International political economy

over the years. This movement that continued unabated for three decades (approximately 15 million Bangladeshis have immigrated into India since the independence of Bangladesh ) attracted public and political attention only when economic and…

Many companies are beginning to set their sights on Africa for new business because of the improved political environments. Africa now is above average GDP growth rates and there is promise of more natural resources in a continent where everything still needs to be developed. Most of their growth has come from natural resources such as gas and oil. But growth has been slow to the economy. Doing business in the Sub-Saharan regions will still take time to development. There are still challenges…

Economic growth relates to the increased output within an economy. It can come from rural to industrial shifts, invention, innovation and technological progress; it requires savings and investment, along with a well-implemented policy framework and can be measured through the economies GDP. Haggard, (2004) suggested economic growth can result from productive inputs, capital and labour or from greater efficiency in their use. It can lead to economic development, which Michael Todaro (2011)…

Review Paper : The Stages of Economic Growth After the World War II, the idea of ‘development’ became major concern of many countries and international organizations. Many researchers try to figure out how development works and how this process could help modernization process in the world. Walt Whitman Rostow in his article ‘The Stages of Economic Growth’ also try to figure out how economic develops. In his article, Rostow (1959) argues that economic growth in modern world is not a continuum…

factor of an organisation describes economic environment by examining the business cycle such as employment, inflation, international trade and growth. The economic factors of Tesco are of great concern because they influence price profits, costs and demand. The economy’s main influential factors are high level of unemployment which decreases the demand for several goods. The international business of TESCO is still increasing and it is expected to contribute higher amount to the income of the…

lifestyle for the last 300 years. However, since the rise of South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) to power in the Namibian government, the Himba began facing social, cultural, and political change. SWAPO perceives the Himba to be “primitive” people that needs to adapt to the capitalist, globalize economy (Champion & Shields, 2002). The…

wealth inequalities…shaped most decisively in the last quarter of the nineteenth century” with Asian, African and Latin American economic systems, particularly rural ones characterized by commercial commodity production, joining the larger global economy (15-16). Davis asserts the “Third World” grew out of the effects of the “forcible incorporation of smallholder production into commodity and financial circuits controlled from overseas,” a concurrent and “dramatic deterioration in the terms of…

reality in migration policies. Generally this is explained through the inconsistency between the demands of citizens and long term political and strategic interests. There are three theoretical explanations for the prevailing gap between theory and practise in migration policies. The first suggests the outcomes of migration policy are best explained through the political economy approach. Policy outcomes are a result of the deliberation between rational actors who attempt to reach their desired…

Yom Kippur War is the first political incident after 2nd world war that affects the oil prices. It created first significant jump in oil price since 2nd world war. In October 5, 1973, the Yom Kippur War started with an political attack on Israel by Syria and Egypt. The United States and western world supported Israel in political terms. This incident resultant several Arab exporting nations joined by Iran imposed an embargo on…

Introduction When Corporations Rule the World expounds on how economic globalization has focused the influence to manage global organizations and economic markets and disconnect them from responsibility to the social interest of individuals. The novel notates the overwhelming human and conservational values of the struggles of these establishments to renovate morals and foundations universally to assist their own businesses. It also exposes how and why millions of individuals are acting to…