Finance

## The government's policy on advertising

**All advertising is permitted.**

All advertising is prohibited.

Only governmental organisation
advertising is permitted.

Only advertising that meets certain set
standards is permitted.

## The banking system.

All banks are privately owned.

**The government operates a central bank**
**and all other banks are private.**

The government operates large, national
banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.

The government operates and owns all
banks.

## The government's policy concerning child labor.

Child labour is allowed, but with
additional regulations to those of adult labourers.

Child labour is allowed and it is
subjected to the same regulations as adult labour.

Child labour is allowed and
unregulated; adult labour laws do not apply.

**Child labour is forbidden**.

Child labour is mandatory; all children
must seek employment.

Child labour is regulated by local
governments.

Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)

Only open shops are legal.

**Closed shops, union shops and agency**
shops are legal.

Union shops and agency shops are legal,
but closed shops are not.

Agency shops are legal, but closed
shops and union shops are not.

This issue is decided by local
governments.

## Collective bargaining

**Public and private sector employees**
**have the right to collectively bargain**

Only Public sector employees have the
right to collectively bargain

No employees may engage in collective
bargaining

Local governments decide whether to
allow collective bargaining

## The government's policy towards the daily working hours.

The government has no policy concerning
daily working hours.

**Daily working hours are regulated by**
**the government.**

The government obligates Trade Unions
and Employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.

The local government regulates the
daily working hours.

Energy Regulation

## Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.

Energy is provided by nationalised
companies.

**Energy is provided by private companies**
**but the prices they can charge are regulated.**

Energy is provided by private companies
which are not subject to any special regulations.

Energy provision is left to local
governments.

## Exchange Rate Regime

The exchange rate of the national
currency is allowed to float, and the government does not intervene
at all.

The exchange rate of the national
currency is fixed by the government.

The exchange rate of the national
currency is kept within a defined band of fluctuation.

**The exchange rate of the national**
currency is allowed to float, but the government is permitted to
intervene when necessary.

## The government's policy towards fireworks

Only adults are allowed to purchase
fireworks

Fireworks of all sorts are illegal.

**Professionals may run licensed**
fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.

The sale of fireworks is unregulated,
anyone may buy them.

Local governments determine fireworks
laws.

Only professionals may run licensed
fireworks shows, fireworks are illegal to the general public.

## Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers

Employers cannot fire workers who have
gone on strike.

**Employers are free to fire workers who**
go on strike.

Employers can fire workers who are
deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.

Government approval is needed before
strikers can be fired.

## The government's policy regarding foreign investments.

**Foreign investors may freely invest**
in national companies.

Foreign investors may invest in
national companies, but may not get a majority share.

Foreign investors need to obtain
government approval for all investments in national companies.

Foreign investors are not allowed to
invest in national companies.

Local governments regulate foreign
investments.

## The right to gamble.

**Gambling is legal, but only in private**
homes and casinos with special licences.

Gambling is illegal.

Gambling is legal across the nation, no
regulation what so ever.

The legality of gambling is a matter of
local governments.

Gambling is illegal unless taking place
in a licensed casino.

Only small-scale gambling is allowed,
involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.

## Policy concerning industrial hemp.

**There are no regulations on industrial**
hemp.

Only regulated agribusinesses may
produce industrial hemp.

Production of industrial hemp is
illegal, sale of foreign hemp products is legal.

Industrial hemp is illegal.

Industrial hemp regulations are left up
to local governments.

## Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations

**The government does not intervene in**
the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.

All industry is owned and operated by
the state

The state owns the commanding heights
of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is
allowed in the minor industries.

Certain industries are owned by the
state, all others are under private ownership

The government acts as an investor of
last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital
goods or services.

The government subsidizes private
enterprises that face bankruptcy.

## Government policy towards labor unions.

**Trade unions may exist and worker**
membership is voluntary.

Trade unions are illegal.

Trade unions may exist and all workers
must have membership in one.

## The Government's stance on a salary cap.

**The government has no stance on a**
salary cap.

The government enforces a salary cap.

Labour Unions and Organizations of
Employers negotiate a salary cap.

There is a national maximum wage but
local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.

Local governments decide on salary cap
laws.

## The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.

There shall be a minimum wage at a
level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four
without falling under the poverty line.

There is no provision for a minimum
wage.

There shall be a minimum wage at a
level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.

**There shall be a minimum wage at a**
level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty
line for a full time worker.

## Policy on monopolies

**Monopolies are forbidden, and are**
actively broken up.

Monopolies are actively enforced in all
sectors of the economy.

Monopolies are only actively enforced
in specific sectors of the economy.

There is no policy on monopolies, they
are unregulated.

Monopolies are only forbidden in
specific sectors of the economy.

## The government's policy concerning phone services.

**There are no regulations on phone**
service.

The state regulates the rates providers
can charge for phone service.

The state subsidizes the phone service
of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge
for phone service.

The state subsidizes the phone service
of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can
charge for phone service.

Telephone lines are provided free of
charge to all citizens.

## The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.

**Pornography depicting consenting adults**
is legal for adults.

All forms of pornography are illegal.

Pornography depicting consenting adults
is legal for everyone.

All forms of pornography are legal, but
only for adults.

All forms of pornography are legal for
everyone.

## The Governments policy with respect to the production of pornography.

The production of pornography is legal,
but regulated.

Pornography may not be produced in the
nation.

**The production of pornography is**
treated as any other business.

Local government establish policies on
the production of pornography.

## Positive Discrimination

The government encourages positive
discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.

The government sets compulsory quotas
for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.

Hiring policies are regulated by local
governments.

No form of positive discrimination is
permitted.

The government discriminates against
minorities in its hiring.

**The government does not regulate hiring**
policies.

## The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.

Prostitution is illegal.

Prostitution is legal but not
recognized under government employment regulation policy.

**Prostitution is legal and a recognized**
profession.

Prostitution regulation decisions are
left up to local governments.

There is a State monopoly on
prostitution.

## Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs

**Sales of recreational drugs within the**
nation are prohibited by the law.

There is no policy concerning the sales
of recreational drugs.

The government is entirely responsible
for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating
stores and other locations.

Recreational drugs sales are handled by
private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.

Sales of recreational drugs is
completely unregulated

The matter of sales of recreational
drugs is handled by local governments

## Secondary Strike Action

Any trade union can go on a sympathy
strike in support of other striking workers

**Only closely related trade unions can**
walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers

Secondary strike action is illegal.
Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and
conditions

## The Government's position towards the stock exchange(s).

Stock exchanges are allowed but are
regulated.

Stock exchanges are banned.

**Stock exchanges are allowed and are**
unregulated.

The Government has no position on the
proliferation of stock exchanges.

This is left to the local governments.

The Government owns the stock
exchange(s).

## The workers' right to strike.

All workers have the right to strike.:

All strikes are illegal.

**All workers, except public employees,**
have the right to strike.

All workers, except certain categories
of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.

All workers have the right to strike
but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society
have to ensure a minimal service.

## Trade Union Strike Ballots

Trade Unions must by law hold a ballot
of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members,
regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.

**Trade Unions are not required by law to**
hold a ballot before striking

Trade Unions must by law hold a ballot
of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those
that vote is needed from its members.

## Government policy on the DWC ownership of business and industry

**The government does not intervene in**
the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils

The government requires all businesses
to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.

The government requires most industries
to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.

The government encourages the formation
of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions

Democratic Workers' Councils are not
permitted to run a business