to developed countries. When should a country consider itself to be moving in the right direction i.e. towards its goal of being a developed country? Surveys are made and reports being churned out that state the economic growth of a nation. Does the rate of this economic growth a true indicator in this regard? If that is true why is it then that even in the 21st century decades after the industrialization and years after globalization the proportion of developed countries to under-developed countries
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GDP growth in China 1952-2009 Sharp increase in GDP during the reform period GDP has risen from Rmb362.4 billion in 1978‚ at the start of the reform period‚ to Rmb30 trillion in 2008 (both figures at current prices). Structural change in the Chinese economy during the reform period The share of primary industry in GDP has fallen from 28% in 1978‚ at the beginning of the reform period‚ to 11% in 2008. This fall occurred because agricultural output grew more slowly than output of other
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Economic structure and growth When the Europeans set up trading posts around the area of Bangladesh‚ the British dominated the region. As such‚ Bangladesh was part of British India until the region was split up into India and Pakistan in 1947. Pakistan was comprised of West Pakistan (current Pakistan) and East Bengal (current Bangladesh. This awkward arrangement of a two-part country with its territorial units 1‚600 km apart left the Bengalis marginalized and dissatisfied. In 1971‚ East Bengal
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Aging As an individual gets older there are physical and mental changes that will occur. It might start with grey hair‚ skin that appears dull looking‚ a line across the forehead that intensifies into a wrinkle or difficulty remembering even the smallest of things. With this shifting world around us; everyone has different thoughts and feelings about getting older. Some people are afraid to get older because of the numerous disadvantages while others anticipate it
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Africa to Record Largest Population Growth Over Next 40 Years * Print * Comment * Share: A woman poses for a photograph with her children in front of house in the slum of Makoko in Lagos‚ Nigeria‚ January 22‚ 2013 * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Related Articles * World Bank
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companies‚ the issue of mergers and acquisition is a relatively recent development in Nigeria. These structural changes may take the form of scheme of arrangement‚ amalgamation‚ take-over‚ merger and acquisition. These are all commercial term or forms of business combination that indicates operation involving substantial changes in the ownership‚ construction or capital structure of one or more companies. Mergers and acquisition have played an important role in the external growth of a number of leading
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well as the advantages and disadvantages of each source. In order to make effective decisions and coordinate the decisions and actions of the various departments‚ a business needs to have a plan for its operations. Planning the financial operations of a business is called budgeting. Although budgeting allows the organization to plan their work and work towards their plan‚ it also has both advantages as well shortcomings that can affect an organization’s progress. The main advantage of a budget
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opportunities for more growth abound. The company’s comparable-store sales results were again impressive‚ and the future of its international expansion looks promising. Further‚ Starbucks’ plans for domestic growth are encouraging‚ thanks to the rollout of more drive-through stores. Starbucks (which I happily own shares of) posted an 8% comparable-store sales gain for the year‚ marking the 12th year in a row the company’s comps have been 5% or better. It’s projecting 3%-7% comps growth for fiscal 2004
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Australia is a highly urbanised country where over 85% of the population live in cities and large towns. These urban centres are subject to urban growth and decline‚ which are largely due to a number of socioeconomic factors. One of these centres‚ the Pyrmont-Ultimo area in Sydney‚ had experienced such changes over the last century. Situated on a peninsula to the west of Sydney’s CBD and Darling Harbour‚ the inner suburb is a manmade environment used for service and residential use. In the 19th
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controversy‚ also known as old-growth vs. young-growth forests‚ is a controversial topic in not only the United States but in places all over the world. Some believe that old growth trees should be cut down and replaced with younger faster growing trees‚ others argue that old growth trees should be protected and should not be cut. This document will define old growth and explore both sides of this controversial argument finally identifying the writers point of view. Old-Growth is a term used to describe
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