citizens movements find that it is instead lifting only yachts” means that globalization is viewed, conceived and interpreted differently by the rich and the poor countries are very sceptical. Globalization is not different from other theories of development such as modernization and microeconomic structural adjustment adjustments (Jauch, 1996). Globalization benefits the rich nations while developing nations are further pushed to the margin. Wallerstein (2000) argues that globalization creates a global
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Joseph S.Kiria Introduction and Background Proposed research is literally about potentiality of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in achieving strategic objectives envisaged in the national vision development objectives in Tanzania. Study explores the potentiality and sustainability of EPZ as a development strategy in the context of linkage with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and its benefits in a competitive environment. An understanding of this subject is important for at least four reasons.Firstly
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Maximizing Foreign Direct Investment for prosperity in Lesser Developed Countries Over the past 30 years foreign direct investment has been a major contributor to economic growth across the globe. FDI inflows reached an all-time high in 2007 at $1.8 trillion with approximately 40% of that amount being invested in less developed countries. The prediction of this inflow into less developed countries was that it would be a wholly positive thing for the host country through resource transfer effects
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producers to plan ahead, or save up in order to build a better life for themselves. Overall the trade patterns in cocoa and the consumption of chocolate have meant that the profit made from the chocolate stay within the MEDC, further widening the development gap between these two groups of countries, as the MEDCs can further develop and the LEDCs struggling to maintain a standard of
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“deficits”, is often a major component of these food security strategies. This essay therefore is going to define the concept of food aid and explain its impact on the development efforts of developing countries drawing practical examples from Zambian experience. It will first start by defining key terms which are food aid, development and the impact of food aid will be looked into and lastly a conclusion will be drawn from the discussion Food aid, is defined by Maxwell (1982) as external help from
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Globalisation is the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. The world is undergoing rapid globalization as the population rises and there are developments in the information technology industry and as major TNC’s are growing causing their to be larger factories and larger infrastructure. Globalisation has been caused by many things, improvements in transportation means that there are larger cargo ships, this
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Role of ICT development in rural areas in Africa African culture is all about being together rather than progressing as an individual, therefore the main purpose of ict in rural Africa should be a tool of being/getting together. This can either be explained in ways of social networks such as face book and twitter for one or group communication, or using internet as an addition to current group activities. For example, wedding initiations can be sent easily to distant relatives. ICT can be presented
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Human development is the study of how people develop on physical, intellectual and social levels. It probes the different stages of life to better understand how people work. Development Studies is a dynamic area of study concerned social, political and economic change and the policy challenges they present. The major focus in Development Studies is on countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America that have remained poor relative to the industrialized parts of the world. However, many of the issues
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AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: THE IMPERATIVES OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND VALUES by MARTIN ODEI AJEI submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in the subject PHILOSOPHY at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA PROMOTER: PROFESSOR M. B. RAMOSE AUGUST 2007 Contents Declaration Acknowledgement List of Acronyms Key terms Summary vi vii viii x xi INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENT AND PHILOSOPHY i. Statement of the Problem ii. Against Economism iii. Critique of Competition
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to talk about several vibrant phenomena which ensure two major components. Firstly, they function across national boundaries and secondly, they result in higher incorporation or interdependence of human societies. It is therefore one aspect of development that affects the world in general, from every point of human view. There are numerous ways in which globalization has impacted the world today. Some of these include modification of worldwide environment in investment, management, machinery, policy-making
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