Next to China‚ India is the second largest populated country in the world. In 2001‚ India became the second country after China to cross the one billion mark. The current population is around 1.15 billion. India occupies only 2.4% of the world’s land area but it supports over 15% of the world’s population. About 70% of the Indian population lives in more than 550‚000 villages. The balance stays in more than 200 towns and cities. India is expected to surpass China in total population by 2030 (five
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income/ national expenditure 1. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period. 2. Gross national income (GNP/GNI) is the total income earned by a country’s factors of production in a given period of time. 3. Net national income (NNI) is the gross national income adjusted for depreciation (the amount of capital that wears out in a period of time) 4. GDP per capita: GDP divided by the population‚ a measure of the average standard
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1) A Brief history of the indigenous people of SVG. The indigenous people of the Caribbean are the Amerindians‚ here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines they are well known as Yellow Caribs or Pure Caribs. A) The Indigenous people of SVG originally came from South America. Their customs were hunting‚ fishing and cultivating crops. They practiced manufactured pottery‚ basket making and making petroglyphs. The Amerindians were Polytheists‚ this means that they believed in many gods. They also believed
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Social Issues in the Philippines Falling Income The Philippine GDP per capita shrank to US$990 in 2000 from US$1‚129 in 1997 while the GNP per capita contracted to US$1‚033 from US$1‚197. This was a result of the Asian financial crisis‚ which caught up with the Philippines in 1998. After expanding 5.2 percent in 1997‚ the country’s GDP backpedaled by 0.5 percent in 1998. It grew by only 3.4 percent in 1999 and 4 percent in 2000. With a high population growth rate of 2.3 percent annually‚ economic
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watching on the surface! Good day to one and all my aim for today is to educate and inform you about the NDP (National Development Plan). Recently meetings regarding such plans were held in Cape Town and the plans for our beloved Country from 2013 to 2030 have already been finalised. I assure you the information I share with you today is not only legit but accurate and important! The NDP is an outline of the plans the government has for our country in these plans we see the direction that our
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like population growth which erode economic growth and education and health which enhance human capital accumulation are gaining a lot of importance and are being touted as being as essential to the development of an economy as the growth rate of its GDP .Efficiency is being advocated at all levels of .the world outlook has now transitioned from the sustenance of regulated economies to a liberalization of the world economy. The precedence give to efficiency I is also bringing to focus factors which
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Discuss the effectiveness of government strategies used to promote economic growth and development for an economy other than Australia. Economic growth can be defined as the increase of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over time‚ whereas economic development is a process to develop a countries infrastructure in order to improve the quality of life. In order to achieve both these objectives‚ governments must implement certain strategies. An instance of a country implementing this is China. China is an
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Nick Farris Research Paper 5th Hour 1/8/2010 What is the Best System: The Economic System Research Paper Our culture‚ ideas‚ and beliefs all come from economics. Many people don’t realize it‚ but the way our society functions depends solely on its economic system. One may ask‚ what is an economic system? And how could it possibly dictate most‚ if not all‚ aspects of life? Simply put‚ an economic system is the way in which society produces and distributes goods and services to consumers. In
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Canadians voters need a fair electoral system‚ which is Proportional Representation. Elections are one of the most important factors in democracy; one-person one vote. The voting system is the heart of the representative. This system is what citizens use to create democratic government. Thus‚ if the voting system does not consider what the voters say‚ government will not be properly accountable and democracy will then be comprised. This is the core problem in the Canadian political system and our
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helped lift the entire Asian region out of the downturn. Now‚ however‚ India may finally have one up on its high-octane rival. Though India still can’t compete on top-line economic growth — the World Bank projects India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 6.4% in 2009‚ far short of the 8.7% that China announced in mid-January – India’s economy looks to be rebounding from the downturn in better shape than China’s. India doesn’t appear to be facing the same degree of potential dangers and
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