RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION IN CHINA 1. REASONS * http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/chinas-young-rural-urban-migrants-search-fortune-happiness-and-independence : * Interestingly, being tired of school was one of the most frequent answers to the primary migration motivation question, surpassing economic reasons. Many of our interviewees expressed little interest in school and did not complete their compulsory nine years of education before migrating. A secondary reason emerged, however
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emergence of a serious immune system disease known as AIDS began to run to among the denizens of the US. Along with it came increased mortality rates, albeit not drastic rises in death, but apparent none-the-less. AIDs caused quite a stir in the population due to the fact that it exposed weakness in the human body to other diseases, such as influenza, which would then come to kill them. So in a sense, it was as if AIDS opened a window for other diseases to be let in, which would then cause a small
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29.4 25.4 6.3 19.1 9147.8 4093.8 31.5 35.2 21.3 17.6 21.1 7.7 Vital Statistics General Vital Statistics Population (In Million) Population census, 2001 Population census, 2011 Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2011 Male-Female Ratio, 2011 Population Density/Sq. Km., 2011 Basic Vital Statistics Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2011 Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2011 Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), (Below 1 Year of Age), 2011 Total Fertility Rate Per Women
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interconnectedness and interdependence between places around the world through social, cultural, economic, political, and technological change. Such changes inevitably alter the human experience of place and space and leads to shifts of thinking from one population to the next. Over time, cultures begin to overlap and influence each other and this influence plays immense roles in the development of independent nations’ political and economic systems as well as the well being of their people. Lecture 2 3
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Economic: Some markets suffer constraint. Recession causes tax revenues to fall, market contraction. European free trade agreements. - Social: Ageing population creates pressure on healthcare system. This is caused by the increment of the average life expectancy, among many other things. Also, expectations of consumers are higher. Ageing populations create pressure on healthcare systems. Epidemic or chronic diseases (e.g. obesity). More expectations from the consumer. Payers choosing generic drugs
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Working Paper Series Population Dynamics in India and Implications for Economic Growth David E. Bloom January 2011 PGDA Working Paper No. 65 http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/pgda/working.htm The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Harvard Initiative for Global Health. The Program on the Global Demography of Aging receives funding from the National Institute on Aging, Grant No. 1 P30 AG024409-06. 1 Population Dynamics in India and
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Case Study Chapter 1 1. Why has India been able to build a thriving software industry? What are the country’s advantages in this market? What are the country’s disadvantages? Answer: India has been able to build a thriving software industry due to its good educational system which has enabled India to produce a large number of well and highly qualified software engineers. India’s low labor cost has also contributed to the growth of the software industry by increasing the demand for software
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------------------------------------------------- Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Unequal treatment in workforce and pay 2. Prejudice and discrimation 3. Abuse- Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. * What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism means is prejudice
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(NSSO) defines ‘rural’ as follows: ∑ An area with a population density of up to 400 per square kilometer, ∑ Villages with clear surveyed boundaries but no municipal board, ∑ A minimum of 75% of male working population involved in agriculture and allied activities. [1] RBI defines rural areas as those areas with a population of less than 49,000 (tier -3 to tier-6 cities). [1] It is generally said that the rural areas house up to 70% of India’s population. Rural India contributes a big chunk to India’s
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is meant by an “ageing population”? Examine some of the key ways in which an ageing population can affect the supply side of the economy? Answer: Population ageing is a phenomenon that occurs when the median age of a country or region rises due to rising life expectancy and/or declining fertility rates. Aging of population (also known as demographic aging, and population aging) is a summary term for shifts in the age distribution (i.e., age structure) of a population toward older ages. A direct
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