Assess the view that the Dutch rebels challenged Philip IIs rule primarily in defense of their liberties. Throughout Philips reign there were three major revolts in the Netherlands, in 1568, 1572 and 1576. These represented the interests of various
Assess the view that the Dutch rebels challenged Philip II's rule primarily in defense of their liberties. Throughout Philip's reign there were three major revolts in the Netherlands, in 1568, 1572 and 1576. These represented the interests of various social, economic and ideological groups. There is much debate as to why the rebels revolted; it has been argued that it was in response to religious oppression, whilst a different interpretation suggests the economic crisis drove the rebels to protest. Although there has been much debate amongst historians, it would seem that the primary issue throughout Philip's reign was that of liberty. The people of the Netherlands were oppressed by the Spaniards centralisation of their political, religious, and economic freedoms. However, it must be taken into consideration that the rebellion was not consistent throughout the Netherlands; towns such as Gouda, Rotterdam, Dordrecht and Haarlem that had remained loyal during the first revolt were instrumental in the 1572 revolt. Conversely, the towns that were the most unruly during the first revolt remained loyal thereafter. As the uprising varied from region to region, the motive behind each revolt was similarly independent from the other. However throughout Philip's reign 'liberty was [broadly speaking] the central issue1', combining the diversity present in all three revolts. The
Critically Evaluate the Functionalist Perspective on Education
Critically Evaluate the Functionalist Perspective on Education For the Functionalists, education performs a positive function for all individuals in society and has a powerful influence over it. The education system serves the needs of an industrial society by providing a more advanced division of labour; socialising new generations into societies shared norms and values and, according to meritocratic criteria, allocates roles in. Education supposedly meets societies through three related economic roles; socialisation; allocation and vocational training. Firstly, Durkheim and Parsons (1956-9) stated that the education system involves the transmission of socially agreed norms and values, known as the 'Value Consensus', to future generations. This was done through both the 'formal' curriculum and the 'hidden' curriculum, and its economic role is referred to as socialisation or social control. The formal curriculum is more commonly known as the National Curriculum and so is thus the timetabled lessons the state lays out for students to undertake. However, the hidden curriculum teaches such moral lessons as the reward and punishment system, by which students must conform to and obey more authoritative persons (teachers), and installs a sense of work ethic, like punctuality and co-operation. Functionalist theorists believe that this internalisation of norms and values results
The Supply Chain as the Unit of Competition
The Supply Chain as the Unit of Competition Introduction As the development of Internet and the commerce of economic times, the economic globalization and market integration are getting more powerful in the world, leading to great changes of the international market and fierce competition (Gunasekaran, 2001). In order to improve the competitiveness of the enterprises, a new model based on the logistics management-SC Management (SCM) is getting more attentions in the world (Christopher, 2005). Many enterprises take the SCM as the important strategies in the global competition to obtain the competition advantages (Blanchard, 2007). In this essay, it will firstly discuss the characteristics of supply chain (SC), taking place of individual enterprise as the unit of competition. Following this, it will talk about the consequences of SC based on the influences of SC to individual business operation and strategy. At last, it will discuss the trend of SC in the future to the operations management and business strategy. Supply Chain as the Unite of Competition SC theory was developed from the value chain theory by Porter. He believed that any organization could be seen as the integration of a series of basic behaviours, which were responding to the flows of suppliers, consumers, information and capital. According to Blanchard (2007), SC is just the value-added chain formed by the
Was Italy any closer to unification in 1849 than she had been in 1847?
Was Italy any closer to unification in 1849 than she had been in 1847? The Italy of 1847 was as Kemp describes, "the disadvantaged latecomer" in more respects than one. After all she had not seen any agricultural or industrial revolution and her economy was extremely weak and localised largely to the stronger Northern states, although there is evidence of metallurgy and a small cotton industry in Naples. But the link between economic development and change however important was not the major one, for was Italy to have any drastic and successful degree of change it would have to be through Politics and the ideologies of major Politicians. The major point in this period was undoubtedly the Revolutions of 1848, and although not a popular revolution, due to the lack of peasant support, it was nevertheless one that would bring a sense of hope and an encouraged feeling of nationalism to most, although perhaps not in the short term. There was disunity amongst the states with drastic differences between them, and only 2 stood out as real leaders capable of leading Italy into a new era, namely Piedmont and The Papal States. These however were only two strong links in a chain that was largely completed with weaker links. The Papal states' political outlook had changed quite markedly pre-1848, for example they had been given a limited freedom of speech and also he appointed a
Analyse the reasons for reducing protection and its impact on the domestic and global economies.
