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    Southerner experienced drastic developments in between 1830 and 1860. More than the northerners for sure. Cotton was dominant in every way. It controlled half of the exports of the entire nation. If they could succeed as cotton farmers the southerners brought slaves and slavery with them into the southwestern territories of the United States because they knew they would need them. Southerners did not need big cities for they did not have jobs to offer. The North attracted more immigrants than the

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    Transportation March 2‚ 2013 Department of Transportation The Department of Transportation (DOT) was established on October 15‚ 1966. Its first secretary‚ Alan S. Boyd‚ took office on January 16‚ 1967. But the department ’s first official day of operation was April 1‚ 1967. The mission of the Department of Transportation is to provide an efficient and economical national transportation system. In other words‚ to maintain and provide a safe‚ efficient‚ environmentally‚ aesthetically and culturally

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    The world changed to a great extent during the period of time from the 1750’s to the 1900’s. These changes were due to the Scientific Revolution‚ Industrial Revolution and the movement of peoples. During this time frame changes occurred not only in the way people viewed the world but also how they travelled‚ their working and living conditions‚ it allowed them to make new discoveries and opened up many new doors. The Scientific Revolution led to fundamental changes to scientific ideas in mathematics

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    Relationship between Economic Growth and Community Development -Nigerian Examples By John Paul Akinduro Post Graduate Diploma (Blended) Submitted to: The School of Media and Communication Pan Atlantic University‚ Lagos November 2013 Table of contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………3 Methodology…………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..4 What is Economic Growth………………………………………………………....4 What is Community Development…………………………………………

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    characteristics. These include large population centers‚ monumental architecture‚ shared communication‚ a system for administration‚ complex division of labour and division of social and economic classes. These rise of civilization brought advance effect on modern society. To begin with‚ the Sumerian civilization has encouraged the growth of culture. The surplus food production system results to supply food for more larger villages. Later the larger villages became more productive and creative by producing textiles

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    Why did India’s economy and businesses grew so fast in the last decades and how will the country develop further on? What will India be like in future? 1. Introduction 2. Indian history 3. Development of Economy and Businesses in India Development of the rural sector Domestic policy India and the rest of the world 4. India and its future 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography 1. Introduction In todays world there is an enormous interest in why economies and countries grew in the way

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    What is demographic transition? How can demographics of a country have an impact on its economic growth? Let me first address the first part of this question‚ Demographic transition refers to a change in the development stage of the country as it transgresses from a pre-industrialized era to an industrialized. The major change witnessed in the country will be a distinctive decrease in the birth and the death rates. This transition is illustrated through a demographic transition model

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    A2 Macroeconomics / International Economy Costs and Benefits of Economic Growth   The advantages and disadvantages of economic growth are fiercely debated by economists‚ environmentalists and other commentators. In this note we consider some of the economic and social costs and benefits from expanding levels of production and consumption. In particular we focus on the idea of sustainable growth. The Benefits of Economic Growth According to the UK government‚ ‘a healthy economy leads to higher

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    ‘The best hope for developing countries to attain economic growth is through integration into the world economy. And their tool‚ if only they are willing to use it is the multinational company’. Discuss. International Political Economy The best hope for developing countries to attain economic growth is through integration into the world economy. And their tool‚ if only they are willing to use it is…the multinational company’. Discuss The presence and activities of multinationals (MNCs)

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    The role of financial intermediation in the economic growth process was recognised as far back as the 17th century when Walter Bagehot‚ in his classic Lombard Street‚ argued that it was England’s efficient capital markets that made the industrial revolution possible. Centuries later‚ modern day economists hold largely the same view that access to investment capital‚ through well functioning financial markets‚ is crucial for growth and development‚ particularly in capital-scarce developing countries

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