Essays on Collier

Introduction

No country is expected to exist without the help of another country. Hence, countries usually exchange foreign aids in order to help each other meet their respective challenges. At present, developing countries rely greatly on foreign aids provided by richer countries. One of such developing countries is China. Due to the dynamics of war and politics in China for the past few decades, particularly during and immediately after the Second World War and the Cold War, it is an interesting subject for understanding the distribution of foreign aid during times of war and peace. After, analyzing the distribution of ...

HISTORICAL CAUSES OF POVERTY IN LEDCS

There exists different causes of poverty ranging from political institution to geography or colonization to industrialization, over population, wars and corruption among others. But in this paper, our interest will be on the historical causes of poverty such us; colonization, civil wars and the 1970 debt crisis in the LEDC. Countries can be classified into two categories, that are the MEDC a More Economically Developed Country a good example is the USA, Germany and UK and an LEDC a Less Economically Developed Country for example, Sudan and Ethiopia. There are many reasons as to why these categories exist. One ...

Question 1

The three terms, including ‘developing,’ ‘poor,’ and ‘less developed,’ are used to refer to impoverished nations that share the following characteristics. Inadequate infrastructure. Such countries are said to be poor because they lack necessary infrastructure, such as an excellent transport network and sophisticated communication systems, which play a critical role in economic development. The underutilization of resources. Even with abundant natural resources, inadequate utilization and exploitation due to inadequate capital, lack of skilled labor, and the failure to access the requisite technology stops such nations from prospering (Collier 37). Unemployment. The countries are burdened by a high rate of ...

QUESTION 1

One can begin to think clearly about these types of events without being "that guy,” and one can have a rational discussion about this. One of the characteristics of Extremistan is that it is more likely to be found in our modern society implying that it is living and not dependent on the old environment like mediocristan. Mediocristan tends to favor the weak by making sure that the total is not determined by a single instance whereas, in Extremistan a person gets the full due of what they are supposed to get. It, therefore, goes without saying that one ...

As per the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health literacy can be defined as, “ The ability of an individual to make informed decisions with respect to obtain, communicate, process, and understand information pertaining to healthcare” Based on the annual report published by the ACA, only 12% of the US adult population is considered to be proficient in health literacy while 1/3rd of the population suffers from healthcare illiteracy and suffer from making common health decisions Based on the same report, more than 75% of patients suffer from healthcare associated decisions since most patients tend to forget more than half of ...

International Olympic Committee Ethical Issues

Background One of the most recent scandals occupying the headlines of the international print and social media is the doping scandal, surrounding the Russian Olympic and Paralympic Team and the participation of the athletes in the Olympic Games in Rio this August. The Games have started and it is evident that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) along with Independent Committee and Brazilian Authorities took the decision not to ban the team from participation, causing dual and controversial response from the international community. The organization in a focus of the scandal is the IOC, heavily criticized for the way it ...

A general move to broaden the security agenda occurred during the 1980s by expanding the focus from the security of the state or the nation to an alternative focus on the security of the people, or the global collective. The human security can be affected by economic welfare, environmental concerns, cultural identity, political rights, and military issues. In recent years, environmental degradation is increasingly being considered as a security problem by not just the environmental activists but also the security establishment as they have become more responsive to the idea. In late 1989, the journal of the International Institute ...

Question 1

Whole Foods Market versus Peapod Similarities Strategic Mission and Vision Both companies aim at providing grocery delivery services and aim to partner with similar service providers for increased clientele. Peapod has partnered with Ahold Delhaize while Whole Foods has partnered with Instacart for better market domination.

Customer Benefit Package Design and Configuration

Both Whole Foods and Peapod offer delivery services to customers who would prefer shopping online rather than going to pick up items from the store. Additionally, both service providers offer free deliveries for first orders, and subsequent deliveries call for a fee depending on the time the customer wants for the products to ...

“The Little Mermaid,” the 1989 animated film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and released by Buena Vista Pictures, delves on the story of a mermaid who falls in love with a human being. This film is likewise a cartoon adaptation of the original version of the novel of the same title written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1837. With regards to the Disney version, it is observable that the film incorporates several techniques that seem to diminish the innate animalistic nature of the aquatic creatures, such as the crabs, lobsters, octopus, the tropical fish, ...

INTRODUCTION

Critical infrastructure can have a simple explanation of the wheel or more importantly, the backbone of the most technological economies in the world. It guides everything. It controls everything. It dictates the share which each person or a select community gets. It is simply the lives of most of the citizens in such nations. As such, the security of such systems is vital. Such systems will be prone to attacks and manipulations by people who are not contented or want a larger share than that they are already allocated. Some people will also like to cartel the follow of ...

