(www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/jid.1059 GLOBALIZATION‚ PRODUCTION‚ EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY: DEBATES AND EVIDENCE1 RHYS JENKINS* School of Development Studies‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich‚ UK 1 THE DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION AND POVERTY The impact of globalization is one of the most controversial development issues of the day. Globaphobes attribute most of the ills of the world to globalization. The anti-globalization movement has focused attention on the extent to which
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DATE: 1ST/NOV/2013 1. AROUND WHAT TIME THE EUROPEAN MIGRANTS DID CAME INTO THE CARIBBEAN AND FOR WHAT REASONS? (3 MARKS) The West Indies are a group of islands lying in an arc between Florida in the US and the Venezuelan coast of South America. Europeans came to the region in the 15th century looking for spices‚ gold‚ silver and precious stones. Christopher Columbus believed the world was round and that by travelling westward‚ he could eventually reach the East. When he made his first landfall
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Globalization has had a dual effect on the sovereignty of the nation-state. Since 1945‚ the normative framework of human rights has embedded a sense of obligation on the part of the state toward its citizens. The social contract now has a strong welfare element to it. Yet‚ simultaneously‚ economic integration has limited the range of policy options available to states. This has diminished their capacity to meet these obligations. Sovereignty is the absolute authority over a certain territory. Many
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The Reality of Globalization: Friend or Foe? Globalization is a key element in the modern political atmosphere. The increased interdependency of nations in the last half century has spawned both positive and negative trends. Nations’ increasing reliance on one another’s natural resources and labor are making the world smaller politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The isolationist policies that the United States and so many other countries endorsed at the dawn of the twentieth century are
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Assignment #1: Globalization Effects in Spain’s Tourism Industry Prepared for Cesar Polvorosa Jr. Global Business Management Post-Graduate Certificate HUMBER COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL Prepared by: Victor Mendez 821-354-859 Submission date September 24‚ 2012 I. Introduction Globalization as a process can be described as integration and interdependence of world regions through the network of trade and communication links (Johnson et al. 17). Globalization implies complex
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Globalization “Globalization” is being used widely for the past fifteen years‚ It’s a controversial term and has been used and defined in several different ways. Globalization point out that the world today is more interconnected than before. It’s the process of international integration arising from interchange of products‚ ideas‚ people‚ and other aspects of culture. Hence it affects in social relations negatively‚ weather on communities‚ work‚ and households. Positive affects are also
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Caribbean Studies notes Module 1 Caribbean society and culture Location of the Caribbean Greater Antilles: Cuba‚ Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic)‚ Jamaica‚ Puerto Rico Lesser Antilles: * Windward islands: Grenada‚ St. Vincent‚ St. Lucia‚ Guadeloupe‚ Dominica‚ Martinique * Leeward islands: Antigua and Barbuda‚ St. Kitts-Nevis‚ Montserrat‚ Anguilla‚ Virgin islands Netherland Antilles: Aruba‚ Bonaire‚ Curacao (ABC"islands); Saint Marten‚ Saba‚ St. Eustatius Mainland Territories:
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in the Caribbean Most of us today think of pirates as something that exists only in movies and literature‚ but 300 years ago this was a very different story. Much unlike what you may see in today’s pop culture piracy was a very fair and democratic system where crew members could elect their own captains and where Africans were considered equal to whites‚ a truly revolutionary concept for its time‚ considering that the use of slaves was a common practice at the time. Piracy in the Caribbean carried
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I. Introduction Caribbean Area 2‚754‚000 km2 (1‚063‚000 sq mi) Land area 239‚681 km2 (92‚541 sq mi) Population (2009) 39‚169‚962 Density 151.5 /km2 Ethnic groups Afro-Caribbean‚ European‚ Indo-Caribbean‚ Chinese Caribbean‚[2] Amerindians (Arawak‚ Caribs‚ Taínos) Demonym West Indian‚ Caribbean person‚ Caribbean Languages Spanish‚ English‚ French‚ Dutch‚ among others Government 13 sovereign states; 17 dependent territories Largest cities Santo Domingo Havana Santiago de los Caballeros Port-au-Prince
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2014 The Caribbean presents an unrealistic facade to outsiders; this region is the vacation hot spot with many beautiful tropical islands‚ perpetual sun‚ and clear waters – a place to rid yourself of all worries‚ and unwind. But there are many underlying issues in this region that most people are unaware of. In The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories‚ written by Stewart Brown and John Wickham‚ there are many depictions of the difficulties that people experience in the Caribbean. A common
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