...Jocelyn Barrera English 114 Prof. Maskery Sep 27 2012 Poverty In Third World Countries Poverty is a major issue in our world today where people cannot afford the basic necessities required to survive. Although 1st world countries have more then what is needed, people still suffer from poverty. Poverty is a lack of goods and services necessary to maintain a minimal life style. However, in 3rd world countries poverty is more present then in 1st world countries because of the lack of resources, power,money, and education. The struggle to survive often results in having more children, however, people in poverty usually are not educated about safe sex practices. As a consequence, sexually transmitted diseases run rapidly. When the parents are HIV positive, HIV is passed to their newborns and the cycle of death by AIDS rages. Not only is diseases a problem but the causes it brings to families, children and the country as a whole.The reality is poverty is a silent killer that is ignored by most especially by the 1st world countries. They tend to ignore other countries and not try to put an end to poverty. There is about six billion people in the world as of 2012, and from that half of the population are suffering from poverty (Anup Shah). Which brings us to the question, Is there ever going to be an end to poverty? From research I have made poverty has been present to back to centuries even before BC and is still happening today. We would think that poverty would be decreasing...
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...Gender equality is defined as men and women have same rights. Ever is an absolute term. First mean point: it is possible as there are obvious improvement in social area today compare to the past. However, there are improvements does not mean that gender inequality can be totally eliminated. (India gender parity index has improved from 0.464 in 1975 to 0.918 in 2010. ) Second mean point: gender equality is possible as there are measures to protect woman’s rights. However, this is only for those developed country, for those third world countries the sexism still exists, and it is hard to solve due to economic and political problems. Third mean point: the low education level of female in some part of the world make a vicious cycle, thus women unable to gain their rights. (87% of Afghan are illiterate, in India 44.5% of girls are married before the age of 18.) Fourth mean point: it is impossible to eliminate the gender discrimination as it against some races’ religion and culture. (in Africa people believe only women undergoes genital mutilation is pure, and those who does not are less value. In Malaysia, due to their religion, women have to respect their husband and cover most of their bodies. ) Fifth mean point: it is impossible as men and women are born different physically. Women have to give birth to child. In conclusion, gender equality can never be possible. “No society treats its women as well as its men.” That’s the conclusion...
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...Aspects of globalization Globalization basically means the arising cultural and economic process between different parts of the world. The big question about globalization is how big of an impact it has on the third world countries. If you look at the western companies and the workers conditions, you get to see the hidden face of globalization. Has globalization had a good or bad impact on the third world countries, and is globalization even a good thing? Western companies and workers in the Third World The world is becoming increasingly globalized. As Western companies and consumers push for lower prices, working conditions in manufacturing countries are affected. Some of the largest companies in the world, such as Walmart, have some of their products come from third world countries, such as India. Some of the products that Walmart provides are made by human beings, under the worst conditions you can possibly imagine. As an example, young people and women are making some of those products every single day. The workers have to walk to work, which takes at least an hour, because they can’t afford to get there by another other means. They work in buildings where it’s over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes it almost unbearable to work. At the same time they are rushed by their superiors, who by the way are mostly men, to work even faster. If the women fail during work, they are beaten or punished in other ways, and as a site note, they get fired around the age of 35, since the...
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...Gender, equality, poverty and economic growth Gender equality in third world countries still remains poor in comparison to other well-developed countries. Third World Countries with religious subjectivity, rural factors and civic liberties are contributing to a gender gap in education and income possibilities of women in these countries (Sen, 2009). What these countries must realize is that women are the key to the global economic recovery of their countries. Unlocking the potential of women by narrowing the gender gap is the key to developing a Third World Countries economic efficiency. More and more women in third world countries are realizing that education is a key development in their lives, households and economies. Many of the women feel that gender equality when it comes to education is important in its own right (Sen, 2009). One of those women who advocate this education equality principle is Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sir Leaf who strongly believes that education should be a right for both men and women. When asked about public resources in Liberia she went onto explain that her country is learning that changes in educational policies must occur in order to facilitate economic growth in their country. She stated that, “policies reflect equal opportunity, equity and allocation of public resources is not directed toward an elitist group and favorite few.” She claims that education should be a right of passage for everyone...
