International development

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…

direct investment than closed, highly regulated economies. The third world countries are considered the best places for the investors for foreign direct investment. Foreign direct investment has become a popular as well as controversial issue in international economy. FDI generates economic benefits to the recipient countries through positive impacts on its economy resulting from physical capital formation, transfer of technologies and increased…

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…

8) Hulme points out it has been very difficult, if not impossible, to generate social movements of poor people or poor nations to advocate on national or global levels for action to redress poverty and inequality. Why is this? Are the advocacy efforts emanating from the rich countries nevertheless worthwhile? Can or should they help foster poor people’s movements from afar? The subject matter “Global poverty” is an important issue that is addressed nationally and internationally by various…

of this treatment (Shiva 25). The imperialistic trends exercised by Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands rapidly advanced their economic development at the expense of many Africa lives. The process of imperialism boosted European economies, creating a world system by which removing autonomy became the most efficient way to stimulate economic development (Chanda 179). There are many “beneficial” side effects of imperialism, but all of which act in a negative fashion for the underdeveloped…

India is the one of country that working towards Corporate Social responsibility under the mandatory Companies Act, 2013 of India. Universal Primary Education is the most important Millennium Development Goals goal set by United Nation and India is contributing towards these goals. The aim of this paper is to identify the current status and public perception of a situation of CSR within India by seeking answers of the following questions:- • Find out investment options to promote CSR. • Business…

Local and National Outreach Although they identified as a national organization, the NLHO and its founders always made sure to maintain their primary focus within the community from which they lived in, especially when it came to educating and empowering young women and girls. As was described in Undivided Rights, the NLHO began co-sponsoring college classes and workshops in 1988 in an effort to educate Latinas on a variety of health and reproductive issues, such as mental health, patient’s…

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…

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…

The failure of mainstream development forced many people to think of development more holistically. An alternative approach is used to enhance development in the Turkana County and Burkina Faso. The USADF’s emphasis on the participatory approach has allowed the citizens to work with local organizations to find sustainable ways to meet their social and economic needs and to improve the quality of their lives. This approach allows the powerless to become empowered, and allows men/women to become…