Writing to Argue - Giving Aid to needy
Writing to argue: For or against giving aid to other countries. More and more problems, conflicts and disputes emerge every-day. Sometimes between countries. These matters, at times, lead the world to see something they never even dreamt of. We see wars and invasions take birth. Be it for the right causes/ reasons or not, theses wars and invasions impact a lot of innocent civilians in an enormous way. These innocent people get their shelters, families and even basic necessities of life stolen away from them; they not only require but rely heavily on help from others. The U.N provided 15,000 tons worth of aid to different countries, in just a few weeks, who had suffered some sort of damage. However, this aid only helped 39% of the people who went through some sort of physical loss as a result of perhaps war, some sort if dispute or natural disaster. You may ask yourself, why would a country want to help other countries? Well the answer is simple. You will be credited for saving lives of thousands, if not millions. Furthermore, the help from a certain country might be the only help that they are going to get. Other than that, the citizens who have suffered a huge amount of trauma will be left on their own state. So why don't the politicians do the right and thing and provide a generous amount of aid to other countries, especially when they are in the power. The opposition
First aid project - treating common injuries in the laboratory.
First aid project Common injuries in laboratories and the action to take: Heat burns and scalds- 1. Lay down the injured person, making sure the burn/ scald does not come into contact with the ground. 2. Cool down the burn/scald with cold water (do this for around 10 minutes) 3. Remove clothing, rings, belts and anything around the burn, as the burn will start to swell 4. Cover the burn with a dressing. Make sure it is sterile so the burn does not get infected. 5. Call the emergency service, and whilst waiting make sure the casualty is breathing properly and monitor their pulse regularly. Do not try to treat the burn/scald with any creams or oils Chemical burns- 1. Take the injured person away from place where the accident happened to reduce potential risk to yourself 2. Remove any clothing that has chemical on it and take off anything else which has come into contact with the chemical 3. Wash the chemical burn with cold water for at least 20 minutes 4.Apply a cold, wet cloth to the burn 5. After all of the chemical is washed away and the burn is not painful, cover the it with a sterile dressing. Injury from breathing in fumes or swallowing chemicals- 1. Make sure the casualty is able to breathe and, if necessary, clear their airway. Check their pulse and begin CPR if necessary, but do not give mouth to mouth so as to not put yourself at risk 2. Do not make the
Assess the importance of international trade to the UK economy
Assess the importance of international trade to the UK economy Introduction International trade is an essential feature of the UK economy, it is vital for the UK so that it can sustain its economics strengths and progress in an increasingly competitive global economy. In this essay I shall examine the significance of international trade. First I shall identify how the UK economy operates on an international level. Second, I shall consider the costs and benefits of international trade, and how the UK economy has been influenced by international trade and the consequences of an increasingly globalised economy. As we shall see, international trade has been vital for the UK economy to develop throughout the colonial period, and the post war period. The issue of globalisation has created clear economic uncertainty and the evident understanding that the UK economy is susceptible to effects that are clearly outside its realm of influence. Introduction to International Trade International Trade can be phrased as "the exchange of goods and services across international borders (Wikipeda.com). In most countries, it represents a significant share of GDP. The significance of international trade varies within each economy. Some nations export essentially to expand their domestic market or to aid economically depressed sectors within the home economy. Many other nations rely on
To what extent was the 1920s a major turning point in the development of labour and trade union rights in the USA from 1865-1992?
To what extent was the 1920's a major turning point in the development of labour and trade union rights in the USA from 1865-1992? Throughout the period trade union rights, the most basic of which was to exist, and labour rights, which unlike trade union rights were granted by the employer and were individual to the workers, generally failed to develop along the same trajectory. At many points, indeed during the 1920s, the advancement of labour rights appeared to conflict with the development of trade union rights. However, when considering the turning points in the development of trade union and labour rights together during the period, it is evident that the 1920's, far from being a turning point, was an era which saw only superficial advancements in labour rights and limited change for trade unions. In contrast, major turning points can be identified at the very start of the period, which saw the establishment of trade unions, during the 1930's and towards the end of the period between 1980 and 1992, a pivotal time due to the significant regression of union rights. As a decade which enjoyed an unprecedented level of economic prosperity, it is true that during the 1920's workers were indeed granted better conditions and the number of causes of industrial unrest was reduced. For example, workers saw a rise in real wages and employers taking actions to improve working
The effect of Trade Unions on causing Labour Market Failure Today
Comment on The effect of trade unions on causing labour market failure today Labour Market Failure (LMF) occurs when the market forces of demand and supply do not results in an efficient allocation of labour resources. A major cause of LMF is the abuse of trade union. However as the market changes, this cause of LMF is losing significance. Trane Unions are organisations which act on behalf of workers to gain better rights and benefits through collective bargaining, they are attractive to workers as the bargaining power of a union is always more powerful than that of an individual. Trade union have, for many years been a major cause of LMF and to an extent, still are.since their inception, trade unions main aim has been to increase wage rate for workers. Whilst this is a great benefit for union memebers, it can cause signifigant market failure. The below diagram shows, that the new wage rate my cause market failure through unemployment. As the market forces of supply and demand settle on a wage rate of W1, the presense of a union increasing the rate to W2 will cause LMF by causing employment to drop from L1 to L3 This is despite their being L2 amount of labour supplied, the gap between potential labour force and the actual employment rate means there are unused resources. And thus the market is not efficient, meaning LMF. This effect is still present today. As the gov't
Explain why free trade was an issue for the 1906 General Election. (12 marks)
Explain why free trade was an issue for the 1906 General Election. (12 marks) There were various reasons why free trade was considered an issue around the 1906 General Election, much of this in my opinion was around the opportunism that was on offer to the Liberal Party. The Conservative Party had been rather factious showing poor leadership under Balfour and had a "3 way split". Free trade achieved a mandate under the Liberal victory of 1906. There was a use of propaganda with the "Small loaf, big loaf" poster which showed that bread would be expensive under the Tariff Reform. The small loaf represented the fact that food would be affordable (under the Liberals) and the big loaf was there to show that with tariffs, the core necessities would be unaffordable. The issue was that people just wanted cheaper food prices as it was high-priced - this is what brought attention to the "free trade" issue. In the long term - free trade would bring down the price of food as there were less restrictions. Furthermore, the "small loaf, big loaf" campaign by the Liberal Party won favour with the working /middle class electorate - because they were able to actually afford the food. This, as well as the poor leadership that was presented by AJ Balfour for the Conservative Party meant that the Conservatives looked rather out-of-touch with regards to the issue of free trade - he was not able
Discuss the extent to which the use of trade barriers by developing economies is an appropriate policy for such economies.
