...movement blames globalization for increased world poverty and income inequalities, child labor, environmental pollution and many other problems. 2. Nations usually impose restrictions on the free international flow of goods, services and factors. Differences in language, customs and laws also hamper these international flows. In addition, international flows of goods, services and resources may involve receipts and payments in different currencies, which may change in value in relation to one another through time. International relations are to be contrasted with the interregional relations, which face no such restrictions as tariffs and are conducted in terms of the same currency, usually in the same language, and under basically the same set of customs and laws. 3. A rough measure of the degree of economic interdependence of a nation with the rest of the world is given by the ratio or percentage of its exports to its gross domestic product (GDP). For small, developed nations, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, the ratio can reach as high as 60 to 90. For large nations, such as Germany, England, France and Italy, the ratio ranges from 25 to 35. For the United States it is between 12 and 17 and growing. 4. The United States relies less on international trade for its high standard of living than most other developed nations because it is continental in size with immense natural and human resources. As such, it can produce with relative efficiency most of the products...
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...Leadership at the United Nations William Bly IT Leadership 4/8/2012 IT Leadership at the United Nations Table of Contents 2012 An Inside Look a United Nations Information Technologies ................................................... 5 UN Structure ................................................................................................................................... 6 General Assembly ........................................................................................................................ 6 General Assembly Subsidiary Bodies ......................................................................................... 7 Economic and Social Council ............................................................................................. 7 International Court of Justice .............................................................................................. 7 Security Council ..................................................................................................................... 7 Security Council Subsidiary Bodies ............................................................................................. 7 Trusteeship Council ............................................................................................................... 7 Secretariat .............................................................................................................................. 7 Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs .....
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...According to the United Nations High Commissioner “The number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people around the world has topped 65 million” and a UNHCR press release states that “One in every 113 people on Earth has now been driven from their home by persecution, conflict, and violence or human rights violations.” In almost every continent you can now find a type of displaced person or family due to a number of things such as hunger, war, jobs, or oppressive governments. Displaced people often have to overcome numerous challenges on there quest for a safe place to call home again. The record number of displaced people is the result, of armed conflicts and failed peace talks around the world, aided by the mistrust of immigrants...
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...The United States made the right decision in intervening during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Missiles brought to Cuba were against the Monroe Doctrine, and the USA had to act on it. The Monroe Doctrine warns all nations to not interfere in American affairs. The Nuclear Missiles that were brought to Cuba were an extreme threat to the United States, therefore, establishing a naval quarantine around Cuba and intervening had to be done for the welfare of the United States. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a conflict between the United States and Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear missile bases that were found and being built in Cuba. The conflict only lasted 13 days in the October of 1962. In the short amount of time that the Cuban Missile Crisis transpired,...
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...United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982 Introduction The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of the rights of nations with respect to the world's oceans. The treaty addresses a number of topics including navigational rights, economic rights, pollution of the seas, conservation of marine life, scientific exploration, piracy, and more. The treaty, one of the longest in history, is comprised of 320 articles and 9 annexes, representing the codification of customary international law and its progressive development. Historical Background Since humanity first set forth upon the seas, the issue of sovereign control over the oceans has been an ongoing concern. Prior to the 20th century, the oceans had been subject to the freedom of the seas doctrine. This principle, adopted in the 17th century, limited national rights and jurisdiction over a narrow band of water along a nations coast, the rest of the sea being free to all and belonging to none. Nearly a century later, the "cannon-shot" rule became the basis for determining how much of the adjacent oceans were under the jurisdiction of a nation. The cannon-shot rule set forth that a nation controlled a territorial sea as far as a projectile could be fired from a cannon based on shore. In the 18th century this range was approximate three nautical miles. As time progressed, three miles became the widely accepted...
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...Global Business Cultural Analysis: United Arab Emirates XXXXXXXXXXXX Liberty University Abstract In order to be successful in international business, one must have a certain degree of understanding about the country in which one wishes to conduct business. The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates in the Gulf region that has a culture vastly different than that in the United States, yet a business atmosphere that is very open to foreign investors. This paper evaluates the elements and dimensions of culture that affect the business relationship between the United States and United Arab Emirates, the differences between the two nations, and the implications for doing business in the United Arab Emirates for businesses from the United States. Global Business Cultural Analysis: United Arab Emirates Conducting business internationally requires a certain understanding of cultures that may differ greatly from one’s own. Though the world is growing ever more interconnected through globalization, cultural differences still persist and must be recognized if one is to be successful in international business. From the perspective of a businessperson in the United States, the United Arab Emirates presents a unique opportunity to conduct business with a nation with great cultural differences, yet an increasingly open mind in relation to Western culture. While the United Arab Emirates appears at first glance to be highly westernized in its culture, one would...