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...Globalization & Women Komal (4789) Ruchi (4875) Lavanya (4642) WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION? It is the process of creating languages, services, and products that apply not just to an individual neighbourhood or city or country, but to the whole world. While one interpretation of globalization has to do with equal exchange and sharing of goods and services between countries and cultures, the reality of a globalized world is much different. Globalization is a phenomenon that crosses and erases geographical and political borders and makes all countries start to look the same. As a result of globalization, local products, services, and cultures disappear into a global culture, a culture defined not by the global citizenry but rather the world's economic and political superpowers - mostly North America-owned corporations. How does economic globalization work? Economic globalization is fueled by international trade agreements signed between nations. The goal of these agreements is to get rid of barriers to trade by allowing companies to move their factories to countries with the lowest labour and environmental standards, countries where they can produce their products the cheapest...
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...Bilateral aid is help between two countries. Aid-tying that under bilateral aid is that at least 70%of aid has to be spent in the donor country. In the USA this is called: buy American program. For example, America gives aid to Mexico. Multilateral aid refers to aid given by the international financial institution such as the World Bank and international monetary fund. In 1980, aid-tying under multilateral is called IMF structural adjustment program or IMF conditionality also called Washington consensus. From 1993, this is called Poverty Alleviation and Growth promotion. Teresa Hayter’s idea is third world countries should not ask for aid and don't be exploited by the west. Aid is a smooth face of imperialism. *Introduce anti-inflationary policies such as government spending and bank lending. Government spending like education that is free such as Kenya had free university education, in 1990,the WB told Kenya to charge the education, subsidies had to be removed, education become elitist which means only rich could afford, sexist which means only males go to school. Healthcare the government hospital is no longer free, the poor and women are suffer. Railways, airlines, water and electricity should be privatized. Also invite foreign companies or corporations to buy and manage railways, airlines efficiency. Government hire too much people, WB suggest to fire people and let them retired even when people are 40 years old. Reduce bank credit like commercial banks are asked to reduce...
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...interconnected world By Jacqueline Novogratz Published by Harper Collins Pages: 314, $14 Jacqueline Novogratz is an American woman with a dream to ‘change the world’. In this book she engagingly narrates the story of her life from the time she began working in Africa to the success of the Acumen fund, a charity that she established. (Novogratz, 2011, Pg 298) ‘Solutions to poverty must be driven by discipline, accountability, and market strength, not easy sentimentality - many of the answers to poverty lie in the space between the market and charity’. In a world where (Koga,2013) charity means giving money away to the poor, Novogratz addresses the reason many of the traditional charities have been unable to completely eliminate poverty. Her idea is to bring about a more sustainable change by using what Novogratz(2011) calls ‘Patient capital’. (Anderson, 2011)This concept was later chosen by Forbes as one of the most powerful ideas of the year 2011. (Novogratz, 2011) In the first few days of her arrival in Africa, Novogratz is plagued by resistance both to her American-ness and the changes that she suggests. After numerous struggles, her tremendous resilience finally gains her acceptance in a microfinance start-up, Duterimbere. In the fledgling organization a lot is learned through trial and error and her passion for work shines through, even during the many challenges thrown at her. Here, for the first time she experiences the widespread corruption prevalent in third world...
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...alternative (Krasny, 2012). The allegations of non-ethical marketing practices led to boycotts of Nestlé products, beginning in 1977, in the United States and Europe: some boycotts continue to this day (Facebook, 2012). The criticisms, public outcry, and attention from social activists resulted in Senate Hearings in the United States and meetings by the World Health Organization (WHO, 1981). The result was a new set of marketing rules, introduced in 1981,that restricted the promotion of baby formula (WHO, 1981). These restrictions are outlined in the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (WHO, 1981). The aim of the code is to “ensure the proper use of breast milk substitutes, when these are necessary, on the basis of adequate information and through appropriate marketing and distribution” (International Lactation Consultant Association, 2001). When you consider the corporate marketing practices uncovered in the Nestlé scandal, one can see that a corporation’s vision must go beyond profits, and consider business ethics, motivation, perception, and conformity, and business ethics as key success factors in a world that has embraced corporate social responsibility. Business Ethics - Nestlé Business ethics are the values and behaviors that companies uphold and exhibit in carrying out their everyday business (Gruble, 2011). Business ethics require companies to act in an ethical manner and be...
