The population of "the West," which includes Western Europe, North America, and Asian capitalist economies, such as Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, has remained flat since the latter half of the 20th century, with some populations, such as Japan's, experiencing a steady decrease. Meanwhile, the population of developing economies has continued to grow, especially in Africa and India. ... As discussed in class, the entire African continent is currently experiencing a huge population growth that is expected to reach 2 billion people by 2050. However, Africa is not projected to h...

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These include Norway, United Kingdom, Australia, United States of America, France, Germany etc. ... African leaders who refuse are killed or become victim of coup. ... Many ex-leaders of France have commented on the significance of Africa for France as Africa is a pot of gold for their national financial reserves. An estimation is that 500 billion dollars are proclaimed from Africa. ... For example, Africa's slow development is due to colonization mainly. ...

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In such countries, as Asia, Africa and Latin America where financial problems and Economic stagnancy exist, people lived below the poverty line. ... Such situation, Africa, riches countries, with poorest people. ... For instance, Cuba and Brazil are reputed for sugar, Africa for coffee and vanilla, Asia for tea and India for spices. ... On the other hand, in Zimbabwe, and other region in Africa, rain may not fall for 2 or 3 days. ...

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Many parts of Africa for example have conditions that are dry, with the only time it rains is during the monsoon season, this is only once a year. ... The numbers of people that do not receive the proper amount of intake of food and vitamins in Africa are much higher than compared to those living in Canada. The rate of diseases that people contract are higher in Africa then Canada as well. ... Foreign aid is part of Canada and the United States of America's response to world challenges. ...

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Columbia has one of the most advanced programmes in South America on the scale of the countires in the Central Americas such as Costa Rico and Mexico, the reason there are so few countries with successful programmes is people were unwilling to accept the sanctions and laws enforced on them. Africa however, did not experience the same problems as South America although they were much slower involving themselves in population programmes. ... As shown most of the Asian countries do have specific policies, whilst most of the Latin American and African countries are grouped in the second and thi...

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Amongst 2.2 billion children globally, 1 billion live under poverty2 , with a preponderance of them in developing countries within the African continent, demonstrating the link between poverty and child labour statistically. Child labour accounts for 22% of the workforce in Asia, 32% in Africa, 17% in Latin America, 1% in US, Canada, Europe and other wealthy nations. Bringing continents into perspective, Asia tops the charts with an employment of 114 million children while Latin America and the Caribbean region have 14 million child labourers. Africa has the highest percentage of children aged...

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Financial integration helps to combat health challenges: A case of Sierra Leone After the end of the civil war, Sierra Leone, the small beautiful developing nation in West Africa experience several health challenges in various forms. ... It would support the ailing economy to deal with their economic challenges in 2015 and beyond (Africa against Ebola.2015). ...

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LDC's (Least Developed Countries) are a sub-group identified by the United Nations; these economies suffer from the lowest GDP per capita levels in the world - less than $US900 per year. 34 of the 49 labeled LDC's are located in sub-Saharan Africa, and include countries such as Sierra Leone and Mozambique. ... The fact is if Africa, East Asia, South Asia and Latin America were to increase their share of world exports by 1c, the gains would lift 128 million people out of poverty. ... However, foreign aid has decreased as a result predominantly in African nations who are exper...

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In Africa and Latin America, for example, the richest 5 percent of the population earn almost 25 percent of the national income, while in industrial countries they earn only 13 percent (World Politics, pg.42). ... For example, shipping a standard container from Baltimore to the Ivory Coast costs about $3,000, while sending that same container to the landlocked Central African Republic costs $13,000 (World Politics, pg.43). ...

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It was, as well, the only possibility for many countries to improve their economy: especially in Latin America, where Mexico just stopped refunding its debt because it couldn't pay anymore. ... For example, we can see in England and in America as well, that the differences in income between upper and lower social layers are larger than they have ever been since collection of income distribution statistics began at the end of the nineteenth century. ... Two third of the African countries depend on exportation but the problem is that their economy is usually based on one or two raw materi...

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Similarly, the American stock market often rises when the unemployment rate increases. ... When international capital flows out of a country suddenly, it can precipitate a crisis, particularly if they involve sovereign debt and banking and financial system debt (E&M, 5) Norberg Contends that free movement of capital is good because: It gives people freedom to do whatever they wish with their own resources, eg, Americans can invest their pension funds wherever they wish to do so It provides businesses the liberty to seek financing in other countries Free movement of capital...

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Globalization is the topic of 21st century that we cannot forget to mention in political science. Our society has become interdependent with each other in many ways through things like trade, technology, culture, and immigration. In a personal level, globalization has led people to be connected thro...

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Emerging Markets Index of Morgan Stanley's consists of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. ... American government is intolerant with corruption acts, and when it is discovered the fines are too high. ...

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