However‚ A while back‚ being a women was the toughest job.Women were just typical housewives who had to take care of her family and sometimes they had to self-sacrifice because she worries how the society will view her. In “The Girl‚” the writer Jamaica Kincaid shows how a mother is training her daughter to get ready for adulthood. As she describes in the story‚ mother is being very controlling to her daughter. where women have to act and dress properly‚ set the dinner table right‚ how to smile at
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EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION IN JAMAICA Urbanization refers to the shift of population from rural areas to cities or towns according to the Encarta Encyclopaedia. In Jamaica today‚ urbanization is a constant process for persons to move from one area to the next without hesitation compared to the previous generations. Urbanization has seen a significant increase over the years because of persons pursuing a better standard of living. People move because of the economic situation of the country which
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Research Abstracts on Rural Development DWCRA Nair‚ Tara S. (2000). Towards mainstreaming poor women in development : the DWCRA experience in Gujarat. Ahmedabad : Gujarat Institute of Development Research. 72 p. Key Words : 1.RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2.DWCRA 3.POOR WOMEN 4.RURAL WOMEN 5.MAINSTREAMING WOMEN 6.ROLE OF NGOS 7.ROLE OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS 8.PROBLEMS OF RURAL WOMEN 9.INCOME GENERATION 10.SELF HELP GROUPS. Abstract : During the Sixth Five Year Plan period (1982-83)‚ development
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Rural Insurance in India the untapped waters The real source of marketing promise is not wealthy few in the developing world‚ or even the emerging middle income consumers. It is the billions of aspiring poor who are joining the market economy for the first time. ---C.K.Prahlad Rural India is where the next ‘big’ opportunity is. Indian rural market constitutes
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The Economic Outlook for Jamaica 2012-2014 The Jamaican economy is based on the free market model‚ and has few restrictions on trade‚ investment and movement of currency. The major productive sectors over the years have included tourism‚ mining‚ agriculture‚ information technology & telecommunications‚ manufacturing and the entertainment sector. Jamaica’s economy is presently very dependent on services‚ according to the CIA world fact book report of 2010‚ with it accounting for more than
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Rural Credit in 20th Century India An Overview of History and Perspectives Mihir Shah‚ Rangu Rao and P.S. Vijay Shankar This brief overview of rural credit in 20th century India finds a remarkable continuity in the problems faced by the poor throughout this period. These include dependence on usurious moneylenders and the operation of a deeply exploitative grid of interlocked‚ imperfect markets. We articulate the theoretical and historical case for nationalisation of banks and provide evidence
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Case: Rural Outsourcing. 1) Do you think that small businesses in the United States can compete successfully against subcontractors in lower-wage countries such as India and China? Explain. - Yes‚ I do believe that small businesses in the United States can compete successfully against subcontractors in lower-wage countries. I believe this because many outsourcing companies located in the United States have reported double and triple revenue growth in the past few years. Workers in India and
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Problem of Poverty Poverty is defines as inadequate supply of items that are essential to live a healthy and comfortable life. In the western developed countries some people are poor not because they lack food‚ clothing or shelter but because he may not have car‚ TV‚ computers‚ pressure cooker etc. But in India‚ poor people means those who do not get two square meals a day‚ they sleep on others pavements and live bare bodied and bare footed. Steps taken to Alleviate Poverty As the number
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and 600‚000 people. The large dissimilarity among these guesses and estimations describes that‚ as the National Coalition for the Homeless states‚ "By its very nature‚ homelessness is impossible to measure with 100% accuracy." Homelessness in Rural Areas: Rural homelessness is the consequence of insufficiency and a deprivation of reasonable housing. The research occurred in 2005 shows that the chances of being poor are from 1.2 to 2.3 times greater for individuals living in nonmetropolitan areas‚ as
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The Disillusionment of Paradise Jamaica is known as an island of paradise for many individuals around the world. The culture is rich with its long white sandy beaches‚ crystal clear blue water as far as the eyes can see‚ palm trees blowing in the crisp breeze‚ Duns River falls‚ and the birth place of reggae music. Often times when the illusion of perfection is removed from a situation‚ clarity is identified. In reality‚ to the vast majority of its natives‚ Jamaica is a country plagued with corruption
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