10 Economic Problems of the Philippines 1. Over-dependence on Global Economy The growth of the Philippines economy drastically slowed to just 3.6% in the first three quarters of 2011‚ which is significantly less than the 7%-8% growth targeted by administration’s Philippine Development Plan (PDP). Though the slowdown may have been due to the ongoing global crisis‚ it was markedly slower in comparison to other South-East Asian neighbors. Economic performance figures indicated a contraction
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Big Problems Thailand‚ like other countries‚ is facing several problems. Many are trivial; some are significant or BIG. I have reflected on the big problems‚as a Thai fellow‚ that I think are challenging the well-being of Thailand. In fact‚ a small-scale survey conducted by one of my students revealed that the four big problems were ranked as follows: 1. Economic Problem 2. Red-Yellow Groups 3. The Deep South It was found that the environment-related problems (such as global warming
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Nowadays ‚ social problems are very serious and we should pay more attention to these problems. As a part of the community ‚ we should be concerned about social problems. Every day we read the newspaper and get the news from media‚ almost every day the newspaper and the media reports are about the social problems. All sorts of social problems will appear in our surrounding ‚ but we cannot turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. We need to find ways to solve these social problems so that the society will
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What Are Social Problems? Answer A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. Social problems directly or indirectly affect a person or many members of a society and are considered to be problems‚ controversies related to moral values or both. A few examples of social problems include murder‚ drug abuse etc. A social issue (also called a social problem or a social situation) is an issue that relates to society’s perception of a person’s
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Fisher Political and economic problems that leads to the civil war At the turn of the 17 century‚ England‚ like many other European countries started centralizing their government. The country become stable and powerful under Elizabeth’s polique rule. However‚ after her death‚ leaders such as James I and Charles I undo her improvements‚ as they create political and economic problem that eventually lead to the civil war. During and at the death of Elizabeth‚ England was unarguable
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American Revolution Essay Evaluate the political‚ social‚ and economic causes and consequences of the American Revolution. During years 1763-1774‚ following the end of the French and Indian War‚ Britain‚ led by King George III‚ took disastrous steps to prevent Americans from rejecting British control. The cooperation between colonies led to widespread resistance‚ then rebellion‚ and lastly‚ to revolution. There were political‚ social‚ and economic causes and consequences of the American Revolution
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serious social issues like poverty‚ hunger‚ drug addiction‚ crimes‚ unemployment‚ and over population. Among these social issues‚ over population is considered as the most drastic and problematic. In fact‚ the Philippines was ranked 12th in the most populated country in the world with a total of 101‚833‚938 as of July 2011. As years gone by‚ the population in the Philippines rapidly increase‚ which gives rise to other social problems like‚ poverty‚ juvenile delinquency‚ and other problems of the
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Royal government‚ which was a monarchy. Its owner was England. They had huge land holding and in 1619‚ Virginia had the House of Burgesses. It was the first representative self-government. In Massachusetts‚ the government is a corporate government‚ and in this colony‚ they had town meetings. Next is religion‚ Massachusetts. Massachusetts had a puritan religion and a case could be made‚ that our country still has some of those puritan traits today. Traits such as the blue laws which prevents you from
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Discuss some Problems in Establishing Objectivity in Social Science * Scientists have heralded ‘objectivity’ as their shibboleth‚ warranting a perceived superior or privileged position relative to other forms of knowing. George Simmel‚ (1858 – 1918) for example‚ saw objectivity as the greatest achievement of Western cultural history. In recent decades however‚ the ‘magnificent Minotaur’ of objectivity (Gouldner‚ 1961-62: 1) has been pushed back into its lair‚ accused of acting as a subterfuge
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Social Issues A social issue (also called a social problem or a social ill) is an issue that relates to society’s perception of people’s personal lives. an issue that negatively affects a person’s state of being in a society. a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. common to all societies‚ and they often are latent results from efforts to deal with certain social situations. Social Problems in the Philippines Poverty Unemployment Corruption Overpopulation
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