Capitalism, a love story by Michael Moore

Movie: “Capitalism: a love story” by Michael Moore (2009)
Answer the following questions:

a) Main ideas of the movie.
b) According to the film maker, Michael Moore, is democracy compatible with capitalism?
c) What does it mean “capitalism”? And “market economy”?
d) According to Michael Moore (and the priests that are interviewed at the movie) is compatible the message of Jesus Christ with the so-called “free market”?
e) According to Michael Moore, what did provoke the financial crisis of 2008?
f) Does Michael Moore think that there is a close relationship between the American military industry (that is the most important industry in United States) and the expansion of NATO? Do you agree with Michael Moore when he suggests that United States need the war to maintain their model of society and their model of economic growth?
g) Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt? Why did he appear at the end of the movie of Moore?

SMK MACROECONOMICS SPRING SEMESTER 2010

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DnBNord Bankas "Lithuanian Economic Outlook 2009"

IN this post you will find the report of DnBNord Bankas “Lithuanian Economic Outlook 2009”.The students that want to improve their marks should prepare an essay. The following question can be the guide-line of your essays. Anyway you are allowed to include in your essays, topics that you consider interesting or important.

a) Analysis of the key macroeconomic indicators for Lithuania
b) Analysis of the inflation in Lithuania and in the other Baltic States
c) Foreign trade & Balance of Payments. What has happened with the exports and imports in Lithuania? What are the most important products and services that Lithuania is exporting? Who are the most important commercial partners of Lithuania?
d) What did happen with the investment in Lithuania?
e) Compare the economic situation in Lithuania with the other Baltic countries. What is the forecast of DnB Bankas for this new year 2010?
f) Conclusions

Use your own words. I expect no less than 5 pages (Times New Roman 12 points). The essay has to be hand it till the day of the dead-line (check the schedule of the your group). You should work individually and respect the policies about integrity and plagiarism included at the Syllabus that was distributed at the beginning of the course.

DnB Nord Bank report. Lithuania and Baltic countries

SMK MACROECONOMICS SPRING SEMESTER 2010

SMK-Vilnius Branch

MACROECONOMICS Spring Semester 2010

First reading: "The great depression and world crisis" by Jawaharlal Nerhu

After reading the letters 184 “The great depression and world crisis” and 185 “What caused the crisis” ( included at the book Glimpses of world history wrote by Jawaharlal Nerhu, first President of the independent India) answer the following questions:

a) When the crisis of 1929 did start? What were their main causes?

b) In the letter 184 Nerhu says : “Society has learnt how to produce but not how to distribute what it has produced”. Do you think that society has improved in this issue since the time when Nerhu wrote this sentence?

c) What happened with the international trade ?

d) Do you think that there are similarities between the big depression in 1929 and the “recession” that started on 2008? And differences? Explain.


The homework has to be hand in on THURSDAY 18TH MARCH 2010. I left some copies of the readings in the College’s Secretary.


More information about life and works of Nehru you will find here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru