Geography Past Paper Question: June 10 * Discuss the impact of Newly Industrialised countries (NICs) on the global economy. The NICs originally attracted a lot of inward investment such as FDI from TNC’s which originated from MEDCs. The reasons were that NICs had a large labour force which worked for cheap wages. They also had cheap land‚ friendly govt legislations‚ cheap available raw materials and reduced import and export tariffs. The manufacturing industry was first to move and so the NICs
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BRIC COUNTRIES The BRIC Countries label refers to a select group of four countries(Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China). The four original BRIC Countries comprise more than 2.8 billion people or 40 percent of the world‘s population‚ cover more than a quarter of the world’s land area over three continents‚ and account for more than 25 percent of global GDP Building Better Global Economic BRICs In 2001 and 2002‚ real GDP growth in large emerging market economies will exceed that of the G7. At end-2000
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Globalization: Maquiladoras and Their Negative Impact upon the Environment and Women in Mexico As firms increased commerce by expanding their business into markets located in different countries‚ numerous trade barriers and international restrictions have been progressively disabled. This cross-border trading has changed the once historically distinct and separate national markets into a global marketplace. Now the economies of countries throughout the world have become interpedently linked. This
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Comment on the impact of negative growth on unemployment in countries such as those in the Caribbean [10] Unemployment arises when someone is out of work and actively seeking employment. Comparisons of unemployment internationally use a standardised measure of unemployment found a survery of the labour force. The recent global economic crisis has had a big impact on unemployment throughout the world. The Caribbean economies‚ in particular‚ have seen a sharp rise in unemployment and an increase
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As we all know‚ each country has its own economic development that can be affected both positively and negatively. When a country experiences a negative growth‚ it can be referred to by saying that the economy is “shrinking” and it is associated with economic recession and economic depression. Let’s bring to focus on Indonesia’s economics growth. With domestic consumption known as the major driving forces behind any country’s economics growth‚ being a developing country‚ Indonesia must be able
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Title: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Protagonist: George and Lennie Antagonist: Curly‚ Society Themes: The Predatory Nature of Human Existence‚ Fraternity and the Idealized Male Friendship‚ The Impossibility of the American Dream‚ Friendships‚ Isolation‚ Confinement Quotes: “We know what we got‚ and we don’t care whether you know it or not.”‚ “I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚ and that’s why.”‚ “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other
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A SMALL STEP TOWARDS CONSERVING ELECTRICITY In response to the task given to me‚ regarding fans and lights being left unshut when not in use and a small survey to analyse student mentality and behaviour‚ I had taken the following steps Informed people in my hostel to gather in the common room for 5 minutes after dinner (on Sunday‚ 24-08-2104). Met people who did not turn up to meet in person Contacted some of them through WhatsApp I stay in SR14 hostel‚ it has 120 rooms (approx. 120 students
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aimed to find the impact of having favorable Learning Environment to the student particularly in the University of Mindanao. This research is merely concerned to the Engineering student of University of Mindanao of how they react with a certain environment in this University. As a team researcher‚ we also aimed to bring important information not only to the student but also to the faculties and staff of University of Mindanao on how they address the impact of having conducive environment to the particular
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IMPACT OF LARGE DAMS & RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS ON SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT Case Study : Narmada Valley project Kamal Gupta This paper tries to bring forth the various aspects of the impact made by large river valley projects on the environment and society of the concerned areas and of the nation as a whole. We start by asking why we need large dams and river valley projects. Then we talk briefly about the development model followed by India post-independence where we
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Characteristics * Processes * Impact on the world economy * Uneven global distribution of activities - Illustrate how globalisation has affected the economies of LDCs‚ DCs and NIEs * NIDL * Causes of the emergence of a new NIDL * Impact of the emergence of NIDL on the global economic activities * Impact of new technologies on work * Job specialisation‚ multi-skilled production‚ changes in production and labour * Impact of global economic change *
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