Belgium is a small country just west of France with a membership to the EU since its beginning. The Physiography of Belgium is very much the same throughout its 1,385 km of land, consisting mainly of flat lowlands with a coastal plain in the northwest of it just touching the North Sea, though there is a series of wooden plateaus called the Ardennes covering the Belgian regions of Luxembourg, Namur, and Liège. The land has a Temperate Midlatitude/ Marine West Coast climate, which means that it has warm, moist summers and cool (but not cold winters). The culture of Belgium has a strong tradition of fine food, the most famous being waffles (popular as a meal and/or snack) and moules frites (mussels with French fries), as well as some famous chocolatiers and light alcoholic beverages. Belgium’s rich heritage allows for festivals that focus on the history of the region and its culture, such as the “dragon” battle in the town of Mons and the Procession of the Holy Blood, where there is a modern continuation of medieval times. However, there are flaws within this small nation. Having one of the densest populations in Europe, there are sure to be quite a population of immigrants within its borders (10.4% in 2013). But, not many Belgium employers are willing to do much with these foreigners. In 2013, the unemployment rate in the country was only 8%, but it was 18.2% for foreign-born residents. Likewise, the employment rate of natives aged 20-64 was 67.6%, but only 40.4% for
A unique characteristic of New Belgium is their commitment to being an environmentally friendly and efficient operation. They are leaders in this area. New Belgium has the world’s first wind powered brewery. They also have a complex wastewater reclamation system that allows
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium is a sovereign state in Western Europe. Belgium is one of 28 members of NATO, which is based in Brussels, Belgium. They are basically all allies, when a country attacks a member everyone else helps defend that country. Belgium is also a founder of the European Union. It has a Constitutional Monarchy is a type of government in which governing powers of the monarch are restricted by a constitution. The closest allies to Iceland are Norway, Canada and the United States.
When traveling abroad to Belgium, it was my personal mission to visit some of the most historic cities in history. July 27, 1128, Bruege received its city charter and became known as the “Golden Inlet”. At that time, new walls and canals were built and in 1809 Bruege became the capital of County Flanders. Although connection to the sea was not direct, rather through a damme, many of its structure remains the same to this day. Bruege structures are breathtaking, traditionall sites are mesmorizing, and the food is delicious.
• There is also a problem of religion. Most Belgians are Catholic while William of Orange (Dutch king) and his people are Calvinists. Ie austere Protestant.
According to Ferrell & Hartline (2014), “a strategic focus is based on developing an overall concept or model that guides a company as it go through various marketing elements” (p. 100). The strategic focus of a company can change overtime and should be reexamined to make sure the company’s strengths does not become a weakness (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Businesses are taking the approach to focus more on the customer and understand new information about their behaviors in order to adjust their strategies and stay ahead of the competition (Cooper, 2006). New Belgium is devoted to producing an excellence product and customer satisfaction.
When immigrants are coming into the United States they are leaving a country and culture that they have lived in most of their lives. Learning about a new society, language barriers, living and working among strangers, and coping with their hardships are some struggles that immigrants face. However, because the United States does have a great diversity, there are many groups of people that can help with the adjustments. According to American Progress, there were 13.5% of the population that were immigrants in 2015. These people with very little skills come to the United States for a better work experience and to be able to pursuit their American Dream. According to the article “Immigration is good for the U.S economy” written by A. Barton Hinkle
Immigrants are a growing part of the labor force. As the foreign-born population has grown as a share of the total population,
The new menu in France offers many choices not familiar in the US such as the P'tit Plaisir (mini snack foods), Little Mozza (tomato and mozzarella salad), Croques Monsieurs (grilled ham and cheese), and Jambon Beurre (ham and butter on a crusty baguette). In addition, stand-alone McCafes carry traditional France sweets such as macaroons, fruit tarts, and flan, and serve beverages ceramic mugs.
America is a country with a strong economy and also a superpower at the same time, the majority of the immigrants firmly believe that they can get jobs easily in America compared to other states whose economy is not high as that of America. The statistics indicate that America has a more senior population of aging people compared to young people. The action reduces the productivity of the nation as the available labor in the country cannot be able to meet the labor requirements of the state because the level of production experienced in the country calls for more young, energetic and healthy individuals whom the country does not have. America has taken the natural advantage of the young skilled and semi-skilled immigrants who move into the state to look for jobs. The immigrants are fully utilized in the production sector for both manual and office work ton booster the productivity of the nation (Favell, 2016)
Stable economic growth is a fundamental requirement for the betterment of a country. Employment and economic growth are interrelated. At present, immigrants of a country provoke economy to grow by engaging themselves in jobs at the foreign country.
In conclusion, researchers have became aware of immigration impacts on the new growth and development of economies. Immigrants are selected through government and firms’ employer employment processes to either substitute or complement work areas where high/ low skilled jobs cannot be filled by native candidates. However, can countries maintain their economic net growth and sustainability by importing immigrants on the long run? Alternatives should be sought that would create high skilled native workers, and enhance the nationwide population qualifications for any job entries.
Nowadays many economists give consent that unemployment isn’t connected with immigration rate. Moreover, they claim that according to current estimates skilled immigrants make a huge profit for economy. For instance, in Jakob Maden’s view “If you get immigrants that have a good education, then they can lower unemployment”. Basically, Maden is
A traditional viewpoint on immigration is that foreign population will have a terrible effect on native people to get fewer opportunities to find work. Some people believe immigration will bring a huge impact on local markets because their requirements of jobs are always lower than the local residents’ requirements. It means they will get more chance than local people. However, a survey from Michel J. Greenwood about US immigration shows the influence of immigration to local markets does not have appreciable effects. In this survey, he said a possible explanation about why immigrants do not influence on local people was that immigrants were not distributed in
Most immigrants usually fill essential service jobs in the economy, which are vacant. Unfortunately, like new immigrants throughout U.S. history, “they experience conditions that are
Still, despite his concerns, Caldwell does offer some counter arguments to his beliefs. In Chapter 2, Caldwell refers to the socialist argument that immigrants have the ability to rescue the welfare state by providing European countries with an influx of workers, which, by maintaining a good ratio of workers to retirees, would help to continue providing welfare to many Europeans. While this is a legitimate argument, Caldwell largely disagrees, arguing that immigrants do not work or earn enough money to actually contribute to the welfare system, and are more likely to serve as a drain than invigorate European welfare states. As Caldwell progresses through this argument, he cites the Netherlands as an example, where 40% of the immigrant population is on government assistance, and is far more likely to be taking advantage of the welfare system than providing for the welfare of Europeans. Furthermore,