International political economy

From early on in Land’s End, Malia was shown to be a strong and work-focused individual. One of the more interesting decisions she made, was to keep a firm separation between the profits of herself and her husband’s work–paying her husband for his job as porter of her shallot corps. While not uncommon in Lauje culture, their relationship was an obvious example of how to separate and balance crops between a husband and wife. Malia’s decision to separate her personal and work life like this can…

spending. A government that spends more over fiscal period, thus creating or enlarging a nation debt balance (Investopedia). Many may say that this is a tool to simulative the economy, however most see it as irresponsible spending by the government. However, many government use deficit spending to pick up the national economy from a recession. To simply put it deficit spending is almost like the government writing a check in account that has no funds to back it. Advantages The advantages…

People have wondered for many years, why certain nations have succeeded, while others fall. This question has intrigued many people. From economist, scientist, to historians. David S. Landes an economic historian who was a professor at Harvard University, tries to answer the question of why some nations are wealthier than others, while others suffer from poverty. In his book The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor David Landes uses his background in economics and…

And that makes perfect sense. Why bother to go through all the work to provide for yourself when being lazy is rewarded? This type of low-effort, high-reward society is one that is killing our economy and taxpayers alike. It has been 50 years since the “War on Poverty,” legislation was introduced into the US. Since then, less people are entering the workforce, but yet, the poverty rate is falling. Perhaps this is due to the social and economic…

display the most important causes and solutions. Background: Unemployment is considered one of the most significant economic problems facing any country in the world. It is the foundation of all economic, political and social problems because it generates economic backwardness and political instability (Dews, 2014) . Saudi Arabia’s youth unemployment has become the major…

Burgenland wrote brilliant economist thought some introduction: the so called, which is a member of the London school. You might think that because he is confused, out of a book, put us to shame; showing that, in order to be free. If the economy is still high in this political functions (though less than the university in the tip), it is not of God, as the manual to understand useful and it is important. If you do not come when you will…

the North and the South. The North’s economy, beginning around 1800, was marked by increasing reliance on industrialism, transportation, and diversification. The South’s economy was almost solely dependent upon the production of cotton, only made profitable by the Cotton Gin and slave labor. By 1860, the North had more railroad track, canals, manufacturing and population than the South. The idea that cotton was the basis for the whole of the American economy was an illusion. When sectionalism…

A refugee is an individual who leaves their home country owing to insecurity while seeking asylum in a foreign country that hosts them. According to Collier (2013), refugees are only beneficial to their host country to a given extent beyond which they become a burden. Hence, refugee numbers must be regulated to maximize the benefits of refugees while minimizing the demerits of refugees to the host country (Farazmand, 2014). This essay will discuss that the beneficial or disadvantageous…

The level of urbanization can be defined as the proportion of the total population that is living in urban centers. In India, Tamil Nadu is one of the fastest growing urbanised states compared to the other. Urbanisation is an integral part of the development process and it increases the employment opportunities for people. Because of which more people migrate to urban centres. The Percentage of migration in Tamil Nadu was 24.04 in 1991 census and it has increased to 25.36 in 2001 census.…

The effectiveness of Country park and special areas in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a small international city consists of 3 parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. Despite being only a small place, a total of 24 country park and 22 special areas have been designated for the purposes of nature conservation. (Afcd.gov.hk, 2015) These country parks and special areas comprise hills, forest land, reservoirs and coast in all parts of Hong Kong, cover a total area of 44,300 hectares,…