...the level of interaction between nations, but this essentially is nothing new. From a cultural standpoint, asceptic may argue that cultures have always mixed and shared ideas, and that this in itself constitutes nothing new. Modelski alludes to this when he suggests that globalisation beganaround 1000AD (2003, p.55). So, from the sceptical viewpoint, to what extent is thecontemporary world actually globalised? The sceptics have argued that the current economicinterdependence that characterises the global system is not without precedent, and would point to statistics from over a century ago to back up their claims (Held et al, 2000, p.5). Thesceptics would also suggest that globalisation overstates its reach, with the current worldeconomic system not truly global in its reach. In this context, sceptics argue that what wenow have is increased regionalisation, with states within regions such as the European Unionmostly trading amongst themselves. This, they suggest means we are less global, moreregional. The sceptics would also...
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...Public Policy 2007-2008 Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy Assessed Essay Question: Outline the types of institutions which comprise the emerging global civil society. What is their potential for contributing to ‘globalization with a human face’? Essay Number: 707004 Word Count: 3491 I. Introduction While globalization processes have propelled the world into an era of shrinking borders, rapid technological advances and intensifying connectedness, global civil society has risen at an equally rapid pace. Though global civil society is not a new phenomenon, the realm has become increasingly compelling in light of the explosion of civil society institutions that constitute a truly global sphere (Falk, 2000). By 2002, more than 30,000 international nongovernmental organizations existed alongside more than 20,000 global civil society networks, ninety percent of which had emerged during the previous three decades (Edwards, 2002). As numbers continue to increase, the true estimate of global civil society institutions is likely in the millions (Matthews, 2003). The growth of global civil society in the era of globalization leads naturally to questions regarding the institutions included in this sector and their contributions to the processes of globalization. Consequently, this essay will review the institutions that comprise the emerging global civil society and critically assess their potential to promote ‘globalization...
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...I believe his very detailed introduction helps to give the reader a very thorough understanding of the purpose and foundation of the book. The way Parker laid out the chapters was very helpful as well. To reiterate, he uses chapter one to explain to the reader the development of the new artillery fortifications and the advancing gunpowder weapons and how they led to increase in army size. I feel as though chapter one gives background and justification of the key developments he mentions in his introduction. He then uses chapter two to discuss how these new, larger armies were financed and supplied which consequently examines how governments were forced to change or risk being taken over by more financially capable states. I believe this helps the reader understand the more complicated aspect of the transformation. Once he gives the reader all of that information, he moves into the new advancements that allowed Europe to begin dominating the seas with the use of capital ships. Chapter four then shows how Europe began to expand and once again, chapter five talks about the imposition of western influence and how it was able to be maintained. I think it is very important that this book be set up this way. Withal, each chapter is a building block, allowing the reader to have a more foundational understanding of the time and events occurring which led to the adaptions and advancements. In addition...
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...In any book, the transformation of characters is very important. The characters in 2 particular stories are prime examples of this. The character of Reverend Hale from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has many similarities to the character of Fred Friendly from George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck. Miller wrote the play to convey the awfulness of the McCarthy trials, and give a warning of what can happen to societies that oppress people. Reverend Hale and Fred Friendly are both examples of people doing the right thing in the face of apathy. Although they may not have been the driving force of good in either of their respective stories, they were certainly examples of a change of heart for the better in the lives of the people around them. In The Crucible, Reverend Hale is a man who is brought into the...
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...What is globalisation and to what extent is the contemporary world actually globalised? To answer the question this essay will begin by attempting to provide a definition to the sometimes elusive meaning of the term ‘globalisation’. The essay will then take this definition and move on to use it to outline three different perspectives on what globalisation is. The three perspectives that will be used are the hyperglobalist, the transformationalist and the sceptical (Held et al, 2000, p10). Each of these perspectives on globalisation will in turn attempt to answer the question of what is globalisation. Within outlining each of these perspective’s views on globalisation, each perspective’s views on the extent the contemporary world is actually globalised will also be outlined. After this the essay will compare and contrast each of the three perspectives to gain an understanding of which of them provides the best or strongest answer to how much the contemporary world is actually globalised, before concluding with a summary of its main points and by pointing out that each perspective shares a general agreement that the capitalist system is the driving force of what globalisation is, but each differs in its views on to what extent the world is actually globalised. The term globalisation is one that is used with ever increasing frequency as if it had a universally accepted meaning and definition. According to Modelski, globalisation is a historical process which is characterised...
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...as a form of new media. Even though the new age media revolution has taken over the bigger part of our lives, the means of traditional media outlets such as television are more open to all the different societies that now exist. As the quality of media outbreaks dwindles and quantity is dangerously on the rise, the idea of commercialized and fragmented elements in our society is what we are subjected to within today’s media realm. Allan Mckee in his text The Public Sphere: An Introduction discusses these topics in depth as well as others in relation to the concept of audience and how the transformation of media has affected social behaviors. It is imperative to note that progressions in social transformation and the transgression of new age media run parallel of each other, as they feed off relevant decisions and developments. Jurgen Habermas, the writer of ‘The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere’, is the founding father of the public sphere ideology that has been debated and discussed throughout its...
