year, so the typical seven-year war leaves a country around 15 percent poorer than it would have been.” He finds the two main causes of civil war linked to an economic context, comprising of low incomes and slow growth. Low income and civil war bounce off each other because just like civil wars reduce income, low income creates struggles that increase the chance of civil war. A number of studies that sought to identify the fundamental causes of civil conflict, conducted by four university economists
Mexico, Philippines, Bangladesh, Ghana, Korea, India and Morocco by removing barriers. Countries around the world are measured on the basis of being developed or developing based on factors such as; per capital income, economic and social structure, social, and civil rights and political
population rate (CBR) increase and a (CDR) decline. High birth rates and low death rates mean life longer expectancy of a population resulting in population growth. It also means better sanitation conditions, better food quality and having the necessary medicine to combat illnesses. Transitioning to Stage Three, Late Expanding there is a decline in CDR and CBR. The population rises and birth rate fall. Living standards and income levels change for the better. Women have fewer children, become
emissions and combat climate change. In contrast, the Global South expresses that mitigation should take an equitable approach, distributing responsibility based on factors such as standard of living, and previous emissions. The development of the Global North relied upon the exploitation of the environment to achieve its current standard of living, creating the problem of climate change over decades of greenhouse gas emissions. An examination of historical carbon emissions, climate justice, and transnational
As defined by the United States’ Department of Justice [1], domestic abuse is abusive behaviour in any relationship, and can be categorised into child abuse, partner abuse, or elder abuse; while in the Oxford Dictionary, it is described as violent or aggressive behaviour within the home. [2] Domestic abuse can be categorised as physical, economic, emotional, sexual, economic, psychological, spiritual or stalking. It includes threats made to intimidate and manipulate someone. Domestic abuse is intentionally
countries, principally Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.” In order to truly understand why Boko Haram has unleashed an immense level of terror and destruction in Nigeria, this paper will first analyze what factors lead to
A Summary of “Why Nations Fail” by D. Acemoglu and J. Robinson. Born and grew up in a former Germany colony from 1884 to 1919 after the world war one, slip of former Germany colonies in Africa between France and Britain. The question I always asked is, “why is it that most French speaking nations fall on the top of the list of poorest nations in the world? According to Global Financial Magazine, out of the first 42 poorest nations in the world as of December 2013, 28 of those were all French speaking
Also, tertiary education has quite low worldwide education participation rates; generally in developing countries the amount of people in tertiary is not high. Social class has a large amount to do with this. Poverty is one of the main factors preventing people form attending university. Although gender intersects with participation in education around the globe, the WDR 2012 Team found
U.K. 16% of higher education is taken up by ethnic minority undergrads. Indians and Pakistani/Bangladeshi are all higher achievers than White British students. However, for blacks, and for black Caribbean boys, their educational attainment is very low. Also, for migrants, language barriers provide huge difficulties for attaining good results. From
different tourists. There are many factors that can affect the growth of tourism in a certain area. This can include the location of the site, how accessible it is, or the amenities that the site has to offer. Tourism trends are ever changing, with different areas of the market always in growth or decline. Due to changing circumstances of British tourists, this has influenced the way we travel and the places that we now visit for holidays. A variety of factors including; increased car ownership,