“More or less…” This was Brad Werner’s answer - a complex systems researcher – to a question posed by a journalist at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco in 2012. The question being “Is Earth F**ked” [Pg. 449]. Klein claims that this book is optimistic. I don’t think the book itself is optimistic even if that is what the author believes. It seems almost impossible to believe that the future of climate change is an optimistic one. Klein presents this future to be possible
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Neo-liberalism and the resource curse of Africa Globalization is described as the accelerated flow of goods/services‚ information and people but since colonialism theses flows have permitted many countries (the West) to build strong states‚ governments and accumulation of wealth ; while others ( Africa) were still held back by political instability‚ social inequality and economic injustice. Inequality in African countries puts Africa in a pre and post modernist era‚ and with such instability the
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Introduction and Major hindrances of 1978 Land use Act: In the Niger Delta region‚ the traditional land holding system have been thwarted by the land use act as the interest of a majority of the people have been hijacked by a few powerful individual who now control land and land resources in collaboration with multinational companies. In most part of southern Nigeria‚ particularly the Niger Delta region‚ the administration of Landwas carried out under the customary tenure. At this point of
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References: Aaron‚ K. (2005) “Perspective: Big Oil‚ Rural poverty and Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta of Nigeria”‚ Journal of Agriculture Safety and Health 11(2) pp.127-134 Aiyede‚ R (2005) “Intergovernmental Relations: the Strengthening of the Nigerian Federation”‚ in Onwudiwe‚ E. and Suberu‚ R. (eds) Nigerian Federation in Crisis: Critical Perspective
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Professional Development 1 tABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 HOW SHell is affected by its environment? 2.1 SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT 2.1.1 customers 2.1.2 suppliers 2.1.3 competitors 2.2 general environment 2.2.1 political factors 2.2.2 economic factors 2.2.3 socio-cultural factors 2.2.4 technological factors 2.2.5 environmental factors 3.0 how shell adapted to the changes in its environment? 3.1 adaptation to the specific environment 3.1.1 customers
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COURSE GUIDE GST 201 COURSE GUIDE GST 201 NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE Course Developer/ Writer Dr. Cyrille D. Ngamen Kouassi Department of Sociology/Anthropology Igbinedion University‚ Okada Benin-City Course Editor Prof. Bertram A. Okolo Faculty of Arts University of Benin Benin-City Programme Leader Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National Open University of Nigeria Victoria-Island‚ Lagos Course Co-ordinator Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National
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Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan‚ Grand Commander of the Order of Niger‚ President‚ and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ was born to a humble Niger Delta family of canoe makers on November 20‚ 1957. Growing up with a loving family‚ Dr. Jonathan had humble yet adventurous beginnings. In spite of the beauty of the Niger Delta and live his childhood‚ he decided to go to school. He attended St. Stephens and St. Michaels Primary Schools‚ finishing in 1969. He proceeded to Mater Dei
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USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSIY SOKOTO FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE TITLE: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND CONFLICT (702) AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH GLOBALIZATION HAS INFLUENCED THE UPSURGE OF CONFLICT IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM. BY EMMANUEL OMALE 09211210018 COURSE LECTURER: DR. SULEIMAN Y. KURA NOVEMBER 2011. Introduction Globalization is a powerful real aspect of the new world system‚ and it represents one of the most influential forces in
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Abia‚ Anambra‚ Ebonyi‚ Enugu and Imo. These states are collectively referred to as Alaigbo (Igboland). Native speakers of Igbo are also minorities in two other Eastern States‚ namely Delta and Rivers. The language is also spoken as a second language in the Niger Delta and Cross River Basin. Igbo belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. Greenberg (1963) classified it in the Kwa group along with six other big clusters: Akan‚ Gbe‚ Yoruba-Igala‚ Nupe-Ebira‚ Edo and Idoma. Williamson has since redrawn
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The Global Oil and Gas industry has experienced difficulties in recent years occasioned by the fall in the global oil prices. My current employer‚ Seplat Petroleum Development Company‚ operates in the Nigeria oil and gas industry and is not immune from the global problems mentioned. However‚ the company also face numerous challenges that locally imposed in addition to globally identified issues. The key issues that the company will face in the next five years are discussed in this essay. Perhaps
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