"development must be inegalitarian because it does not start in every part of the economy at the same time" in 1954 (Lewis, 1954). It is also true for China. The income inequality issue between poor and rich increased faster, which has a negative impact as China tries to become a more stable society. The gap between rich and poor is caused by complex factors. This paper is intended to discover and explain the issue of income inequality through urban-rural gap, and also give some suggestions according
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of food production." (Source F) The locavore movement could be easily executed by the 20 percent of people who live near farmers markets or centers of food production, allowing them to easily gain access to locally produced food. However, with urbanization and sparsely located farms across the nation, most are extremely distant from places that sell locally grown food. Thus, this makes
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strategy and temperament should be factored into considerations during the study of intelligence (165). He backs up his arguments by presenting a case, which identifies how the different cognitive demands in two societies play significant roles and impacts on the test results. For instance, if a society that emphasizes on vocabulary capacity, children tend to obtain a higher score on vocabulary
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Unit 9 Final Project: Ground Level Ozone is Dangerous Kaplan University Online College Composition II October 24, 2014 Outline I. Introduction II. Human impact is hurting the environment a) Coal-fired power plants b) Nuclear power plants c) Vehicle exhaust emission III. Impact of ground level ozone a) Consequences on children health b) Effect on the health of the elderly c) Public health concern of smog IV. Strategy for ground level ozone reduction
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Dr. Kwasi Konadu’s course “Intro to Contemporary Africa” covers a wide range of topics relating to the continent of Africa. Throughout the course, students become aware of how the continent of Africa has arrived at this present time in history. From the beginning chapters about geography and historical context all the way to the final chapter on the trends and prospects for Africa, there are a few conclusions that students can soundly arrive at. As far back as scholars have researched, a range of
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Saturday, July 24, 2010Environment Environmental accounting A key to sustainable development Environmentally idyllic Bengal. K. M. Nazmul Islam and Dr. Ahmed Kamruzzaman Majumder THE concept that every nation might acknowledge the economic role of the environment in its income accounts is neither a hasty shift nor a quick practice; it has been under discussion globally since the 1960s. Unfortunately in Bangladesh the contribution of the environmental goods and services in the national economy has
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Trends Shaping Tomorrow’s World By Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies Forces in the Natural and Institutional Environments Introduction For nearly half a century, Forecasting International has been tracking the forces that shape our future. Some 20 years ago, we codified our observations into a list of trends that forms the basis for much of our work. For each of our projects, we compare the specific circumstances of an industry or organization with these general trends and project their
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Recommendations reached: 2. Introduction The company chosen for this report was AirAsia. The assignment required that: • A management report of 3,500 to 4,000 words is written on an organization. The report should describe, analyze and assess the impact of external and internal factors on the organization and evaluate the organization’s responses • In relation to technological change, analyze how it influences policies and decision making, critically evaluate the effectiveness of the organization
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FIVE META-TRENDS THAT ARE CHANGING OUR WORLD* explored by David Pearce Snyder Consulting Futurist INTRODUCTION Last year, I received an e-mail from a long-time Australian client, requesting “five meta-trends that will have the largest impact on global human psychology.” The wording of the brief request gave the impression that they were ordering five off-the-shelf commodities which we could pull from stock and ship in seven days. Moreover, the term “meta-trend,” while increasingly in common
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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME DECOUPLING NATURAL RESOURCE USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM ECONOMIC GROWTH Acknowledgements Editor: International Resource Panel Working Group on Decoupling Lead authors: Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria University, Austria, with the support of the Lebensministerium, Austria and Mark Swilling, Sustainability Institute, School of Public Leadership, University of
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