Populism, as the residue of the properly political, is the ultimate symptom of the post-political condition. Firstly, the post-political consensus itself tends towards populist gestures as a substitute for the properly political.
Comment(0) Step 3 of 3 The business cycle affects output and employment in capital goods industries and consumer durable goods industries more severely than in industries producing consumer nondurables because the spending on the former goods could be postponed but it is difficult to cut back on the latter.
Employment. Rising or falling employment rates can affect the demand curve. For example, if you offer a discretionary product and the unemployment rate rises in the United States, there may be less demand for your goods, which would cause the demand curve for your product to shift.