Results and Discussion Not only Hong Kong acts as a significant linkage between Mainland China’s outbound tourism market and in other Asia countries, but also Hong Kong has a unique outbound tourism market of it own. According to the report republished by UNWTO in 2010, Hong Kong ranked as the 4th largest outbound tourism market in Asia and 14th in the world regarding international tourism expenditure. (Export.gov) Also, Hong Kong has about 85.3 million outbound tourists in 2012 as well as a…
Two major problems that have become a menace in African leadership today is poverty and youth unemployment which is due partially to the region’s rapid people growth. It has been said that between now and 2050 Sub-Saharan African countries will be overwhelmed with a swift and rapid population increase as well as a huge population of youths in the world. It is therefore very much essential that administrations in Sub-Saharan African countries factor the mass increase coming from the next…
4.3 Inflation and Real Interest Rates Inflation is defined as a sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services as shown in table 6. It is measured as an annual percentage increase. During the crisis, USA and China saw a deflation as consumers were not spending to buy automobiles. Ford. In countries like India, the Inflation is high compared to the other markets of Ford and so the market pricing can be met only with the local production facilities. The real interest…
Nicknamed the “gathering place”, the island of Oahu in the central pacific stands majestically as the third largest amidst the other islands which make up the Hawaii archipelago. It is also the cultural, financial and top tourist hub of the Hawaiian Islands. Being the island that is home to the state capital of Honolulu, it is easy to see why it houses the largest number of people of the entire islands in this part of the world. There is so much to see and do in Oahu ranging from visiting…
population count swiftly passes 7 billion. By extending beyond family planning into comprehensive schooling, secondary education efforts have the potential to empower women economically, socially, and intellectually, while also curbing population growth.…
Endangered languages: its deteriorate situation and the solutions With approximately 7 billion population, currently, there are around 6900 languages used all over the world (Romaine, 2007). However, most of them are not be used by sufficient population so that their survival may be faced with threaten now or in the future. According to Sallabank (2011), 50 to 90% languages will disappear in nearly 100 years. Though it seems that the living conditions of those…
the right implantation and policy, Singapore’s economy has seen rapid development, with a healthy growth of GDP. Given her scarce natural resources due to its small area, Singapore’s competition advantage lies in her human capital. People in Singapore obtain higher education that is recognised all over the world and much needed as a skilled workforce, is one of the main factors for her economic growth as it attracts investors globally. Over the years, the development of its…
There were 7.6 billion people living among the Earth in 2017. It is estimated by the year 2100 the population will be increased to 11.8 billion(Nivinite articles). It is the year of 2018 and to this day, no two people look alike. The culture, race, religion, and background for every single person is different. Twins have different backgrounds themselves. It’s not a crime to confuse one person for another but confusing a person’s background with someone else’s, is a different story. Teachers…
What is Appiah’s Cosmopolitanism? In a world that is ever the more connected today, one might think, where did this advancement come from? Kwame Appiah’s article, Cosmopolitanism, highlights the adaptation that society experienced throughout the centuries, as well as his theory on what the adaption created. Appiah supports his thoughts through examples of the Greek and Roman Empires, the thinkings of philosophers in the Enlightenment period, and then tying all thoughts through applications of…
Local Economic Development” class in December of 2004. MacNeil’s essay attempts to rationalize an argument that social capital is both not damaging non-urban communities and may in fact be an advantage for economic growth in rural areas if researchers would only look beyond simple GDP growth to measure prosperity. MacNeil’s entire hypothesis is based on GDP being an inaccurate measurement for economic improvement. If the reader can grasp, even embrace, the idea that perhaps a measure such as…