October 20, 2007. Doujinshi manga (often shortened to doujin) are non-professional and/or self published comics. Doujinshi manga can be broken into two broad categories: fan-comics and original works. Fan-comics, much like fan-fiction, are based on established properties and created by fans of those properties. Original works are based on the doujinshi-ka's (creator) original ideas.
What is Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)? Why is it important? Purchasing power parity (PPP) is an economic term that calculates the relative value of different currencies.
More sophisticated versions of PPP look at a large number of goods and services. One of the key problems is that people in different countries consumer very different sets of goods and services, making it difficult to compare the purchasing power between countries.