To a large extent‚ Hong Kong became a modernized society in the period of 1970 – 1997 according to the political and economic development of Hong Kong in this period. In terms of politics‚ political modernization is the transformation from traditional autocratic system to modern democratic system. The democratic system included the form of representative government‚ popular election and multi-party system and Hong Kong could mostly achieve it in the period of 1970 – 1997. First‚ there was democratic
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findings are insufficient to establish a relationship between gender equity and democracy‚ it does suggest that‚ “democracies promote gender equality more efficiently than authoritarian regimes do.” (Handelman) This would be due to the fact that with modernization comes a growing middle class‚ higher rates of literacy‚ and wider educational opportunities. As a result women become more aware of their rights and opportunities. “It is not coincidental that more modernized nations of Latin America-including
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producers differ from those received by bottlers for several reasons … Concentrate producers: Capital investment. Concentrate production business is less capital intensive than bottling. It requires less funds to be invested in machinery‚ labor and modernization. "A typical concentrate manufacturing plant cost about $25 million to $50 million to build‚ and one plant could serve the entire United States" (Yoffie‚ 2007). The number of significant costs is small. The major ones are: advertising‚ Market Research
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A critique of modernization and dependency theories in Africa: Critical assessment J. Matunhu Department of Development Studies‚ Midlands State University‚ Zimbabwe. E-mail: matunhuj@msu.ac.zw. Accepted 6 April‚ 2011 The way states and development specialists rationalize how to commit economic resources to development is influenced‚ to a greater extent by their level of persuasion towards specific development theories. The discourse assesses the influence of modernization and dependency theories
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NorSal Trondheim operates a salmon processing facility where fish are purchased from local sources along the North Sea‚ processed at the facility‚ and sold to customers for distribution. The plant manager‚ Inger Hansen‚ is contemplating a plant modernization to upgrade the technology in the plant. While the plant performs well enough now‚ modernizing equipment would allow the plant to increase capacity per hour‚ which is particularly advantageous because the factory has enough demand to cover the additional
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the General Studies Department Strayer University Online in partial fulfillment for the completion of Sociology 300 General Studies Department (Sociology) Strayer University Online August 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dependency and Modernization Theories…………………………………………………… 4 Religion and Politics……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Democracy and Dictatorship……………………………………………..…………………….. 6 Ethnic- Cultural Divisions………………………………………………………………………...7 Women and Development…………………
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The Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to administrative modernization and subsequent rapid economic developments. But Japan did not possess enough natural resources to cope with the rising demand. She needed both overseas markets and sources of raw materials‚ fuelling a drive for imperial conquest which began with the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ followed by expansions in Korea and Manchuria. The internal and external circumstances at that time enabled Japan’s expansion in East Asia. One internal factor
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modern civilization at war for the soul of Japan is the main idea that revolves around the whole plot of the movie. The story takes place in the year 1876 where a rebellion took place in Yoshino Province. The revolt is primarily due to the rapid modernization of Japan through having an opened border for trading with the rest of the world. The movie encompasses the transition from Tokugawa shogunate up to the Meiji era as it illustrates the difference between the traditional ways of life to the newly
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Russia’s defeat in the Crimean War was the last straw that broke the camel’s back and started the demise of the old to spark the new modernization of Russia in both a social and economic way. The Crimean War lasted from 1853-1856 and was caused by a breakdown of the balance of power in Europe. Factors that also caused the conflict were the competition for land in the middle east and Russia’s desires to expand into the European territories then controlled by the Ottoman Empire. The war was devastating
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country strive for development and hunger for progress. Since the discussion in the article is not quite familiar to me‚ I just focus on its content based on what I understood. It says that we need to handle modernization properly to have a so-called progressive country. Well‚ Is modernization totally answers the problem in our society? There are many programs that our government established to promote development and eliminate poverty. Being a archipelago‚ agriculture is the primary source of income
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