Based on the readings that concentrate on mercantilism, the Triangle Trade, slave plantations in the colonies, and the effects of the Enlightenment on society. Respond this question in one or two pages:

1. According to Eric Williams, the West Indies' plantation slavery (note that slavery is a form of command economy) played a role in England's transition to a market economy. Keep in mind that most people in England lived as farmers, who were essentially independent of the market, before slavery spread to the Caribbean plantations.

For this assignment, name two and thoroughly explain how slavery helped nurture a shift to the market fixing the economic crisis in England, despite the fact that Williams develops a number of reasons surrounding this.To put it another way, how did slavery in the Caribbean: help create more wage labor in England; more goods for sale; more monetary revenues; or other things necessary for the market to address the economic problem

Society ignored or even criticized the contributions of marketing until the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, economies once marked by a scarcity of goods began to enjoy an abundance of goods. Marketing skills were needed to solve the distribution problems that resulted. Thus, it was not until the early 1900s that the importance of marketing was realized - and that marketing was accepted as a separate academic subject in schools and colleges. Today, countries that operate with market‑directed economies have achieved genuine improvements in standards of living - while most command economies have collapsed or are "on the ropes." Even today, however, many people do not have a very clear understanding of marketing. No one single definition of marketing will satisfy everyone. Many people - including some students and business managers - tend to think of marketing as just "selling" or "advertising." Others see marketing as an all‑inclusive social process that can solve all the world's problems. Some critics, meanwhile, seem to blame marketing for most of society's ills!

This exercise is intended to help you see more clearly what marketing is all about. One way to learn about marketing is to study the definitions in the text. Another way is to use these definitions. This is the approach you will follow in this exercise.

Assignment

Listed below is a common criticism about marketing. Discuss your viewpoint in a way that shows your understanding of marketing.

Each student should post his/her answer and post comments to other student's posting (beyond simple agreement or disagreement; but with respect to personal opinion). Also, each student must respond to at least one comment of their initial post. Participation is required.

Listed below are some commonly asked questions about marketing. Answer each of these questions in a way that shows your understanding of marketing.

How would you respond to the criticism "Marketing just adds unnecessary costs to the price of everything we buy?"

Should marketing be viewed as a set of activities performed by business and nonprofit organizations, or alternately as a social process?

Why is it important to make this distinction?

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Analyze the below major merger that took place in 2015:

*Anheuser Busch/Miller

Comment specifically on the following:

1) The reason for the merger

2) The strategic implications to each firm

3) The socio-economic considerations considered by both firms in agreeing to consummate the deal

4) The legal framework about which the deal had to be framed

5) The impact the deal had on the markets, the economy and the industry( ies) in which the firms exist.

Please note proper reference citations required.

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Analyze the below major merger that took place in 2015:

*Charter Communications/Time Warner Cable

Comment specifically on the following:

1) The reason for the merger

2) The strategic implications to each firm

3) The socio-economic considerations considered by both firms in agreeing to consummate the deal

4) The legal framework about which the deal had to be framed

5) The impact the deal had on the markets, the economy and the industry( ies) in which the firms exist.

Please note proper reference citations required.