Human Development Index

Today’s modernizing world would not be possible without the use of globalization as it virtually improves and reaches all aspects of life. Without the process of globalization many essential products, goods and services would not be available on the market, due to trade barriers. Globalization consists of interactions between trading countries to promote free trade worldwide and allows businesses to operate in innovated ways. This paper will focus on the effects globalization has on the…

Rosenfield’s article A. "Maternal Mortality – A Neglected Tragedy Where Is the M in MCH?" (1985) disputes that physicians are neglectful of their roles in regards to maternal health issues. He notes instead of facing the facts, obstetricians are swirling around the problem that women are dying due to maternal mortality, even though this cause of death for women could be prevented. Overall I feel through Rosenfield’s work it should be suggested that more policy makers, health professionals, and…

In Africa about one billion people don't have the resources a person should have in their daily lives. About 2,500 children die at a daily basis because of the lack of resources. All around the world, countries suffer from a problem that is huge in their country and others don't pay attention to. All over Africa families suffer daily from contaminated water in their country. When finding the solution to contaminated water in Africa there is many solutions but, most of the time they aren't…

Well-Being Assessment Task 1. Explain why GDP/capita is thought to be a suitable measure for comparing human well-being across countries. GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product which means, "the total value of goods produced, and services provided in a country during one year". GDP per capita is a suitable measure for comparing human well-being across countries because the GDP indicates the society's standard of living. The higher the GDP the higher society's overall well-being will be. But this…

Introduction PACS 311 Doing Development: Issues of Justice and Peace offers a unique, valuable learning experience from the educational content to the course structure and student involvement. Exploring topics through readings and presentations was effective throughout the term, however the unique learning aspect that PACS 311 also offers includes additional learning experiences through class discussion and group presentations. The valuable classroom experience allowed students to share and…

between countries may have been reduced, inequality within countries has risen. There is growing consensus that economic growth is not sufficient to reduce poverty if it is not inclusive and if it does not involve the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental (United Nations). On the issue of income inequality the United Nations should do exactly what they proposed which is to essentially…

countries overseas, however, there are some things that big businesses could do to decrease the toll that sweatshops have on the environment. They could begin to build their factories in places that are already urbanized to avoid more unnecessary deforestation. They could bring in healthcare and environmental professionals for seasonal or annual inspections of the people and the environment surrounding them. They could also provide their workers with amenities like clean water at work, and maybe…

The textile industry is one that affects everybody, every day of their life. Whether you realize it or not, the steps to make the clothes you wear, requires multiple steps and multiple countries just to produce one article of clothing. In recent years, the textile industry has had some major changes involving the employment and production of fabric due to globalization and the ability to easily collaborate with other countries. The transition of the production of textiles from local businesses…

its economy growing, education also made great achievements in the developing world and education has played a great role in promoting economic development. However, in the process of education development in the developing world, there are a series of problems and these problems hindered the development of national education and the further development of social economy [1]. As a result, developing country, especially China and African countries governments need to take corresponding…

Globalization has been seen, in recent years, as one of the best ways for a sectors, it comes through a period of transition that is many times filled with growing pains. The real question is whether this push for globalization is actually working. While the prevalent argument in today’s society is whether or not globalization is a good thing, the better question may be to understand if we truly are globalizing. The discussion on globalization led first to an examination of the theory that…