Rigo Flores Tafoya Martin BA 353 2pm Job offshoring Throughout the last decade, there has been a rapid increase of jobs being sent overseas to countries like China and India due to the lower costs of production. In the beginning only jobs related to manufacturing and production of goods were outsourced, today any job that does not require a physical presence could be potentially sent overseas and done for a much cheaper cost than if it were maintained in the United States. There are
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Kaycee Hightower 4th period AP Capstone The politics of HIV/AIDS Disease is all around us and when an epidemic hits, it’s not exactly something that everyone can ignore, however when that epidemic turns into a pandemic, many Americans often times pay less attention to the disease in our own country, and more attention to what we are doing in other countries to stop the infection from migrating further. There are currently thirty five million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS and
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Stop Trying to Save the World The article starts by talking about PlayPump International and its idea of constructing merry-go-rounds that hooked to a water pump. Every time it was spun, a tank was filled with fresh, clean water. The NGO had no problem raising money and these pumps were installed in various villages. Although it seemed like a great idea to many, it turns out these devices were underutilized in these villages. In fact, it almost became a chore to operate, as kids did not want
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Critically examine the relationship between globalisation, inequality and poverty. The term globalisation refers to the process by which the world has become more connected through advancements in technology, transport and communications and resultantly become integrated in many areas of life. For the purposes of this essay, one will be discussing the relationship between primarily economic globalisation, poverty and inequality in what many have referred to as the ‘third wave’ of globalisation
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Child Labor Child labor is a significant global issue and an increasing epidemic in many developing and poor countries. It is a very controversial issue because some people believe that it is just pure unethical, while others believe that their children need to work in order to provide for their family. Often times Americans criticize a third world country’s way of life. Just because their culture is very different from ours we automatically assume that it is wrong. In my opinion child labor is
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recession. However, the second oil shock in 1979 led to spike in oil prices. As a result, the US went into recession, which drove commodities prices down significantly. Latin America countries import oil and export commodities, a deteriorated international trade situation slowed down their GDP growth. They were not able to pay for their loans which associated with floating interest rates. In 21st century European, the global financial crisis trigged a series of events. The Greek government had
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erhgjtlhtrh4tej teyj tyj tyj ty j tyj t yj etyjyjerj Overall, the United Nations has estimated that while developed nations give about $50 billion a year in foreign aid to the developing world, agricultural subsidies cost producers in the developing world some $50 billion in lost export revenues, effectively canceling out the effect of the aid. As one UN official has noted, “It’s no good building up roads, clinics, and infrastructure in poor areas if you don’t give them access to markets
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7/20/2010 Copenhagen's Inconvenient Truth September/October 2009 ESSAY Copenhagen's Inconvenient Truth How to Salvage the Climate Conference Michael Levi MICHAEL A. LEVI is David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. This December, diplomats from nearly 200 countries will gather in Copenhagen to negotiate a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which for the first time bound wealthy countries to specific cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
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contribute to the social good of the society. I have the commitment, the drive and the necessary skills that would allow hand in hand with other organizations. Objectives: In the short term I am looking for a job that can allow me to accumulate some funds as well as earn a reputation that would later help me with establishing my own business and sustain it through strong business network that I plan to develop throughout my tenure as an employee. My basic objective out of running this social entrepreneurship
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Globalization vs. Localization Discussion Points: 1. Leave it to the corporations, bankers and global bureaucracies – “the only route out of poverty for the world's poor” – to do the planning and solve the world's problems. So far, almost all of the evidence from the past three decades (1970-2000) - the period of economic globalization's most rapid ascendancy - shows that it is bringing exactly the opposite outcome that its advocates claim. Clearly, poverty and inequality are rapidly
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