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...Study Material PDF 2015 List of Committees & Organization Reports(Jan – Nov) Committee Name Report Title Committee Head Shantha Kumar Panel Law Commission of India Law Commission of India Non-governmental organizations Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) Brand Finance Report on FCI restructuring Report on electoral reforms Report on Death Penalty Lion Census report 2015 Shanta Kumar Justice DK Jain Justice DK Jain Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Dr. Mahesh Sharma Indian Civil Aviation: At the Cusp of Taking off Forbes Annual list of the richest Indians Monitoring of Pesticide Residues Report on Delhi MLA’s salary package TechSci Research Report Report on Bankruptcy Law Reforms Top Secret Doping: How Russia makes its Winners” To suggest reforms to the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Report dealt with shell companies and beneficial ownership. Report on Innovation submitted its report recommending private funding for R&D Report on illegal migrants from Bangladesh Union Ministry of Agriculture Achary Panel ASSOCHAM Dr T K Viswanathan Committee Independent commission (IC) Committee of Eminent Persons on JEE Justice MB Shah-headed SIT on Black Money NITI Aayog panel Upamanyu Hazarika Commission Annual report on Patent filing in India Most valuable brand in India 100 Report Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage PDT Achary Dr T K Viswanathan Richard W...
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...Georgetown Model United Nations Background Guide on LGBTQ Rights The Human Rights Council: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system and a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly. The Human Rights Council, which replaced the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights, was created by the General Assembly on March 15 2006 by resolution 60/251 and it has as its designated meeting place, the UN Office at Geneva (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) It is made of up of 46 United Nations Member states which are elected by the UN General Assembly. The latter states are assigned with the responsibility of strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. They are elected by the majority of the members of the General Assembly of the United Nations through direct and secret ballot. The chosen members of the council serve for a period of three years and are not eligible for immediate re-election after serving two consecutive terms (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) Membership to the Council is based on equitable geographical distribution. The seats are allocated as follows: 12345African States: 13 seats Asian States: 13 seats Latin American and Caribbean States: 8 seats Western European and other States: 7 seats Eastern European States: 6 seats The Council as a whole has its main purpose grounded in addressing human rights violations around...
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...the United States conducts a substantial amount of business with South Korea. It is important that American managers, entrepreneurs, and businessmen understand the South Korean social, cultural, and religious dimensions of the nation. The South Korean culture and customs are uniquely different from those of the United States. The culture and customs of the United States are based on European traditions and religious Christian beliefs. The culture and customs of South Korea are based on Confucianism’s way of life, Buddhism’s individual salvation, and since the 1950’s Christianity’s redemption of the soul. American businesses that incorporate South Korean culture into American business practices will develop long lasting business relationships with their South Korean counterparts. American businessmen working in multinational corporations have adjusted well the collectivist culture of South Korea. Multinational enterprises considering cross border business in South Korea can feel safe investing in South Korea. Keywords: South Korea, United States, cultural dimensions, multinational business, Hofstede. Introduction South Korea is one of the United States most important strategic and economic partners in Asia. Members of Congress tend to be interested in South Korea for political purposes. South Korea has development into a global player. As a global player, South Korea has provided greater opportunities for businesses and private organizations in the United States...
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...Jenna Cardone International Economics WTO Phase II February 8, 2014 United Kingdom/European Union The European Union is a union of twenty eight member nations that work together to delegate political and economic issues. These countries have formed a single government that allows each nation to be interdependent on one another and, henceforth, reducing conflict between them. There is the free movement of goods, services, people, and money between each nation. The last one is made easiest through the common currency of the Euro. The only exception is the United Kingdom, who identifies with the Pound instead. The United Kingdom, along with being the only member of the EU that does not identify with the Euro has the ninth largest GDP in the world. The UK has the second largest GDP in the EU, second only to Germany, while the EU is the second highest GDP overall, just behind the United States (I). It just goes to show that while the European Union has some very strong economies in its membership, together they have created a world power. Imports in regards to the EU center primarily around dairy products, sugars and confectionery, and animal products, which, respectively, have MFN averages of 52.9, 32.1, and 20.4. The lowest average MFN is cotton, which is at a value of 0. The rest of the products are between a value of 1 and 20 and, for various reasons, are higher in value than cotton and much less than dairy, sugar, and animal products (II). The goods that are...
