The Economic benefits of war outweigh the costs. Discuss. The last century witnessed a proliferation of warfare unparalleled in the history of mankind‚ that same century however witnessed also an unparalleled expansion of human economic activity. The two would appear to be linked; war is fundamentally an economic activity. Fighting a war forces an economy to equip large numbers of men with a wide variety of equipment‚ in addition to building warships‚ warplanes and tanks. This equipment has to be
Premium Economics Opportunity cost War
Do foreign workers benefit the host country? In many countries‚ foreign labor is an important part of the economy. Using migrant labor can contribute to the development of a country‚ but it can also cause economic problems. What are some of the advantages and drawbacks of expatriate labor for a country’s economy? The development of countries such as Singapore‚ Brunei‚ the Gulf countries‚ and even the US has been helped greatly by millions of foreign workers. While foreign workers are cheap and
Premium Human migration Migrant worker Employment
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF READING BOOKS? 10 Benefits of Reading (or Ways Reading Makes You Better at Life) I’ve found that no matter what I read‚ the act of reading every day has helped me in nearly every aspect of my life. Here are a few of my favorite ways that reading has improved my quality of life‚ and will definitely improve yours. 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progressof (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia‚ since keeping
Premium Brain
Managing Foreign Exchange Risk Everything about the deal was acceptable to PEMEX and Hyundai in September‚ 2010. The final negotiated price for 7500 new Hyundai “Aguila” automobiles was 58 Billion KRW (Korean Won). Payment was expected upon delivery‚ scheduled for exactly twelve months later. As PEMEX CFO Carlos Trevino saw it‚ there was one major concern: foreign exchange risk. A decision had to be made fast‚ due to the operating contract with the Mexican Government and Mexico City officials
Premium Mexico United States dollar Mexican peso
Most accounts of issues claim that there are a variety of benefits of recycling. “Recycling is the process of converting products back into their constituent raw materials and then reprocessing this raw into new article” (Healey‚ 1999). People’s desire is limitless‚ but the resources in the world are not infinite. In daily life‚ there are so many products that can be seen everywhere‚ for instance‚ glass‚ paper‚ steel‚ plastic products and rubber products. Hence‚ ignoring recycling is a large waste
Free Recycling Waste management Waste
Khristina V. Risks and Benefits of Radioactivity Radioactivity is a part of every day‚ without it life wouldn’t be as it is. It has its benefits but along with the good comes bad. It’s all around us. Radiation is categorized into two groups: ionizing‚ and non-ionizing. Ionizing radiation consists of particles‚ gamma rays‚ or X-rays with sufficient energy to create ionization in the medium it passes through. It has enough energy so that while an interaction with an atom takes place it can withdraw
Premium Ionizing radiation Cancer
Professional credential/ licenses benefits The army has and is continuing to develop programs to assist soldiers and units with obtaining credential’s that will help them transition from the military to a civilian job. Obtaining credentials and license’s is a way to show an employer that you have a certain skill which in return could result in you being or not being hired for a job. The military also uses credentials and license’s to certify or higher medical staff in some cases you will not be
Premium Military United States Professional
Here is typically how a student consolidation loan works. When a student first applied for several loans from several different agencies and student loan providers‚ they each gave a different interest rate and term for paying back the loans. The idea of student loan consolidation‚ is to take all the different student loans and put them into one easy convenient loan. You them only have to make one monthly loan payment every month‚ instead of several loan payments every month over time. This saves
Premium Debt Money Loan
What is meant by the term mandated benefit? Describe government-mandated benefits. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? A mandated benefit is a law that requires a health insurance policy or health plan to cover specific providers‚ procedures‚ benefits or people. Mandated benefits are controversial. Some view them as consumer protections that ensure access to important care‚ while others contend mandates are promoted by narrow special interests and add significant cost but marginal
Premium Insurance Medicare Federal government of the United States
have been genetically modified. More and more animals are being experimented on everyday so that humans can benefit from the advanced products they produce such as better food and medicine. Genetically modified animals could eventually benefit humankind‚ but as of now‚ the risks of genetic modification are far too great to allow this kind of procedure to continue. The benefits could potentially outweigh the risks‚ but genetic modification should not be allowed if even one animal
Premium DNA Genetics Gene