10c) Examine how tourism has had social and economic impact on one country. Case study of a national tourist industry Vietnam is located in south east Asia. It has land borders with China‚ Laos and Cambodia. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi‚ but its principal city is Ho Chi Mich City (formerly Saigon). Vietnam is the 13th most populated country in the world with over 90 million citizens. In 2008 its GDP was $241 billion and its GDP per capita of $2‚800. It is one of the fastest growing economies
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Impact of the Mongols The Mongols are the most influential civilization to ever exist in central Asia. They impacted countries all over the world in great ways. The Mongols invaded and impacted four major world powers‚ the first being the Islamic world. The murder of the Abbasid caliph‚ one of some 800‚ 000 people who were reported to have been killed in Mongol retribution for the city’s resistance‚ brought an end to the dynasty that had ruled the core regions of the Islamic world since the
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Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology Volume 4‚ 2007 The Cultural Impact of Information Systems – Through the Eyes of Hofstede – A Critical Journey Michael Jones University of Wollongong‚ Wollongong‚ Australia mjones@uow.edu.au Irit Alony Central Queensland University‚ Rockhampton‚ Australia i.alony@cqu.edu.au Abstract With the increasing levels of multiculturalism in today’s business and the proliferation and essentiality of information systems‚ development and management
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The Erasmus Impact Study Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students and the internationalisation of higher education institutions Education and Culture Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free‚ as are most calls (though some operators‚ phone boxes or hotels may charge you). HOW TO OBTAIN EU PUBLICATIONS Free publications: • one copy: via EU
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The society we live in is completely integrated with technology‚ we are surrounded by and we live on technology. One of the definitions of “technology” given by Webster’s Third New International Dictionary is “the totality of the means employed by a people to provide itself with the objects of material culture”‚ and as a matter of fact‚ almost every little work we do can be considered technology dependent. Today we are all identified with the technological device we are carrying‚ which must be up
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Topic: Cultural‚ economic‚ and political impact of Islam on South and Southeast Asia between 1000CE and 1750 CE. Situation at Beginning of Era |Invading Turkish conquerors had brutal and oppressive|Art and culture in South and Southeast Asia was | | |reigns over non-Muslims‚ destroying Hindu and |predominantly unaffected by Islam in terms of style | | |Buddhist temples‚ kidnapping
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Naomi Klein‚ economic and social theorist asks “what impact does Branding have on our modern-world?” Though branding came about during the industrial revolution to create distinction and individuality‚ branding in today’s global society takes on a different role for consumers‚ often having a negative impact on workers many consumers aren’t aware of. Martin Lindstorm‚ author of “Brandwashed” says most people feel better when they choose brand names because they equate recognition and established
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There is a consensus that the Renaissance began in Florence‚ Italy‚ in the 14th century.[4] Various theories have been proposed to account for its origins and characteristics‚ focusing on a variety of factors including the social and civic peculiarities of Florence at the time; its political structure; the patronage of its dominant family‚ the Medici;[5][6] and the migration of Greek scholars and texts to Italy following the Fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.[7][8] Jacob Burckhardt
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Impact of Globalization on Bengaluru Anuradha Mane MGT/521 07/07/2011 Professor Ron Bemaul Impact of Globalization on Bengaluru In the last two decades Globalization has been an integral part of India’s progress. One of the biggest impacts of globalization has been on IT (Information Technology) industry. IT industry flourished rapidly in India due to highly educated and literate workforce. Metropolis cities started developing at faster pace due to
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Impact of advertising Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it’. It is the consumers who are unaware of this exploitation and become the victims of packaging. Advertising is a faÇade to the outer appearance of a product‚. It is an art to bring about the specifications of a product or service in a rather over the top way. It can be ostentatious‚ bold‚ sarcastic‚ funny‚ raunchy or downright dumb‚ but‚ nevertheless‚ we all
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