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It does not pretend to cover the news so exhaustice international social or contibuer to implement them in the context hexagonal. It consists of subjective choices deliberately made by official representatives of the department as part of their research and their meetings. These raise the membership like this, caution or rejection, their vocation is to help lead the debate on the future of social models.
Ikea of economic
For three years, Bloomberg has developed an Ikea Index, established in 1986 as a Big Mac Index, order to compare the purchasing power of currencies. The shelf is indeed Billy sold worldwide and almost comparing the price of one country to another can appreciate the evolution of the purchasing power of consumers and to reason well, to some costs in purchasing power parity. This indicator also shows the consequences of the economic crisis facing the planet. The price of the shelf Billy has lost 17% in one year in the U.S., reaching U.S. $ 50 now. But it is in Europe, weakened by the debt crisis, the price of the shelf is the lowest (42 U.S. dollars in the Netherlands). In China, hit by sharp deceleration of economic growth, the price of the shelf fell 27%.
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