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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

Consequently, we aren’t being prepared for engagement in a country with a $2,100 per capita GDP. And, in 2010, Arne Duncan announced that 95% of American college students in language classes were taking European languages. Less than 100 American students were studying a language spoken by 193 million people in the world.

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The Joy of Facts

Next Level Blog

leads the world in health expenditures as a percentage of GDP at 16.5%. Posted by Scott Eblin on October 04, 2010 in Books , Current Affairs | Permalink Technorati Tags : facts , health care , health care reform , life expectancy , Patrick Moynihan , T.R. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Based on what facts?

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China Wants the U.S. to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff, Too

Harvard Business Review

It boasts world class economic advisors, many of whom have gone to Harvard, the University of Chicago, or other similarly esteemed institutions, and all of whom know how to diversify the nation's portfolio, make sensible tradeoffs, and execute wise, carefully considered investment decisions. China is one of the world's most shrewd investors.

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Languages Your Company Should Speak (But Has Never Heard)

Harvard Business Review

Back in 2003, Mark Davies carried out an important analysis of gross domestic product (GDP) by language use. of the world''s GDP. Of nearly 2 billion internet users estimated in 2010, 82% spoke one of 10 macro-languages — English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Arabic, French, Russian, and Korean.

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As Emerging Markets Slow, Firms Search for “New” BRICs

Harvard Business Review

This is the result of a growing and affluent middle class that supports private consumption and is bolstered by favorable demographics; over 50% of the population is under 29 years old and approximately 52% live in urban areas. The three main grocery retail chains in Peru grew from 57 stores in 2001 to 155 stores in 2010.

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Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

by 66%, manufacturing in Germany employed 22% of the workforce and contributed 21% of GDP in 2010. by contrast, fewer and fewer people are employed in middle-class manufacturing jobs. In 2010, just under 11% of the workforce was employed in manufacturing, and manufacturing contributed 13% of GDP. In the U.S.,

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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth

Harvard Business Review

Lower resource prices and higher levels of sociopolitical instability have taken their toll: Africa’s real GDP grew at an average of 3.3% a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4% from 2000 to 2010. from 2010 to 2015, compared with 4.1% between 2000 and 2010. a year to reach $2.1