Economy of Japan

In a recent article by the New York Times, Eduardo Porter examines the historical context of American income. Since the onset of the Great Recession, 2015 marks the first time the Census Bureau reported an increase in median U.S. incomes. Even more optimistic, though, incomes of the poorest fifth of the population increased by 6.6% and poverty decreased from 14.8% in 2014 to 13.5%. Although these statistics elicit a positive outlook for the years ahead, Porter cautions the reader to examine why…

The Port of Tacoma started out as a natural area comprised of tideflats that were relatively easy to modify to better serve human needs, as technology advanced, humans imposed dramatic changes to the natural landscape. These tideflats were slowly modified to stimulate economic growth, ultimately transforming this once natural area into a cyborg. Although the physical changes humans imposed on the environment are easy to see, a closer look reveals how the natural environment shaped human…

In chapter four, Walker and Lodha’s thesis invites the reader to explore the vastness in the concept of city life. They allude to different factors that draw people towards and away from cities. Chapter four is divided into five sections: cities, Bay Area, greater Los Angeles, real estate, and highways and transportation. In the first section, the authors express how cities are engines of economic growth that are densely populated. The main advantage a city provides is accessibility to airports,…

In this essay, Garrett Hardin exposes and problem the world is enduring without many humans even realizing. He first mentions the relationship between the world population and resources and concluded that the population must be brought under control. In his essay he formulated solutions to the problem at hand. Hardin rejected the hope that improved food production technology will allow an infinite increase in population. The world cannot provide progression in both the population and quality of…

My educational aspirations consist of becoming the best pediatrician someone has ever known. My objective is to be accepted in a prestigious college that relates to the medical pathway in order to acquire the best knowledge to give excellent medical service to my future patients. Once my education is complete, I will to return to my birthplace; my biggest dream is to create an institution that assists small cities in extreme poverty on the American continent, and open a free clinic for…

1. Can anthropologist ever escape the global reach of capitalism? Maybe. The reach of capitalism extends for as long as we give it form. It is reasonable to assume, as is evidenced by previous forms commerce, that at some point a different method of economic and political organization could take prominence; it is however, the form of exchange in current trends of globalization and would take a complete restructuring of the current regime in order to do so. 2. What is meant by the term…

Aisha Zafar Prof. Muhammad Kabir PSC 102 Final paper Sachs v Easterly: Ending Poverty & Economic Development Foreign aid is a voluntary transaction of resources from one government to another. Resources can go beyond physical cash, such as food aid, institutions, debt relief and etc. To give aid is to assist the recipient government of economic development. It is to overall progress the lives of citizens suffering in poverty. By giving aid, it can be beneficial to all parties included, the…

the United States 1790-1860, Douglass Cecil North examined the development of the nation’s economy. This book was meant to be a study in both economic growth and the economic history of the United States. North told his story of the United States shifting from a national economy centered around foreign trade to one centered around interregional flow of capital and goods bringing the United States’ economy into the larger context of an Atlantic one, North began his book by focusing on broad…

Uruguay which is known for the safest and the freest country is South America. They wouldn’t be the safest county in South America without their military. Uruguay won its independence August 25, 1825 from Spain. Uruguay has many allies which they don’t want to lose because their military is not that big and they would lose wars. Uruguay population is around 3,341,893 which explains their small military. Even though their military is weak they have the strongest government in South America.…

In the early 1940s, a surge in human developmental psychology theories emerged. One of such, was formulated by Abraham Maslow in his paper "A Theory of Human Motivation". He basically introduced the concept of the Hierarchy of Needs. This concept explained how the necessities of humans shift towards nonessential desires, as the most ‘indispensable needs’ are fulfilled (ie, from physiological to social). This same concept may also be applied to other aspects of human rationale. Ronald Inglehart,…