Nordic countries

On November 8th, 2015 I viewed a recorded pop music performance of Selena Quintanilla titled “Selena Live”. The performance originally took place on the evening of February 26, 1995, at the Astrodome Stadium in Houston, Texas. The legendary Tejano music star, Selena Quintanilla, became one of the most famous Latin music artists around the world. She was referred to as the “Queen of Tejano”. Tejano music, also known as Tex-Mex is a popular music genre that blends European, Mexican, and U.S.…

that globalisation has many consequences, both positive and negative, for developing countries. This essay is going to argue the points in favour of it having a primarily negative effect on countries such as China and India which have received the backlash of global growth. This argument will focus on working conditions and inequality, environmental destruction,…

growth - lies in the condition of a countries institutions. They assert that institutional quality is a barrier, restricting natural resources. Such resources should theoretically increase the wealth of nations through higher investment and growth rates, leading ultimately to augmented levels of economic development. The central argument in this article pivots around this critical role of institutions in achieving such effective economic development in countries…

exploited by developing countries for their own growth. Over the years, criticisms have been laid on unfair trade policies as one of the reasons why developing countries have continued to be marginalized. For instance, the case of Africa and China’s trade deficit which shows some of the flaws which might be attributed to the former’s slow economic growth over the years (Men and Benjamin 30). The estimation was in 2008.…

At the end of 20th century almost every established and rising countries have shown an growth in income difference both within and between the nations. The important reason for this rising revenue difference was just because of industrial revolution and globalisation in most of nation. With the rising of globalisation nations are sighted rise in the flow of products and services. There is an interchange of assets and labour through the global markets for example people are leaving their…

the 20th Century as many developing countries began their economic liberalization. A notable example is China, which introduced economic reforms in the late 1970s, opening up the country to foreign investment. Another example is the case of Central and Eastern European countries that introduced major institutional and economic reforms after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Economic liberalization continued into the new century as more countries opened up their markets to the…

Scientist and economist Thomas Malthus collected data that demonstrated that a population typically grows exponentially, while resources usually grow logistically, increasing slowly. Malthus decided that based on his observations about the growth patterns of humans and their resources, humans would overshoot their food or resources. When this happened, he stated that there would be a catastrophic disturbance and excessive dieback within the human population would occur to compensate for…

wear are made abroad. Cars, appliances, furniture, tools and many other goods that come from other countries have been introduced into the American market having more or less success. It is said that, for a product to have success in terms of sales and profit figures, it must be accepted into the United States, which possesses the…

in a country such as Saudi Arabia an investor should be aware of the strict religious customs there and the effects this may have on the way they can conduct business or the product they sell. A second factor that makes up an economic environment is the political and economic environment facing business, for example a country can have varying degrees of individual freedom in political, economic and cultural spheres. This is something investors should be very aware of as investing in a country…

The Singing Cowboy “An entire generation of Americans has lost a beloved old friend from childhood. Gene Autry’s music and movies captured all that was good and inspiring about America’s Old West,” as said by President Bill Clinton. He was the perfect example of how chivalry should be shown. Through Gene Autry’s hard work, he was able to overcome an impoverished childhood and become one of the most successful “Singing Cowboys” of his generation, leaving a legacy for many singers to live up to.…