The demand for energy.
These days' industries use huge quantities of energy every moment, to run each machines, and to create heat, light and refrigeration and people base their life-style on the certainty of readily available sources of energy. In almost all developing countries the demand for energy is growing as populations increase and as economic development takes place, process that is often conventionally associated with increasing per capita consumption of energy. But in most of these countries, it is all too clear that there are limits on the ability of existing energy resources and delivery systems to meet this increasing energy demand, especially in the energy forms needed by low income groups and at prices they can afford. The situation varies both between and within countries, but some broadly valid observation on why this happens can still be made. In doing so it is useful to distinguish between two categories of energy resource and delivery systems; the traditional and the modern/conventional. Before we are going to find, how important is the energy for the economic growth of one or more countries, we must examine the relationship between energy demand and economic growth. It is true that energy consumption is and was necessary component of the industry, and we know that there is a positive relationship between income growth and growth in energy consumption. Consider now, how a
Complete and balance development
COMPLETE AND BALANCE DEVELOPMENT Complete development is balance developments that develop the human and community environment through holistic that care all aspects of human development either physical, mental, moral and ethic that couldn't be dividing using various types of dimensions. Development systems that balance and complete suit with the human environments development concept as a medium or middle people that not believe the linear development concept practise in West that "the sky is the limit". Complete and balance development are not going to express the different between economy class and social that too extreme. This model don't choose even one of materialistic development ideology either open economy or capitalism, or socialism, corporation or privatise but choose the merger from all system and technique to improve the human development fairly and high value. Development that totally based on interest of economy development or materialistic normally will create a lot of negative effects to moral and humanism. History shows that human civilisation becoming weak because of low moral cause by human such as group that control the national resources and power with materialistic development and mind set. Social crisis among today community till now create a lot of rebels and revolution because of the gap of materialistic development between poorer group and richer
Hilltribe practices in the Golden Triangle: Policies and problems for the Hilltribes of Northern Thailand.
#40099059 HILLTRIBE PRACTICES IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE: Policies and problems for the Hilltribes of Northern Thailand Hilltribes have long occupied the highlands of South East Asia, particularly the mountainous areas of the 'Golden Triangle'. The tribes are commonly known by governments and low-landers for their swidden agricultural practices such as the dry rice farming and opium cultivation. Countless policies and programs have been implemented in past decades throughout the Golden Triangle. These have often been based on the threat that the hilltribes are perceived to be posing on the environment and to national security due to their farming practices, with little consideration for the possible impacts of these polices on the highland people. The purpose of this paper is to outline the various policies and programs designed to reduce agricultural practices of hilltribes within the Golden Triangle, with specific reference to Thailand, and to further explore the consequences of these policies on Hilltribe society. To understand the problems faced by the Hilltribes of the Golden Triangle, it is necessary to understand their position in society. The Hilltribes are a minority group in all the countries of the Golden Triangle (Thailand, Burma and Laos) in which they live. They have traditionally traded cotton and opium with lowland people for iron and salt. In Thailand, the
What obstacles faced the 19th century public health movement, and how far were they overcome?
What obstacles faced the 19th century public health movement, and how far were they overcome? For the purpose of this essay I am going to debate on what obstacles faced the 19th century public health movement. The Industrial Revolution was a set of developments that transformed British society from largely agricultural to overwhelmingly industrial system. During the 19th century there was a rapid migration of rural workers to the new manufacturing towns. This was due to several factors - the loss of agricultural livelihoods with the enclosure of common land, the system of poor relief and the response to the introduction of the factory system. It led to unprecedented population growth. A rapidly expanding population fueled the growth of cities, but no concept of social responsibility for sanitation existed. Obtaining clean water and disposing of sewage and garbage were seen as individual rather then social problems. The living units at this time were known as tenements. These houses had very poor sanitation. Because of the bad sanitary conditions people were often sick. It meant that infectious diseases spread easily. Many of the most common diseases that were going around during this period of time was cholera, typhoid and typhus. Little urgency was shown about all this problems until the appearance of cholera epidemic. Cholera is carried in infected water, but no one
Conformity and Obedience. This essay defines the phenomenon of Conformity, Obedience and Deviance in the light of historic research and contemporary experiments. Concluding to the fact that deviance is a valuable Human attribute that makes our life what i
SUBMITTED BY Effects of Social Influence on One's Self [Type the document subtitle] Submitted to [Pick the date] This essay defines the phenomenon of Conformity, Obedience and Deviance in the light of historic research and contemporary experiments. Concluding to the fact that deviance is a valuable Human attribute that makes our life what it is today. Introduction: Man is a social animal and among his other social needs, is to be socially recognized and acclaimed by his fellow society members. This desire is so overwhelming that one might go to any extent to be part of a social group. Thus one's opinions, expressions and behavior might change in order to obtain coherence with the group norm. The desire to be part of a group can be so daunting that one may base their major decisions on this desire of others. In fact we tend to provide justifications of our own actions by comparing them with other and thus getting our validation. The behavior/ decision seem more reasonable to us if we find others doing it too. Since our childhood we have been taught about the behavior which are acceptable by the society, this tends to decide what is right or wrong for us. The two most visible attitudes discovered by extensive research, are conformity and obedience. Two might appear to be one and the same. However, historic researches have helped us analyze a major difference between
Mighty Chalkdust, has sung ah want me grandfather back pay. Support Chalkdusts call for reparation for the enslavement of Blacks in the Caribbean
Kashka Mottley ID # - 412004383 BUS.P.14 2011/2012 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES The Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies INDIVIDUAL PLAGIARISM DECLARATION This declaration is being made in accordance with the University Regulations on Plagiarism (First Degrees, Diplomas and Certificate) and should be attached to all work submitted by a student to be assessed as part of or/the entire requirement of the course, other than work submitted in an invigilated examination. Statement . I have read the Plagiarism Regulations as set out in the Faculty Handbook and University websites related to the submission of coursework for assessment. 2. I declare that I understand that plagiarism is the use of another’s work pretending that it is one’s own and that it is a serious academic offence for which the University may impose severe penalties. 3. I declarethat the submitted work indicated below is my own work, except where duly acknowledged and referenced. 4. I also declare that this paper has not been previously submitted for credit either in its entirety or in part within the UWI or elsewhere. 5. I understand that I may be required to submit the work in electronic form and accept that the University may check the originality of the work using a computer-based plagiarism detection service. TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE STUDENT ID By
Examine the view that developing societies can, and should, follow a path to development similar to that undertaken by richer, western societies.