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...Mullins Differences between the United Kingdom and Vietnam Thao Quan Q5189097 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND VIETNAM Thao Quan Globalisation has brought about several benefits to not only countries and their economies but also their citizens. It can be seen that people in the mordern world can travel through borders of nations much easier than they did many years ago. People in Vietnam and the United Kingdom are not the exceptions. Despite the distance of 5774 miles, some choose to study and work in the United Kingdom, whereas, there are a lot of people choosing Vietnam as one of their travel destinations. Comparing these two countries, there are three significant differences that people can easily realize: climate, cost of living and education. When taking first steps on one of these two countries, innitial impression that travelers can experience is the difference between the climates of the United Kingdom and Vietnam. Regarding Vietnam, its weather is humid in general and moderately hot. There are two climate parts in this country: monsoonal weather in the North and tropical weather in the South. While the North of Vietnam has four seasons, which is quite similar to the United Kingdom, the temperature in the South rarely drops below 25 degrees C (even at night) and there are long dry periods with high humidity and a couple weeks of heavy rains. Generally, Vietnamese...
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...------------------------------------------------- CULTURAL dIFFERENCES United States and Venezuela Introduction When examining the cultures of Venezuela and the United States there are some aspects of each that make them unique and special. There are three areas in which there is considerable difference. The first would be the cultural dimensions, which reflects the underlying framework of each society, the second would be the family structure and values, and the third would be the social norms, which dictate how people in a society ought to behave. It is important to understand these differences so that as an international marketer one is culturally competent and prepared to interact successfully within another culture. Cultural Dimensions Cultural values are the ideas and things of importance within a society. Starting in 1980, Geert Hofstede studied cultural values of more than 90,000 people in 66 countries, and found that nations differed along four primary dimensions. The four dimensions are; the Individualism/Collectivism Index (IDV), which focuses on self-orientation; the Power Distance Index (PDI), which focuses on authority orientation; the Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI), which measures the tolerance of uncertainty and ambiguity among members of the society; and the Masculinity/Femininity Index (MAS), which focuses on assertiveness and achievement. (International Marketing 16th Edition, 2013) Indulgence refers to the extent to which people try to...
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...The United States is a land of prosperity and opportunities. Immigrants from all over the world migrate to America to achieve the American dream. The American dream, for every person living in America, is having an equal opportunity to be successful and the success is achieved by all the hard work and dedication Americans do throughout their lifetime. Success has different meanings for different people as we all do not have the similar needs and have a different point of views to life. Success for some people is achieving financial stability while others see success as happiness and love. Immigrants take the courage to step out of their motherland and move to America to achieve their desired goals and live a healthy and wealthy life....
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...Macroeconomics Michael Coschigano Keller Graduate School Econ 545 8-20-2014 GDP Growth Rate Automobile industry has been affected by many factors that cut across the US economy both internal and externally. Since the end of the recession, the GDP of the United States was subjected to various economic and political constraints. The same has happened in European developed countries and other Asian nations, where the level of debt has remained high and yet the development baseline scenario is still high. For the case of the United States and in close relation with the automobile industry, the output in terms of growth has remained stagnant and is continuously becoming constrained because of the highly deleveraging and tough influences and uncertainties of the outlined policies. J.D power and associates analyst Jeff Schuster stated that there was a reduction in the number of sales during the first half of 2011 economic year. The reduction is believed to have resulted from a lack of customer confidence on the products (Akerson, 2014). Macroeconomists have for a long time outlined that GDP strongly depends on consumption and the percentage of consumption dictating GDP at any given time stands at 70%. However, in August of 2011, the consumer based comfort index became the weakest since March of 2009, and the confidence level among the US-based consuming community dropped to the lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis (Hubbard & Antony, 2012). Automobiles are...
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...falling behind many countries, Japan in particular. This disparity between America and Japan is shown not only in academics, but also in competition for jobs. The better the education people achieve, the more advancements the country can have, and the more successful that nation will be as a whole. America needs to refocus its value on education to emphasize its importance to avoid falling behind on a global scale of educated citizens. One of the main reasons America is falling behind Japan is that the high school drop out rate in America is 1.2 million students a year, which is 6,000 students a day (The Broad Center). The fact that this many students are forfeiting their education everyday is disturbing. Students can just ease their way through and earn a high school degree; so dropping out shouldn’t even be an option. In Japan, the drop out rate is significantly lower and graduating high school is Japan is much more challenging. With all the resources available in American high schools, there is no excuse for why American students are dropping out. Why wouldn’t U.S. students just graduate from high school if it were that easy and improve their life so much more? There are many reasons why students drop out of high school,...
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