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...wrtg101 Writing Assignment 3 Writing Assignment #3: Research-Supported Essay Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/wrtg101-writing-assignment-3/ Writing Assignment #3 will be a research-supported essay. Courses that fulfill the General Education Requirements (GERs) at UMUC all have a common theme—technological transformations. In following this theme throughout this semester in WRTG 101, we have read the analyses of various authors on innovations and technological transformations in education and in other fields. In this essay, you will continue this theme of technological transformations. You have two choices for your essay topic. Please choose one of the two choices. Please note that both choices are identical to the choices you had for writing assignment #2, the cause-effect essay. You may write on the same topic that you wrote on for writing assignment #2; however, you may be asked to adjust the topic in some direction in order to write a more successful research paper. In addition, of course, you will expand on the number of sources you use to defend your argument. 1. TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION Analyze the impact of a particular trend in technology on education. Our discussions in the class up to this point might be helpful for you as you consider ideas for this topic. You might analyze any one of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic. a. The potential effects of Massive Open...
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...Case #1: Air Canada About Air Canada Air Canada is Canada’s largest domestic, U.S transborder and international airline and largest provider in Canadian market. Air Canada was the world’s 15th largest commercial airlines as of 2011. The reason which made Air Canada reach this position is that it is able to provide a wider range of services to meet its customer’s preferences. This enabled Air Canada to not only reduce the overall cost of serving its customers, but also serve them better. IT approach and Outsourcing Information Technology has emerged from a discipline that is primarily focussed on financial and administrative tasks, a core component of all systems in airlines. More comprehensive services are offered to the customers by airlines using IT. Given the critical importance to IT infrastructure to the airline’s successful operations, a set of IT principles should be implemented and often changed for a “productive” and “cost effective” environment. In 1994, a contract was signed between Air Canada and IBM with a view to reduce costs and to allow the airline to focus on its core business. But back then as Air Canada was not satisfied with the services offered by IBM, it proposed a request for proposals (REP) to find IT vendor to partnership with for innovation. A lot of requests were received from the potential suppliers but...
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...hitting puberty the boys and girls relocate to Aquatic Corp to for transformation into aquimen. The author sheds light on the influences of technology in changing some aspects and elements of humanity. For instance, in the past, the underwater creatures enjoyed general relations with each other while in the present the focus shifts to individuality. The divers want to do things alone and shine leading to the untimely demise of Tork. Delany alludes to this change by saying, “they are homogenized since there formation if typically based upon the arising new technology which is also advancement for that matter” (Delany 107). The Aquatic Corp wants to explore new frontiers in the ocean but relies on the past experience. The setting comprises of two worlds, the old world on the earth surface inhabited by veterans such as Cal and fishermen, and the new world in the depth of the ocean inhabited by the amphoman. The new generation residing in the ocean is changed at puberty to acquire the fish-like properties such as gills and scales. On top of that, the story seems to be constructed on a utopian illusion where everything in the society runs well. For instance, the relations between the characters transcend racial and gender bias due to the advancement in technology. Cal says that,” there is creation for a very new frontier, such as the internet,” (Delany 108) and statements such as “people being able to look at global communities that are indeed homogenous at the same time as the story...
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...XI`AN JIAOTONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMING TADL MODEL TO UPPAAL FOR CONTEXT AWARE SYSTEM SHEN LU Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering ©SHEN LU, 2008 ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is on the design and development of a model translation tool for context-aware system based on the existing research outcome of Naseem [2] and Shujun [5]. This tool, named as T2Uppaal, facilitates automatic conversion from TADL description to Uppaal model. This paper will analyze the context aware system in TADL architecture, design the transformation rules involved context and physical properties, and present the specification of the format for input file. Moreover, this paper discusses a case study to to ensure the conversion is correct, efficient and applicabilit ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to start off thanking my supervisor Dr.Wan for her support and guidance. Furthermore, I am also indebted to my schoolmate Bai Wei for the help and support to this project. Finally, and most importantly, I want to thank my roommates, for the encouragement and help. This work can not exist without you. Contents ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. - 0 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................ - 0 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................
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...export structure requires coherent and complimentary policies in the areas of education, infrastructure, innovation and access to finance. The experience of Latin American with the Middle-Income Trap has been very different from that of the NICs. While the latter were able to surpass middle-income status in a relatively brief period of time, Latin American countries have remained in the middle-income zone for decades. This contrast can serve as an illustrative basis for comparison for new countries entering the middle-income group. The East Asian NICs’ recipe for income convergence: gradual upgrading towards higher value industries The Asian NICs’ experiences suggest that escaping the Middle-Income Trap is a function of structural transformation through diversification into a greater number of products, as well as movement into higher value-added products over time. OECD Development Centre analysis based on the Product Space methodology (Hidalgo et al., 2007), which maps the relative proximity or similarity of traded products, shows that in the case of the Asian...
