Essays Tagged: "global economic"

A growing hacker community

In the next few pages I'm going to do my best to prove the true definition of what a hacker is, how global economic electronic warfare ties into it, background on the Internet, along with a plethora o ...

(9 pages) 120 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

GLOBALIZATION

Doubts about the global economic order, which extend far beyond organized protests, have to be viewed in the light of ... tion and staggering inequality.This elemental contrast explains the widespread skepticism about the global order, and even the patience of the general public with the so-called "anti-globalization" pr ... hey are often frenzied and sometimes violent. Some general points need particular attention.1. Anti-globalization protests are not about globalization: The so-called ``anti-globalization'' protesters ...

(5 pages) 387 0 4.3 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Society, Global Indicators and Technological Change

umanity. These impacts, or indicators, display the results of technological development. Climactic, global economic, social, and energy related indicators are important in showing humanity's use of te ... ctic indicators are excellent examples of humanity's misuse of technoscience. One such indicator is global temperature. It displays the results of the burning of fossil fuels and the release of nitrou ...

(4 pages) 152 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Discuss whether Transnational corparations are good or bad for a nation state, its citizens and the economy as whole.

to operate in countries that are flexible enough to be able to move their businesses elsewhere on a global scale. Transnational corporations normally operate at a high level that the global economic a ... a good understanding of how important TNCs are in today's society and the impact that TNCs have on globalisation. Good examples of TNCs are General motors, Ford, BP and Microsoft. These large compani ...

(7 pages) 148 2 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"Globalisation today is not working"

INTRODUCTIONGlobalisation is a long-term historical process of world integration involving social, economic and ... connected by an electric nervous system within which the actions of one part will affect the whole".Globalisation, intended as the removal of barriers to free trade and the closer integration of natio ... thermore this mismanagement has caused a serious deterioration of the environment and created great global economic instability.While the development of China shows that a gradual integration can prod ...

(7 pages) 320 1 2.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Women and poverty

complex, multidimensional problem, with origins in both the national and international domains. The globalization of the world's economy and the deepening interdependence among nations present challen ... development, as well as risks and uncertainties for the future of the world economy. The uncertain global economic climate has been accompanied by economic restructuring as well as, in a certain numb ...

(7 pages) 238 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

NAFTA

International Trading Alliances.In recent years global economic pressures have been rising tremendously. With such competition it seems logical to ... to integrate these North American countries. I feel that it is necessary in order to compete in a global environment to act as a team of cooperative countries. Furthermore, I believe that if other ... ative that the NAFTA stay in effect to ensure the economic safety of the countries in alliance in a global context. I feel that the other free trade associations are prepared to form stronger allianc ...

(1 pages) 85 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

IMF and its role in economic crises

atic mechanism for foreign exchange transactions in order to foster investment and promote balanced global economic trade.What is a crisis?* Balance of payments difficulties in a country--that is, a s ... ustain the convertibility.*Weak political situation, plagued by corruption and faulty policies.*The global happenings had an adverse impact, eg: Brazilian & Russian crisis.Effects:*Led to a collap ...

(5 pages) 137 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

How did the cold war effect australia

ed States and the Soviet Union saw each other as potential enemies, threatening each other's larger global economic, political, and military goals. The Cold War thus was global competition between the ... mpetition between the United States and the Soviet Union to shape and control the post-World War II global economic and political order. Throughout the Cold War, the United States saw the Soviet Union ...

(4 pages) 38 0 3.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Who Gains and who loses from globalisation?

ent's Department for International Development (DfID) recently produced a white paper which defines globalisation as: 'The growing interdependence and interconnectedness of the modern world through in ... ld production, and increase the mobility of capital'.Integration of the world economy, known as the globalisation process, could potentially offer developing countries new opportunities for accelerati ...

(5 pages) 152 1 3.8 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Asian Diaspora by Rumaisa

y contact with their homeland, their loved ones and among themselves. The contemporary processes of global economic and social integration have received a stimulus from the presence of trans-national ... ly long been) significant players in the construction of national narratives, regional alliances or global political economies.In recent years, intellectuals and activists from within these population ...

(38 pages) 197 0 4.5 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History