In what ways are modern societies different from previous types? Describe three of the most significant differences. Over many years‚ societies have had to develop and adapt to the way the world is changing. Today‚ some of the most recognisable changes include the expansion of towns and cities‚ the advancement of the global economy and the rapid development of technology. Due to these advancements in society‚ we have seen the industrial revolution create more employment opportunities with better
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Is Economic Development a Prerequisite of a Functioning Democratic System? In the world of political science‚ it is an inherent feature of the discipline that academics will seek a universally applicable theory to explain phenomena that occur within the political sphere. Seymour Martin Lipset did just that in his article Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy‚ published in the American Political Science Review in 1959. In this‚ he made the claim that
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2010). After moving their head office and factory to Shinagawa‚ Tokyo‚ they successfully produced and launched a power megaphone and completed the first magnetic tape recorder prototype that was produced and launched in early 1950 and called the G-Type. In the early 1950’s Ibaka traveled to the United States and came across Bell Labs’ invention of the transistor. He negotiated with Bell to license the transistor technology to his company intending to apply it to communications‚ while most American
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3. Effects of transport systems on economic growth 3.1. Positive effects of transport systems on economic growth These are the effects that transport systems have a positive effect economic growth of which can actually boost the country of South Africa in a financial manner. 3.1.1. Trade Transport systems allow the country to engage in global trade market in a way that South Africa is able to interact in the global economic society. The systems also allow the country to create trading relationships
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and a multiparty system of legislature of the United States and India‚ respectively‚ to see if this correlates to why there are more women in power in the Indian legislature. This is a significant topic to study because more women need to be politically active and involved in their respective legislature so that their views are expressed and known by the other parties and citizens. By comparing two types of democracies‚ the paper will be establishing which type of electoral system has more opportunities
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I. Background of the Study: Official figures show that plastics make up around 25% of the garbage that metro manila churns out‚ while an independent survey conducted by Eco waste Coalition and Greenpeace on the composition of discards on manila bay in 2006 found that 51% were plastic bags‚19% sachets and junk food wrappers‚ 5% Styrofoam‚ 1% hard plastics‚10% rubber‚ 13% biodegradable wastes (Cayetano‚ 2008;www.senatorpiacayetano.com/psc/pressreleasedetails.php?recordID=175) Biodegradable plastics
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Question 1. What are the vital functions of an Economy? Explain the price mechanism. Answer:- An economy refers to the financial system of the region‚ province or nation. "It is a system by which folks get a livelihood." For instance the "Economy includes farms‚ factories‚ mines‚ shops‚ banks‚ roads‚ railways‚ aircrafts‚ offices‚ schools‚ cinemas etc.‚ which grants the people with the goods and services which they also use themselves or sell overseas in order to be able to buy imports." Sir John
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Economics The economics course provides students with a basic foundation in the field of economics. The course has five sections: fundamental concepts‚ microeconomics‚ macroeconomics‚ international economics‚ and personal finance. In each area‚ students are introduced to major concepts and themes concerning that aspect of economics. Fundamental Economic Concepts SSEF1 The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity‚ opportunity
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* Example economic crisis and countries names for Outline the key criticism of CSR and how they differ across different political and economic spectrum Abstract: The field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has now been embraced globally by all the modern entities of the globe. Advocates of the field argue that corporations that are perceived by society as being socially responsible are likely to derive enormous benefits from being so. They argue that most stakeholders whether primary
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and foremost‚ both of these terms mentioned are sub-categories of economics itself. As the names of ‘micro’ and ‘macro’ imply‚ microeconomics facilitates decisions of smaller business sectors‚ and macroeconomics focuses on entire economies and industries. These two economies are mutually dependent‚ and together‚ they develop the strategy for the overall growth of an organization. They are the two most important fields in economics‚ and are necessary for the rise in the economy. Microeconomics focuses
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