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    Absolute poverty is a level of poverty defined in terms of the minimal requirements necessary to afford minimal standards of food‚ clothing‚ health care and shelter. For the measure to be absolute‚ the line must be the same in different countries‚ cultures‚ and technological levels. Such an absolute measure should look only at the individual’s power to consume and it should be independent of any changes in income distribution. The intuition behind an absolute measure is that mere survival takes

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    Absolute Poverty: Right from the 19th century‚ some researchers are trying to fix some yardstick for measuring poverty in precise terms. Ideally speaking such a yardstick would help us establish a fixed level of poverty‚ known as “poverty line” below which poverty begins and above which it ends. Such a yardstick is believed to be universal in character and would be applicable to all the societies. This concept of poverty is known as “absolute poverty”. Absolute poverty is often known as

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    What are the differences between absolute advantage and comparative advantage? Absolute advantage and comparative advantage are two basic concepts to international trade and perhaps two most important concepts in international trade theory. Under absolute advantage‚ one country can produce more output per unit of productive input than another. With comparative advantage‚ if one country has an absolute (dis)advantage in every type of output‚ the other might benefit from specializing in and exporting

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    The article I chose for this assignment is titled Absolute and Relative poverty. The author talks about the difference between the two terms‚ likewise defining them as clearly as possible as if to ensure that the reader is clear about what the difference between being absolutely poor and being relatively poor. The World Bank Group is the institution that mostly deals with the global issues of poverty advocating neoliberalism‚ western democracy‚ and open markets and structural adjustments to the

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    THEORY OF ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE “If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it‚ [we had] better buy it of them with some part of our own industry‚ employed in a way in which we have some advantage.” -Adam Smith (WN‚ IV.ii.12) This means that a nation produces and exports those commodities which it can produce more cheaply than other nations‚ and imports those which it cannot. A nation will not produce a good that is produced more expensively at

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    Absolute Advantage Absolute advantage is a situation where a country can produce a product more efficient than any country in producing it. It also refer to ability to produce a particular good at a lower absolute cost than another. That’s mean a country that have an absolute advantage is a country that can produce a product that are due to some combination. The determinant of absolute advantage for a country is such as favorable climate‚ good soils‚and accumulated expertise. For example‚ Bangladesh

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    Scottish workers can produce 40 scones per hour or two sweaters per our. A. Which country has the absolute advantage in production of each good? Which country has the comparative advantage? England has the complete advantage when making scones. However‚ Scotland has complete advantage when producing sweaters. England has comparative advantage in scone production. Scotland has comparative advantage in sweater production. B. If England and Scotland decided to trade‚ which commodity will Scotland

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    An example of absolute advantage: An African mining company in Lagos Nigeria is the only mine where this particular diamond is found. The African mining company ships this diamond to diamond jewelry companies all over the world. Other countries would not have this diamond if the Nigerian mining company did not mine and ship it to them. An example of comparative advantage: A Japanese company will manufactures audio and video machines below labor price and cost. They don’t have to manufacture

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    ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING INTERNET In the history of human mankind‚ the Internet has undoubtedly been the greatest development in the domain of communication industry. Internet has tremendous potentials and a lot to offer in terms of services. However‚ if examined carefully‚ the Internet appears to have not only advantages but also some drawbacks. One good point is that the Internet is a source of information. There is a huge amount of information available on the Internet for just

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    The Advantages and Disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching The Advantages and Disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching By HAH Introduction The focus of this essay is to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). In doing so‚ it is important to first clarify the meaning of CLT and it’s place in the ongoing history of language teaching methodology. CLT is generally accepted as the most recognized‚ contemporary approach to language

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