a) Study a country on how and why its population has aged rapidly during the last 40 or 50 years‚ and analyze its consequences. Japan’s graying population: The reasons behind it‚ steps taken to curb it and the implications of an aging society Introduction Japan has seen rapid development from the times of Meiji Restoration (1868) up till today. In fact‚ it has grown more rapidly than any other countries from 1870 to 1994 (Nafziger‚1995) because of the various economic policies its government had
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The Effect of Russian Immigration on the Israeli Economy Executive Summary Throughout history‚ there have been many periods of mass immigration of Russian Jews into Israel and the Middle East. Most recently‚ the fall of the Soviet Union has enabled over one million Russian Jews to move to Israel. As expected‚ this influx of people had a significant effect on Israel’s population and economy. The purpose of this essay is to discover what role this flood of immigrants played on Israel and
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health; however‚ the rise in population on the planet causes an interaction between nature and humans which in the end results in environmental issues increasing on a global scale. Population is determined by the relationship of two factors. One being birth rate and the other is death rate. If the number of deaths is less than the number of births then the population is growing larger. In John Laffin’s novel The Hunger to Come data is present showing that the population will continue to grow and
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Slavery had never been as popular as in the 19th century‚ and the American economy had found a consistent source of income. However‚ all this new glory came at the expense of many African Americans‚ both physically‚ and mentally. Slavery is deeply rooted at the heart of America’s economy‚ making it so prevalent‚ but also much more intense. The expansion and severity of slavery was impacted due to economic demand‚ slave revolts‚ and the inhumane things that slaveholders subjected their slaves to.
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capital is the key to economic growth and development in any nation. This stems from the fact that every other facility and resource required for economic development is driven by the availability of human capital. More so‚ in the absence of effective human capital development‚ an increasing population can have adverse negative effect on the economic growth of a nation. This is because a lot more resources is taken out to manage and cater for the teeming population that the same can generate.
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and many millions of men and women in the various industries that supported the war effort. There was concern that when the war ended there would be another depression because that war-time employment would end. But that didn’t happen. The wartime economy brought about full employment and‚ in doing so‚ achieved what New Deal programs had been unable to do. In 1940‚ there were 8 million Americans unemployed. By 1941‚ however‚ unemployment was almost unheard of. There were actually labor shortages in
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To what extent is economic growth beneficial for global economies? Economic growth is defined as the expansion of the productive capacity of an economy. An increase in resources causes an area to produce more goods or services in a given period of time – as shown on a production possibility frontier (PPF) diagram‚ where the curve shifts outwards. The PPF is a curve showing the maximum combinations of goods and services that can be produced in a given period with available resources. The improvement
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The effect of nutrient concentration on duckweed growth Gina Neonakis Biology 203L:11 Biology 203:10 November 14‚ 2011 Abstract Lemna minor‚ or duckweed‚ is a small plant that floats on the surface of stagnant water that is usually rich in nutrients. Phosphorus is an important macronutrient in the growth of aquatic plants. We tested the effect of phosphorus on duckweed population growth using a control medium rich in nutrients and compared it to the population growth in a medium that lacked
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Overview of Pakistan’s Economy Pakistan was a very poor and predominantly agricultural country when it gained independence in 1947. Pakistan’s average economic growth rate since independence has been higher than the average growth rate of the world economy during the period. Average annual real GDP growth rates were 6.8% in the 1960s‚ 4.8% in the 1970s‚ and 6.5% in the 1980s. Average annual growth fell to 4.6% in the 1990s with significantly lower growth in the second half of that decade. Farming
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YOUTH MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN ECONOMY ‘INDIA ‚ IS A SLEEPING GIANT.ONE DAY IT WILL WAKE UP AND ATTAIN WORLD GLORY’ These were the words said by SWAMI VEVEKANAND and indeed today the INDIAN ECONOMY is on the brink of an uproar. India is today one of the six fastest growing economies of the world. The country is ranked fourth in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in 2010. The business and regulatory environment is evolving and moving towards constant -improvement. A highly talented
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