10436814-POL244-Assignment 1 Question 2: Examine the view that developing societies can, and should, follow a path to development similar to that undertaken by richer, western societies. Introduction Development theory is a theory on the subject of how desirable changes in society are best achieved and these theories draw on a variety of social science approaches and on very different methods. The essay will start with an examination of the work of modernization theory, specifically the work of W.W Rostow[1], and then an examination of dependency theory with the work of Raúl Prebish[2] as one of the main contributor to the Latin American dependency school. By looking at these two theories, the essay will examine if developing societies can and should follow a path to development similar to that undertaken by western societies. The analysis will demonstrate the main flaws of modernization theory and dependency theory and it will demonstrate how dependency theory is much more equipped with describing the process of underdevelopment and therefore is a better theory of development than modernization theory, however dependency theory is not fully complete since it has too much of an one-dimensional view. The analysis also contains Vincent Tucker’s interesting argument of development as a “western myth”[3] and how it is important that any development theory contains a
The American Nightmare - the handicaps faced by low income workers, as shown in "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich
The American Nightmare By Julia Hulleman Theories of Culture Prof. M. Messmer December 6, 2012 Words: 945 In his book Epic of America (1931), James Truslow Adams defined the "American Dream" as "a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position." In Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich tests this theory of the “American Dream”, by pretending she is someone who was not that lucky when it comes to “fortuitous circumstances of birth and position,” and she tries to “attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable.” In the second chapter of Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich goes ‘undercover’ in Maine, finds the least expensive place to live, and tries to find an ‘unskilled’ job. She succeeds in both, and ends up living in a tiny cottage and working both in a nursing home on the weekends, and at a maid service during the week. Ehrenreich’s plan is to survive, observe, and try to engage in the phenomenon that is called upward social mobility. Throughout the chapter, her attempts to engage in upward social mobility are fruitless. To understand why this is fruitless, not just in Ehrenreich’s case but with millions of others in US lower class,
A critical appraisal of the impact on social injustice of the welfare state and associated policies.
A critical appraisal of the impact on social injustice of the welfare state and associated policies. ‘The most obvious division of society is into rich and poor; and it is no less obvious that the number of the former bear a great disproportion to those of the latter. The whole business of the poor is to administer to the idleness, folly and luxury of the rich; and that of the rich, in return, is to find the best methods of confirming the slavery and increasing the burdens of the poor.’ (Edmund Burke 1756 in Jordan 1998 pg 74) This essay will attempt to explore the social injustices that are perpetrated by government policies surrounding the welfare state and how this links into social housing allocation and the resulting effects on those who receive such benefits. It argues that the poorer in society are held back and demonised as a result of these policies, whilst those in a more privileged position, whether it be as a result of occupation, education or family inheritance, are able to, on the face of it, profit immensely, with no apparent consideration for the needs and resulting poverty of the majority. The main part of the essay will explore ‘how and why?’ a small minority have more than they could ever hope to use or need and poses the question as to whether or not a fairer system could be developed aiming to ensure that everyone within society maybe afforded
Geopolitical Analysis of Regional Security Issues Surrounding Europe
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Master in International Business Communication Basic Geopolitics and the International Business Environment Regional Security Issues Surrounding Europe Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Claudia Popescu Student: Anghelescu Andra 2011 Abstract The European neighbourhood, harshly geographically definable, has in common the more or less stable conflicts. The European Union divides this neighbourhood in three parts: Euromed (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, included in the Process of Barcelona), Eastern Europe and Caucasus (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) and Russia. The two first zones are included in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and the last one has a special policy EU-Russia Strategic Partnership based on four common spaces. The different means of action of the ENP is financial tools used in bilateral action plans including political and economical reform. In order to understand what could be a more efficient relation between the EU and its neighbours, we should define the geopolitical systems, then to track back the background of the conflicts, then to analyse the current features relative to the different systems, and then to see what could bring the development of a regional-based European Neighbourhood Policy. Introduction Six