Crises of Capitalism: 1847, a 19th-century crisis heralds the future
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Between slave societies, characterized not only by exploitation but by the possession of man by man, and capitalist society, where man is free in law but where the labour of those who have only their arms exploited by the owners of the means of production. While capitalism, as the dominant mode...
Country Report - Indonesia
Case study - 20 pages - International economy
With a population of 273 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) 1 of approximately 1 050 billion, Indonesia is the fifteenth largest economy. Indonesia is currently relying on economic openness and free trade to catch up economically. It is aware that it has fallen behind its neighbors...
Apartheid on the Africans
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the history of humanity, has been witnessed by many the exploitation of man by man, for several reasons: political ideology, religious and economic. South Africa lived many years in this system of economic exploitation, emphasizing a difference to other regions dominated, there was this...
Moving toward Men-streaming Development
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Men have always been known to exercise power socially over women. This is as a result of how gender has been socialized in various regions and communities. It has hence resulted to discrimination, inequalities and women subordination in all major activities. This issue seems to be ignored so much...
The Great Depression and the New Deal - published: 19/02/2015
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
When he was inaugurated as the president of the US, Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to make an assessment of the huge damage that prevailed in the country. The assessment pertained to the withered leaves that pertained to the industrial enterprise; inability of farmers to gather markets for their...
Theory of Speech, language - Noam Chomsky
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
While Noam Chomsky is perhaps better known for his liberal political views and philosophies which support a variety of social causes, such as helping the poor, condemning wars, violence, and poverty, he is also a world renowned linguist. Chomsky has developed interesting theories in speech...
Impact of Affordable Care Act on healthcare insurance benefits in Georgia school districts
Essay - 9 pages - Sociology & social sciences
European Medical Universalism has been approach that has been adopted by the European Countries in the implementation of their medical strategies and interventions. Unlike the European counterparts the United States of America have adopted an approach commonly referred to as the social model. In...
Nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in America - Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001
Book review - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In Nickel-And-Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich attempts to live in poverty voluntarily. She decides that in order to really understand the plight of the poor and actually analyze how difficult it is to get by, she must try it out herself. Her experience was very interesting, very disappointing,...
Recycling in South Africa
Thesis - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
As part of my third year at the business school of Rennes in South Africa, I had the opportunity to do an international internship for a period of 10 weeks. This course's main objective was to test my ability to adapt. Indeed, during this internship, I had to adapt to a different culture, and...
Project of econometrics: Causes of infant mortality in Africa (2006)
Thesis - 20 pages - Philosophy
My study focuses on child mortality in Africa. According to UNICEF figures, the mortality rate among children under 5 years varies considerably from one country to another, and is amplified in certain countries. For this international organization whose responsibility is the protection of...
Should Turkey Be welcomed in the EU?
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
Since October 2005, the accession of negotiations has been opened between the European Union and Turkey. However, the debate is still raging on Turkey's inclusion or rejection. In this presentation, we have examined whether Turkey should or should not be welcomed in the HAVE segment. This...
Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman: A book review
Book review - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Friedman's book Hot, Flat and Crowded motivates change and action for businesses, consumers, and political forces by increasing their awareness of trends, behaviors, and regulations that hazardously impact economic and environmental conditions. The book evokes a sense of urgency to preserve...
The luxury sector
Thesis - 5 pages - Services marketing
1. The transformation of the concept of luxury over time I-Disapproval of the ideal In medieval Europe, the concept of luxury was associated with decadence. According to scholars and clerics, the decline and fall of all ancient civilizations (such as the Greek cities, Persia, Egypt, the...
Analysis: Failure of Carrefour in Mexico
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
In 1994, Carrefour opened its first store in Mexico. A little over ten years later, the largest French retail brand announced its withdrawal from the country. While the implementation was very successful in other Latin American countries such as Brazil, and Argentina, the company failed in...
Economy of Morocco
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
Morocco is a country of 29 million people with low-middle income, and gross domestic product per capita, estimated in 2001 to be 1190 U.S. dollars. Agriculture occupies an important place in the economy, with a share of GDP which has increased by about 15% over the last twenty years, and employs...
