reshape the nation
AUSTRALIA is an affluent and ethnically diverse nation whose prosperity is reshaping its social and demographic landscape by pushing people and wealth north and west. [1]
A whole class of traditional, white-bread suburb has turned into a new kind of city that helps reshape the nation by effectively importing new immigrants and exporting native-born residents. [2]
D) give up their United States citizenship. [3]
Very conservative and very white, Anaheim epitomized the bland bedroom suburb where nothing ever happened and no one wanted it to. [2]
Te boom cities of Brisbane and Perth have relegated Melbourne from second to fourth on the nation’s income ladder in five years, the 2006 census reveals, with Brisbane fast catching Sydney as the highest-income city. [1]
This ailing picture was obviously responsible for a devaluation policy being tested in January 1994 barely one month after the death of President Felix Houphouet-Boigny. [...] Several uncompleted projects as well as lack of competition on the international markets and a weakness in production, all made it difficult for the government to experience new growth. [...] With an estimated official population of 15 million, the country is the second largest market after Nigeria, and France’s best trading partner in the region. [4]
While the nation’s two biggest cities languish economically - Sydney’s median household income rose just $7 a week in real terms since the last census in 2001, and Melbourne’s by $48 a week - they have been masked by strong performances elsewhere. [1]
B) the government passed minimum wage laws. [...] C) increased income from rising prices for farm goods. [3]
The set objective being the improvement of people’s living conditions and the need to consolidate on C?te d’Ivoire’s position in the West African economy within the larger framework of UEMOA (West African Monetary Union) and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States). [4]
The ABS figures on the level of McMansion-style homes, those with four or more bedrooms, is another factor revealing the drain of resources from the nation’s traditional power cities to the Sunshine State and the Indian Ocean. [1]
It has a Boeing facility, two major league sports teams, and a larger convention center than Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle. [2]
A) falling prices for farm goods. [3]
Sources:
[1] Census: Prosperity reshaping the nation | The Australian
[2] USATODAY.com - ‘New Brooklyns’ replace white suburbs
[3] American History: The Early Years: Self Check Quizzes
[4] Winne.com - Report on C?te d’Ivoire, Reshaping the nation