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    2). This increased inequality in the country despite the growing economy. Despite the steady inequality in Chile neoliberalism continues to be the economic framework in Chile today (Vanden and Prevost 409- 410). The final country case is the economic changes in Venezuela. Like Mexico, Venezuela 's economic trajectory begins with ISI based on oil deposits and then is forced into neoliberal reforms after the oil crisis. The economy depended on the oil rents in order to…

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    of roads and highways within the regions the higher will be the chances of the region to accelerate its growth through access and utilization of all the available resources. The importance of roads and highways on affecting diverse outcomes on the economy including trade and commerce cannot be neglected and their impact on the exports and imports of the country cannot be denied. Roads and highways within a country can foster trade is the main direct expected outcome. It is also obvious that…

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    annum. India occupies the third position in the world with an annual production of 13 billion nuts, overtaking Indonesia and the Philippines, the other two prominent coconut-growing countries. The coconut palm exerts a profound influence on the rural economy of the many states where it is grown extensively and it provides sustenance to more than 10 million people. The export earnings derived by India from coconut are around Rs.3000 million, mainly through the export trade in coir and coir goods.…

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    2.1 Lewis Dual Sector Model of Economic Development The Lewis Dual Sector model was proposed by Arthur Lewis in 1954 and has two main sectors: An agricultural/rural sector characterized by subsistence nature i.e. most of the agriculture produce are meant for own consumption rather than traded hence zero marginal productivity of labour, and an urban/industrial/manufacturing sector which has a high demand for labour force and offers higher wages than the ones being offered in the rural areas.…

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    The key concepts of the section Regional Economic Development are: localized economies and agglomeration, backwards-and-forward linkage, social capital, and spread effects. Localized Economy is when an industry clusters in an area giving the area economic advantage and growth. An example of this is when there is a large natural resource, like steel, is close to a manufacturing site, like railroad tracks. The agglomeration is the effect is the causes and effects between the manufacturer and…

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    increasingly important as a source of revenue of many countries. It accounts for a significant share of GDP and employs a substantial proportion of the labor force. Furthermore, it is considered an important industry in many countries. It helps improve the economy of developing countries and provides employment for many people such as Vietnam. In addition, it not only helps to solve the problems of unemployment, but also has positive effects on many economic activities, such as transport,…

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    included the geography and the economy. First, the North’s geography was overall an advantage. It was home to resources that were easy to acquire. It also had many ports where ships with cotton arrived to deliver to the factories in New England. When the cloth was woven they were sent to markets throughout the nation to sell. In the South, the geography was mostly measured in places that had cotton. Slaves in the South picked the cotton to make in the cotton factory. The economy in the North…

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    tended to be high-price economies, except for the direct contribution of the natural resource sector itself to export, these countries failed to achieve strong export led growth (Sachs and Warner 2001, p.…

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    What might be the impact of “three phases of globalization” on HRM? Why should globalization concern human resource managers? Let me start by mentioning the three phases of globalization that were mentioned by Friedman from his book "The world is flat" First phase included countries globalizing from 1400 to 1800 Second phase included a group of companies or multinationals globalizing from 1800 to 2000 Third phase included small groups of people from all around the world and from different…

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    During the height of the Middle Ages, Europe was shaped by a “demographic revolution” (Schulze, 1996, p.9). Helped by economic growth, France enlarged its population to 19 million inhabitants. Price examined this demographic and economic growth as the beginning of 35.000 communities (1993, p.16). Other consequences of this growth were the emergence of cities, the rise of commerce and improved communication. The rise of commerce led to the creation of a new social class: the bourgeoisie. The…

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