Assess with refrence to a particular developing country how agriculture has helped its developement
Assess with reference to a particular developing country, the contribution that the agricultural sector may make to economic development? The agricultural sector is a major sector for many developing countries. The necessity of the sector has allowed many developing to grow rapidly and be taken seriously on the world stage. Brazil was once a country that was not well known considering its big size, but over the recent years, it has become known for its great footballers, vibrant culture and production of coffee and chocolate. Agriculture is "the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming." (Dictionary.com 2010) Brazil is in South America and place not well known compared to North America. South America has often been considered the less urban of the two. Brazil is now becoming known, as the four BRIC states the states considered to be growing so rapidly by the year 2050 will be one of the most powerful economies in the world (Kowitt, Beth 2009). The BRIC states consisting of Brazil, Russia, India and China are economies that have been under estimated over the years and for Brazil, the agricultural sector plays a role in its success. Brazil's agricultural sector is broken up into two geographic parts; the southern part gifted with frequent rainfalls better infra structure and higher levels
What are Fordism and Post-fordism?
What are Fordism and Post-fordism? Joanne Ambler Compare and contrast the working and production arrangements typical to each. Fordism and Post-Fordism are key concepts in organisational development; they have had immense impact on universal organisational practices and still do contemporarily. In the USA between 1880 and 1910 the rapid industrialisation period produced the early large organisations whereby Ford (motor company) was a major player (Huczynski & Buchanan 2001:414). They are types of job design, which involve both the workers (executing tasks) and management (designing and organising tasks). The two concepts are often misunderstood and this paper seeks to address detailed definitions before providing comparisons and distinctions between them. As Fordism was historically first, this will be focused upon foremost. I will also focus on F.W. Taylor's scientific management principles, as they were highly influential in how Fordism developed. Any analysis of Post-Fordism cannot be made without considering Fordism first and then the two modes of production can be compared. Fordism is a form of industrial production developed from Taylorist methods; the main aim is product maximisation through tight control over movements and separating planning from executing tasks. Henry Ford (Fordism's proprietor) became famous for both his Model T car invention and his
Children Of Alcoholics
Children of Alcoholics, the Forgotten Victims "Alcoholism is a [progressive] disease that not only affects alcoholics themselves, but also greatly affects their families and friends. The problems created by an alcoholic in the family can leave husbands and wives frustrated and angry. It can leave children confused, hurt, and lost" (Trapani 19). Today in the United States, there are approximately twenty-eight million children of alcoholics, meaning one out of every eight American is a child of an alcoholic (Trapani 21). Children of alcoholics are defined as individuals who grew up in a home where heavy alcohol was consumed by either one or both parents, and alcohol controlled the family. These children learn to hold back and find ways to deal with continuous change (Taibbi 21). Children of alcoholics tend to experience intimacy and social problems that extend into their early adulthood; help and support are available to those individuals who want and need them. The alcoholic parents have an addiction where they are physically and emotionally dependent on alcohol. Their lives revolve around alcohol. There are various reasons as to why they became an alcoholic, but the most common is because of a downfall or unpleasant event that led them to depression. The alcoholic parents affect everyone around them, especially family. Unfortunately, the children are the ones who seem to be
Marketing Management
Course / Programme: BA (Hons) Business Administration Module Title: Marketing Management (MKT3001DL) Assignment Title Report - Differentiation Assignment Number: One of Two (50% of final mark) Student Number 0910553 Marking Tutor: David Ratcliffe Local Tutor: Vo Hiep Hieu Issue Date: 5 April 2010 Submission Deadline: 14 May 2010 Table of Content Introduction 3 Definition of Differentiation 3 Product Differentiation 4 Service Differentiation 7 Personnel Differentiation 8 Channel Differentiation 9 Image Differentiation 10 Conclusion 13 Reference 13 Introduction When Vietnam joins WTO, there is a big competition among companies. They continuously manufacture various products and offer best services. But the issue here is how they can make money from customers who only want to spend their money once. Products are always abundant on the market. However, there is scarce situation that only one company providing products or services which is really unique. This means that the available products or services are on the way to be similar and identical. For that, differentiation is a necessary factor for all companies to think of. A company wants to survive. It must differentiate its products or services to gain sustainable competitive advantage. This report focuses on outlining and evaluating the concepts of the differentiation and
Critically examine the differences between Fordism and post-Fordism.
