Policy Recommendations to Build Sustainable Development through FDI Spillovers in Mexico Abstract FDI and trade liberalization have impacted Mexico positively and negatively. Mexico’s economic productivity growth has been steady since Mexico opened the country to trade liberalization which in turn attracted TNCs. However‚ knowledge spillover effects from trade and FDI have been extremely low; Mexico failed to grow its own production through backward linkages. The Maquiladora system remains
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage The purpose of this essay is to discuss the meaning of sustainable competitive advantage with examples from hospitality industry. Kotelnikov (2001) states that “sustainable competitive advantage is the focal point of the corporate strategy. It allows the maintenance and improvement of the enterprise ’s competitive position in the market.” “Sustainability in the hospitality industry seeks to provide some answers to questions‚ attempts to resolve challenges and give
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During the 1920’s and early 1930’s‚ Germany was unstable socially economically and politically. The government was very often in a state of confusion. The population was disappointed and scared‚ as the Great Wall Street stock market crash of 1923 pushed the economy to a collapse before the people’s eyes. These unfavorable events made a nation in a state of insecurity‚ while fed up‚ the people looked for a rescuer. This came in the form of fascism‚ an ideology in which the individual is controlled
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Introduction In recent times‚ thinking about poverty and sustainable development has begun to converge around the linked themes of vulnerability‚ social protection and livelihoods. This has been accompanied by the development of a variety of approaches to analyse situations and assess the likely impact of project interventions. These include vulnerability analysis‚ social analysis/social impact assessment and sustainable livelihoods approaches (sometimes referred to as livelihood security or livelihood
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establish a democratic form of government in Germany? 1871 marked the start of the new German Empire with Wilhelm I as Kaiser and Otto von Bismarck as chancellor. The National Liberals wanted a democratic constitution‚ which would limit the power of the Kaiser and give more power to the people of Germany by allowing them to vote. Despite his traditional conservative views‚ Bismarck joined the National Liberals in order to fulfil his wish for a strong‚ united Germany. The Kaiser‚ who was also the King of
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should be a part of business operations strategy or should be a part of business sustainability strategy. Business sustainability is a business approach have policies of environmental and human rights which means the business creates long-term shareholder value from no negative influence opportunities and managing risks on global or local society‚ environment‚ community and economy [3]. Smukowski [2] claimed that the concept of business sustainability is a prior plan of the long-term viability and optimizing
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The Romans in Germany There were many territories that made up the Roman Empire. These territories that it was a part of helped to make the it one of the greatest civilizations of all time. One such territory was Germania‚ which later developed into the present day country of Germany. For nearly half a millennium much of what is now Western Germany formed an integral part of the Roman Empire. In 55 B.C.‚ Caesar’s armies reached the Rhine and by 15 BC Roman armies had advanced as far as the Danube
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tapraid4/z3z-pom/z3z-pom/z3z00405/z3z0519d05a mcquaten S 5 3/8/06 14:46 Art: 0519 Input-17 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Vol. 14‚ No. 4‚ Winter 2005‚ pp. 482– 492 issn 1059-1478 05 1404 482$1.25 POMS © 2005 Production and Operations Management Society Sustainable Operations Management Paul R. Kleindorfer • Kalyan Singhal • Luk N. Van Wassenhove The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania 19104‚ USA Merrick School of Business‚ University of Baltimore‚ 1420 N. Charles
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Doing Better by the Environment Sustainable development INTRODUCTION The latter part of the twentieth century saw an increasing concern for the environment. The concept of “sustainable development” (as defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987) is: “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” There are many views about the nature of sustainability. In its simplest form it
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Geography “Evaluate one or more sustainable strategies designed to improve life in urban areas” (10 marks) Throughout this answer I shall be discussing and stating different strategies used by the Vancouver Mayor‚ whose actions have allowed the city Vancouver to be renowned as one of the greenest cities in the world‚ whilst improving the lives of the population. Firstly‚ a CityPlan was incorporated in 1995‚ which gives direction for developing sustainable communities. Before that‚ there was
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