Analyse the reasons for reducing protection and its impact on the domestic and global economies. Globalisation refers to the process of increased integration between nations as traditional barriers separating economies are broken down, leading to the formation of a global economy. A key aspect of the move towards globalisation in recent decades has been reducing protectionism. Protection refers to any type of artificial advantage that a government gives to its domestic industries. There are a number of different types of protection, including embargoes, subsidies, quotas, export incentives, voluntary export restraints and local content rules, although the most common form is the tariff (a government tax on an import). The removal of protection results in free trade, which occurs when there are no restrictions to the free movement of goods and services between economies. There are a variety of reasons for which nations reduce protection levels, mostly focused on achieving increased efficiency and productivity levels, and this can have a number of impacts on the domestic and global economy. The main reason for reducing levels of protection ties in with David Ricardo's Law of Comparative Advantage. This law arises because of differences in factors of production (land, labour, capital, enterprise): as countries differ in both the quality and quantity of the resources at their
The Consumer Decision-Making Process as it relates to a Consumer whose Mobile Phone Contract is due for Renewal
Module leader: Caroline Wilson Module Code: 4BUS1010Word Count: 2023 Principles of Marketing Buyer Behaviour: The Consumer Decision-Making Process as it relates to a Consumer whose Mobile Phone Contract is due for Renewal Student Number: 14095145 Luiz Magalhaes 24/11/2013 ________________ Introduction Over the past 15 years there has been an evolving segment inside the electronic appliances and technological linked markets, such as mobile phones, laptops and tablets. These products are targeted to youngsters through innovative designs and marketing strategies. In order to understand the consumer’s behaviour, marketers should understand the criteria buyers are using to make their decision, enabling the business to compete successfully in the market. After establishing the consumer’s behaviour, marketers can formulate marketing strategies to promote their product, ensuring consumers choose your product over competitors. The process analysis approach is applied to a male self-employed tradesman, aged 30 living in East London, who travels around the country and needs to stay in constant contact with other clients, work associates as well as his family. Whilst travelling by train or he spends time checking emails, watching the news, reading books and playing games on his mobile. Whilst driving he receives phone calls but also uses his mobile as a sat nav.
Theoretical Analysis of Narrative of Migration - example of a Philippine immigrant to the UK.
Theoretical Analysis of Narrative of Migration Hannah is a migrant from Philippines who came to UK in 1985. This analysis will review the original narrative of migration and determine the topics that will be examined in depth. In addition, the analysis will explore the historical and socio-cultural aspects of Philippine migration and the formation of Filipino diaspora in the UK. The concept of identity and the idea of homeland and hostland will be analysed in the context of diaspora community. Furthermore, this analysis will reflect on the issues related to cross-cultural transmission of values and identify the influence of diaspora communities in contemporary British society. Hannah migrated to UK together with her mother and three brothers as dependents of the father who came few years earlier for employment in London. According to available data of Philippine Embassy in London (PEL), there are approximately 250,000 Filipino migrants in the UK (PEL, 2011a). However, the original narrative lacks detailed description of the Filipino diaspora in the UK to support a conclusive definition of this community. This analysis will review all available information from the narrative and other data gathered about the history of Philippine migration to UK. The first wave of Filipino labour migration took place from 1900 to early 1940s with USA as main destination (Gonzales 1998,
Legal and Political Factors That Affect Tescos.
D2 Legal Managing sickness absence ‘’A new service to help employers and employees manage long-term sickness absence has been launched by the DWP. The Health and Work Service is a free occupational health advice initiative that will help employees who have been, or are expected to be, absent from work due to illness for over four weeks return to work more quickly. Both GPs and employers will be able to refer employees to the Service, which will carry out an occupational health assessment and develop a plan including a timetable for a return to work. The DWP claims the Service, which is expected to be operational by April 2015, could cut the amount of sickness absence by 20% to 40%, saving employers a total of £70 million’’ This law is when workers who have an absence from work for being sick or ill. If their sickness last after four weeks of absence then they will receive a service of offering them free occupational health assistance for employees, employers and GPs. People are going to be off sick from time to time. But absence because of sickness, or another unexpected reason, can put your business in a tricky situation This employment law I think is a negative threat to Tesco because it puts the business down on the way they are performing for example the employee can lie about their absence for being off several weeks and still get paid for his excuse of
The value of world trade has been growing at a faster rate than world GDP. Asses the factors which might explain this trend. Evaluate the disadvantages of further trade liberalisation to the UK.
The value of world trade has been growing at a faster rate than world GDP. Asses the factors which might explain this trend. (20) Between 1980 and 2002, world trade has more than tripled while world output (measured in terms of GDP) has only doubled. The rise in trade relative to output is common across countries and regions. Some of this increase can be accounted for by the fact that traded goods have become cheaper over time relative to those goods that are not traded. However, even in nominal terms the trade to GDP ratio has increased over this period. This means other factors may also be contributing to the phenomenon; one such factor is globalisation. Globalisation has no definitive meaning although it is described by the IMF as "the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services, freer international capital flows, and more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology". As stated by the IMF in their definition, technology has played an integral part in the rise of globalisation. The ascent of communication methods such as the internet and email have allowed firms to become multinational due to the ease and lack of expense of managing a global supply chain efficiently in the twenty-first century. The marginal costs of technology are now close to zero, and thus only
What is the best way to achieve the optimal level of pollution?
What is the best way to achieve the optimal level of pollution? I am going to address the question of the best way to achieve the optimal level of pollution by focusing on market-based systems to control carbon emissions. By discussing this area of the debate about environmental protection I will consider the strengths and weaknesses of the various ways available to governments of controlling pollution before consolidating my view that the best way to achieve the optimal level of pollution is (although not through this method alone) through market-based emissions control mechanisms. These will play a huge, and; I believe increasingly larger role in the fight against CO2 pollution, which (almost unequivocally) contributes to global warming. When doing their accounting and setting the price level in a competitive market, firms usually consider only the explicit costs of production; this includes wages, materials and rent for the production of its goods. Assuming a competitive market, on the supply and demand diagram, this would be the supply curve and the marginal private cost curve as well (MPC). An externality in production occurs when the firm produces one or more additional products, as an undesired by-product in the pursuit of producing the desired or target good. Externalities can be either negative or positive, although are more often negative (hence pollution