Part One

Chapter 1: After the WWII, the United States experienced industrialization, population boom, and the “America First” pride that pushed the country forward, while Indianness symbolized past. As the result, the nation and the government wanted to assimilate Indians as soon as possible, and the BIA took the leading role in this process. Furthermore, the BIA managed all Indian issues. The absence of exclusive rights on the tribes’ territories, the consequences of the 1887 General Allotment Act, and the new harden policies that aimed to cause the rapid assimilation of Indians led to lack of food, health and education services, ...

Certainly I heard about Henry Thoreau long ago, and for some time it was for me only the general popular understanding that he was long time ago the great hero of the American history and the founding father of some special kinds of American and world literature, nothing more. I did not put a lot of efforts towards reading his working or just asking about what he was all about. I remember when I was young; however, I used to go to the public libraries where I saw most of his works shelved. One of my real heroes was ...

General Motors is one of the world’s major automobile manufacturing companies with well-accepted brands such as Chevrolet, Buick, Opel, GMC, Holden, GM Daewoo, Wuling, Vauxhall and Cadillac. The company’s largest markets are the United States, Brazil, the UK, China, Canada, Germany, and Russia. In 2009, the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota exceeded the number of vehicle sales for GM to become the leading auto manufacturer in the world. This success can be credited to a number of factors among them the Kaizen concept which is essentially a company culture observed at Toyota (Helper & Henderson 2014). This trend is ...

General Motors, also called “GM” in this piece, is an American corporation that is responsible for overseeing a number of automotive and vehicle brands. In total, GM is responsible for thirteen different brands: these brands are Alpheon, Cadillac, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, HSV, Wuling, Baojun, Jie Fang and Ravon (General Motors, 2016). Not all of these brands are available in every country served by General Motors; many of these subsidiaries are available only in particular regions or regional locales. As is traditional in the modern multinational corporation or conglomeration, the company has headquarters in one location, and each of ...

Abstract

The narrative report is prepared to provide a clear understanding of the prudence concept and historical information attributed to this concept. The prudence concept was applied in 1989 that was not included in the external references of 2010. The IASB observed that the concept was missing or ignored, so they provided an amended definition of the prudence in accounting. The significance of the inclusion of this concept is necessary to provide a clear and complete view of the financial position of users. The prudence concept is related to neutrality and conservatism, so it is badly affected by the adverse ...

Suggest the issues that could have developed had the team not had taken a risk plan

Within a Satellite Development Project, new technology, with often untested outcomes, is involved. In the absence of a risk plan, the technology included in this project could have generated unexpected results that might have compromised the project. As the project’s description informs, the satellite development project implied many unknowns with variables that stretched across manufacture, supply chain system integration, etc. (Lavigne, n.d.). With the high amount of unknown factors, many aspects could have gone wrong in the project, which could have endangered its success. Risk refers to uncertainty regarding future events and outcomes, expressing “the likelihood and impact ...

How does RFID compare to bar coding?

There are several differences between RFID and bar coding. The first difference is that with RFID is that there is no line of sight required but with bar coding the line of sight is required. The second difference is that the RFID is more expensive to use than the bar coding. The third difference is that the RFID takes two steps to do when the bar coding only uses one step. The fourth difference is with RFID, the item orientation is not important but it is required for the bar coding.

What is the economic payback in years for the possible RFID adoption?

The economic payment in years for the possible ...

Its ease of use, hassle-free negotiable platform, and reliability has attracted many city dwellers, especially tourists, to choose online taxi services over traditional methods of cab booking. But among many online cab service providers, Uber has established itself over the others in a short span of time. Especially in the United Kingdom, their market shares are astonishingly high compared to the country’s oldest running taxi services such as Addison Lee and Black Taxi. More than the usual marketing tricks and colorful experiences to fool the customers, there is a working system under this whole operation of Uber to ...

My paper examines the issue of international immigration and immigrant incorporation with a keen eye on how that has positively affected or benefited both the host countries as well as the sending countries.

Abstract

Immigration has been experienced in the world in a long time because people keep moving back and forth from one country to another. In some instances, immigrants and members of the host country assimilate and get to resemble one another in a process that can best be described as incorporation. Through that there is an economic and cultural integration and merging that positively influences members of ...

Question one

The local governments in Texas such as the county governments are the extensions of the state that acts as the administrative arm of the state (Collier, Galatas and Harrelson). At the local level, there are the municipalities, special districts, school districts, water conservation districts, and the myriad of commissions that permit citizens to participate in different elected and appointed capacities. However, the counties are limited to their authorities by the constitution. All counties in the United States have different geographical sizes, inhabitants, and value of their properties. On the other hand, there is a controversy in the sense that ...

Introduction

Restaurant industry involves high-risk business operations. Almost everywhere around the world, restaurants face a high level of local and global competition. It is difficult to establish a restaurant business that differs distinctly from its competitors. According to several research studies, about 60% restaurant businesses shut down within the first year of operation. The restaurant industry has the second-lowest rate of success only behind technology startups. There are many problems and issues faced by restaurant operations. Often ignoring these problems aggravates the situation leading to the closedown of the restaurant business. Five most common problems faced by restaurateurs are an ...

