more than one country through direct foreign investment. Despite TNCs growing most rapidly in the 1960s the foundations were laid in the inter-war period‚ notable examples being that of Ford‚ Phillips and Vauxhall. Around 90% of TNCs are based in MEDCs. I will discuss social‚ economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of TNCs. There is a number of benefits in which TNCs create economically‚ one of the most significant benefit is infrastructure development that is created due to the
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opportunities and they do work which is believed not to be a work for men. Long time ago women used to do the housework and look after children‚ and men used to work and earn money. Nowadays we can see that women are treated unequally to men in some LEDC countries: African countries‚ Pakistan‚ Yemen‚ Saudi Arabia and some other Muslim countries. But gender inequality still exists in some extent in every country in the world in main areas of the society: political‚ economical and sometimes in social
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GCSE Geography Nicholas Rowles Series Editor: Jayne de Courcy PerfectBound An e-book from HarperCollins Publishers 77–85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith‚ London W6 8JB First published 2001 © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd‚ 2001 Nicholas Rowles asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work Acrobat eBook Reader edition v 1. April 2001 ISBN: 0-00-712985-8 All rights reserved. You have been granted a non-exclusive‚ nontransferable licence to access and read the text
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issue. However there are many factors which can affect the management. First of all whether the country is an MEDC or an LEDC‚ the two case studies I will be referring too includes both. The Hurricane Katrina storm which hit the USA and Cyclone Nargis which hit Burma. The USA is a very rich country so its ability to deal with and manage the impacts should be much greater than how Burma‚ an LEDC deals with them. Burma is a poor country which is run by a very proud military dictatorship which made it very
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technology and how much aid is received. Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone are two examples of tropical storms that affected areas drastically apart in economic development. One way in which MEDC’s and LEDC’s differ is through infrastructure. In an MEDC such as the USA there are strict building codes ensuring that buildings are able to withstand hazards – in Katrina’s case hurricane force winds. This significantly reduces impacts on a social level evidenced by the death toll of 1000 people in the
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I chose Bosnia and Herzegovina because I wanted a country‚ which is a NIC. As many people do not recognize this country and it’s not too popular‚ I wanted to research on it. I wanted to know more about this country’s development and economy. The GDP of Bosnia interested me a lot. Also no one chose this country so it would be great if I did and I also wanted to know more about this country as I was hearing a lot about it from others. Taking into consideration the effects of the war‚ large number
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With reference to named countries‚ how and why do birth rates‚ death rates and life expectancy vary between LEDC’s and MEDC’s? Birth rates‚ death rates and life expectancy vary from country to country The birth rate of a country is the ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The death rate of a country is the ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. Life expectancy
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spread of the suburbs was limited by the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act (1935) and by the Green Belt Policy. Suburbanisation in the UK has been severely limited by the Green Belt Policy since then‚ whereas this policy does not exist in other MEDCS. The restriction of outward growth has since caused a rise in the housing densities of Birmingham’s suburbs. This shows the declining size of houses and the rise in affluence among the younger members of the population. In the Birmingham area and its
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techniques. This is just one example of underdeveloped countries all over the world. The question is simple: How can these LEDCs develop? One approach of reducing development disparities is the mean of trade – the business of buying and selling commodities either within a country or between several countries. Several countries have already initiated techniques to help LEDCs develop. China for examples encourages Chinese firmst to invest in poorer nations and opens ist own markets to imports from
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A developing country‚ also called a less-developed country (LDC)‚[1] is a nation with a low living standard‚ underdeveloped industrial base‚ and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.[2][3] There is no universal‚ agreed-upon criteria for what makes a country developing versus developed and which countries fit these two categories‚ although there are general reference points such as the size of a nation’s GDP compared to other nations. Countries with more advanced economies
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