E-commerce in Morocco
Market study - 56 pages - Economy general
Like Morocco, other countries began developing in Europe many years ago. Europe saw its history and its strategic geographic location taking an important place in world history. These international relations have to be aware of technological development. "The world today lives on civilizational...
Prostitution in the Middle Ages
Thesis - 10 pages - Medieval history
Urban prostitution has become one of the most pressing social issues of today. Innocent girls, who are always on the look out for greener pastures, have become easy targets. Pimps lure these girls away to cities, and force them into prostitution. Many developing and developed countries have been...
Philippe Hugon's analysis of the changes wrought by globalization on the African economies
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Despite the effect of globalization on some economies, particularly those of East Asia, Africa has remained untouched by this phenomenon. Among the 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 34 are now on the Dark Continent. Although the continent accounts for 11% of world globalization, it only...
Presence of L'Oreal in India
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
The L'Oreal group has been present in India since 1990 and has developed its activities in the field of cosmetics throughout the world. L'Oreal established a 100% subsidiaryin in 1994 and three of the four divisions of L'Oreal are currently present in India: The Consumer division, was...
Launching of the wines of the Center-Loire in China: analysis and potential of development
Market study - 121 pages - Services marketing
In order to provide a detailed answer to our question, we conducted this study in three distinct phases. During these three phases, we have always tried to keep in mind the characteristics of BIVC and its members in order to maintain greater consistency in all our analysis and answers. We first...
Green marketing, global warming, environment conscious
Dissertation - 50 pages - Services marketing
Green Marketing consists of all actions aimed at using the ecological positioning of a brand or product to increase sales and improve corporate image. Green Marketing may be based on the ecological characteristics of a product (raw green, recyclable or biodegradable etc), Green promotions (a tree...
Behavior across the Life Span
Essay - 2 pages - Psychology
The Home Environments of Children in the United States was a recent study that examined the home environments of children in the U.S. and how particular conditions related to the child's well-being. The following pages will provide additional commentary on this study while utilizing Piaget's...
The superiority of the ideology of an activist scope
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
A “strong” quality is necessary for a healthy, competent, and prosperous state. For a state to be strong, it must perform its delineated functions well and a substantial range of responsibilities, which equates to an ideology of a deliberately extensive scope. Political experts...
The legacy of Pol Pot in Cambodia's history
Thesis - 5 pages - Modern history
Due to the social differences, economic depression and military decline in Cambodia during the mid 1900s, Pol Pot along with his communist political party, the Khmer Rouge, were able to take power and force their ideals on the people of Cambodia through forced labor, genocide, and torture until...
Persecution, famine, and exodus: Ireland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Essay - 3 pages - International law
For centuries, Ireland and Britain have had closely intertwined histories and relations. Ireland, as we know it today, has been influenced tremendously by its relations with Britain. It is known as a place of religious and cultural tension, much of which dates back to the eighteenth and...
National welfare-states and Europeanization
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Nowadays every major industrialized state has established some form of welfare state, although the precise design differs considerably amongst countries. However, the basic idea common to all forms is that the state redistributes some of the resources of the market economy in order to achieve...
Modernization and Globalization in Bangladesh: A Case Study
Essay - 8 pages - International relations
Many hailed the 2004 opening of Bashundhara City, a world-class shopping mall located in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka, as yet another indicator of the country's consistently expanding economy. This was the first Western-style mall to open in the country and accordingly it has created quite...
How good governance has helped to transform Malaysia
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Since its independence in 1957, Malaysia experienced significant social and financial challenges. The initiatives of the nation's government did, nevertheless, enable Malaysia to become a major exporter of a number of products, and establish itself as a leading name in global industries like the...
Assess the effects that corruption may have on economic development. How do you reconcile the anecdotal evidence with the theoretical ideas?
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
Corruption is the abuse of public trust for private gain. This definition is rather universal and many argue that it is vague and that there is variety of corruption, one being corruption under economic sense. Corruption is an ancient phenomenon which is very hard to suspect and even harder to...
Corporate labor and the sweatshop
Case study - 5 pages - Management
United States economist Michael Watts said in the film, The End of Poverty? that "capitalism cannot operate without free labor." The term free labor has evolved in meaning over the centuries. In Feudal Europe, free laborers were known as serfs who worked the land in return for protection....
