Western nations should not impose their standards on developing countries If we think about what is the West‚ what answers do we get? The West is the sunset‚ all that were born in the East is died in the West‚ the West is the darkness and the East is the light. And the paradox is that despite of all for historical reasons humanity used to think in terms of the West‚ takes cue from the West. What are the causes of Western predominance‚ what allows the West to dictate one’s terms to the rest of
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INTRODUCTION AND ARGUMENT SPEECH Good afternoon‚ Madame Speaker‚ patient time keeper‚ worthy opponents‚ interested onlookers and my most esteemed colleague. Today my partner and I are here to debate on the topic ‘Be it resolved that countries who supply foreign aid should reallocate their resources to development at “home”. In this case‚ we define “home” as the countries that supply foreign aid to others‚ countries that instead could be investing their money into themselves and improving upon their
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Today’s world portrays vast communication and exchange across geographical borders‚ due to centuries of technological innovations causing places to “move” closer together. People can themselves physically move around the planet far quicker‚ by means of modern transport innovations. People can also communicate across ever increasing distances‚ due to modern media and ICT innovations. Although there has been a long history of human movement and communications spanning the world‚ it is in the last
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developed country A developed country‚ industrialized country‚ or "more developed country" (MDC)‚ is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly‚ the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are gross domestic product (GDP)‚ the per capita income‚ level of industrialization‚ amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.[1] Which criteria are to
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Implications of Information Technology in Developing Countries and Its Impact in Organizational Change ABSTRACT The survival and growth of organizations in an increasingly turbulent environment would depend upon effective utilization of information technology for aligning the organizational structure with environmental preferences and for creating symbiotic interorganizational structures. How can IT help the organizations in responding to the challenges of an increasingly complex and uncertain
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BRAIN DRAIN Brain drain (or human capital flight)‚ is the large-scale emigration of a large group of individuals with technical skills or knowledge. The reasons usually include two aspects which respectively come from countries and individuals. In terms of countries‚ the reasons may be social environment (in source countries: lack of opportunities‚ political instability or oppression‚ economic depression‚ health risks‚ etc.; in host countries: rich opportunities‚ political stability and freedom‚
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EFFECTS OF ILLITERACY ON SOCIETY illiteracy is one of the major problems facing society and the educational system. Recent studies show that there is an increasing rate of illiteracy all over the world. A study conducted by Recent studies show that there is an increasing rate of illiteracy all over the world. A study conducted by WSI (World Statistics Institute) shows that over 27% of people are illiterate globally. Another study by the same institute shows that the speed at which the illiteracy
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1) Do you think market economy contributes to the development of a nation? Clearly explain your position and HOW it does or does not make such contribution. Market economy and development of a nation go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other. Take a look at any country from the United States to Nigeria. Each nation’s development depends on their market economy. Then take a look further into how wealth in distributed within a nation. This further explains that those that have wealth
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Advantages of Globalization: Resources of different countries are used for producing goods and services they are able to do most efficiently. Consumers to get much wider variety of products to choose from. Consumers get the product they want at more competitive prices. Companies are able to procure input goods and services required at most competitive prices. Companies get get access to much wider markets It promotes understanding and goodwill among different countries. Businesses and investors get
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Geo HL Extension Compilation Measuring Global Interactions Define Globalisation The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows‚ and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology Global participation Describe and evaluate globalization indices: KOF index‚ as a measure of global interaction. Describe how the globalization index may be represented
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