1. Provide an example of government economic intervention designed to influence, regulate, or control trade for a specific industry from one of the articles and summarize the government's reasons for the interventions. 2.Identify which parties and organizations were or will be impacted by the government intervention, including any impacts on the price of commodities. 3.Briefly summarize key pieces of information a business in the industry from your example needs to know to fully understand how the intervention will affect its business.

Organized criminals who have long trafficked drugs are diversifying into humdrum areas of commerce—particularly food, booze and cheap consumer goods. For example, some 22 tons of long-grain rice being sold as pricier Basmati were recently seized as part of an operation led by Interpol and Europol, respectively the world’s and Europe’s police agencies. In Worthing, in Sussex, England, trading standards officers spotted nearly 2,500 jars of honey that contained nothing but sugar syrup. Another scam, involving substituting a cheap species of white fish for a pricey one, is hard to spot once the fish has been flaked, breaded and fried. Others dilute expensive olive oil with low-cost soybean oil. Criminals even sell counterfeit washing powder. This brand of crime is growing. In 2007, the Food Standards Agency set up a food-fraud database. That year it received 49 reports of food fraud. In 2013, it received 1,538. The scale and organization required to produce fake food points to criminal…

You work for a Nova Scotia Company trying to successfully enter the cranberry market in Australia. Discuss the continent and hemisphere where the country (Australia) is located and any effect this may have on your business entry plan. Note any mountain ranges, rivers, jungles, swamps, deserts, and any other physical characteristics that may affect the movement of people, the transportation of goods and other impediments to your plan. What is the country’s (Australia) attitude towards protecting the environment and sustainability?

So, I changed one of my user's phone plans to allow for international calling, awhile back, but when I received the bill from Verizon, it turns out that some of the countries in Africa that was visited do not have reliable or managed cellular service. It made me wonder about not only cellular coverage but also access to the Internet.  1) "A country that wants to progress economically and provide opportunities for its citizens must ensure that Internet access is widely available." Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? 2) Net neutrality has been described as the preservation of an open Internet and the ability to communicate freely online. How does this relate to the workplace?