------------------------------------------------- ECON 337: World Poverty and Economic Development TTH 10:30 pm – 11:45 pm‚ NH 198 Contacts Instructor: Adel Abadeer NH-178 526-6199 aabadeer@calvin.edu Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 1:30 – 3:00 pm Thursday 3:00 - 4:30 pm Dept Coordinator: Susan Camp NH-167 Library contact: Linda McFadden lmm8@calvin.edu Room 302‚ 3rd floor‚ Hekman Library Introduction Econ 337‚ World Poverty and Economic Development‚ is an intermediate level
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sizable reduction in severe poverty in emerging economies such as China‚ Thailand and South Korea that have embraced international trade‚ with the persistent poverty in many aid-dependent African countries. The debate of whether foreign aid is beneficial or harmful to a country in need can be seen as foreign aid directed to Africa has significantly grown yet this has not benefited the continent as it is still considered ’developing ’ and is in a state of widespread poverty (Alesina‚ Dollar‚ 2000).
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First World Countries Vs. Third World Countries In order to compare and contrast two things‚ we must first have a definition as to what they are. The concept of first‚ second and third world countries came about during The Cold War. Originally‚ the capitalist and NATO countries‚ as well as their allies‚ were considered first world countries; the communist countries and the Soviet Union‚ along with their allies‚ were considered second world countries; those countries associated with neither were
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population‚ but to all people in all circumstances. Discuss the relevance of the issues explored in Diego‚ Run! To people in Australia today. The novel Diego‚ Run! By Debora Ellis’ explores what life in a third world country is like and how it could be anywhere in the world. She shows us what poverty‚ child labour and the drug trade can be like; she also shows how all three of these major themes can be influenced by each other. Throughout the novel we are taken on a journey to the Bolivian country that
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nonstop working hours but also with cramped spaces and wages that make the average Mcdonald’s worker’s salary seem incredulously high. Because sweatshop workers are dealing with the extremely low wages‚ it not only brings the economic situation in third world countries to light‚ but it also illuminates the fact that American companies are paying their sweatshop employees an amount that is far too low. Yes‚ it is true- people spend money every day‚ but the majority of the things they spend money on come
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the role World Bank in Poverty Reduction‚ as the primary role of the World Bank is to enable development and progress in the backward countries and regions of this world. This paper explains the brief history of the World Bank‚ and World Bank’s five institutions. It also investigates how the World Bank is continually trying to reduce poverty by lending billions of dollars to poor countries .This paper gives some of the facts of the under-developed countries and the strategies which World Bank has
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PHILIPPINES‚ A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY The Philippines is known for its beautiful topography‚ wonderful culture and lifestyle‚ rich natural resources‚ many tourist destinations‚ friendly‚ hospitable and peace-loving inhabitants. It is also known for its beautiful Filipinas‚ and for its religiosity. Yet‚ we are third world country. Extreme and misguided religiosity appears to be one of the major characteristics of third world countries. We are a religious country and we have an abundance of poor
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Dependency Theory and Colonial Heritage. Many have tried to draw upon the legacy of the colonial system to explain the reasons for underdevelopment in many areas of the world. Most areas that suffer from poverty today are former colonies the developed nations‚ for the most part‚ are former metropoles. The colonizers exploited their underlings in colonies‚ turning them into suppliers of cheap raw materials and restricting the infrastructure construction‚ leaving former colonies with only basic facilities
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Hunger is a serious question that affects many countries in the world‚ especially in developing countries. A recent report states that “925 million people do not have enough to eat and 98 percent of them live in developing countries.”(FAO‚2010) “Hunger is not just the need to eat; but can be defined as “the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite‚ [or] the exhausted condition caused by want of food” (Oxford English Dictionary)‚ which means a continuing deprivation in
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URBANIZING WORLD (GEOG 1012) First Semester 2013-2014 Essay 1: Compare and contrast the main characteristics of the urbanization process in the First and Third Worlds Urbanization refers to the process by which an increasing proportion of a national population lives in towns and cities. It can be movement from rural to an urban or simply involves a growth in the number of people in urban areas. On the other hand‚ starting from Cold War era‚ threefold division of the world was
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