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...REVIEW OF ARTICLE ENTITLED TOURISM THRUST INTRODUCTION The authors of this article are Gurmeet Kaur and Yvonne Chong. The article is published in the Malaysian Business Volume 1, Number 2. Overview of this article is about the growth of Malaysia's tourism industry in terms of tourists arrivals and the future development of this industry. In the year 2009, many of the countries have experienced a significant decline of tourists arrivals due to the global economic crisis and H1N1 influenza. However, Malaysia was one of the seven countries which achieve positive growth. In Malaysia, tourism has become the second-largest foreign exchange-earner and has been identified as one of the 12 National Key Economic Area (NKEA). The Minister of Tourism, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, has been promoting art tourism since nature and culture have been the twin strengths of Malaysia tourism. The ministry's focus is on improving tourism products and creating focused tourism clusters. They tries to get the private sectors involve in driving tourism growth and aim to turn Malaysia into a Garden-and-Parks tourism destination which is a lucrative sector. SUMMARY The article starts with a brief introduction on tourism and the importance of tourism in a country. It then goes into details on how to promote our country (Malaysia). Our Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen is coming up with unconventional ideas to boost the tourism sector and to move it up. She has been actively promoting the art of...
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...World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order AUTHOR: Martin Jacques PUBLISHER: Penguin Books DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2012 PLACE OF PUB: New York, NY II. AUTHOR’S THESIS: China is reshaping the global economy and becoming more of a challenge to the West, but if it cannot advance culturally and institutionally, it will not replace the US. III. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The book covers an extremely broad period of history when it discusses the rule of China. Before Jacques mentions China’s current global status, he goes over China’s past global situations, mentioning the major rulings of the Xuanzong, the Tang, the Song, the Yuan and the Ming Periods. During the Xuanzong period (712-756), China lead the time period called the “Rise of the East” and took center stage in the Global Economy. During the Tang Period (618-907), China was economically successful and politically dominant. Foreign trade was fully established by that point and territory expansion had gone to dramatic rates. The Song period (960-1279) included the most remarkable economic transformation for commercial, technological and urban economies. At this point, China had let go of some of its militarism and political domination. Shortly after, however, the Yuan era (1271-1368) restored National Unity, political strategy and militarism. Jacques argues that China and the “West” were neck and neck in the race for global economic domination until China completely veered off its...
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...There is a rapid growth in global organisational concepts, crystallised in Japanese business philosophy, to be as effective as possible in the most efficient way. New technology involving networking information and automation influences the behaviour of business and enables significant transformation. This need to maximise efficiency and effectiveness in such a competitive age is increasingly crucial to the success of a business. This is why it is an exciting and fascinating period in both the commercial and economic world to study Business Management. Adaptability, creative thinking and the application of technology are now intrinsic to managing businesses. I have developed these principles and enjoyed the spectrum of sixth form study that has taught me to approach problems from different political, economical and psychological perspectives. Throughout Business Studies, to complement what has been taught I have researched real-life business solutions and how they have been implemented, such as the responsive marketing used by Coca Cola to prolong their business cycle and sustain major profitability. Studying ICT has enabled me to examine the criticality of technology in giving businesses a competitive edge by considering issues such as organisational objectives, people and legal implications rather than making decisions based solely on financial factors. Furthermore, studying Psychology gives me insight into the human influences on organisational behaviour through studying motivational...
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...shifts imaginable: from cultures of consumerism to cultures of sustainability. The book goes well beyond standard prescriptions for clean technologies and enlightened policies. It advocates rethinking the foundations of modern consumerism—the practices and values regarded as “natural,” which paradoxically undermine nature and jeopardize human prosperity. Worldwatch has taken on an ambitious agenda in this volume. No generation in history has achieved a cultural transformation as sweeping as the one called for here. The book’s many articles demonstrate that such a shift is possible by reexamining core assumptions of modern life, from how businesses are run and what is taught in classrooms to how weddings are celebrated and the way cities are organized. Readers may not agree with every idea presented here. But it is hard not to be impressed with the book’s boldness: its initial assumption is that wholesale cultural transformation is possible. I believe this is possible after having lived through the cultural transformation of women in Bangladesh. Culture, after all, is for making it easy for people to unleash their potential, not for standing there as a wall to stop them from moving forward. Culture that does not let people grow is a dead culture. Dead culture should be in the museum, not in human society. From the preface by Christopher Flavin, President of the Worldwatch Institute: ...The past five years have witnessed an unprecedented mobilization of efforts to combat the world’s...
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