Introduction: This study is about the economic‚ political and socio- cultural conditions of the Urban Poor. Urban poor has become an interesting topic now days since it is very relevant to modern society. Poverty tends to be the greatest ill that plagues the Filipino as a society. The poor ranges from poor‚ very poor‚ and to the very‚ very poor. The topic URBAN POOR was selected from a group of topics given and then given emphasis by the author according to the relevance of this specific group
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Globalisation is a capitalist process that has taken off as a concept in the wake of the collapse of communism as a viable alternate form of economic organisation as we are increasingly been seen as living in the era of globalisation. Globalisation describes the increased mobility of goods‚ services‚ labour‚ technology and finance & capital throughout the world. Although globalisation is not a new development‚ its pace has increased with the advent of new technologies‚ especially in the area of telecommunications
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The Globalisation Debate: Arguments and Consequences Globalisation has been a hot topic for academic and political debate for decades now. There is often disagreement on many aspects of globalisations from its conceptualisation to whether or not its effects are positive or negative. For the purpose of this essay‚ the debate concerning the issue of historical continuity or distinct change is examined. Accounts of globalisation differ tremendously in regards to whether globalisation is considered
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Expository essay Homelessness Over the years ‚ we as a society have become insensitive to the major issues faced by the mankind and homelessness is one of those major issues. Millions of people‚ including children‚ families ‚ babies ‚veterans and elderly live day after day without food‚ water or a roof over their heads. People who are mentally ill also have it tough on the streets‚ which can be extremely confusing to them and dangerous to the rest of society. As the con side of this argument‚ it
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In captivity giraffe herds consist of both male and female giraffes‚ which has led to a different social organisation‚ changing the herd dynamic. Ethnologists Edita Horová‚ Karolína Brandlová and Markéta Gloneková have observed changes in social organisation of captive giraffes as giraffe herds do not have a distinctive individual leading the herd; but in captivity despite not having one specific leader‚ it is observed the elder giraffe both male and female‚ known as the dominant hierarchy‚ do influence
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Globalization with Respect to its Impact on Indian Culture *Dr. Sushil Kumar Singh‚ Assistant Professor LFEH‚ School of Education‚ Lovely Professional University‚ Phagwara‚ Punjab. ABSTRACT It has been experienced that every step of movement towards economic‚ political and cultural modernization‚ taken by the state in India‚ is responded to by the people with an enhanced sense of self-consciousness and awareness of identity. Cultural modernization‚ sponsored by the forces of globalization‚ is resented
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Women and Poverty is a topic that comes close to my heart. More than 1 billion people in the world today‚ the great majority of whom are women‚ live in unacceptable conditions of poverty‚ mostly in the developing countries. Poverty has various causes‚ including structural ones. Poverty is a complex‚ multidimensional problem‚ with origins in both the national and international domains. The globalization of the world’s economy and the deepening interdependence among the nations present challenges and
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Globalisation and Service Sector : Input-Output Analysis Rita Bhowmik Jadavpur University‚ Kolkata- 700032. Email : rita_bhowmik2003@ yahoo.co.in A B S R A C T Globalization implies a comprehensive and self-evident process working towards establishing a worldwide aggregative whole of an economic structure into which all economies of the world must integrate today or tomorrow. This includes services which in most economies are the single largest contributor to economic growth
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Undisputedly poverty has been one of the major persistent social problems in the United States for hundreds of years. Poverty does not discriminate against Caucasians‚ African-Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Jews‚ homosexuals‚ heterosexuals‚ age‚ gender‚ or persons with disabilities. Poverty can strike any population‚ community‚ ethnic group‚ and family. According to the U.S Census Bureau‚ 43.6 million people were in poverty in 2009 which was an increase from 2008. (Insert citation for website). There are
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Chapter – VIII GLOBALISATION AND INDIAN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Globalisation means gradual integration of economies through free movement of goods‚ services and capital which has significant impact on the economies of both developed and developing countries. Therefore‚ globalisation refers to a process of growing economic interdependence among different countries of the world. Thus‚ in the globalised era‚ the whole world is changing into a global village in the sense that economic activities
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