USA and Australia, for example, are First World countries compared to Africa and South Asia, which are developing nations. Studies show that a low GNP, poor health care, low literacy rate, low economy and gender racism prove this. ... For example, 62% female illiteracy in Africa compared to less than 10% in the First World. ... Poor economy and low flow of goods and services makes it harder for the population in developing countries to survive. ... Poor health, high illiteracy rates, low economy and gender racism all contribute to the paralyzing life these women live. ...

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The third world countries are facing several disasters, which have been a cause in naming them "Third World Countries". ... Additionally food, human rights and the economy are facing real problems. ... Finally, these problems affect the economy badly. These countries have a dreadful economy which led them to be underdeveloped. ... The third world countries are in serious situations that have bad impact to their population and economy. ...

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With $78 trillion in total GDP, the global economy is far beyond vast. ... Meanwhile, the population of developing economies has continued to grow, especially in Africa and India. ... The growth of financial markets continues to increase the huge income disparities throughout the world. In the article entitled, "The World is Spiky," Richard Florida argues against the flat world theory and asserts that certain countries have far outpaced others with regard to growth, creating the "spikes" on the global topography. ... As we have discussed in class, less than 1% of the worl...

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But are we to continue the unjust order in the world? ... Nothing can justify indifference or noninvolvement of the rest of the world, the world that has enough food and enough money to indulge even strangest whims in the fate of the world that is devoid of even the most basic for sustenance. ... In addition, IMF's policy "eviscerated any real democracy" in those countries and burdened their economies with insurmountable debts. ... The IMF before giving a loan to Zambia required the government of the country to make several drastic changes in the structure of its economy....

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Nowadays, there are lots and lots of people suffering from poverty all over the world. ... In the middle of February, the government of George Bush Junior made a plan that from now on, 50 percent of the money, which World Band would send to the poor countries, would be just direct help instead of loan. ... And there have been about three billion people who are very very poor in the world. ... Developed countries want to develop their economy. ... It's too bad for economy. ...

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Assigned third-world economy status, dependent upon the world market, and caught amid social and political wars, Africa has not adapted well to the changes thrust upon it by colonial rule. ... A factor contributing to Africa's inability to manage itself effectively is the colonial economic system, which has been thrust prematurely upon Africa, and which has relegated the African economies to a peripheral third-world status within the world economy. ... The economy's reliance on the world market is an important economic effect of colonialism, as are the new social and demographic chan...

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Assigned third-world economy status, dependent upon the world market, and caught amid social and political wars, Africa has not adapted well to the changes thrust upon it by colonial rule. ... A factor contributing to Africa's inability to manage itself effectively is the colonial economic system, which has been thrust prematurely upon Africa, and which has relegated the African economies to a peripheral third-world status within the world economy. ... The economy's reliance on the world market is an important economic effect of colonialism, as are the new social and demographic chan...

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During the early 1500's the Spanish and Portugal lead the world with their great and dominant Navies. The Spanish discovery of silver in Zacateces and San Luis Potosi allowed Spain to have a lot of trading power with East Asia in the way of silk and back home in Spain helped to put money back into the treasury after the 800 year-long recon quest of Iberia form the Moors (The world that trade created, pg. 54). They also immediately controlled long-distance commerce in the America's due to lack of interest by the locals (The world that trade created, pg. 21). But as time goes on ...

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However, Europeans had no military success against African states as they were able to achieve in the New World. ... Then these slaves were put on ships, going to the New World for the Triangular Trade. The Triangular Trade was trading between Europe, the New World, and Africa. ... Lovejoy also claims that 11 million Africans couldn't have been sold without African consent for it changed African society, including the political economy. ... In conclusion, the Slave Trade was a horrible brutal event in the world's history. ...

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Global or world cities are the place where the local meets the global, and they are crucial actors and points of contact for the new networks of the 21st century. ... The first of these mini-world-systems was constructed around the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates, and the Indus Rivers (Abu-Lughod 401). Cities continued to grow and spring up around the world. ... According to Saskia Sassen, focusing on cities in an analysis of economic globalization signals the declining significance of the national economy as a unitary category in the global economy (409). ... Recovering place, constituted in ma...

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The Industrial Revolution changed the world and was the beginning of an industrialized economy in which machines were developed to facilitate the mass production of textiles, steel, coal, and oil. ... His objections are expressed in "The world is too much with us." ... Wordsworth describes his perception of the world, his perception of how the world ought to be, and his perception of the future. ... Wordsworth describes his perception of how the world ought to be. ... Wordsworth expressed his views of the world through his poetry. ...

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After World War two countries from around the world were recognizing the Europeans as hypocrites who continued to unjustly rule African populations. ... Also the wavering world economy as well as political and ethnic conflict negatively affected African nations. ... Due to declining oil revenue and worsening Libyan economy, Qaddafi has attempted to improve his relationships with neighboring countries. ... Africa's economy was also far from those of other continents in terms of developments and exports. ... Leaders of Africa decided that the first step in moving Africa's economy into...

