ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Provides for economic development and expansion of economic activities Major consumer of physical and natural resources Produces waste Pollutes environment BUILDING MATERIALS “You employ stone‚ wood and concrete and with these materials‚ you build homes and places: that is construction” – Le Corbusier Attitudes Towards Building Materials Possibilities and appropriateness Attitudes Efficiency of use (engineering point of view) Adequacy
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The trigger of the economic crisis in the 1930s is the crash in New York stock market. A few years ago before the crisis‚ New York stocks was rising continuously ‚ and Dow Jones stock index rocketed up from 191 points in early 1928 to 381 points in 1929 ‚ doubling within two years. New York markets suddenly crashed on October 24‚ 1929‚ stock prices plummeted one after another‚ the speed is so faster than an automatic recorder can keep track of ; On that day‚ 11 stock speculation investment veterans
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The First World War created massive growth opportunities on the economic front in America when she joined the war in 1916. The need for industrial production on a massive scale to provide arms for the war effort‚ gave rise equally to employment. With most able bodied men away at the war in Europe‚ it fell to women and African Americans to fill those jobs and meet the rising demands. (As a direct result of this‚ Wilson‚ president of USA during this period‚ recommended and supported that woman be
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Economic development has to occur after a period of sustained economic growth. It is therefore the growth in total economic output accompanied by changes in the structure of the economy. There are many barriers to economic development in Ghana. Eight of them are discussed below: First and foremost‚ Ghana like most developing countries is enriched with natural resources or deposits but the human capital is not able to transform them to achieve rapid economic growth and development. For economic
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What is the reasons of the US financial crisis 2008 b. Chapter 2: the world effect a. How did the financial crisis affect the whole world b. Why did the financial crisis affect the world c. Chapter 3: The Egyptian economy before the financial crisis a. the economy before b. GDP before c. Inflation d. Unemployment e. Net exports d. Chapter 4: The Egyptian economy after the financial crisis a. the economy after
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1. Why is the assumption of land as a homogenous factor of production no longer considered tenable? In classical economics‚ land along with labor and capital are considered as one of the factors of production. Land is often regarded as the original factor of production because it is found in nature and therefore not produces and cannot be derived from anything else. As a natural good‚ land was considered the source of wealth thus agriculture was the only sector that could increase it. Thus
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‘National Reorganisation Process’.(Saxton‚ 2003‚ p.2). The Argentina crisis was as a result of the historical political unrests for many years which lead to economic upheavals during 1998 – 2002. During 1976‚ the government fought a ‘dirty war against guerrilla groups’. (Saxton‚ 2003‚ p.4). Thousands of Argentines died during the war‚ mostly as victims of the military. To divert attention from increasingly severe political and economic problems‚ in 1982 the junta ordered an invasion of the nearby Falkland
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Examine reasons for recent changes in patterns of World development. In the 1970’s Africa seemed poised to take off developmentally speaking while S.America and especially Asia were seen with extreme pessimism. Since then patterns have been reversed; Asia led by economies such as India have introduced new nomenclature such as newly and recently industrialising countries while S. America has followed close behind. Today it is Africa or more precisely Sub-Saharran Africa which has stagnated developmentally
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Economic development flourishes our life，but our environment is deteriorating with the growth of the economy. The present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid economic development. For example‚ land resource are shrinking because of industrial environment and the expansion of cites. We excessively exploit nature and ecology‚ which is threading future generation. We shouldn’t sacrifice environment to develop economy‚ because if we sacrifice the environment for economic development
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Evidence in Development: Does Fair Trade support development? Fair Trade is a charitable organisation that was founded in 1992 in order to promote sustainable production whilst fulfilling the farmer’s full potential in a fair and ethical way. Fair Trade have become a successful and well-known brand in a relatively short space of time‚ with Fair Trade products being sold in more than 125 countries and UK figures on Fair Trade sales reaching £1.5 billion in 2012.(Fair Trade ) Part of the reason
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