is comprised of Oral Work (Class Work‚ Projects and Assignments) 40% and Written work (2 or 3 tests per half year) 60% 1. Term Topic: Communism in Russia 1900 to 1940 - What is communism? - The February and October revolutions of 1917: Political‚ economic and social causes Mass participation of workers and peasants Trotsky’s role The influence on Lenin’s revolutionary theory - The civil war and war communism - Lenin seizes control of the state: the party as the head of the proletariat - Lenin’s interpretation
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Prepared by: SEOKE L.J. ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: a weak currency or a strong currency for the South African economy? What are the pros and cons of a weak currency or a strong currency in South Africa? Discuss. A. Introduction Cartoonists in South Africa have a long-running joke that shows a bruised and feeble coin‚ the rand‚ being beaten up by two muscled thugs‚ the dollar and the pound. In 2001 South Africa ’s currency was knocked down by two-fifths against the greenback‚ much of it in the closing
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challenges that entrepreneurs face in South Africa An entrepreneur is someone who is able to generate their own wealth by a creative innovation and in order to accomplish this they must be able to take risks and be driven towards their goal. An entrepreneur may be a risk taker‚ however they need to be cautious and not dive into a black hole that will eventually bleed them dry. The entrepreneur will need to take calculated risks. The country‚ South Africa‚ needs to be able to have the support
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Mineral Resources‚ Security and Development in Africa By Braima Koroma Lecturer‚ Institute of Geography and Development Studies‚ School of Environmental Sciences‚ Njala University Introduction: an overview Africa’s known mineral wealth places it among the world’s richest continents. Its very large share of the world’s mineral resources includes diamonds‚ gold‚ silver‚ the platinum group metals‚ emeralds‚ rubies‚ and other precious minerals‚ bauxite‚ manganese‚ nickel‚ cobalt‚ copper
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transport and communication efficient hence playing a big role in the liberalization of international business (Daniels & Radebaugh‚ 1997) South Africa is one of the countries in the world that provides the best environment for international business. This is attributed by the country’s good infrastructure‚ good health care services‚ advanced technology and other factors that attract foreign investors. The country has entered into trade agreements with the U.S‚ European Union and other countries all
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Brett Holberg Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa Attacks on foreigners in South Africa have been on the rise since the transfer of power to the ANC in 1994. These violent outbursts‚ which have resulted in riots and dozens of murders‚ have been described as xenophobic in nature. After the months of summer 2008 in South Africa where there was a sudden wave of anti-immigrant violence‚ scholars are asking what is the driving force behind these attacks. Scholars see continuity in the ideology behind
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Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean‚ also often called the “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean”. Tourism in Sri Lanka has had its ups and downs. Such things like the civil war is now over‚ but for the past thirty years that the war was ongoing‚ a lot of people feared to travel to Sri Lanka and the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . But despite all these events‚ the tourism in Sri Lanka is still one of the major profit generating industries. Sri Lanka may be a small island‚ but it has a
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pollution because of tourism Tourism can cause the same forms of pollution as any other industry: air emissions‚ noise‚ solid waste and littering‚ releases of sewage‚ oil and chemicals‚ even architectural/visual pollution. Air pollution and noise Transport by air‚ road‚ and rail is continuously increasing in response to the rising numbe reported that the number of international air passengers worldwide rose from 88 million in 1972 to 344 million in 1994. One consequence of this increase in air
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Factors affecting healthy development in children There are many different factors that affect a child healthy growth and development. Knowing the different factors that can affect the child enables us to differentiate activities suited to all children and also if need be place areas of concern so there is early intervention and then that the child has the best possible start.
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Democracy and Economic Development* Adam Przeworski Department of Politics New York University I examine the mutual relation between political regimes and economic development. An analysis of regime dynamics shows that while the paths to democracy are varied‚ once established for whatever reasons‚ democracies survive in developed countries. Contrary to long-standing arguments‚ political regimes do not affect the rate of investment and of the growth of total income. But since population grows
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