solutions to the trade-off between equity and efficiency in China’s economic development Although China has achieved rapid and remarkable economic growth in the last few years‚ there persists an inequality in development between urban and rural regions‚ among districts‚ and between the economy and society. There are still numerous issues which influence people’s immediate interests in fields such as income distribution‚ education and employment. The problem of the trade-off between equity and efficiency
Premium Poverty Economics Economic inequality
CHAPTER ONE INTROUDCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The current period in the world economy is regarded as period of globalization and trade liberalization. In this period‚ one the crucial issues in development and international economics is to know whether trade openness indeed promotes growth. With globalization‚ two major trends are noticeable: first is the emergence of multinational firms with strong presence in different‚ strategically located markets; and secondly‚ convergence of consumer tastes
Premium International trade Free trade
SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING Shirley Polejewski Professor University of St. Thomas 2115 Summit Ave MCH 316 Saint Paul‚ MN 55105 sapolejewski@stthomas.edu Phone 651-962-5112 Fax 651-962-5093 SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING INTRODUCTION Sustainability education or learning involves more than providing expert knowledge to inform students about sustainability issues. It is about encouraging transformative learning—the capacity to construct knowledge to challenge practice
Premium Sustainability Sustainable development
he fear is widerspread among environmentalists that free trade increases economic growth and that growth harms the environment. That fear is misplaced. Growth enables governments to tax and to raise resources for a variety of objectives‚ including the atatement of pollution and the general protection of the environment. Without such revenues‚ little can be achieved‚ no matter how pure one’s motives may be. "Marathon runner threatens to pull out of 2008 Olympics fearing Beijing’s air quality"
Free Pollution Environmentalism Economics
Social sustainable On the hand social sustainable looks at humanitarian factors such as basic rights and equality. Which emphasize on no exploitation‚ fairness‚ socially responsible‚ ethics and etc (). Similarly to environmental sustainability‚ a different but shares the common goal. Starbucks Social Initiative Ethical Sourcing Coffee‚ Tea‚ & Cocoa Starbucks take no second when it comes to ethical conducts. As an industry giant Starbucks took advantage of its power to pressure its
Premium Sustainability Coffee Fair trade
showing a rapidly growing economy in her development. However‚ excessive attention to economic development has generated wealth inequalities among rural and urban populaces. Therefore‚ a rigorous problem we are faced with is how to deal with the trade-off between equity and efficiency in the country’s economic development. This essay will present three possible solutions: the privatization of the state-owned enterprises; adjustment of the law of the ownership of land and increasing investment in education
Premium Economic inequality Gini coefficient
implemenTing a susTainabiliTy policy sponsored by written by good practice guide no.8 retail price £10 The Good Practice Guide to... ‘ The Good Practice Guide to Implementing a Sustainability Policy British Institute of Facilities Management Number One Building The Causeway Bishop’s Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2ER Tel: 0845 0581356 Email: psc@bifm.org.uk Web: www.bifm.org.uk Publications sub-committee Chair: Dr Bob Anderson BIFM(Qual) Members: Stephen Bennett‚ Richard Byatt‚ Graham
Premium Sustainability
---------- | 1 | Introduction | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2 | Sustainability | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 3 | The Importance for managers to understand sustainability ---------------------------- | 4 ~ 5 | The influence of sustainability on organizational behavior ------------------------------ | 6 | Definition of Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Premium Team building Sustainability Teamwork
Trend 2. Growth of Modern Trade Retailers * Statistics show that Myanmar retail market worths 5 billion USD dollar which grew around 20% last year. It is estimated that traditional retail channels represents at least 80% of the beverages market. The main types in traditional channels include independent grocers such as mom-and-pop stores‚ small retailers and wholesalers such as Nyaung Pin Lay plaza‚ Gadamar and Mingalar Zay. * Traditional channels are considered main pillar due to several
Premium Retailing Business Shopping mall
rather many forms of organizations based upon the sense of common status and a common need for mutual help. The trade union movement on the other hand‚ started after 1918‚ when the workers formed their associations to improve their conditions. It is‚ thus‚ a part of the ‘labour movement’‚ which is a much wide term. Why the Trade Union Movement? The main elements in the development of trade unions of workers in every country have been more or less the same. The setting up of large-scale industrial
Premium Trade union