DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Policy Insights No. 96 May 2012 The Middle-Income Trap: Comparing Asian and Latin American Experiences by Anna Jankowska, Arne J. Nagengast and José Ramón Perea ♦♦ Chinese Taipei; Hong Kong, China; Korea and Singapore (the East Asian Newly Industrialised Countries or NICs) have been successful in attaining income convergence with high-income countries while Latin American countries remain caught in the Middle-Income Trap. ♦♦ The East Asian NICs pursued export-led growth by targeting
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Nowadays rap has molded into a subgenre called “Trap” originating in the slums of Atlanta. Trap is the new style of rapping that coincides with the increase of drug abuse and distribution in the United States. Trap is mostly rooted in the culture of drug making and distribution, and has reached rappers all over the world, especially in South America and the Caribbeans. The sub genre is mostly focused on rapping about selling crack cocaine, abusing
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Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release BCOM/275 Kein Pettus Dr. Gail Zwart Communication is the basis of life, some belief communication created the world and everything in it. Words are powerful and if not used wisely, can be very damaging. However if used with care and in an uplifting manner; words can turn a challenging or seemingly bleak situation around. The story of the workers trapped in the copper mine in Chile was an example of a seemingly bleak situation, as
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America is well known around the world for its great wealth and prosperity. Many people from other countries come to America in search of religious freedom, happiness, and in general a better life for themselves. America’s economy is based around the system known as capitalism. Capitalism is a system where means of production is privately ran. Meaning the government does not have control over corporations, or prices of goods. Any American can earn money as they see fit. You can start a business selling
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The largest spider in the world, the Goliath bird-eating tarantula, has a unique lifestyle where it lives in South America fighting for survival so it can achieve its one life goal: mating. The Goliath tarantula is a typical tarantula in the Theraphosidae family. This family has 850 species in it. That’s a lot of different species. This includes Typical and Atypical tarantulas (Trap-door spiders). The Goliath is a Typical tarantula, which is a
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human race is we're obsessed with this idea of 'us and them,' which is really a no-win situation, whether it's racial, cultural, religious or political” (Brainyquote.com). The French and Indian War plays an important role in the history of North America. The French and their Native American allies battled against the British and their Native American allies over land. The war solicits many undertones of hate and racism (Levernier). Hawkeye and his band of Native Americans lead the British group through
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Introduction The terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 shook the foundation of the faith that America had in her security. This prompted congressional action on counteractive action to avoid a repeat occurrence of the terrorist attack on US soil. Measures that were taken included the passage of a Congressional Act referred to as the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, hereby referred
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It's easy to fall into the trap: A gym buddy passes along a workout tip, and then you pass it on to several people you know. Your kid’s coach gives you advice, and sure enough you hear the same thing from several other parents. So you figure it must be true. But experts say that in the world of health and fitness, myths and half-truths flourish – and some of them may be keeping you from getting the best and safest workout. "Some myths are just harmless half-truths, but many others can actually be
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with access to a higher education. Without this aid, many low-income students take on unmanageable levels of debt burden or forgo a college education altogether (King, 161).” The problem of escalating consumer debt is exacerbated by enticing offers, ease of obtaining credit, retroactive rate increases by credit issuers, and the deceit tactics coupled with rampant consumerism and lack of attention by borrows. Creditor’s see the vulnerability in college students, especially. "I think they try to take
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