Index Introduction……………………………………………………………………...2 The Nao of China (Galeon of Manila)……………………………………….3 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………5 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………….6 Introduction After the conquest of Mexico and the Philippines in the sixteenth century‚ Spain extended its domains globally; until then‚ there had been a nation as large. Spain established a sea route that went from China to the port of Manila in the Philippines‚ and from there to the Port of Acapulco
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Political Reform and Elite Persistence: Term Limits and Political Dynasties in the Philippines∗ Pablo Querubin Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies October‚ 2011 Abstract Research in political economy emphasizes the tendency of elites to persist and reproduce their power over time‚ potentially undermining the effectiveness of institutional reforms. One particular form of elite persistence is illustrated by the existence of political dynasties. A natural question is whether
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The trade between the United States of America and China have become essential aspects of this trade alliance‚ and these strategic trading partners have shed light to the world’s current economic trends‚ considering that the United States carries the largest economy while China has the second largest. When analyzing this trade and China and the United States relationship‚ there are important factors that need to be considered‚ such as the United States Trade Deficit‚ its consequences‚ relevant history
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Globalization and the Environment • The globalization of environmental affairs takes a number of forms ‚ including: the encounters between previously separated ecological systems from different parts of the planet; the pollution and degradation of the global commons (such as the oceans and the atmosphere); the overspill of the effects of environmental degradation from one state to another (environmental refugees); transboundary pollution and risks (nuclear power‚ acid rain); the transportation
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specific to China. However‚ agrees between Governments and Companies exist in other forms (i.e lobbying). * Question 3 * It is commonly admitted that a western company‚ just like any other legal entity‚ has to respect the law. Business law has been made to ease exchanges between a company and its environment; it is the cornerstone of any business‚ preventing misunderstandings on a first hand‚ and fixing conflicts on a second hand. In emerging countries and especially in China‚ law is not
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A political system is an aspect of the social system‚ and political activity and study is a special category of social activity and study. The boundary of politics is often not clear‚ so that‚ for example‚ actions of trades union leaders may sometimes be induded in politics and sometimes not. The same is true of activities in areas more often thought of as economic‚ cultural and so on. For the purpose of analysis‚ the political system may be separated from economic and other systems but in practice
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Economy of China China’s economic growth has no historical precedent and it is often described by analysts as one of the greatest economic success stories in modern times‚ changing really quickly from one of the poorest countries in the world‚ at the end of the 70’s‚ to the second largest economy in the world‚ and according to predictions it could become the largest within the next five years or so. Actually‚ in the Premodern Era‚ China was one of the worlds’ economic and technological
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Political Socialization The way humans act and the way humans are have to do with different aspects of their life which they were brought up to. The same has to do with political socialization. Political socialization is a process in which an individual forms the ideas about politics and attains political values. These values and attitudes are mostly acquired and developed in childhood‚ but the process is lifelong. (Shively) Throughout life‚ individuals attain these political morals and ideas
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The challenges faced by intel china 03/05/2013 03:22 The challenges faced by intel china Newly Appointed manager of marketing programs of Intel in China‚ Charles Tang was facing resistance from an account manager is his division Yong Li. Conflict between Chinese and Western management styles is evident and needs to be considered carefully besides the individual traits of personnel. Western management processes and style should be developed to suit the Chinese style of management as the former
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HRM environment differs a lot in different countries. It is impossible to implement the model of one country to business environment of another‚ even in relatively similar countries.(Boussebaa M.‚Morgan M.‚2008) For example‚ British and French management systems cannot be fully combined‚ because institutional differences are very huge‚ that was proved in research of Mehdi Boussebaa and Glenn Morgan on a transnational the impact of national business environment on a multinational ’s project. If differences
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