... the Assembly of the Union. Perhaps the end of the War in 1945 and a new feeling of distaste for empires meant the French Empire felt it needed to tighten up the overseas territories and prevent the spread of nationalism and self-governance.2 A significant part of the French Empire which was lost due to nationalism was Indochina, established in 1887. With a history of emerging nationalism in Vietnam where ... used in the paper, Austin considers that the description of the decolonisation of the Empires is due to the unstoppable waves of opposition towards them which arguably clouds this f...

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... a brief historical insight before focusing more specifically on issues dealing with corruption, civil liberties and political freedom, as well as the lack of rule of law within Cambodian society. History Before being able to focus on the problems Cambodia has faced on its road to establishing a democratic ... were set, with farmers being told to produce around three tons of rice per hectare of land (Cambodia Tribunal Monitor). This horrific time period came to an end during the late 1970s thanks to a war started with Vietnam. The war resulted in a Vietnamese invasion in 1978 and Pol Pot f...

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... that this advent in the field of biotechnology has been a major game changer in agriculture, but whether it has been revolutionized for the better, or opened up a pandora's box, depends on perspective. As with all revolutionary technology, genetic engineering of organisms provides a plethora of existing and potential advantages to mankind, but emerging research is beginning to shed light on the ... dark side of GMO, and the implicit and explicit effects its utilization has on human health and the environment. The commercialization ... effects amongst products produced by global biotechno...

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... liberal international economic policies was quite successful until the early 1970s. However, the post-war financial system had been tied to the US dollar and disputes between the Europeans and Americans over US government spending on Vietnam (amongst other things) led to the collapse of these arrangements. Shortly afterwards OPEC initiated the first oil shock: oil exporters did ... and World Bank. However, the IMF and the World Bank likewise came under the influence of the new neoliberal economic orthodoxy and pushed developing countries to adopt it, in return for unprecedentedly large ...

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