppressing the over compensation for those bankers. The deregulation must be rewrite as financial regulation to save America by sharing the wealth more evenly and America dream are for Main St. but not Wall St. only.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=The%20crime%20of%20Gramm-Bliley%20act%20in%20relation%20to%20the%20US%20deregulation%20for%20compensation%20structure%20in%20the%20US%20financial%20industry
By doing this is simply US troops go home, and limit to bonus and compensation pays to US financial personnel. Obama is going to do it now.
I think Hong Kong civil servants and Hong Kong Monetary Authority are also the factors to prevent China to become the world economic leader. The above-described are the drag to the China economy. Hong Kong is recognized as the SAR (Region of Special Administration) and are entitled to request for the central government of China for financial subsdization for the big budget and lavishing spending. The all are overpaid and too big in size. Hong Kong government must eliminate at least 20,000 civil servants and their overpaid wages must be axed 6% to 60%, depending how much the individual is overpaid in comparison to the international standards. For instance, Joseph Yam, the chief of HKMA is making HK $10.3 millions per year in comparison to your former US treasury chief, Alan Greenspan made equivalent to HK $ 1.38 millions each year. HKMA has lost at least HK $5,000 billions in the past five years. Many suggested that HKMA should down size to 50% lessen staffs and 50% lessen wagering monies in financial investments. Chinese government has eliminated more than one million members of Liberation Army in past few years. Why not?

Well, yes, somewhat, but the bigger problem is that the whole world has been based on our Gluttony. Only if we consume, borrow, consume, consume, borrow, does the whole thing work.

And know there trying to find a way to get us to spend more, so that we’ll use up more natural resources. Basically, the more natural resources we consume in a year, the better for our ecomony.

This is rediculous. Not to mention that we don’t actually make ANYTHING anymore in the US. We just spend, and now, whether due to interest rates, housing markets, bankers, whatever, we are not spending and it will spiral us downward.

And now Obama wants to borrow another TRILLION dollars to pass out like it’s candy trying to stimulate the economy. It’s simply delaying the inevitable. And at the end, we’ll owe that much more.

So it’s like saying "hmmm, well I lost my job and my credit card is maxed….I know, I’ll get another Credit Card with an even higher balance. that’ll solve it."

wow.