Discuss the extent to which the use of trade barriers by developing economies is an appropriate policy for such economies. Protectionist measures are those such as tariffs, quotas, subsidies and regulation. Tariffs are taxes on imported goods which create revenue for the government and protect domestic industries from the high pressure of the world trade market. Quotas are limits on the amount of imports allowed in a country. Subsidies are given to the producers in order to reduce costs and encourage production in that sector. A developing economy may decide to enforce tariffs on its importers. The government may d o this to discourage imported goods from being bought and encourage the demand for domestic goods. This would lead to domestic business's increasing output and therefore there would be an increase in employment and the economy would see a growth in its GDP. The tax on imports would generate more revenue and allow the governments to spend in the economy, especially on education, health and infrastructure which is what many developing economies struggle with. This would therefore lead to an increase in aggregate demand. With the price of imported goods being higher than domestically produced ones, in the long run foreign suppliers are likely to decrease supply to those nations with tariffs, due to the lack of demand. Again this would stimulate growth in domestic
'The trade deficit on goods in the first three months of the year was £7.1bn.' Explain the meaning of this statement.
Bernice Berschader 'The trade deficit on goods in the first three months of the year was £7.1bn.' (a) Explain the meaning of this statement. The above statements states that between January and March 1999 the UK lost £7.1 billion on trade, as a result of a trade deficit or current account deficit on the Balance of Payments. A Current Account deficit is where imports into a country exceed exports. This leads to a disequilibrium of injections and withdrawals. Withdrawals from the circular flow of income exceed injections into the circular flow of income. Though the current account consists of 4 elements, visible goods, invisible services, net income and investment income, the statement above discusses the deficit of an element of the current account, the visible goods element Even though a current account deficit results in the value of imported goods exceeds the value of exported goods, the demands for exports and imports will not be affected in the short run due to the Martial Lerner Conditions. Though eventually this will result in the foreign currency price of UK exports to decline, it will take some time for countries to react to these changes. In the short run the volume of exports will remain the same before it increases as a result of devaluation in the long run. This is illustrated by the J-Curve effect below. (b) Examine the possible causes of
Development is hazardous to natural and build environments
Developing country areas will decrease the amount of poverty throughout all of Asia, including the assistance to the countries economic growth. The development of road built infrastructure, water availability and aid will assist in the reduction of poverty. "Infrastructure development is a driving factor that can affect poverty negatively and positively. Infrastructure is important for poverty reduction. This can be the case where development aid, road construction or water and sanitary investments have been made with poverty reduction in mind." - (Environmental Knowledge of Change) The increased development and aid from more developed countries would help reduce the amount of poverty in many developing countries, also helping the population's health while helping to deteriorate the amount of poverty driven families. Economic growth can be helped by increasing the amount of contact within inland areas around Asia. "Rapid economic growth in recent years has put enormous pressure on Asia's transport, energy, and communications infrastructure. Unless these can be improved, they will continue to be a bottleneck to growth...Better connectivity with inland areas, for instance, would boost trade and economic growth in both coastal areas and inland...Following the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, countries with significant investments in infrastructure recovered faster than
Advantages and disadvantages of Globalisation. Need for development.
3rd Problems and Solutions - Globalisation Problem 1. Globalisation and multinationals. First the positive image. Globalisation has two meanings, 1.a good meaning of increasing free trade and capital flows to the 3rd world so they grow and develop and 2. a less pleasant aspect of unfair Globalisation - all the bad aspects in reality where the west imposes high tariffs keeping ldcs out of its rich markets and farm subsidies wrecking 3rd world farmers and the 3rd world. Positive results of globalisation Globalisation is where the world's separate economies become integrated into one as trade grows, capital moves from MDCs to LDCs and labour migrates the opposite way. This comes from the removal of barriers to integration bringing a single world market. The WTO negotiations have brought many trade barriers down, cheaper transport, the internet and telecommunications and the rise of the NICS all are leading to rapid globalisation. We all gain from increased specialization and CA. The 3rd world gains jobs, exports and allocative efficiency as they concentrate on what they are best at producing. Western capital and technology sharply increases their productivity and living standards. Cheap labour "exploitation" leads to an income, and an end to absolute poverty and then higher wages. The open economies that welcomed foreign investment, that focused on exports and created
