Underdevelopment

Introduction: Since the reform and opening-up policy was released in 1978, the Chinese rural-to-urban migration has become a very important social phenomenon. Large quantities of surplus labor forces in countryside, which come into being migrant workers, flocked into China 's busiest and most international metropolises. According to (Chan, 2011), “In the 30 years since 1979, China’s urban population has grown by about 440 million to 622 million in 2009” (p.1). In the rapid-growing urban…

the world. The country’s dependence on oil has made it very rich but there is unequal distribution of resources. While the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer, there is no middle-class anymore. This corruption has led to underdevelopment especially in rural areas. Rural communities have no access to clean and safe drinking water, adequate healthcare, security, education and other basic amenities and infrastructure. Farmers don 't have access to equipments and technology to…

Free trade is the unrestricted import and export of goods between countries without the fear of government intervention such as tariffs, duties or quotas. The notion of a free trade system encompassing several sovereign states originated in a draft form in 16th century Spain. An American jurist named Arthur Nussbaum noted that Spanish theologian Francisco de Vitoria was “the first to set forth the notions (though not the terms) of freedom of commerce and freedom of the seas.” However it was two…

For example, he had to deal with the underdevelopment of his fin. This underdeveloped fin had rendered Nemo to not be able to swim as well as any other fish in the sea, which is of concern his father. Nemo struggles for independence because his father assumes that with this minor disability he can’t…

The exploration of oil in Nigeria began on June 5 1956 after Shell-BP struck ‘black gold’ during a drilling expedition in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region. Over the years, the Nigerian economy has become highly dependent on the exportation of oil as its main source of foreign exchange. Between 1972 and 2013, oil rents were averaged to account for 25 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (World Development Indicators). Fuel exports as a percentage of Nigeria’s…

Throughout history, humanity has evolved and changed its social norms and what is considered acceptable. While prohibiting violence and attempting to outlaw prejudice, one factor stays the same: patriarchy, the favoritism and hierarchy of men. In the novel Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, a blues band of three African-American men face challenges as they navigate through Nazi-controlled Germany in the 1940s. They meet Delilah Brown, who helps them escape Germany with little recognition from the…

COMPARISON WITH FAMILY PLANNING POLICIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES : The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong was an organisation which brought forth sex education, family planning advice and birth control services to the citizens of Hong Kong. When the population started to increase, it launched a campaign. This campaign was called the “Two is Enough” campaign through which the birth rate was decreased with the help of educational ways.The total fertility rate too, is low.The authorities in Iran…

health wise and economically, along with all of the failures that countries which have legalized marijuana have experienced, it can be surmised that the legalization of marijuana will not lead to economic or social development, but rather to underdevelopment in Caribbean society. Marijuana…

Social Media’s Negative Effects on Adolescents Adolescence is an important period in our lifetime, it is when we are most vulnerable to influence by others. Social media plays a huge role in how people connect with one another in their daily lives. This is especially true for adolescents who are among the heaviest users of social networking sites. While teens strive to find their own identities, they come across several forms of influence through social media. Some of these effects are caused by…

Inside the Mind of a Killer "We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow." Ted Bundy had stated this just days before his execution in 1989 for murdering over 30 people. It is surely obvious that Ted Bundy 's mind differs from the thought process of someone who has not killed another being. The questions we ask now are, How is it different? What makes his and plenty like him so very different? Experts have spent…