Thelonious Monk is known as one of the most gifted jazz musicians. He was the pioneer of bebop and his influence as a pianist and composer had significant effects on different kinds of music (Monkinstitute). Music of Thelonious Monk is based on Ingrid Monson’s and Paul Berliner’s work (Solis 3). Nevertheless, Monk is famous for his improvisations, which are so outstanding that a jazz critic Whitney Balliett once pointed out “His improvisations were molten Monk compositions, and his compositions were frozen Monk improvisations.” (Deveaux 169) Thelonious was born in North Carolina on October 10, 1917, but his ...

Introduction

This paper is to deal with one of main issue of post-WW2 world, namely the phenomenon of civil war. The analysis of this paper is devoted to such questions as the reasons for certain civil wars as well as concrete instances of such internal conflicts. Also, the paper is to discuss the major theoretical contributions and controversies related to the civil war research program: firstly, civil wars are defined conceptually, and then, operationally. Second, major theories relating to the issue of causes of civil wars and their results will be discussed, along with future directions and policy implications. The ...

More than a hundred years ago, it would have been hard to find a clear association with San Diego. In fact, it was a small town that did not differ much from any other city in the south of the USA. It continued until citizens started to take care after the oldest recreational park in the country. They put in a great deal of effort in order to keep a fragile beauty of nature and open special places for the needs of the community. In 1909, a City Council committee decided to take advantage of the former devotion to ...

Introduction

Employer sponsored retirement plans are broadly classified into two categories; defined benefit pension scheme (DB) and defined contribution plans (DC). As the name suggests, in a defined benefit pension scheme, a defined pension is paid to employees every month/quarter after the retirement till the end of life. On the other hand, in a defined contribution plan, employees and employers contribute and invest funds over time to build a retirement fund. Both the schemes are different from the perspective of who bears the risk, growth opportunities of funds and administration and distribution of funds (JCT, 2002). Defined benefit plans are ...

Introduction

Social change is not the priority for some. However, through various efforts, social change is feasible. This paper will likewise discuss the importance and the feasibility of working towards social change.

Body

Before the course, my perspective of social change is limited simply because there was no involvement. There is little exposure to the possibilities that may be brought on by social change nor to its importance. However, after the course, I believe that my perspective of social change had evolved to a perspective with a deeper understanding. Similar to Astin A. and Astin H. (2000), I have come to ...

Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast was born in Germany in 1840, and he moved to the United States at the age of six. Initially he used to do illustrations to support his family that was going through acute financial crisis. Nast started his work as an illustrator when he was 15. At that time he was working as an illustrator for a magazine called Leslie’s Weekly New. His earning was $4 a week. In the year1862, during Civil War, he took a job of a war reporter in Harper’s Weekly Magazine.

Thomas Nast stereotypes the Irish as

unmixable in America's melting pot. 1889 For reporting the ...

Various scandals across Europe have forced regulators to tighten rules that govern the appointment of external auditors and the auditing process. The Enron scandal, scandals at WorldCom and Global Crossing and the collapse of Arthur Anderson provided a platform for tightening of rules governing auditing process to avoid reoccurrence of the events (Cray and Lee 305). In UK occurrence of many scandals initiated formation of corporate government framework. Among the scandals witnessed in the United Kingdom include names such as Polly Peck, Robert Maxwell, and BCCI. To protect companies from the occurrence of scandals that may result in their ...

The Coca-Cola Company is the leading producer of soft drinks globally with its outlets spread across continents. However, the company faces much competition from other producers of soft drinks such as Pepsi hence it operates in a very competitive environment. Therefore, the company is committed to developing strategies to enable the company to thrive within the markets characterized by changing trends and forces. The mission of Coca-Cola Company is to refresh the world, inspire moments of optimism and happiness and create value and make a significant difference. The vision of the company entails the description of the dimensions that ...

Introduction

The decision as to the form of business structure that one chooses depends on quite a number of things. There are different legal requirements in New Zealand for running different forms of business structures. For instance, there is a minimum number of people of people required to start a private limited company. There are also tax implications in whichever form of business structure that an investor chooses. For instance, for partnerships, only partners are taxed on their share of partnership profits earned (Collier, 2003). On the other hand, limited liability companies are taxed at a corporate tax rate on ...

Utilitarianism and Kantianism

Utilitarianism, Virtue ethics and Kantianism are examples of normative ethics. In these theories, there are three components which characterize every action: the consequences of the action, the action itself (which also include the motive of the action), and the agent (the doer). Utilitarianism deals with the consequences of the action. On the other hand, deontological theories (Kantianism and divine command theory) are concerned with motive/action. Virtue ethics, however, is concerned with the doer/agent (Stewart, 2009). Utilitarianism and Kantianism Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is derived from the word utility. In utilitarianism, an action is deemed right only if its outcome is to ...