IMF and World Bank | I. International Monetary Fund 1. History 2. Gorvernance 3. Aims and Functions 4. Criticism II. World Bank 1. History 2. Organization 3. Aims 4. Functions 5. Voting system 6. Criticism III. Difference between IMF and World Bank IV. Questions V. References I. IMF (International Monetary Fund) 1. History The IMF
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is an international bestselling book by Thomas Friedman that analyzes globalization‚ primarily in the early 21st century. The title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in terms of commerce‚ where all competitors have an equal opportunity. As the first edition cover illustration indicates‚ the title also alludes to the perceptual shift required for countries‚ companies and individuals to remain competitive in a
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have seen it advertised and addressed everywhere. But many of these issues may be contributed to the major problem of our expanding world population. According to studies‚ the world population will be reaching 7 billion individuals this month. Our knowledge of how to control our increasingly high rate of world population may hold a significant solution on how these world conflicts may be controlled. If the knowledge and prevention of our expanding population seizes to act‚ our earthly planet may be
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Many people say that this is the downfall of society‚ but is it? The World is Flat is a brief history of the Twenty-first Century written by Thomas L. Friedman. In Chapter Six‚ named The Untouchables goes over the problems of the society and how we can fix it. The chapter goes over the importance of upgrading your skills and how important your job can be. Friedman often states the concept of people starving for jobs in other countries such as India and China. Instead of people starving for food‚
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Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder Sophie’s World is a novel by Jostein Gaarder. It was first published in the year of 1991 and written in Norwegian‚ but since then has been translated into English (1995) and at least 53 other languages. It sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside Norway. Actually‚ to most readers it serves more as a basic guide to philosophy than a novel. On both sides of the Atlantic‚ the book is being used as a text in college
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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world’s water crisis. There is over 40‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile of the ocean‚ 5‚000 kids die every day from unclean water‚ which adds up to 2 millions children every year‚ and finally water privatization is such a huge problem all over the world and we need to stop that‚ water is not a product‚ it’s a human right. Of course there are hundreds of other reasons such as even in Canada‚ not everyone has access to a nearby source of safe water or that birds and other animals are starting to eat
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Celebration of World Population Day at IIPS The World Population Day was celebrated at the International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai on 11th July 2012. A debate on ‘Abortion: Pro-life vs. Pro-choice’ was organized in the institute premises to celebrate the World Population Day. Mr. Rajan Kumar Gupt (PhD student)‚ Ms. Garima Dutta (PhD student)‚ Mr. Castor Valbum Badstue (short-term course participant)‚ Ms. Shraboni Patra (PhD student)‚ Mr. Mayank Prakash (PhD student)‚ and Ms. Kshipra
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World of Warcraft or often called WoW by most‚ a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game or MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment. It has been massively successful and has exceeded the normal popularity of a role-playing title. The main reason for this is that it is very accessible and straightforward‚ and it is not difficult to play it. Even if you are completely new to gaming you shouldn’t have any problems getting started.World of Warcraft is
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whole world‚ also known as a one-world government‚ seems like a very unconvincing idea. Though‚ as we advance into the future‚ signs of a one-world government are beginning to show. One sign that a one-world government may be coming is the forming of multi-national governments and international organizations. So how likely is it that a one-world government will occur? The possibility is highly likely that a one-world government will occur. A significant scheme involved with the one-world government
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