Topic | Australia | Lesotho | Life expectancy at birth (years) | 81.9 | 45.9 | Internet users per 100 people | 70.8 | 3.6 | GDP per capita ($US) | $40,286 | $1,605 | Inequality-adjusted income index | 0.720 | 0.234 | Death of women per 100,000 live births | 4 | 960 | Protected areas (%) | 10.5 | 0.5 | Homicide Rate (per 100,000) | 1.2 | 36.7 | HDI value | 0.937 | 0.427 | By comparing Australia and Lesotho, it is easy to determine which of the two the developed country is and
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introduced a 5-year economic program in 2010 to build socialised harmonised countries in order to balance the wealth distribution, improve education, Medicare and social security. This has already began to increase China’s level of GDP by 45% and their Human Development Index (HDI) has risen by 0.3 in the past 40 years. However, recent trends show that despite the improvements in economic growth and development in China, in recent decades, the richest 10% of the Chinese population (mostly living in
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4.056 million. Norwegians enjoy the second highest GDP per-capita (after Luxembourg) and fourth highest GDP (PPP) per-capita in the world. Today, Norway ranks as the second wealthiest country in the world in monetary value, with the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation. According to the CIA World Factbook, Norway is a net external creditor of debt. Norway maintained first place in the world in the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI) for six consecutive years (2001–2006), and then reclaimed
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China and India are the vast size of their territory and their enormous populations. They are two of the most populous countries, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the world’s population in 2006. China’s economy is also one of the largest, with a GDP exceeding two billion dollars. At the onset of the reforms in the late 1970s, China was the 10th largest economy in the world and by 2005 became the
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Example of sustainable development include the renewable resources. Human welfare: the general well being of a person, referring to their Quality of Life, using determinants such as: access to services, housing, healthcare, political freedom, diet, HDI, etc.. Types of sustainable development Environmental: This is the long term improvement and protection of the environment without compromising the needs of the people. For example, Recycling is advocated by proponents of sustainable development
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Introduction: In recent years, considering the low cost of developing courtiers, a large quantity of companies in developed countries move factories to these nations for a larger-scale production. When factories are founded in developing countries, these firms take advantage of the cheap labor、low-priced land and abundant natural resources to reduce the cost greatly, thereby, they can chase a higher profit. Besides, this kind of plant relocation brings low-cost countries much needed jobs and assists
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ZEALAND | LocationThe group of islands is located in Oceania, southeast of Australia, in the South Pacific Ocean. The 2 main islands are North Island and South Island. | Map | PopulationNZ: 4,438,393(Christchurch: 366,100) | HDI 0.913 (9th) | GDP (US $)$166 billion | GDP per capita (US $)$36,400 | Government Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm | Political Stability | What happened? | Magnitude / LocationSeptember 4th earthquake occurred along an east-west fault (not Alpine Fault)
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Sheena Ann C. Ranollo March 4, 2014 CBET-02-806E Prof. Acosta Question #1. Every parts of the organization, why should be an expression of the purpose & policies of firm. Answer: * According to Henry Mintzberg, most organizations can be divided into 5 basic parts. The, Apex, Techno Structure, Support Staff. These are the people that do the basic work of producing the products or delivering the services. In the simplest organizations, the operators are largely
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controls less than 10% of the wealth” (Mohammed, 2015, p. 3). While world economic growth is developing at a healthy pace, the growth disparity still remains, especially in underdeveloped countries and countries listed low in the Human Development Index (HDI). Persistent jobless growth “refers to the phenomenon in which economies exiting recessions demonstrate economic growth while merely maintain - or, in some cases, decreasing – their level of employment” (Summers, 2015, P. 1). It is a trend that deals
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CULTURAL DISTANCE | KENYA | UGANDA | NIGERIA | Diversity | 13 ethnic groups and 27 sub groups. | 3 Major Etnic Tribes: Baganda, Basoga and Bagisu. | 3 Major Ethnic Tribes: Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani and Igbo | Language, Religion, Ethnicity | The Most Spoken Languages are English and Swahili. | The Most Spoken Languages are English, Swahili and Arabic. | Over 250 languages. English is the official language | Gender | 1.02 Males/Female | 1.03 Males/Females | 1.031 Males/Females | Inequality (GINI)
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