...Discuss the Advantage and Disadvantage of Giving International Aid to Poor Countries Name: Institution: Discuss the Advantage and Disadvantage of Giving International Aid to Poor Countries Granting international aids to underprivileged states is the noblest international practice in contemporary globalized society. According to Chenery and Strout (2006), the core motive for international aid emanated from the human being moral obligation of supporting and facilitating each other depending on one strengths and abilities. By considering its inimitable nature, international aid has its own unique disadvantage and advantage. Being the most useful tool for development is a decisive advantage that characterizes international aids to poor countries. A respectable number of modern poor countries depend on international support in sustaining their economic development (Ehrenfield, 2004). International aid is also a fundamental aspect of strengthening and intensifying international integration and relationship. Through mutual coordination and interaction, international aid creates a platform where the recipient and the donor reciprocally benefit from each other irrespective of their economic powers. International aid mutual coordination also helps in promoting accountability in the use of the distributed resources. Financial assistance to poor countries is also valuable in providing essential basic needs such...
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...foreign aid to Africa African continent has struggled with chronic poverty and under-development. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been given to African governments. More billions were lent to these same governments. Countless tons of food have inundated the continent, and swarms of consultants, experts, and administrator have descended to solve Africa’s problems. However the state of development in Africa is no better today than it was when all this started. Per capita income, for most of Africa, is either stagnant or declining. For this debate analysis I will address the different types of aids foreign nations give to African countries. I will also discuss the debate of the advantages and disadvantages of the provision of foreign aid to Africa. In the end I will provide a conclusion on what I think should be done. Over the past 6o years at least $1 trillion of development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Yet real per capita income today is lower than it was in the 1970s, and more than 50% of the population over 350 million people live on less than a dollar a day, a figure that has nearly doubled in two decades. Food aid is the source of the international aid system, although it represents only a small proportion of total aid. With the help of international emergency response, famines and other natural and human-made disasters no longer kill in the numbers they used to prior to the 1980s. Development aid is another...
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...An aid agency is an organization dedicated to distributing aid. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is one example, which was created in 1944. The IMF is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, especially those with an impact on exchange rate and the balance of payments. There are currently 186 members. Their goal is to stabilize exchange rates and assist the reconstruction of the world’s international payment system. They also offer highly leveraged loans to countries in severe financial trouble. This money comes from a pool, which countries will contribute to on a temporary basis. Any member country can ask the IMF for financing if it has a balance of payments need. The loan helps member countries to tackle balance of payments problems, stabilize their economies, and restore sustainable economic growth. Here are some of the advantages of a country receiving aid. 1. Economics Reasons: Why less developed countries seek and accept aid is mainly for the purpose of economic development. They use the money on a number of things, such as paying the interest on foreign debts, enable infrastructure changes to be made to the economy such as dams and roads etc. 2. Moral Reasons: Many people felt that the more economically developed countries (LEDCs) have a moral responsibility to provide development assistance for the poorer countries. Here are some of the disadvantages of a country...
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...North Korea: A Stand Down or a Stand Off? Christopher Caver Strayer University North Korea ENG 215 Research & Writing Professor J. Welch June 9, 2013 With North Korea´s recent threats on several occasions to launch a nuclear weapon at various countries to include South Korea, Guam, Japan, and even the United States, the United Nations and the United States cannot standby any longer. Additionally does North Korea’s recent withdraw from verbal threats to the United States and its allies indicate a stand down? Although nuclear talks and heated talks between the U.S. and North Korea are nothing new, it has become progressively more frequent and North Korea has been determined to be seen as a nuclear capable country. Although for now, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un has receded from his talks of going to war with South Korea and other United States´ allies, can the U.S. trust the North Koreans knowing how they continually say one thing while secretly doing the opposite. Additionally can the U.S. and the U.N. continue to allow North Korea to possess nuclear capabilities while continuing to ignore other major issues within the country? [pic] As you can see in the photograph above, North Korea has gone as far as to strategically place several missles which could be possibly armed with nuclear warheads in various positions in the launch position for the world to see. The...
