WHAT EXTENT THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEPEND ON THE INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. A developing country‚ also called a less-developed country (LDC)‚ is a nation with a low living standard‚ undeveloped industrial base‚ and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. Meanwhile‚ an industrial country also known as developed country or "more developed country" (MDC)‚ is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure
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The role of fertility and population in economic growth: Empirical results from aggregate cross-national data James A. Brander and Steve Dowrick Journal of Population Economics 7(1)‚ pp. 1-25. August 12‚ 1993 =============================================================== Brander and Dowrick’s (1993) used new sets of data to look at how population growth and fertility affect economic growth. This paper discusses how population growth has varied throughout history. Finding that high birthrates
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the economy‚ which in turn will foster stock market returns in Nigeria. We therefore recommend that policies that will attract foreign portfolio investment should be pursued in order to enhance stock market returns. Keywords: Capital market‚ Economic Growth‚ Inflation‚ Interest rate‚ All Share Index‚ Market Capitalization‚ Equity‚ Nigerian Stock Exchange. I. Introduction Nigeria in the last few years had
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GEOINFORMATICS EA Midterm REPORT Population Growth and Problems of Ageing and Urbanization in Asia Pacific Name: ALDARAH‚ Jasem Ahmed A ID No 12409147 Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Population growth in Asia Pacific in 1990-2009 and now 3. Demographic trends and Issues ‚related to rapid population growth in region: a. Ageing b. Urbanization 4. Conclusion :Some solutions and recommendations to the demographic related
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Take Steps to Control Population Growth Jie Wang EAP2 Writer’s Workshop Ms. Miller February 21‚ 2013 Abstract During the last 30 years‚ the world’s population has haven an increase of 60%. This paper focuses on the demographic situation and the problems of population growth. It discusses the benefits of population control in terms of economic development‚ environmental issues‚ employment pressure and education opportunities. It also talks about the disadvantage of population control that a country
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Pakistan Economic Growth (2000-2010) A: Agriculture: “Agriculture growth rate over the last seven years: Table 1.1: Agriculture Growth (Percent) Year Agriculture Major Crops Minor Crops Livestock Fishery Forestry 2003‐04 2.4 1.7 3.9 2.9 2.0 ‐3.2 2004‐05 6.5 17.7 1.5 2.3
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and Economic Development Swapnil S. Bagmar 06HS2004 Development Economics term paper (Spring 2007-08) International trade International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries or territories. In most countries‚ it represents a significant share of GDP. While international trade has been present throughout much of history‚ its economic‚ social
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Sustainable Development‚ from Kyoto to Durban Germany vs. China Professor Frank Peng Chair of Economics Director of World Bank Studies School of Economics and Management Tongji University Shanghai December 16th‚ 2011 Table of contents Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1 From Kyoto to Durban ................................................................................................. 2 Kyoto
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answer. Eyeballing any cross sectional data on growth across countries shows that countries grow at different rates. Many theories try to explain this phenomenon with emphasis with capital accumulation being one of them. I will start by developing the standard neoclassical growth model as developed by Solow(1956)[1]. I will then proceed to discuss the extensions that have been made to this basic model in an attempt to better understand actual growth figures‚ for e.g. the standard neoclassical model
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problems of comparing the economic growth of the UK and developing economies using GDP as a measure One problem with comparing the economics growth of the UK and developing economies using GDP‚ is that GDP is not an accurate measure of the output of an economy because of the black economy. This means that certain pieces of data are not included in the calculation of GDP‚ therefore undervaluing the real output. Secondly GDP cannot be an accurate measure of the entire economic growth of a country. Factors
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