The Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism Economic impact 2012 WORLD WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2012 1 For more information please contact: Olivia Ruggles-Brise Director‚ policy & Research olivia.rugglesbrise@wttc.org Eva Aimable manager‚ policy & Research eva.aimable@wttc.org © 2012 World travel & tourism council Foreword For more than 20 years the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has been investing in economic impact research‚ which assesses
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA’S MEDIA AND THE 2014 CHALLENGIES OF NEOCOLONISM BY UNA‚ FRANK UZOCHUKU ABSTRACT This paper discusses the relationship between mass media and neocolonialism in sub-Saharan Africa. It starts with an attempt to define neocolonialism‚ reviewing the opinions of prominent African politicians and scholars on this concept. It then proceeds to outline the role of the media vis a vis the problem of neocolonialism. It is the author’s submission that while media in sub-Saharan Africa
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Beyond the Moral Panic: The Good Governance Option to Youth Socio-Economic Empowerment in Nigeria By Toyin Abe Department of Political Science University of Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State‚ Nigeria Email: toyinabe777@yahoo.com Phone: +234-803-860-9848 Abstract The protracted economic crisis that plaque Nigeria since the early 1980s has impacted negatively on the well-being of youth in the country. The situation is further
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The End of the Transition Paradigm Carothers‚ Thomas‚ 1956Journal of Democracy‚ Volume 13‚ Number 1‚ January 2002‚ pp. 5-21 (Article) Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press DOI: 10.1353/jod.2002.0003 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jod/summary/v013/13.1carothers.html Access Provided by Universite de Lausanne at 07/20/10 7:13AM GMT THE END OF THE TRANSITION PARADIGM Thomas Carothers Thomas Carothers is vice president for studies at the Carnegie
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American Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-223X Issue 48 (2012)‚ pp. 135-148 © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2012 http://www.eurojournals.com/ajsr.htm Relationship between “Higher Education and Training” and “Technological Readiness”: A Secondary Analysis of Countries Global Competitiveness Saeed Safari Assistant Professor‚ Faculty of Human Sciences Shahed University‚ Tehran‚ Iran E-mail: safari_saeed@yahoo.com Tel: +98-912-6200766 Rohollah Ghasemi Corresponding Author‚ Ph.D Student of
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E-Trade Strategy and Electronic Commerce Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..3 Part I……………………………………………………………………………………….4 Part II…………………………………………………………………………………….23 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………..28 Introduction In this report we are tiring to find out the advantages and disadvantages of using e-commerce for exports and imports in the garment industry worldwide. The statistical data found
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9/19/2014 Water scarcity - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Water scarcity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. It already affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water.[1] Water scarcity involves water stress‚ water shortage or deficits
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Abstract This assignment seeks to consider the facts‚ challenges‚ dimensions and strategies on how education can play a pivotal role in sustainable economic development. It considers three different perspectives of dimensions as researched globally and now applicable in the South African context. It also discusses the concepts of how education can be applicable and of great assistance for self-reliance to address the skills shortage and job creation challenges in South Africa. It further discusses
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Macroeconomics Issues related to Human Development Index Contents Introduction 3 New methodology to calculate HDI for 2011 data onwards 4 Importance 5 Objective of study 5 HDI – Across the Nations 6 Politics 6 Judiciary 7 Corruption 7 Natural Resources 7 Why HDI varies across nations? Case of Norway vs. Zimbabwe 8 Zimbabwe 8 Norway 9 GNI per capita & the Population factor 10 Immigrants 10 Non-contributing population 11 Happiness Index 11 Seasonal factors
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POVERTY CAN EXTREME POVERTY BE ELIMINATED? BY JEFFREY D. SACHS Almost everyone who ever lived was wretchedly poor. Famine‚ death from childbirth‚ infectious disease and countless other hazards were the norm for most of history. Humanity’s sad plight started to change with the Industrial Revolution‚ beginning around 1750. New scientific insights and technological innovations enabled a growing proportion of the global population to break free of extreme poverty. Two and a half centuries later more
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