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Many of the European states were motivated to participate in imperialism by the need to expand their economies. ... All in all, imperialism formed Africa into a global economy on unequal terms, and a provider of raw materials and cash crops. In the end, the African countries turned out to be economically stagnant, third world nations. ... It formed Africa into a global economy on unequal terms and a provider of raw materials and cash crops, and left it economically stagnant. ... From this evidence, one can clearly see that the great power states of Europe took advantage of the African co...

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Cities currently are striving to separate and define their identity to appeal to the seemingly smaller world community. This in turn places more pressure on smaller countries to draw more monetary resources to compete with some of the worlds more affluent nations. ... Globalization is an inevitable force of human evolution that is partly driven by objectives in cutting costs in our free market economy. With this need to stimulate global economy it is understood that each country could benefit from the expansive mechanism. It is my opinion that globalization will continue to reshape the wo...

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Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available in all parts of the world. ... The expanding world market seems to leave behind the smaller trade economies of the poorer countries in the world. ... Organizations like the World Trade Organization (WTO) are supposed to help regulate the commercial status of all countries, including the less developed poor economies. ... This Report told us that the richest 20% of the world's population receives 82.7% of global income, while the poorest 20% receives only 1.4%. ... Globalization is a world wide trend that is no...

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All of the Africans were happy with their own economy and political system before the Age of Imperialism. ... Imperialism occurs when a strong nation takes over a weak nation for the purpose of getting natural resources and dominates its economy, politics, and culture. ... Imperialists intended to develop their economy and industry by expanding, trading and obtaining new natural resources which are needed to manufacture many new products. ... (Imperialism) These European imperialists dominated the colonized country's economy, government and oppression of local people. ... As Europeans pa...

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However, slavery existed long before in the times of Christ, so the Europeans would have surely found some others to perform the labor their economy needed. ... The slave trade was simply the response to an excessive demand in the New World due to a thriving economy. ...

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Child labor: corrosive for its consequences Child labor is a pervasive problem throughout the world, especially in developing countries. ... Child labor is considered as one of the principal ways of abuse against many children around the world. ... Child labor may be positive for the economy of a country in short terms, however, in long terms it is considered negative for a country, because it creates an economy based in less educated workers. ... Child labor is a mayor world problem. ... For all these humanitarians" reasons, child labor should be regulated and eliminated around th...

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The African colonies were desirable because Europeans wanted to possess a world empire and become a more powerful nation. ... Some long term effects were new global economy emerges. Also traditional cultures and economies disrupted around the world. ... European competition for empire contributes to outbreak of two world wars. ...

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Before World War I there were only sixty-two independent nations in the entire world, however today this number has more than tripled, due to the formation of many small states. ... There are more and more countries emerging every day in the modern world. ... However, size is of little importance in today's rapidly growing technological world. ... A large economy deals with problems better than small countries. ... On the other hand they must have other luxuries that help them compete in the global economy. ...

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The spread of the Industrial Revolution was fast and brought wealth to England and Europe with the "World Trade System" and later to the rest of the world. Significant increases of industrial products lead to a replacement of agricultural economy with a new industrial order multiplying the amount of goods and cash crops. ... Industrialization brought the idea of Western capitalism, a new economic system that concentrates in profit, creating a wealthy economy worldwide. ...

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The Commercial Revolution comprising of two hundred years of extensive changes in commerce and trade was fueled by mercantilism, which produced a global economy. ... During this time there was the change from an agricultural way of life to a manufacturing economy, and the exporting of manufactured goods and the importing of raw materials and precious metals that cost thousands upon thousands of human lives. ... Control of the land thus the economy through any means possible was important in mercantilism. ... Slavery still exists in various parts of the world although not to the extent that it ...

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The first web page "Urban Environmental Problems", which represents part of the book "World Resources 1996-1997" analyzes the physical and human factors that diversify urban environmental problems in different parts of the world. ... Defining and understanding the main causes that deteriorate city's environment will help resolve urban problems such as: health hazards from urban pollution, uncollected domestic waste, and inadequate water and sanitation services; negative impacts on the economy due to traffic congestion (this slows the movement of goods) or productivity losses due to the wo...

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Ghana's economy is based mainly on agriculture and mining. ... Ghana is also an emerging sports contender in soccer events such as the World Cup. ... My first reason being that their economy is doing very well, one of the best in Africa. ...

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During the early years of colonization and exploration in North America and Africa, many New World "collided" and brought to each other many new things, both good and bad. ... The Europeans brought back from the New World, tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, and potatoes, which provided food for the now greatly populated Europe. ... Small pox, yellow fever, and malaria were some of the devastating diseases carried into the New World. ... What the Europeans took from Africa was something that would last through out the majority of the world until fairly recently, slavery. ... This huge boost in th...

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