Similarly, the increasing demand for energy in developed countries as opposed to underdeveloped countries creates an unfair imbalance in the energy market. ... Contrarily, underdeveloped countries are subjected to cheaper, more environmentally harmful sources of energy, such as wood and crop waste, that have serious impacts on environmental health. ... Though emissions are said to be 'cleaner' in developed countries, greenhouse emissions from these countries exceed those of underdeveloped countries. ... Production of energy in underdeveloped countries, such as Nigeria, is often harm...

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Although, in contrast to the above mentioned, the number of developing and underdeveloped countries is high in the world. ... The core countries dominate and exploit the peripheral countries for labor and raw materials. ... The core countries, to some extent, completely milk out the sources of the periphery countries. ... Thus, the capital for a lot programs of the country is derived from the African countries. ... Boko Haram, which comes from the Muslim and historically marginalized and underdeveloped north, is perhaps trying to multiethnic, secular, and democratic order.' ...

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ECLAC maintains country offices in Bogotá, Brasilia, Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and a liaison office in Washington, D.C. ... Specifically, industrialized nations were selling increasingly expensive manufactured goods to the periphery in return for raw materials at increasingly unfavorable terms of trade for underdeveloped countries. ... Economic exploitation and political manipulation by rich countries presented a good explanation for the underdeveloped condition of many Latin American countries. ... While dependency theory highlights some truths - e.g., the consequences, particularly...

• Word Count: 1742
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The annual human Development report was first published in 1990 as a new way to measure countries" progress by going beyond gross national product to factor in life expectancy, education and adjusted real incomes. The report's Human Development Index ranks countries by health, sanitation, the treatment of women and other aspects of life that " give what the authors believe is a truer picture of day-to-day existence" (Leone pg 43). ... And although the first assumption would be that global poverty would be caused by natural population increase, studies of developing countries such as Bangl...

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Different needs of people in different countries affect the business and economy relative to each country (Belkaoli 88). ... The ways in which a countries economics work are all unique, with respect to that country (Burns 57). ... This is why sweatshops are located mostly in third world countries, where the economy is underdeveloped, and proper business protocol is ignored. ... Accounting principles vary greatly from country to country. ... Countries toda...

• Word Count: 1999
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It operates in over 200 countries, more than the number of members of the United Nations. ... The employees have to know the beliefs and values of the country. ... This is very satisfying for the employees living in advancing or underdeveloped countries because in these countries the currency of US Dollars is normally valuable, especially in a developing country like Turkey. People from different countries can guess what the customers in their own market want. ... Most of the countries in trading blocks (such as NAFTA) support globalization. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Soft power can be summarized as influence gained by the "attractiveness" of a country. ... India is an underdeveloped country with a high poverty and illiteracy rate. ... The European Union is a very attractive country in terms of world power. ... In the EU, countries see themselves as countries first and a part of the EU second. ... As it has been shown, no one country stacks up to the United States in terms of power. ...

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Native American activists defeated a well organized campaign for termination by using a Cold War claim to indigenous patriotism.The material and moral aspects of the Cold War helped with the forming of both Native Americans' plans and ideas to fight termination legislation and their understanding of Marshall Plan aid for Europe, and the Point Four aid for underdeveloped countries. ... We have served in order to save our country, our people, our religion, our freedom of press and our freedom of speech from destruction. . . . ... Neil, said "the government is making all these big loans to f...

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A Eurocentric blueprint was prescribed to underdeveloped and developing states and that this was what was required for development. Although it may not account for everything, the "modern hand" had a very tight grip on the country's development over the course of time. ... Revolutionist activities spread out from the heartland to different parts of the country. ... This paved the way for him, his wife, and so called crony capitalists to control and manipulate the country's enterprises. ... The country's economic struggles may ultimately lead to a successful so-called ...

• Word Count: 1456
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Soon, many countries wanted to discover and profit. ... The powerhouse countries of today are the ones who put these struggling countries in the state they are in today; exploited for resources and left with nothing. ... These countries and (more specifically) these villages are not "underdeveloped". ... It began in Zaire (a central African country) in 1976. ... These affluent countries of today are the reason third-world countries are so poor in the first place. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Some Canadian citizens argue that globalization is a positive development because it will give rise to new industries and more jobs in developing countries. Others say globalization is negative in that it will force poorer countries of the world to do whatever the big developed countries tell them to do. ... This can be problematic in a democratic country such as Canada if globalization can essentially start to alter values and ways in which the state operates. ... For example Menard mentions that "globalization is blamed for exacerbating the income gap between the rich and the poor, for ...

• Word Count: 1932
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• Grade Level: Graduate

Although the term its self is not used often, one can clearly see the effects of Neo-liberalism in a country like the U.S for example. ... Even though some countries found that buying into to such a system would be much easier than opposing it, other countries realized they didn't have a choice and/or were pressured with threat of sanctions and penalties to adopt a neoliberal set of morals and principles. ... Look at the United States in Iraq for example, when the U.S invades a country like Iraq in the name of neoliberalism, it promises to raise standards of living, spread democracy and b...

• Word Count: 2010
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Though many United States consumers associate globalization with leading multinationals like Coca-Cola or GE that have huge operations in many countries, small businesses have actually been one of the main drivers of global integration (Kurlantzick, 2003). ... In the past, entrepreneurs have been known to bring the new technology to underdeveloped nations. To keep this tradition operating, researchers have to establish technology that is easy to comprehend and conform to the culture in the developing countries. ... This may mean traveling to the country that is being considered and overseeing ...

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While these immigrants initially planned to make their fortune in the United States and then travel back to their native country to spend their wealth, many of them were stranded in the United States because of the competitiveness of gold mining and therefore settled in California and pursued numerous careers. ... Because of the Empress's unwillingness to develop modern technologies and reform the Chinese's tradition ways of life, the society atrophied during the 1800's and was plagued by defeats with wars against other countries. ... This caused some potential immigrants to b...

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Effects Of Gambling The history of gambling in North America suggests important conclusions that are useful today in considering policies related to gambling. The United States has had a long history of allowing some forms of legal gambling and a degree of tolerance of illegal gambling. Society's tolerance and acceptance of legal gambling can change rapidly. Scandals and political control by gaming interests have led to backlashes which result in regulation and/or prohibition. Society's standards and laws related to gambling have tended to change back and forth from prohibition to...

• Word Count: 1884
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• Grade Level: High School