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...1) If you were CEO of Harley-Davidson, how would you compare the advantages and disadvantages of using exports, joint ventures, and foreign subsidiaries as ways of expanding international sales? As CEO of Harley-Davidson the way that I would compare the advantages and disadvantages of exporting would be; Exporting Gives us instant market access into a new market making us able to maximize revenue in a short amount of time. A disadvantage of exporting is the tariffs that foreign government pose on imports which drive the cost up. And in some instances being viewed as an outsider is a disadvantage. Joint Ventures offers another opportunity and also has advantages and disadvantages. Joint Ventures allows for much faster and less costly access to foreign markets. They provide there international partner with knowledge of the local market place. Another advantage is the resident partner has existing relationships with local suppliers ,customers, and knowledge of local customs and languages. It combines the resources of two companies and allows the international partner to still be seen as an insider. And decreases the start up cost to the international partner A disadvantage of a Joint Venture is that due to the cultural differences management conflicts may arise due to different cultures having different management styles. And Another disadvantage is due to profits being shared the resident partner can become a competitor. Foreign Subsidiaries is a local operation completely...
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...Global Macro practices in Human Services AIDS as a social issue for Africa Table of contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. AIDS as a social issue and its impact on Africa 4. Macro level interventions 5. Conclusion 6. References 1. Abstract Social issues are of great concern to the society and have long lasting and dangerous impacts on the community. AIDS is one such issue. It can lead to mass destruction of mankind and is a bane to the society. The fast spreading of AIDS or its increasing rates in Africa has become a major concern for Africa as well as for the world. The health care facilities in a country are a very important aspect of development and lifestyle. They help improve or determine the standard of living in a nation and help provide quality of life. There are several diseases that are leading to ruining of mankind. AIDS is one of the most harmful diseases that can endanger man’s life. So, it becomes curial that this medical concern is dealt with in an appropriate manner. 2. Introduction AIDS stands for Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome. It is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This disease can cause the destruction of the immunity system of an individual. This leads to the significant decrease in the resistance power of an individual and makes him prone or vulnerable to minor and major diseases which can prove to be life threatening as the body cannot fight against diseases...
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...external organizational environment analysis? Use the International University of Management as your case study. SWOT analysis is a structural planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats involved in an organization. It involves specifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable in achieving an objective. The analysis is carried out to allow achievable goals or objectives to be set for the organization. It looks at the internal factors which are: Strengths and Weaknesses of an organization and external factors which are: Opportunities and Threats represented by the external environment to the organization. A SWOT analysis can offer help-full perspectives at any stage of an effort and it might be used to explore possibilities for new efforts or solutions to business, make decision about the best path for initiative, identifying opportunities for success in context of threats and can also be used to adjust and refine plans mid-course. SWOT when broken down simply means analyzing: Strength- that characteristics of the business that give it an advantage over others. Weakness- the disadvantages the business have internally compared to its competitors. Opportunities- current external trends which are waiting to be taken advantage of. Threats- external environment which may cause a problem and have a negative impact on the business. I can now use International University of Management as an example to carry out...
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...Oeriew International cooperation at a crossroads Aid, trade and security in an unequal world Every hour more than 1,200 children die away from the glare of media attention The year 2004 ended with an event that demonstrated the destructive power of nature and the regenerative power of human compassion. The tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean left some 300,000 people dead. Millions more were left homeless. Within days of the tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters in recent history had given rise to the world’s greatest international relief effort, showing what can be achieved through global solidarity when the international community commits itself to a great endeavour. The tsunami was a highly visible, unpredictable and largely unpreventable tragedy. Other tragedies are less visible, monotonously predictable and readily preventable. Every hour more than 1,200 children die away from the glare of media attention. This is equivalent to three tsunamis a month, every month, hitting the world’s most vulnerable citizens—its children. The causes of death will vary, but the overwhelming majority can be traced to a single pathology: poverty. Unlike the tsunami, that pathology is preventable. With today’s technology, financial resources and accumulated knowledge, the world has the capacity to overcome extreme deprivation. Yet as an international community we allow poverty to destroy lives on a scale that dwarfs the impact of the tsunami. Five years ago, at the start...
