The ravages of time

QUESTIONS FOR THE CREDIT

The perils of incrementalism

1. What are the threats to the world economy on the example of America, Britain, the euro zone and Japan?

2. In what areas of policy should the existing efforts be redoubling? Outline “unorthodox” tools.

3. What does Mr Obama's “big jolt” mean?

Singing the blues

1. How was Citigroup kept afloat?

2. Assess the rescue plan.

Tough times

1. Why are Latinos among the hardest hit by the economic downturn in America?

2. Who else suffers from it?

3. What is the American construction industry halt connected with?

Löscher to slash jobs at Siemens

1. What does Mr Löscher's plan include?

2. Under what circumstances was Löscher appointed the CEO of Siemens?

3. What do analysts think about slashing jobs?

4. Why do you think Siemens doesn't have the leading position on the world market though it has world-class technologies and a strong environment for orders?

Handle with care

1. What provided support to President Putin during his years in office?

2. How can we characterize the health system and the police activity in Russia?

3. What positive changes in Russian economy were mentioned? Are they sufficient to withstand the current crisis?

4. Are people ready to protest today? Why/why not?

5. How do Russian experts describe the situation?

A matter of judgment

1. How can the legal system in Russia be characterizes?

2. According to Mr Pashin, what is the basis of these problems?

3. What did he say about the appointment of judges?

4. What are the criteria for assessing a court's work?

5. What can we say about the situation in corporate disputes?

6. What is the reason for the European Court of Human Rights to be overwhelmed with Russian cases?

Time to shove off

1. Who would like to leave Russia for good and what are the main reasons for emigration?

2. Why do analysts say Russia misuses its oil revenue?

3. Why don't Russian scientists and engineering students studying in America want to return?

4. In what way is Russia's situation similar to the “era of zastoi” after the thaw in the 1960s?

5. How is the present Russian society characterized?

The magician

1. What qualities allowed Mr Jobs to become one of the greatest CEO of his time?

2. How did he manage to inspire loyalty in customers?

3. Can Mr Jobs' death be call the beginning of Apple's end?

A genius departs

1. How did Mr Jobs start his career?

2. What are Mr Jobs' main features that helped him to lead Apple to the top?

3. Why did he call his dismissal from Apple “the best thing that could have ever happened to him”?

4. Can Apple without Mr Jobs lose its leading positions in the market?

The ravages of time

1. What are some of the causes of long-term unemployment?

2. What can impossibility to find a job lead to?

3. How are a worker's lifetime earnings hurt by a job loss?

4. When are the ranks of the unemployed replenished?

5. How do policymakers respond to the crisis?

How to save the euro?

1. What should politicians do to stave off the euro crisis? How should they act?

2. What programme do countries need to overcome the crisis?

3. How can banks be shored up?

4. What would be cheaper: to break the euro up now or to save it?

5. What two risks flow from the rescue plan?

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 883