79-104 -- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY – S10 SECOND LONG PAPER The 1876-1879 and 1896-1902 famines in India and China were some of the worst famines the world had ever seen up until that point in time (Rouse Lecture). In China and India from 1876-1882‚ the estimated mortality was between 31 and 61 million (Davis 2001: 7). If the British and the Chinese governments had made simple changes in their policies regarding India and China‚ the results of the famine would not have been so catastrophic
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9:00-14:00 - 17:00-20:00 Basque and Catalan separatism Power distance In Spain there is distance between boss and workers. Spain is a hierarchical country. It is important to keep workers motivated and the easiest way is promoting them. Individualism-Collectivism Spain is individualistic. People usually care for itself rather than for the group. It is important to keep this in mind in business. Masculinity-Femininity Spain is a highly egalitarian country‚ is
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LEGAL ASPECTS OF DOING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL - A BRIEF SUMMARY - THE LAW FIRM DEMAREST E ALMEIDA In April of 1948‚ João Batista Pereira de Almeida‚ a Brazilian citizen‚ and Kenneth E. Demarest‚ an American citizen‚ two attorneys dedicated to the legal profession‚ combined their expertise to establish what would become one of the leading law firms in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America
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Britain dominated India and China in the mid 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. Imperialism has had both a positive and negative effects on the countries involved. Britain was imperialistic for many reasons‚ it could dominate because it had the technology and power to do so. They also needed land to acquire raw materials for growing markets. One country that had imperialism was India. By the mid-1880s‚ the British East India Company controlled three fifths of India. The cause of British
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Katharina S. Factsheet Women in India and China INDIA TODAY: - women participate fully in areas such as education‚ sports‚ politics‚ media‚ art and culture. - However‚ women still need to face atrocities such as rape‚ acid throwing‚ etc. - fourth most dangerous country for women (and most dangerous one among G20 countries) EDUCATION: - Female literacy rate still lower than male one - Urban India: girls and boys have almost same education‚ in rural India girls
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Economic reform in the 1990s focused primarily on the heavy-industry state-owned enterprises (SOEs) The Company Law was enacted at the end of 1993 to regulate activity in limited liability and joint stock limited companies. Entrepreneurial activity also grew‚ and by the end of the decade private businesses‚ virtually banned during the Maoist era‚ numbered more than I million according to the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce‚ which oversees this sector. Private businesses are now considered
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International Business Dubai Etiquette When visiting Dubai‚ there are many things one must take into consideration. First off‚ Dubai is a part of the United Arab Emirates‚ which means that there is a lot of religion‚ and beliefs that need to be respected. The most important influence on business etiquette in Dubai is religion‚ there are usually 5 daily prayers‚ but they also change each season. This effects making business appointments
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Doing Business in Japan 1. Concept of “nemawashi”. In order to do successful business in Japan‚ it is very important to understand the heart of the Japanese decision-making process‚ known as “nemawashi”. Nemawashi was originally a gardening term‚ which roughly translates as “to dig around the root of a tree a year or two before transplanting it”. In the terms of business‚ “nemawashi” is the organized and efficient consensus building procedure by which the approval of a proposed idea or project
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In 1980‚ the economies of China and India were almost the same in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). India’s GDP per capita was‚ in fact‚ slightly higher than that China. Then‚ the Chinese economy grew at an average rate of 10 per cent between 1980 and 2010‚ leaving India behind. In fact‚ Chinese manufacturing sector is presently eight times the size of India’s. Points against China / for India: Better Labour Workforce: According to a leading human resource consultancy giant Manpower Group
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You will write your essay in class. Q: Judging by the cultural standards of classical periods in China and India‚ were women better off in classical India or classical China? Background information: See attached reading and p. 50-57 in Stearns reader. OUTLINE I. Introduction A. Thesis B. Overview of position II. Position: Hint: India better off‚ China better off‚ neither A. Reason 1 1. Proof #1 – cite from a reading 2. Proof #2 – cite from a reading B.
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