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海味生意即時驟減

(星島日報報道)農曆新年將至，又是辦年貨的消費旺季，但昨日本港股市急挫二千點，有海味店表示，股市大跌已見即時效應，昨日市民只搶購特價海味；而餐飲業指出，團年飯和春茗一早已預訂，未必受影響...

This is a prefect example of how a company can be affected by a change in the economic factor of the general environment. Do you expect the same phenomenon in other industries?  Can you think of any industry that are more sensitive (or more resistant) to impact of such a change?

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The 1840's and Italy

European economics went down during this time, causing popular unrest in Italy to grow.

Revolutionaries took this opportunity to create insurrections, but were unsuccessful. 

In 1846, the new pope, Pius IX, was found to be sympathetic to the reform. He began to work on reforms in administration, education and the law.

In 1847, he ended censorship of the press, by the end of the year, around one hundred independent newspapers were circulating in the Papal State. Political clubs were established in the town. 

Near the end of 1847, the reform in the Papal States was followed by Piedmont and Tuscany, causing a joint custom union between the two states and Papal State to be made.

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Early 1800's, Napoleon's Return from Egypt

After returning, Napoleon's army defeated Austria in May at the battle of Marengo. He created an Italian republic in Milan.

In 1806, Napoleon renamed the republic to the Kingdom of Italy and declared himself as king, causing the Italian peninsula to be under Napoleonic rule, which prioritized France. 

Under this rule,

the power of the church and the pope was reduced

landownership was changed or redistributed

agriculture improved

the bourgeoisie, or middle class was beginning to develop

peasants had to deal with higher prices, heavier taxes, and conscription

The French only wanted raw material and did not want any competition, thus leaving Italy's companies to stay undeveloped.The new Italian middle class had a chance for political discussion and action because of the new constitution. 

A representative government was introduced to Italy and France was split into three parts:

Piedmont, which Austria annexed to France

Kingdom of Italy

Kingdom of Naples that was ruled by Napoleon's brother Joseph, and then his brother in-law, Murat

All of these changes had encouraged Italian nationalism. France had given Italy a sense of unity. at first by force, but later by legal reforms and introducing political changes.

Despite that, there were frequent peasant revolts and most of Italy resented Napoleonic rule by 1809. Popular unrest was caused by conscription and high taxes. Liberals and churchmen formed secret societies against the French.

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Italy Before Napoleon and the Start of Unification (1780's)

Italians had trouble communicating with each other. It was hard to unify Italy because everyone had different languages and many people were not educated as well. Additionally, different parts of Italy hated each other.

The Italian government spent and spent. Although fertile land was everywhere, there was no money spent on growing crops that could be used to feed many in Italy. 

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