OLUFUNKE BAKARE GLB-301 OCTOBER, 2013 Answer each of the following questions on the peril of conflict and the promise of conflict resolution. Your answer to each item should be an essay of 350 to 800 words in length. (With a typical font and spacing, this comes to between 1½ and 3 pages.) It is recommended that you refer to outside sources as you consider these issues. Be sure to document your sources correctly. Answer one (1) of the following questions: We live in a world
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Digital divide The digital divide is a term which is used to describe the difference between those who have the access to the information technology this involves mobile phones, internet, computers and television and those who do not have access to these services. The expression can also represent those who have the skills and expertise to use different types of technology. The digital divide can exist between those who are living in rural areas and those who are living in urban areas. Factors that
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In 1980, Japan’s industrial innovation over took the United States in the global market for the auto making industry. Soon after, very similar modernization was happening in the emerging market. While China and India were previously used for cheap labor or call centers, now they were coming up with new business models for production and distribution. Multinational companies in the west were investing in this market, building their R&D in developing countries, and hoping that economical and educational
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Assignment 1: Does Modernization of a Less Developed Country Using Western Ideals Work Sociology 300 Modernization theory refers to bringing a traditional country up to the same development as a more developed country. Modernization affects the development of a Third World Country by helping them become self-sufficient economically, politically and socially. One of the issues with Third World Countries is their education. Not everyone has access to an education and basic things such as being
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Politics and Economics of the Third World viz a viz Theories of Development Student’s Name: Course: Tutor’s Name: 17/05/2013 Outline i. Abstract ii. Introduction iii. Literature Review iv. Method of Analysis v. Analysis vi. Conclusion vii. Works Cited Abstract This paper analyzes the politics and economics of the third world. It seeks to provide information about development and the steps that countries in the developing
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An emerging market is a country that has some characteristics of a developed market, but does not meet standards to be a developed market. This includes countries that may be developed markets in the future or were in the past. Many businesses may feel that it is most effective to target an emerging market to increase and maximise profits because the market can become loyal to the brand, making the market more sustainable. When a business expands into an emerging market, there is the opportunity
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Uneven development Uneven development 1. Introduction: A major consequence of capitalist economy is the emergence of concentrations of wealth and capital on the one hand, and poverty and oppression, on the other. This is the basic idea of uneven development. In general terms, uneven development can relate to differential growth and development of regions at the global, regional, national, and local level. The phenomenon
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sfhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhWhy you should stop using the term “third world countries” August 7, 2014 · by LofAlexandria · in Political/Social Opinion It is not uncommon for people to use the phrases “First World Country” and “Third World Country” to describe various parts of the world today. Interestingly, I almost never hear anyone describe a country as a “Second World Country”, ever wonder why that is? Mostly this has to do with the history of the phrases and their true meanings. Amusingly when
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The Internet will bring about a new freedom of information and so narrow the technology gap between developed and developing countries. The Internet has emerged as the most rapidly adopted communication mean in history. For the last decades it has built bridges between almost all corners of the world and created the greatest depository of all kinds of information. Access to these new technologies enabled rapid development of all countries. Some states that were always lagging behind the leading
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Quiz Top of Form Note: It is recommended that you save your response as you complete each question. | Question 1 (1 point) In 2008, nearly 200 million children under age five in poor countries were stunted by a lack of nutrients in their food. More than 90 percent of those children live in: Question 1 options: | a. South America and Asia | | b. Africa and South America | | c. North America and Africa | | d. Africa and Asia | Save Question 2 (1 point) Why
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