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...inflation when referring to Third World countries, possibly because the statistics we have from these countries are too unreliable for us to be able to make judgments concerning their economies. In other words to Seers true development lay in the elimination of poverty, increase in literacy, improvement in the health system as opposed to the increase of per capita output. Thus one may conclude that the whole concept behind the HDI lies within Seers notion of development. For example if a third world nation wants to develop it can't be expected to use the same policies as a first world nation. If, for instance, a third world nation had set growth as their macroeconomic target the government can't expect that by cutting taxation and reducing government spending its economy will grow the same way it would if it was a first world nation(fiscal policy). The reason behind this is that if the government in third world countries had taxes in the first place the people would be much worse off than they are now and the other complication is that the government can’t increase spending since all its spending relies on aid. Thus it would be much more beneficial for the governments of these countries to focus on combating illiteracy so as to educate its population and in the future this population will acquire jobs either within the country or abroad and thus poverty will be reduced. Moreover reduction of inequality is a key issue in Seers theory. When a Third World country wants to...
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...Language Analysis Essay Not all workers are equal The editorial, ‘Not all workers are equal’ featured in the Age on 15 August 2012 focuses on the issue that workers in Pakistan work in conditions that are not safe and can lead to extreme dangers . The editorial is accompanied by a photo that focuses on two sad women who appear to be in mourning, this evidently support the writing piece displayed after the death of all the people in Pakistan due to the poor work conditions. The writer contends that Australians should care about this problem and acknowledge that what is happening over in Pakistan would be illegal over here. The writer uses a sad and authoritative tone to enhance the emotions that are intended to get across to the audience, this is revealed a lot throughout the text from words such as “appalling” and “disturbing:. The writer opens strongly by capturing the reader’s guilt, using comparison and appeal to relate our comfortable lives to the unfortunate lives and events in Third World Countries around the world. The writer focused on the appeal of guilt to endure the audience and alarm them about those people whose lives have been torn apart and then focusing on the harmful lives of workers in Pakistan. From getting the attention of the readers at this point, the writer then goes on to use facts and figures to back up and support their point. ‘Of the estimated 500 people said to be in the three-storey concrete building at the time, at least 264 died.’ This fact...
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...“modernising” 3rd world countries by helping them become sustainable .However this can only widen the gap between first and 3rd world resulting more 3rd world countries to depend more and more upon the first world for sustenance Modernisation is defined as the transition from the traditional society of the past to modern society as it is found today in the west .Modernisation presents the idea that by introducing modern methods in technology ,agriculture production for trade ,industrialisation dependant on the mobility of the labour force thus 3rd world countries will experience a boost in their economies .Many proponents of the modernisation theory were there such as Walter Rostov, Talcott Parsons Daniel Lerner felt that the rest of the world especialyy3rd world had to adopt the Western ways of life. As research was taken further into the modernisation theory it is seen that development could worsen women lives probably more than anything. In 3rd world countries women have been seen as major contributors to their household as primary subsistence farmers, producing crops for their families. However now, industrial societies due to modernisation, women are not able to own land and thus their rights are taken away by their husbands hence losing the important economic and social roles as subsistence food producers. Their household craft productions also decreases as the lose a significant source of income .As they become unemployed with very low some if any income women are then driven...
