Human development index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed‚ a developing or an underdeveloped country‚ and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and Indian economist Amartya
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Hydroelectricity and its Potential in Pakistan Muhammad Uzair Khan (2010-MC-07) Hassan Javaid (2010-MC-20) Syed Muhammad Talha Zaidi (2010-MC-54) What is Hydroelectric power? Renewable source of energy It is renewable because the process takes nothing away from the environment . Advantages 1. Flexibility 2. Low power costs The major advantage of hydroelectricity is elimination of the cost of fuel. No import of fossil fuel is required. The average cost of electricity
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CAC: China and Japan During the early nineteenth century‚ both China and Japan enforced policies restricting foreign trade in order to avoid industrialization and western ideas‚ but after both societies experienced foreign invasions and unequal treaties being established by foreigners‚ Japan began to industrialize and became imperialists trying to create an empire‚ while China differed in that the people wanted reform and government restrained the reformation of their society‚ therefore causing
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Compare and contrast the causes of the 1905 and 1917 revolutions in Russia In 1905 and 1917 Russia was tormented by chaotic revolutions. The workers and the intelligentsia had arrived at the point of hating the autocracy because they could no longer endure the suffering‚ hunger and repression that the tsarist policies brought with them. Years later Lenin referred to the revolution of 1905 as a “dress rehearsal for the October Revolution” of 1917. In 1905 tsardom nearly fell. Nicholas II succeeded
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that Switzerland is a more economically developed country than India which is a less economically developed country. Development is the quality of life in a country based on various categories such as health‚ education‚ improvement on quality of life in a country itself including material consumption‚ environment and distribution of wealth. Switzerland has a higher rates of GDP per capita‚ electricity usage and life expectancy comparing to India. Switzerland is located in the northern hemisphere‚ in
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ACCOUNTING IN CHINA 1. Introduction • China’s rapid economic growth in the past two decades has amazed the rest of the world. • With China’s accession to the WTO‚ business activities with and within China will further expand. • China fully understands that a sound financial reporting system plays a key role in the process of economic development. • The Chinese Ministry of Finance (MoF)‚ who has the responsibility for regulating accounting matters in China‚ has set itself
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Lindsey boden Essay #3 Nov. 4th English 1010 Compare and Contrast High School versus College A good education is an important part of ones life. To achieve a good education‚ one should attend both high school and college. Although some people think high school has a lot in common with college when actually they are very different. After graduating high school everyone is encouraged to attend a college. Everyone has their own opinion about doing so‚ but there are many difference
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During the Han Empire of China and the Roman Empire of the Mediterranean World were both had advanced technology for their time. Han China’s attitude toward manufacturing and labor was more positive than the Romans who had a more class divided society‚ therefore causing attitudes toward labor and technology to be looked down upon. The Hans respect technology and the people who use it. In China‚ 2nd century B.C.E. a government official stated that he wanted to organize their labor force with the
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Russia’s need for land and modernization shaped its relationships with Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire‚ causing Russia’s leaders to respect and imitate Western Europe while competing with the European powers to fill the power vacuum of the failing Ottoman Empire. Russia emerged as a significant power during the 1500s through war. It fought its neighbors and expanded its territory aimlessly. Ivan the Terrible’s expansion brought him into contact with both Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Aiming
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Development Economics Web Guide‚ Unit 5B The causes of economic growth in developing countries. The significance of economic growth for development · The role of both physical and human capital · Technological progress Examine the sources of economic growth and the extent to which they can be affected by government intervention. 15 Evaluation of the impact of government policies. Factors affecting economic growth in developing countries Keynesian Approaches 1 Savings and Investment There are
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