Nordic countries

Colonial Period consisted of European countries going to countries within the Eastern World and imperializing many countries within Africa and Asia. These European countries imperialized those countries to compete with fellow European countries, gain raw materials from the Eastern countries, and have access to a larger market. The legacies that the imperial world left was destruction of the culture of African and Asian countries, a rapid growth for the countries of the colonizers and weakened…

The urban environment as we have come to know it today, has been through multiple changes and major restructuring during the human history. What is now known as an advances 21st century industrialized city, has had several reforms. Some of these reforms were rapid, some unexpected and many are still taking place today. All these advancements are shaped by people, new ideas, new goals and new inventions. These advancements are fuelled by transportation brought to us with the automobile, new…

the other hand, refers to the scarcity of resources or a situation where a country or a person lacks a given amount of resources. It is a condition where a nation lacks the necessities to enjoy the…

We have talked a lot about political institutions as a way for a country to increase per capita income, and although that is very important, economic institutions are often as big of a factor. I’m a strong believe that in order to see sustained increase in development strong political institutions need to be in place. With that being said economic institutions play a huge role in the long-term success of sustained development. In Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom, he argues that economic freedom…

from 2014, “The Czech Republic is one of the most stable and prosperous markets in Central Europe. Although the country dropped seven places to 75th in the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings for 2014 (owing largely to faster progress on reforms by other countries), its overall score improved slightly year on year. The Czech Republic moved up nine places to rank 37th out of 144 countries in the WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15.” (www.gov.uk…

India’s Population Boom With the second largest population in the world, the country of India, located in South Asia continues to grow rapidly. While being a relatively new democracy, gaining independence shortly after World War two, India has visions of International success. While being somewhat limited in the natural resources the country possesses, the population boom in India is putting stress on its own country and climate. With the climate issues faced by Indian locals, a much larger…

between women participation in politics and a country’s overall economic success. This study investigates two African countries that each share a similar gross domestic product (GDP). These countries are Kenya and Ethiopia. A country with a high GDP and or economic development will produce favorable gains in women participation while the lacking country will not. Having countries that share similar GDP will help with comparison measure. The overall development is a determining factor toward…

out of poverty. The most vulnerable nations – the least developed countries, the landlocked developing countries and the small island developing states – continue to make inroads into poverty reduction. However, inequality still persists and large disparities remain in access to health and education services and other assets. Additionally, while income inequality between countries may have been reduced, inequality within countries has risen. There is growing consensus that economic growth is…

in developing countries feel the effects of patriarchy more intensely than women in developed nations such as the United States. The proportionally high cost of education through tuition, school supplies, and low parental income in developing countries, such as India, Ethiopia and Pakistan, restricts the education of girls in impoverished families. If education is available, families in developing countries choose to give it to boys instead of girls. Since in many developing countries women hold…

defined by the Economist as: “…an indicator of a country’s output capabilities is the ratio between the productivity of a benchmark country (such as the United States) and that of a less developed economy.” (Economist, 2013) Therefore, it is compared by the average output produced per hour for an individual employee and then compared against the other competitor countries. Productivity is measured by comparing the Gross…