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...The Body Shop International Case Study The Creator- When one read the words The Body Shop one would think of working on cars. Not for Mrs. Anita Roddick, she thought of The Body Shop as a way to give women what they had been looking for in cosmetics. Mrs. Anita Roddick was born in England in 1942, to Italian immigrants. She was a human rights activist and an environmental campaigner; she was also the founder The Body Shop. The Body Shop was a cosmetics company that produces and sold beauty products. The Body Shop was the first company to prohibit its ingredients on animals and one of the first to encourage fair trade in other third world countries. Mrs. Anita intention of creating this company was to make money for her daughters and herself while her husband travels the world instead the company became a multi-billion company. The Body Shop had 1980 stores serving over 70 million customers all over the world by 2004. In 2006 Mrs. Anita sold her multi-billion company to L’Oreal, which caused problems. The problem came because Mrs. Anita would let her company use animals as test subjects and L’Oreal did. She was very active with charity for children and other works. Sales from The Body Shop went down south. The Beginning- Mrs. Anita had several jobs before she decided to create The Body Shop. In 1976 Mrs. Anita founded The Body Shop and it grew rapidly over the years. After being the CEO of her company in May 1998, Anita Roddick stepped down and appointed Patrick Gournay as...
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...Inequalities, both domestic and global, illuminate the inevitability and functionality of stratification. Discuss. The title of this essay covers a very wide topic of stratification, and in this essay I will look at the many different forms of stratification that exist both at home here in Ireland and also on a worldwide scale, but to begin with I’m going to describe and define what stratification really means. In short stratification is basically how society ranks in hierarchy, which in detail means the vertical or hierarchical division of society according to rank, class or caste. Caste is defined as “a form of social stratification based on inherited status or ascription.” and this definition goes on to say that “ones social destiny is determined at birth with no chance or opportunity to change this class you have been born into.1”. It remains to be argued whether this statement is true or false, ! ! personally I think it is possible to change class or to move up or down a social class. Yes ones social destiny is determined at birth but it is possible to move up and down the social class ladder, all it takes is determination. Although if one is to begin at the bottom of the ladder, born into a family with harsh surroundings, it will be much harder to move up the ranks, as your success largely depends on your cultural background. If there is no one around you to support you with your studies or with any educational things you may be interested in, then doing any of...
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...mismanaged priorities by the nations themselves and world as a whole. Historically global inequality refers to the three-world model and includes "World System Theory."The three-world model assumes that the entire world was once agrarian. Most of the worlds’ work involved farming, which was the most advanced type of economic activity. Around the middle of the eighteenth century, Europe began the transition to an industrial economy. The countries of Western Europe adopted the economic policy of capitalism and coupled it with factory technology. These (and their offspring: United States, Canada, and Australia, principally) became the wealthy countries of the world and are referred as the first world countries. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Russia adopted the socialist economic model and began to industrialize. However, it was a century and a half behind Western civilization, and socialism did not turn out to be effective in a world that was geared toward capitalism. The countries that followed this model (U.S.S.R,China, Cuba, etc.) became the Second World Countries. Countries that were unaffected by the two great revolutions (Industrial Revolution in the West and Communist Revolution in the East) are today's Third World Countries, the poorest countries in the world. World System Theory postulates that the vast majority of Third World Countries will never become equal to the more economically advanced countries because of world policies put into effect first by GATT (General...
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...10/15/12 Eng 201H Overpopulation Since the year of 2011, the world population climbs up the ladder to seven billion people. According to a survey given out by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, overpopulation is the world’s top environmental issue, followed by climate change (Science Daily). Overpopulation started through the third world countries, where most people are not being educated or given the option of contraceptives due to cultural reasons. With the rate of the human population growing, the risks of human going through starvation and illnesses due to environmental issues increase every day. Environmental risks due to the depletion of forests, fresh water, fossil fuels, and land that all consumed by humans. Overpopulation might not seem as a serious issue to people that disagrees about human overpopulating the Earth has causes major damage and tragedy around the world, but because of overpopulation, we are a step closer to turmoil. Traditionally, human population increases because people are eager to pass on genes and or last names to the next generations; especially those people that in countries that in extremely poor conditions follows those traditions. Mary Ellen Harte, a journalist from the Los Angeles Times mentions about how females are “culturally conditioned daily to welcome the idea of having children – plural, not one or none” (Harte). Many women whether being under cultural influence or not, lack the idea on how to support those children...
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