Semi-periphery countries

Appiah's article The Case for Contamination concentrates on social change and globalization. He considers globalization to be a positive thing bringing positive changes to conventional lifestyles. Via painstakingly choosing his cases, he exhibits different types of social collaboration because of globalization. Toward the beginning, he portrays a tale about Ghanaians appreciating a customary celebration even as they exhibit acknowledgment of current lifestyle. Appiah contends that Ghanaians have…

broader objectives of economic development should be sustainable improvements in the well-being of the citizens of the country (Stiglitz, 2011). There has been a sustained change in the concept and practice of development from the earlier unidirectional growth oriented approach…

3.3% in 2015 (“International Migrants by Country of Destination, 1960-2015”). Nearly two thirds of them emigrated to Europe and Asia in 2015, while only about 22 percent went to North America. However, the country with the largest number of migrants is the United States, with 47 million in 2015, with Germany and Russia a distant second and third at about 12 million each (“International Migration…

macro-economic stability essential for economic growth and poverty alleviation. High-income countries are urged to support these initiatives through increased aid, debt relief, experience exchanges e.g. on policy making and good governance, liberalized market access for products of importance to low-income countries, and increased resources for the fight against communicable diseases. However, many low-income countries already face tremendous and often contradicting challenges in achieving…

Some of the negative effects of brain drain are it effects the human capital as skilled workers especially teachers, nurses and doctors leave their home country in search of better opportunities in order to take care of themselves and their families. This is particularly worrying as this type of migration hinders the development of the country. . In addition to the flight of human capital of highly skilled workers, the record low levels of unemployment have resulted in the inability to meet…

Introduction Nowadays “Globalization” has become the catchphrase for the last few decades. We can witness the sudden change of capital, trade and information around the world, stimulated by high-tech modernization from the global internet to direct shipment of products. The global economy has transformed and reshaped the social, economic and political landscape in an ineffaceable and profound way. Globalization has dissected national borders; free trade has enhanced economic incorporation and…

success domestic businesses must be nurtured and protected from stronger, already established competition in other countries that would drive younger businesses out of the market. This is diametrically opposed to Friedman’s position that countries must prepare their workers and businesses to compete within the rapidly evolving phenomenon of globalism. Chang holds up his own country of South Korea as an example, which was once a very poor economy that lacked any real presence in the global…

allows countries all over to financially benefit through trade and influences from other countries. It also gives people the opportunity to connect with any individual across the globe. The spread of ideas, connecting individuals, and economic efficiency and trade are just a few of the particular reasons globalization is an important benefit to the world. The spread of ideas is when concepts from a particular country or culture are spread around the world and adopted by other…

country’s economy. However, there is very little truth in this assumption as is argued in this essay. Many countries of the world are endowed with natural resources such as oil, natural gas, coal and other mineral deposits. These include countries like those in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Despite all the riches of these countries, their economic growth is low. On the other hand countries like China, Japan and the ‘Asian Tigers’ have a much smaller endowment of these resources but…

Introduction Demography is the scientific study of human populations, including their sizes, compositions, distributions, densities, growth and other characteristics as well as the causes and consequences of changes in those factors. Demographic analysis is an important tool that explains sociological phenomena such as expanding population which can result in competition of resources such as food, land, access to trade routes among others. Demography largely relies on large data sets over long…