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...HCA 210 | Health Care Innovation | Cochlear Implants | Joseph Fortescue 12/22/2013 | In every country and culture there are people who suffer from hearing loss. Sometimes it is classified as conductive hearing loss where for some reason the sound waves are being blocked; which can usually be fixed with surgery. The majority of people who suffer from hearing loss have damage to the nerves that carry sounds to the brain. That is called sensorineural hearing loss; and there are new innovative ways to help those suffering from sensoineural hearing loss. Hearing aids were invented to help damaged nerves carry sound by amplifying the sound with a microphone. That only helps those who are hard of hearing; if you amplify sound to a deaf person they still cannot hear it. The cochlear implant however, does not amplify sound; it uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate cells in the cochlea that activate the auditory nerve. This process bypasses the damaged nerves that receive sound waves, which for the majority of the time are the cause of hearing loss. I have heard about cochlear implants for a while now and wondered about the difference in quality of hearing after surgery. The cochlear implant picks up sound and transmits it through electromagnetic pulses so is there a possibility that the sounds get distorted in the process. Since it is not the traditional method of hearing maybe the sounds are not the same either. The patient has to go through habilitation to get used...
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...Foreign Aid In the current situation from 2009-present, international assistance has been expanding its scope but it still has many problems such as corruption, inefficiency in progress or poor management and delay in helping. Last few decade problems with foreign aid are caused not only by incompetence or corruption but also related to itself complex machinery which has been trying to developed aid to transmit from donor to recipient. In addition, there are still poor and waste in aid because the corruption by the recipient government because to aid cannot go to help poor people who really need and want it most (Lappe,Collin,Rosset 1981 9). This essay will examine both of corruption and inefficiencies of assistance and give some suggestion such as they should be a committee of country’s revenue and expenditure, or aid system should be provides transparent and can be verified easily(Demon McNeil 1981 36) followed by evaluation for the best solution to solve a problems As we already knew that, now aids has come from many ways such as food aids, military assistances but the most important aid that is often a serious problem is a financial assistance. Financial aids are usually corrupted by national governments, who have been helped by the donor countries the corruptions always start at the beginning of the aid processes. In addition corruptions are likely to arise in situation where resources are transferred with substantial discretion without accountabilities to the decision...
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...escalating integrity and is based on international specialization and also co-production, and not the mention the consolidation of economic relations among states and business entities. Integration is a judicial law of the progress of international economic relationship. European Union is the foremost commercial power in our world today. The EU has attained the national unity in the economic and social policy: not a member of the EU can’t secure the prices of agricultural products or to enter in commercial agreements with third world countries or relations, state aid to companies individually have to be held in beneath the Brussels treaty. Countries have to meet the terms with general rules, environmental safety and consumer protection as well. The reaction of the leading countries: the influential’s talked about their success of monetary union. The key advantages of regional integration is having newer, cheaper, faster and more diversified, goods, resources, services, facilities, ideas and knowledge as well as higher living standards available. The powerful forces of international economic integration are the companies. They are interested in achieving an optimal level of activity, including throughout co-operation with distant companies in regions lacking customs and other limitations. Companies are able to and can take advantage of integration in this fashion: expansion of markets generate situations for the revitalization of international trade, which in a way can become the...
