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infrastructure assets. Infrastructure consists of all the assets that countries require to enable its daily operations and orderly functions. Transportation, energy, communications and water, are some of the infrastructure assets that serve as the backbone to our society. While traveling this summer with my family, I realized just how far behind the U.S. is compared to other parts of the world when it is considered one of the most advanced countries in the world. I thought to myself… Why hasn’t the U.S. invested

to take up to twelve weeks of protected, but unpaid leave (Cohn 9). This period, however, is not long enough for the mother and child to fully recover. Providing longer maternity leaves would also benefit businesses and the American society. Many countries around the world provide significantly longer leaves or even allow fathers to take paid paternity leaves. Making the American workforce a friendly place for women and families through revised maternity leave policies will benefit both the U.S. economy

The Philippines is an island in Southeast Asia that consists of more than 7, 100 islands. For a small country, it has such a rich history. It has gone through colonization of various states such as Spain and the United States. According to the Fund for Peace 2016 Fragility State Index, the Philippines is categorized in the High Warning with a score of 84.7. This rank takes into account various factors: social, economic, political and military indicators. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan sailed to the

Political corruption has existed throughout the ages. It believed to be most prominent in positions of power, because of the role money plays in getting people power. However, over the centuries, corruption has changed so much so as to not match a particular definition of corruption, perpetually growing deceptively harder to find (Ebbe). The broadest, most suitable definition which exists today simply states that corruption is any illegal act performed by a politician to produce results which

most commonly reported reasons for unmet need [for contraception] are lack of knowledge, health concerns, and social disapproval” (Casterline & Sinding, 2000 as cited in Levine et al., 2006). The lack of female education about contraception in countries where it would be of greatest aid is a major indicator of why maternal mortality is still such a prevalent issue. In American, “woman have to get prescriptions for contraceptives from their health care providers”, and there is a multitude of information

FIRST ENTRY Ikea first entered Japan in 1974 but it then quit later in 1986. From a developing country to a developed country, Japanese experienced rapid industrial growth after World War II. Japanese became the largest economies in Asia with an annual GDP growth of nearly 10 percent. With the increasing number of population living in the city, the demand for products and services in Tokyo increases significantly. Thus, Ikea decided to enter Japan as the first step of its expansion on the international

The growth of an economy and society is related to a country becoming westernized. It is largely known that developed countries are prone to individualism and its effects, however a society that is collectivistic or largely based on communities can be predisposed to individualism and its harmful effects. Countries that are formerly collectivist are shifting to individualism which leads to the rise of suicide rates. As more countries take on Western ideals and values such as materialism and greed

The world has become more global as time is going through. However, there are still some significant differences when comparing between developed country and developing country, such as Vietnam and the United States. While the United States has been developed in many fields (economy, religions, educational system..), Vietnam is still in transition process. They are located on two different continents; they have so much difference on religious, languages, and practices although those distinctions

The stagnation of the global Southern countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa occurred in the 1970s and 80s when these countries “found themselves trapped by levels of debt to international public and commercial banks” (Williams, 1994:214). Fearing another global depression, large banks and organisations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) embarked upon structural adjustment programs (SAPs) in these heavily indebted countries with the aim of restructuring their ‘traditional

One of the greatest threats to humankind present in the 21st century is climate change. Human behavior, especially since industrial revolution led “over 600 thousand tons of carbon to be emitted into the atmosphere from fossil fuels” which thus enhanced greenhouse affects, and alters the natural cycle of global warming and cooling. The consequence of such alteration has devastating effects globally as drastic “temperature increases experienced in the recent years are causing widespread damages”