I will in this paper, present some arguments for and against the IMF and the World Bank possible undermining of democracy in Less Developed Countries, it is perhaps a common belief that poor countries suffer with economic policies from both institutions and the economic global order, nevertheless, one could argue that domestic political instability and policy making, can be also destructive. ... The reason why this crisis will not be the main focus of my attention despite the fact that it had devastating consequences and led the 1980's to become known in Latin America as "the lost decade"...

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Again, I agree with this statement, because here in America we spoil ourselves. ... Let's get serious, while people are starving around the world all you hear about is how the overweight rate in America is increasing. ... It is sad that with all the progress that women have made in America has been so slow to reach and influence other countries. ... Most people feel that a woman's place is in the home; although America has proved that woman can not only work outside the home, but also be leaders and excel outside the home. ... In Portugal, lunch is like dinner in America, a three-cou...

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Mladenovic (2012) said the bullet that went through Djindjic's heart was aimed directly at the future of democracy in Serbia. Organized crime can be a direct threat to democracy and to the development of a nation. ... Can this continuous spending be sustainable for the American government when these funds could be spent in rehabilitation services? There is no clear solution in solving America's drug problem, but serious solutions should be explored as the War on Drugs is not working. ... One example of the linkage between terrorists and organize crime is the narcotics smuggling ope...

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In Latin America, Colombia has 55% of its population living below the poverty line (The Poorest). ... Before the United Nations should even think about issues such as promoting democracy or preventing conflict, they must first realize that global poverty needs to be eliminated because nobody deserves to suffer through the negative impacts of poverty. ...

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In many cases, both institutions are involved in making loans to authoritarian nations, such as China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India; essentially countries that aggressively compete with American workers and industry, and are often at odds with the United States' long-term geopolitical interests (Drazen 2002, p.8). ...

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benefits and threats of globalisation Introduction There are processes in the international order--driven by revolutions in communication and information technology--that exhibit seemingly inexorable globalising tendencies while, at the same time, there are a range of actions, adopted by states and non state actors alike, that attempt to resist these often ill defined phenomena captured by the all embracing notion of 'globalisation'. For example, the long term tendency towards freer trade, electronic commerce and the seemingly uncontrollable power of deregulated capital markets do...

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Despite being a socialist country, Guthrie (2006, pg. 9) states that China has progressively developed institutions of democracy, as globalisation takes over the world. ... The status of China as the 'world factory' made the Americans " relocate [their] domestic and labour-intensive industries" to China, which then develops a symbiotic relationship between Chinese and American economies (Uberoi, 2008 p. 124). ... Guo and Hickey (2010, p. 43) report that " China offers aid to over 160 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the South Pacific in...

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The UN has sponsored a Global Compact to establish and promote a shared set of core values in the areas of labour standards, human rights and environmental practices between the UN and the business community The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) develops economic and social policy for its 29 members, which include the countries of North America, Western Europe (including Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland) and Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. ...

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Introduction Goods and services have been traded internationally for centuries. Historically, this trade has been controlled by governments, either through force or through import and export taxes (tariffs), subsidies and other regulations. But, whatever the method of intervention, the aim has always been to maintain favourable terms of trade for the country exercising these measures. The support by government of national interests, through tariff and non-tariff measures, is known as "protectionism". The removal of such trade barriers, combined with improvements in international communicati...

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Globalization is the topic of 21st century that we cannot forget to mention in political science. Our society has become interdependent with each other in many ways through things like trade, technology, culture, and immigration. In a personal level, globalization has led people to be connected thro...

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It must be noted that by virtue of an unwritten agreement between the U.S.A. and Western European countries all of the 12 World Bank presidents elected until today have been North American nationals. ... Strengthened democracy. ...

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