Development Gap in the world Development gap is the gulf between rich and poor nations when measured using economic yardsticks‚ such as GDP/GNP per capita. The development gap in the world is stunningly wide and has been worsening over the years. * The bottom 20% of the world’s GDP constitutes to only 1% of the world’s total GDP‚ whereas the top 20% constitutes 86%. (End of 1990s) The development gap in the world can be illustrated using the North-South divide. The North–South divide is broadly
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Neighborhood Profile: World Trade Center Once a seemingly endless construction zone‚ the World Trade Center now once again hums with business and visitors. Though not quite fully complete‚ the district is home to a number of high-profile tenants like Conde Nast‚ Moody’s Investor Services‚ Ameriprise Financial and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Now the vibrant heart of the Financial District of Lower Manhattan‚ the World Trade Center offers plenty of advantages for prospect tenants
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INTRODUCTION The world moves faster and faster every day‚ and with every half decade or so‚ it seems to evolve into an area that one couldn`t fathom days before. The radio was mind-blowing. Then came television‚ then the Internet. The Internet is still just a baby considering it really hit the mass market about 10-years-ago. Businesses had to quickly jump on board. Different students also have different learning needs and interests and a rigid curriculum really restricts both the teacher and the
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Social Infrastucture Development In India ABSTRACT India’s rise in recent years is a most prominent development in the world economy. India has re-emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. India’s growth‚ particularly in manufacturing and services‚ has boosted the sentiments‚ both within country and abroad. With an upsurge in investment and robust macroeconomic fundamentals‚ the future outlook for India is distinctly upbeat. According to many commentators‚ India could unleash
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Modern methods of transport have transformed our world into a village. Is this a blessing or a curse? In some respects the topic-statement is true. Modern transport‚ especially by air‚ allows people to circle the globe in a few days‚ or hours‚ if an aircraft such as Concorde is used. Thus we have learnt to look upon distance as nothing. I can get to Paris from south-east England quicker than I can get to central London. So‚ the world has become a village? If so‚ the comparison ends there
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Investment Policy‚ Ethics‚ and Portfolio Management March 10‚ 2010 Mid-Term Problems Chapter 13 Question 1) Briefly describe the results of studies that examined the performance of alternative industries during specific time periods and discuss their implications for industry analysis. Industry analysis is performed and relevant because different industries have different performance over time periods and during different stages of the business cycle. Yearly performance studies
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Disadvantages of World Trade Organization (WTO) 1. The WTO only serves the interests of transnational corporations The WTO is as democratic as its member governments; and between the members it is ultra-democratic because decisions are taken by consensus — all members have to be persuaded. The rules are written by member governments‚ no one else has access to the negotiations. However‚ governments‚ which are elected democratically by their citizens‚ do take into account the views of various groups
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Bristol and Liverpool: The demise and rise of rival ports in the eighteenth century slave trade. In the early eighteenth century‚ Bristol’s dominant position as a slave trading port remained virtually unchallenged. Yet‚ by the end of the century‚ Liverpool firmly established its status as Britain’s leading slave trading port‚ surpassing Bristol completely. Despite some similarities between the rival ports‚ a number of factors‚ decisions and circumstances serve to explain Liverpool’s magnificent
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Air Transport - Passenger Sujan Bharati (student # ) University of Ballarat Professor 05/01/2013 Air Transport - Passenger In the early 1900’s‚ Wilbur and Orville Wright brothers had a vision to fly one day and dream of building a full size flying machine. On December 17‚ 1903 they reached their goal and flew for the first time in Kitty Hawk sand dunes of North Carolina. This was not the first time they tested their invention though‚ they had several attempts before-hand. Their obsession
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Reaction Paper to Course Objective #4‚ Math Issues and Trends in Curriculum Development. James Horton My grandmother‚ Elizabeth Warren‚ used to talk about her experiences when she was a teacher in a one room school house in a small town in North Carolina in the 1930’s and 1940’s. I think she said she had about twenty to thirty students in the classroom and she was responsible for determining what was taught and how the students learned. She said that many students learned by using
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