U N I T E D N AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E O N T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2011 NON-EQUITY MODES OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT U N I T E D N AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E O N T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2011 NON-EQUITY MODES OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT New York and Geneva, 2011 ii World Investment Report 2011: Non-Equity Modes of International Production and Development
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increased again. The global expansion remains unbalanced. Growth in many advanced economies is still weak, considering the depth of the recession. In addition, the mild slowdown observed in the second quarter of 2011 is not reassuring. Growth in most emerging and developing economies continues to be strong. Overall, the global economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent in the first quarter, and forecasts for 2011–12 are broadly unchanged, with offsetting changes across various economies. However
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more than 17% on year-on-year basis since 2010, the healthcare industry is contributing to about 10% of GDP. During last decade, large global pharmaceutical companies have merged or formulated joint ventures with many Indian companies to tap into emerging markets and take advantage of economical resources as well as higher growth prospects. This led Indian pharmaceutical companies to shift their focus from generics to R&D based business model. Current spending on research and development (R&D)
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Globalization has witnessed the world change from being compromised of several segregated communities to one whereby people from all over the world becomes very much connected. Increased trade between various regions has enhanced the economy whereas social and cultural exchange has also improved through advancements in technology and communication methods. Globalization has been observed as one of the driving forces for development throughout the world. Although it is undeniable that the benefits
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Globalization is the "integration of worldwide operations and development of standard product and marketing"[1]. In today's society, globalization is without a doubt drastically changing and unifying everyone together. However, each individual, family, nation, and the world has their own input as to whether globalization is positive or negative. Individual and family The strongest benefit for globalization is allowing access to products that weren't attainable by middle class individuals
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sold those in emerging country; this the traditional way of innovation. However, they began a new strategy called reverse innovation. It is just the opposite. It is about innovating in the emerging country and then bringing those to the rest of the world, richer. The base is still the same as a traditional innovation, they create something new to be the first and win the market, which may doesn’t exist yet. But the reverse innovations are first adapted to the needs of the emerging country like China
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To what extent has globalization improved the lives of children and youth? To say that globalization has affected the lives of children and youth around the world would be an understatement. But with the growth over the years from globalization, many pros and cons have come out of it. The forthcoming of globalization has done wonders to developed countries, but not so much for underdeveloped countries. This is why I stand on a thin line between if it has improved the lives plenty, or not quite
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Brain Drain: Why People Leave their Motherland? (Implications for the Developed and Developing Economies) ‘Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country?’ – John F. Kennedy, Former US President. The need to migrate to another place from where you are is a old habit of the human race. The migration of people from one country to another has both good and bad effects. Good effects on the country that they are migrating to and a bad effect of on the country
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1.a) Achievements and Failure – Harmonization Process – EU & IASB International business are no longer confronted only with Accounting problems, which ends at domestic borders. When companies, equity, or capitials cross borders they are confronted with new cultures, challenging new laws and differences in political systems. Besides that there are the differences in Accounting Standards abroad. For example there are the US gaap and IAS. The lack of similar Accounting Standard led to problems
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