AND POLITICS Literature Review We live in the fast growing world of globalization where the entire world has now shrunken into a small global village. Globalization has often been regarded as the ‘cradle’ of global economic development. This so called ‘world liberator’ however has not escaped criticism as opponents claim that it has been the cause of social evils and rising levels of poverty in developing countries. Due to the nature of globalization and in its bid to open up
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fixed for the development of education sector. According to such percentage of GDP it stands at 44th position as compare to other countries (www.cia.gov). There were 89 universities and 131 higher education institutes operating till August 2011 (www.universitiesuk.ac.uk). The expansion in higher education system of the region is relatively slow as compared to the other countries competing with the region according to the report of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD‚ 2007)
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the education sector helping to alleviate poverty. Impression 1 Fact Singer (2009‚ America’s Shame) "There are1.4 billion people living in extreme poverty. The World Bank defines extreme poverty as not having enough income to meet the most basic human needs (food‚ water‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ sanitation‚ health care‚ or education). Unicef‚ the United Nations Children’s Fund‚ estimates that nearly 10 million children under 5 die each year from causes related to poverty. That’s 27‚000 a day -- a football
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Bibliography: 2011‚ UN Development Program. "Human Development report 2011 sustainability and Equity: a Better Future for All ". United Nations Development Programme 1 UN Plaza‚ New York‚ NY 10017‚ USA United Nations‚ 2011. Anonymous. "Working for Women in Guatemala." The Presbyterian Record‚ 2009‚ 27-28. Gammage‚ Sarah. "Time Pressed and
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E-commerce and Economic Development in Libya A thesis submitted to the University of Wales Institute‚ Cardiff for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Cardiff School of Management Abdalla Hamed April‚ 2009 I DECLARATION I hereby declare that this dissertation‚ submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy and entitled “E-commerce and Economic Development in Libya” represents my own work and that‚ to the best of my knowledge and belief‚ it
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as a reference for both social and economical development. As mentioned above‚ to rate the societal well-being of a country‚ we can not only base on the total money that country generate because economical growth is only one component contributing to the sustainability of a country‚ and what GDP reflects is just a small part of the “health condition” of that country. HDI clearly give a broader and more adequate picture of at what level in development that country stand‚ because three dimensions (education
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generation. Introduction As gaming industry is a key industry in Macau nowadays‚ many people have entered in this industry during the flourishing period. Therefore‚ the proportion of this kind of employees is more and more recently. In fact‚ the development of gambling really brought us many advantages which are changing our lives style and quality‚ even Macau government are benefited from gaming industry by levying the gamble taxes. Compare with the past‚ the international status of Macau was very
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talk about several vibrant phenomena which ensure two major components. Firstly‚ they function across national boundaries and secondly‚ they result in higher incorporation or interdependence of human societies. It is therefore one aspect of development that affects the world in general‚ from every point of human view. There are numerous ways in which globalization has impacted the world today. Some of these include modification of worldwide environment in investment‚ management‚ machinery‚ policy-making
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stated that globalization is something that is not a matter of human choosing. We cannot choose the historical situations with which we must contend but we can do our best to make the best of the opportunities they present us with. One of the supporting ideas which the writer provides was The Phenomenon of Globalization. Which he focus on some of its more strictly economic aspects. Like fundamental transformation in the primary arena of human economic activity‚ i.e‚ the “marketplace” or what the Wikipedia
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developing world. In developed countries‚ electricity is considered the backbone of the economy and it is generally agreed that providing access to electricity is a key element in the fight against poverty and an enabler of social and economic development. Why is then that an estimated 1.6 billion people‚ a quarter of the world’s population‚ have no access to electricity? And in the absence of any new policies‚ it is estimated that by 2030‚ 1.4 billion people will still lack access! The reason for
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