the economies of low- income countries‚ allowing them to grow more rapidly than developed countries. Foreign direct investment comes with its own costs and benefits‚ as the organization or business providing the funding is concerned with securing advantages in the nation in which it is investing. Business Sectors • Foreign investors may change the balance among types of businesses in a country. If investors from abroad decide that they want to invest in banks‚ rather than farms or manufacturing
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ADVANTAGES Plastic is very useful in the building and construction‚ electronics (laptops wouldn’t work well if they were made from glass)‚ packaging (gladwrap)‚ transportation industries. Very easy to make - water bottles‚ plastic bags‚ pens‚ cups etc etc The main advantages of plastic materials are also the reason why plastic is such a problem. It lasts forever and it is very cheap to make. When I say it last forever‚ I mean it does not biodegrade. There is a flotilla of plastic the
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One advantage of economic globalisation comes from the free trade. “Two nations can benefit from free trade by specializing in producing those products in which they enjoy a comparative advantage” (Case & Fair 2004‚ p.716). A country enjoys a comparative advantage in the manufacturing of a good if the production has a lower opportunity cost than it would have if produced in other country. When specialization takes place in a production‚ the production will become more efficient. It is due to research
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The advantages and disadvantages of internet With the expansion of high-technology‚ the use of internet is spreading at a rapid pace. Although many people firmly believe that the invention of internet is by no means beneficial‚ I still consent that it has pros and cons‚ thus should be viewed in both aspects. First and for most‚ internet has completely altered the mode of communication. In the past‚ letters and telegrams were mostly used for distanted contact. Later telephones became dominant‚ but
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"Beam me up‚ Scottie." This popular line from Star Trek was a demonstration of the advanced technology of the future. Though it was a fictional story‚ Star Trek became the universal vision of the future. As always reality tends to mimic fiction. Though our society has not quite resulted to living in space‚ we have made life easier with technology. Economic survival has become more dependent upon information and communications bringing forth new technology of which was never thought possible. Just
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The advantage and Disadvantage of Stereotype In recent days‚ the definition of “green tea bitch” has been widely spread all over the Internet. That article listed dozens of characteristics of the so-called “green tea bitch” such as always feigning innocence and speaking quietly. Then there follow various similar definitions like “black tea bitch” that insult people because of those poor stereotypes. When it comes to stereotype‚ most of us will conjure up numerous images in our minds: an elegant
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every people to make the living better. Nowadays‚ technology has advanced in tremendous leaps and bounds. We cannot imagine the world without technological advances such as computer‚ televisions‚ machines and so on. However there are some advantages and disadvantages of technology. First of all‚ technologies play a very important role in society because it makes life easier to live on and less time consuming. Technology has the ability to create shortcuts in working. People do not have to do all
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COMPUTER – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Almost every home‚ office‚ or school has a computer of some kind these days. The word ‘computer’ comes from ‘computing’ i.e. calculating. They can do complicated sums very quickly. We can play games‚ draw pictures and even make sound and music on them. Computers can be used to keep records of diaries‚ slides‚ recipes‚ songs or any information which we want to store and get back sometime later in some form. We can link computers together to share information
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Genicon 1. What advantages and disadvantages does Genicon have over large multinational corporations in the process of market selection? Genicon has been at disadvantage in US market due to group purchasing organizations have been controlling sales of minimally invasive surgery products since 1990s. GPO financial structure has been favoring large companies and it was getting difficult for several startups or smaller organization to enter market and position them. Since Genicon did not have big
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of drinking coffee? Advantages: • Coffee is actually one of the healthiest beverages billions of people consume regularly. • Coffee containing with bitter orange‚ hydroxycitric acid‚ and chromium can encourage an increase up to 30% in metabolic rate. • Coffee with exercise when taking 300mg averages a 20% increase in energy and fatigue while burning fat increased 107% greater than without caffeine. • Caffeine in coffee keeps our brains alert and receptive
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