Practice essay on Fordism and post-Fordism . Does it matter whether we are in a Fordism, neo-Fordism or post-Fordism society? 8. Critically examine the differences between Fordism and post- Fordism Answer for question 8 As the economic changed significant over the past years, many people argued that there was a transition from Fordism to post Fordism. Both systems have a close relationship with people's life because they have a great impact to our society. In this essay, I'm going to clarify the differences between these two systems by using several authoritative theories. In the early twentieth century, the American engineer Frederick W. Taylor inspired the notion of scientific management. His key argument was that failures in production were the result of bad management, Taylor argued that management needed to seize control of the work process, and to do this they needed a scientific understanding of that process. He believed the use of productivity incentives to encourage a higher work rate. Taylor desired to break jobs down into the simplest tasks, so reducing the level of skill required and therefore the wage rate. The manufacturer Henry Ford from 1908 most famously developed Taylor's approach in car- maker onwards. The origin of the term " Fordism" lies in the method of production of the Ford motorcar. Fordism was based on standard mass production techniques. It
Discuss the benefits of trade and specialisation and the reasons why some countries impose restrictions or barriers to international trade. Wherever possible, use examples to illustrate your answers
Question 1 - The majority of markets fall under the realm of imperfect competition, namely monopolistic, oligopoly and monopoly. Compare any two of them by referring to their assumptions, market conditions and strategies and give a few examples. Question 2 - The UK consumer price index rose to 5.2% in September 2008, one of the fastest rates for the UK's annual inflation in several years while the UK's economy shrank for the first time in 16 years by 0.5% in quarter 3, 2008. A I) Why has inflation been increasing in the UK over the past year? II) Why is a high rate of inflation undesirable? B) What are the factors that have slowed down economic growth in the UK? Question 3 - Discuss the benefits of trade and specialisation and the reasons why some countries impose restrictions or barriers to international trade. Wherever possible, use examples to illustrate your answers. Question 1 - Monopolistic competition is a relatively competitive market. It involves a large number of fairly small firms competing against each other. As a result each firm has a fairly small share of the whole market; and because of this, Sloman and Sitcliffe (2004) state that 'a firms actions are unlikely to affect its rivals to any great extent.' This assumption is known as the independence of firms. Where businesses make decisions without really worrying about how their competitors will react.
Proposal to Fix America's Health Care System
A Proposal to Fix America's Health Care System For years, U.S. health care has bred a culture of inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Ask any American - doctor, patient, or insurer - about the current system, and they'll no doubt run through a long list of complaints. The US ranks 37th in overall performance in a World Health Organization examination of the world's health care systems (7). The doctors and medical technology that go into American medicine are most certainly the best in the world, but the care that is provided to the American consumer is full of incompetence, enough bureaucracy to make anyone's head spin, and so many mistakes that medical error is the third-leading cause of death in the US, behind heart disease and cancer. (2) Comprehensive national health care reform is coming. The only questions are "When?" and "What will it look like?" There will be many reform proposals put forward during this process. The key to a true, victorious reformation will be the combination of the best attributes of each proposal and the successful implementation of the resulting plan. This proposal suggests a one-payer system that promotes wellness and prevention. One-payer systems flourish in many developed countries. In fact, according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORDIST AND POST-FORDIST WORK
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORDIST AND POST-FORDIST WORK This essay will be examining the conceptual framework of both Fordism and Post Fordism alike. It will be examining how Fordism began, and how through many different changes, both within the industrial sector as well as Society as a whole, there was a switch to Post Fordism. It will incorporate my own experiences of working in retail, in order to demonstrate how I perceive the way in which Post Fordism is evident in the workplace, in addition to demonstrating that, Fordism has not been totally replaced and is still present in more ways than one. Fordism refers to the system of consumption and mass production characteristic of highly developed economies during the nineteen forties, right through until the nineteen sixties. Under Fordism, there was mass consumption combined with mass production, which produced sustained economic growth and widespread material advancement. The 1970s-1990s however have been a period of slower growth and increasing income inequality. During this period of time, the system of organisation of production and consumption has, almost, undergone a second transformation. This new system is often referred to as the "flexible system of production" or the "Japanese management system." On the production side, the flexible system of production is characterised by remarkable reductions in information
Labour Standards: The Good, the Bad and the Incredibly Ugly
Labour Standards: The Good, the Bad and the Incredibly Ugly In an ideal economic world, employees could go to their jobs knowing that they won't experience harsh conditions, long hours and unfair wages; children will be allowed to be children without the terrors of child labour; and individuals can sleep soundly knowing they will be able to provide for their families and loved ones. Unfortunately, many awake finding themselves far from this utopia, yet somehow many continue to live within this dream. It seems unreal that labour standards can, and are, so different around the world, but believable or not people are enduring these inequalities because of institutional, corporate and mass consumer actions that are being pushed by this revolutionary idea of globalization and although there are organizations trying to help, these issues still remains in dire need of international attention. Quite obviously, labour standards exist all over the world, even internationally, but we fail to realize that these standards are all part of a game in which we all are guilty of playing. This game consists of winners and, of course, losers. The winners are very demanding and generally don't care who's supplying them their goods, as long as they don't have to see or hear about it. Those producing the goods can be considered the losers who are working harder than many will ever know, to
Review the recent history of unemployment in the UK and in continental Europe and discuss possible explanations for the difference.
Review the recent history of unemployment in the UK and in continental Europe and discuss possible explanations for the difference The rise in unemployment seen in most industrialised countries has been one of the most remarkable features in recent economic history. In the UK and in continental Europe, one of the biggest priorities has been to reduce unemployment figures yet the problem of rising unemployment has risen past any previous expectations. While looking at causes of rising unemployment in recent history I will also attempt to give explanations for the differences between UK and European unemployment figures. A look at the recent changes in UK unemployment goes as follows. After having very low rates until the 1960's the rate rose rapidly, hitting a peak in the recession of the early 1980's. Since then it has fluctuated around a relatively high level. Evidence has shown continually falling long run average rates in the 1990's. An interesting point can be made regarding the change of UK unemployment rates. Although the average worker is only slightly less likely to become unemployed now, compared to 30 years ago, unemployment periods can last for nearly three times as long nowadays. Such long periods of unemployment cause those without work to lose skills and motivation and their problem is hampered by the fact that employers may frown upon their long period without