American Human Development Report

Primitive accumulation is the development of capitalist products by a means of precapitalist modes of production. Primitive accumulation of capital was the driving force behind European wealth and power. These precapitalist modes of production, consisted of stealing and slavery, which allowed countries to develop a large quantity of capital production. This accumulation of wealth, allowed some countries to flourish and develop relations between capital and labour. Uruguayan journalist, Eduardo…

ecotourism revenue. This economic benefit provides countries around the world millions upon millions of dollars annually for these different areas of revenue. Global demand for wood and wood byproducts is being raised 1.6% annually, and with some reports stating that global demand for wood…

showed about “A recent issue of the Courier, the magazine of ACP-EU development, looks in some detail at intellectual property and especially at its contrasted implications for developed and developing countries. There is an underlying recognition that Intellectual Property benefits the industrially developed world more than lesser developed countries (LDCs). LDCs generally feel that the IP Rights cannot stimulate invention where the human and material capacity is lacking, and that the increased…

macroeconomic stability, which is increasingly recognized as a critical ingredient for sustained growth and poverty reduction.” Fiscal responsibility can also mobilize domestic savings, increase the efficiency of resource allocation, and help meet development goals. The IFAD goes on to say, “As private sector savings are often low in developing (especially low-income) countries, fiscal policy can play a central role in mobilizing resources by raising…

African Culture: From Corruption to Change According to Transparency International, within the continent of Africa, the majority of countries (vast majority) slant towards the bottom of the scale of corruption, with Somalia and South Sudan having the lowest ratings of all the countries, yet other countries are thriving such as Batswana and Namibia. (Transparency International, 2014) Among the issues facing many of these countries is the issues of abject poverty, poor government infrastructure,…

Source 1 is a statement created by Christian Lous Lange and it speaks strongly on the ideological perspective of internationalism. The source is opposing another form of nationalism since it starts off by comparing internationalism with another term by stating “on the contrary”, and this implies that the author is against nationalism because he is not in favour of its “one- sided” (ness) and how it is controlled by showing only one opinion or point of view without the consideration of…

Introduction When Dr. Gerald Lauria walked into a town hospital in Congo in 2005, he was stunned. Coming from working in a large hospital in the United States consisting of many doctors per specialty, he was shocked to find this hospital run by just one physician. Dr. Lauria described the hospital as “sparse” and “primitive”, ridden with x-ray machines outdated by at least twenty years and empty medicine cabinets. Dr. Lauria’s experience is not an outlier. The dysfunctional and unsophisticated…

of people we have to think about. Martha Nussbaum(2011) calls such capabilities as Capability Approach to Human Development. Amartya Sen was the first who pioneered this wheel chaired example and now Nussbaum has applied this approach to issue of justice for poor, disabled and animals(Lamey,2001).According to Nussbaum(2011), Capability approach is a set of human entitlements, similar to human rights, as a minimum of what justice requires for all(p 4).The following table gives a clear…

Research Analysis Both developed and developing nations around the world have experienced some degree of unfortunate fetal and early childhood development based upon the food and agriculture associated in that nation. The food, agriculture, and soil in developed and developing countries can cause damaging birth defects upon pregnant women and the physical development of early childhood. This topic can of great conflict, for the keen natural resources needed for the survival of both the mother…

Globalization allows for the voice of those who would otherwise not have a platform to speak to be heard. This allows people to be exposed to different mindsets, cultures, and beliefs, often without ever needing to leave home. Personal blogs, independently-run web sites, and forums all allow people to share their stories. In modern times, people have seen the power platforms such as Twitter have, where citizens of authoritarian nations are able to reach out to the global community to inform them…