Community development

In this essay, I will explain the geographical theory to Development, as advanced by Diamond (1997), some criticisms to it and why, overall, it's still the strongest theory, when combined with others, to why some countries are wealthier and unquestionably more advanced than others are. There have been many theories posited as to why some countries are developed and wealthy, whilst other countries either remain underdeveloped even now, or were only developed through colonialism by more…

concern for younger and older generations; it encompasses ‘procreation, productivity and creativity and thus the generations of new beings, as well as of new products and new ideas, including a kind of self-generation concerned with further identity development’ (Hutchison, 2015).” Generativity refers to the stage in middle adulthood where individuals focus on making a significant difference in the world through caring for others, coming up with helpful ideas, or products. “Failure to find a…

As the world’s largest clothing and apparel brand, Nike, Inc. is constantly under pressure from shareholders, and competitors alike to compete on a global stage. With this, comes pressure to derive strong sales growth through superior products quality, strong brand strength, and a sustainable corporate and ethical image. In order to stay on top, growth is not enough. Nike must also keep costs in line and continue to grow their bottom line – maybe even faster than the top. This focus leads…

International investment law as an instrument for sustainable development The relation between international investment law and sustainable development is ?two sided?.[footnoteRef:2] This statement is also supported by Newcombe, he states sustainable development is indeed needed in the future, thus, foreign direct investment (FDI) could be the main instrument to ensure any development agenda.[footnoteRef:3] Furthermore, Foreign direct investment also contributes toward financing sustained…

cultures that they create and the development that is caused by the evolution of those societies. Thus it should be important for anthropologists to study the many development projects that are proposed by organizations around the world. The concept of development projects first began after World War II as the West began trying to piece Europe back together. After the Marshal Plan was signed in 1948 the United States then turned to creating projects to aid in the development of third world…

Safwan Waheed Advanced Academic Writing “Recently, 2.4 children are born each second!” (Cite) Well, we have limited resources on our planet, so how can we articulate the anticipated problem of overpopulation? People, no matter of their number, need sustenance such as food, accommodation, and education .But interestingly underdeveloped countries have a large increasing rate in their population than developed countries while underdevelopedcountries have no mastery of their natural resources. In…

's socio-economic scenario within shortest possible time if it is used perfectly. (Johnson, 2006) In the context of Bangladesh, FDI cannot simply pull out overnight but stabilize our economy by providing fund, technical know-how, infrastructure development, and managerial…

Riverview Gardens is unique in that it is self-sustaining organization. Riverview Gardens offers a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program which allows community members to purchase a box of organic produce, each week for 24 weeks. For community members who cannot afford a CSA share, Riverview Gardens offers a Workshare program. It is similar to the CSA share, however, it offers low-income people the chance to volunteer…

improve companies’ performance. Learning organizations usually can promote strategic flexibility through employee learning and development process (M.L. Santos-Vijande et al., 2010). During that process, employees can specifically identify their company’s knowledge and develop their practical working skills through demonstrating what they have learnt. Take for example Communities of Practice (CoP), where learning is mostly informal and…

This literature review will address the idea of World Bank’s Anti-Corruption policy in order to address whether it can be improved through the adoption of a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) framework. In 1996, the President of the World Bank, John Wolfensohn addressed the ‘cancer of corruption’ as a major impediment to growth. Since then the World Bank has had a mounting concern over corruption. Today, the Bank’s anti-corruption strategies incorporate concerns over ‘good governance’,…