Gilles Dufrénot1‚ Davide Furceri2 and Aleksandra Zdzienicka 3 Very preliminary Draft DO NOT QUOTE WITHOUT PERMISION Abstract This paper studies the relationship between financial globalization and financial stress in three Latin American countries (LAC)‚ namely Argentina‚ Brazil and Mexico. We use a synthetic index of financial stress recently proposed by the IMF and estimate a new model that helps us saying whether different variables of financial globalization are leading indicators that
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Corporations (MNC) Multinational corporations (MNCs) are huge industrial organizations having a wide network of branches and subsidiaries spread over a number of countries. The two main characteristics of MNCs are their large size and the fact that their worldwide activities are centrally controlled by the parent companies. Such a company may enter into joint venture with a company in another country. There may be agreement among companies of different countries in respect
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in development. Some countries are more stable than others. Mohammad Yunus makes this point in describing his book Banker to the Poor: ‘Bangladesh is a land of natural disasters‚ so this is unfortunately an important factor in our doing business here.’ If you are regularly beset by monsoons‚ floods and landslides‚ like Bangladesh or the Philippines‚ things are going to be harder for you. You may be in an earthquake zone‚ and we’ve all seen what a tsunami can do to a country. Without ideal weather
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization on Development in Developing States Globalization brings more economic advantages to developing countries than disadvantages‚ even though this statement is arguable for many. But the simple effect of enabling developed countries and developing countries to compete in the same “Global arena” is already a gain‚ not only for DCs but for LDCs as well. The increased interaction among actors promoted by Globalization facilitates free trade which in turn provide
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An excessive development problem is facing numerous nations around the world; these problems are directly related to the developing countries increasing stages of poverty and income inequality. In the 1960s and the 1970s‚ economic growth was understood for decreasing poverty. The different governments have the ability to further the process towards a “free market type economy” accomplishing economic growth. According to “The woes of economic reform: poverty and income inequality in Fiji” the influences
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1. How ICT affects developed countries In developed countries‚ people have enough money to purchase the latest equipment and gadgets. They are also highly knowledgeable as they have money to spend on training to improve their skills. Due to CAD and CAM software‚ work is becoming more efficient. The medicine field is also advancing and new cures to diseases (Eg: cure for HIV) are being found due to the improvement of technology. The number of crimes (Eg: identity theft‚ hacking‚ credit card fraud)
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the creation of jobs in countries with differing Gross National Income per capita. When speaking of job creation‚ one can expect that the impact and the significant importance of a factor‚ such as growth rate of the agriculture sector‚ would vary across developing and developed nations. In nations with high national income the agriculture sector is highly capital intensive and higher growth rates in production are achieved through improvements in crop yield. In such countries we can expect that there
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locally in the factory plant which is located in Nairobi’s industrial area. The manufactured products are then sold within the Kenyan Market as well as exported to other countries. Unilever is one of the world’s fortune 500 companies‚ placed at number 121 world-wide. As such‚ it has the financial muscle to influence various countries economies. In this paper‚ we shall delve deeper into the positive and negative contributions that this company makes to Kenya’s economy. Positive Impact Growth of
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The issues facing urban centers in developing countries are enormous; the consequences of rapid growth‚ underdeveloped infrastructure capacity‚ severe poverty‚ socio-economic inequality‚ need for affordable housing‚ resource scarcity‚ corrupt urban governance‚ lack of regulatory framework and continuing rural-urban migration are all impending and dire. The need for good comprehensive plans‚ well integrated development guidelines and management is urgent and the opportunity it opens for work in the
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Albania: The Development of a Developing Country Albania‚ a small country located in Southeastern Europe‚ is a nation that does not have a true identity its people are Muslim and Christian‚ it is a country that is both and poor‚ it is as much urban as it is rural‚ and has evolved from monarchy to socialism and now to fledgling democracy. In other words‚ Albania and its people have seen it all. The extremes of Albanian society are vivid‚ and underlying tensions are evident. But Albania is not "another
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