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...The Warwick MBA Assignment Cover Sheet Submitted by : 1268148 Date Sent : 10th December 2014 Module Title : International Business Module Code : IB8180 Date/Year of Module : July – December 2014 Submission Deadline: 10th December 2014 Word Count : XXXXXXX (Excluding Cover, Appendices, Table of Contents, Bibliography, Figures, Tables, Diagrams and Charts) Number of Pages : Question: Using a case study of an actual company, explain the advantages and disadvantages of different international strategies and organisational structures for large multinational enterprises. In your answer you should discuss the relationship between strategies and structures and the conditions under which particular strategies and structures are more or less appropriate. You must also use models of strategies and structures as discussed during the course and presented in the textbook. One example of a case could be IBM’s transformation towards a more global model, but you can choose any similar case as long as some information on the case is publicly available. “This is to certify that the work I am submitting is my own. All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. I am aware of the University of Warwick regulation concerning plagiarism and collusion. No substantial part(s) of the work submitted here has also been submitted by me in other assessments for accredited courses of study, and I acknowledge that if this has been...
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...The World Cup is an international spectacle that has the ability to bring excitement to all corners of the world. The World Cup has always been an example of globalization, because, essentially, globalization is the transforming of a local happening or product into a global happening or product. According to the governing body of football, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, “The FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa is an international event with great historic importance to the African continent. It will be the first FIFA World Cup ever to be hosted in Africa since the competition began in 1934, and I am convinced that Africa is ready to welcome this momentous FIFA World Cup with open arms. I am also convinced that the host nation, South Africa, will be up to the task, not least because it has abundant potential and resources (#1)” Given all of this information, one cannot deny that the World Cup is an obvious example of globalization, and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be Africa’s greatest display of Globalization to date. In order to accurately access South Africa as a site for a huge international event such as the World Cup 2010, one must first look at the various social problems that are existent in South Africa. When looking at any African country, the fact that most African countries have only been independent for less than a century must be factored into any assessment. The majority of African countries have a number of social problems...
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...ARTHUR LOK JACK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES EXECUTIVE MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS AND THE CARIBBEAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (BUAD 6085) INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT CAN SMALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SURVIVE IN A GLOBALISED ENVIRONMENT? Submitted by: VITRA SINGH (UWI ID #: 91780646) Cohort 22 25 OCTOBER 2010 It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. - Kofi Annan INTRODUCTION I sit at a food court near a Manchu Wok take out in O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, waiting on a flight to Miami and a connection back home, to Trinidad. My Dell laptop is on the table in front of me and my Nokia phone is next to it. My roll-on hand luggage is at my feet, a SwissGear brand, bought in London with a tag on the side which reads ‘Made in China’. Across the table from me, sits a group of young American men on their way to Beijing. Announcements in the background call the departure of an Air France flight. A family walks by; a man, a woman and a girl of about six. The man calls out to the little girl and his accent confirms for me, his East Indian heritage. The girl’s attention is absorbed in a bright pink Nintendo DSi. Later at the gate, a seventy five year old woman from Nebraska, sits next to me and tells me that she is on her way for an ‘overseas adventure’ in South America. She has always wanted to do this, she says, handing...
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...Country Paper Aid Flow to Bangladesh and the Question of Accountability of CSOs at National Level to the People They Serve By Shadnaz Khan* Bangladesh, like other poor and less developed countries, has been a regular receiver of foreign aid or external assistance in order to lessen the gap between savings and investment and to mitigate the balance of payment deficit. However, there has been serious debate over the issues such as low performance in aid-utilization, donors’ stringent and one-size-fits-all conditionalities and global aid politics that are believed to undermine the potential benefits that aid could have brought to the development scenario of the country. The apprehension over aid issues is felt in different countries around the world and also among the donors themselves. As a result, the idea of aid effectiveness has received increasing attention and importance in international discussions that generates hope that the international structure of aid would create sustainable development outcome for the poor countries. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, a general description of aid flows to Bangladesh has been presented and in the second part, an attempt has been made to assess the donor support models for CSOs in managing aid at country level and the scope for ensuring their accountability to their primary constituents, i.e., the people they serve in Bangladesh. A General Scenario of Aid flow to Bangladesh From 1972 to 30 June 2006...
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