Essays on Malaysia

Introduction

Genting Singapore is an international hospitality company that deals with integrated resort development and gaming (Genting 2017). Specifically, the company builds integrated resorts and runs casinos as its core business. It also consults for the hospitality industry businesses and investments in the area of sales and marketing support. Besides, it offers information technology services such as software development, systems integration and maintenance among others. Its markets of operation include Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, the Bahamas, Australia and the UK. The company that began as Genting International was first listed on the Singapore Securities exchange in 2005. It acquired the Stanley ...

a) Elements of Ecology In “Kampung Boy”, the author has portrayed an intrinsic biography of a Muslim boy born in Kampong in Perak. How the young boy grows up in rural Malaysia is explained in a vivid fashion, from which the reader is able to draw various inferences on ecological factors and their influence on childhood. The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Model analyses the child development paradigm in a framework of simple yet meaningful relationships with environment. The essay focuses on how these elements have been embedded in the childhood of the Kampung Boy.

The Microsystem

Urie Bronfenbrenner has identified microsystem ...

Role of community citizen in palm oil producing nation

The role of a community citizen in a palm oil producing country is very important. A community citizen will have two main roles. The first is to ensure that the people benefit from the output of palm oil and the second is to ensure that there are no adverse effects on the environment during palm oil production. This role requires the citizen to work together with palm oil producers to ensure that the population is educated about the best ways to protect the environment while producing palm. The community citizen is also tasked with working with government to ensure ...

Executive Summary

Chez Yasmine is a French restaurant chain that has managed to succeed in the local French market and international British market with their product. To further expand, Chez Yasmine has decided to choose one of the following countries in East Asia: China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The economic and cultural dynamics of all three countries are different and needs to be analyzed before making the final decision over the choice of an expansion market. To expand in International market, Chez Yasmine would need to overcome local competition and find a suitable strategy to expand their business. Different and dynamic factors ...

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Conclusion

Lampam (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) is a freshwater fish mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical water regions like Malaysia. It possesses high commercial significance in Malaysia due to its delicious meat, and strong demand that led many researchers to investigate its biological and feeding behavior to improve its growth and population dynamics. This study aimed to determine the survival rate, growth rate, and FCR of B. schwanenfeldii (Lampam) through treating them with three different types of protein diets, TP0 with 31% protein content, TP1 with 28% protein content and ...

Introduction

Hand hygiene is largely recognized as an effective method for minimizing incidences of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). However, despite the development of various guidelines to improve hand hygiene, the compliance with these guidelines as well as the best practices pertaining to hand hygiene by the healthcare providers is suboptimal. As a result of poor compliance, incidences of HAIs have continued to increase thereby raising huge concerns due to the associated consequences such as increased length of hospital stay and health spending. As such, there is a huge need to assess and understand the various factors that hinder optimal compliance with ...

Growth performance of Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Lampam) fry feeding different protein content diets

Introduction Lampam or Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) is categorized under the family of Cyprinidae that is an important freshwater fish mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical areas including Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra. It is found in rivers and lakes with a pH ranging from 6.5 and 7.0 and the temperature ranging from 20.4 to 33.7ºC. The average weight of Lampam is 200 - 600 g and its size range between 10 and 25 cm. It is estimated that if a specific diet is provided Lampam may reach a size of 30 centimeters and its weight may exceed ...

Educational Institute

Research Objective The objective is to determine and examine the role of the stock market in economic development. This research would analyze data gathered and demonstrate the significance of stock markets in the development of economies. Insights would be gathered on what factors can support the notion that the stock market is an indicator of economic health and a guidepost for a better understanding of economies.

Literature Review

Kelly, 2010 The article is a direct expository address to the relation between the stock market and the economy. It focuses on the conceptual aspects rather than on the data and analysis and ...

Bhutan, a remote kingdom resting in the Himalayas and situated between India and China, has tried to allow some aspects of the modern world crop in while at the same time fiercely guarding its traditions. Policies drafted by the Bhutan government have been intended to conserve the innocence of the kingdom and the rich traditions of the county. The country has made efforts to blend tradition and modernization to ensure the country’s rich culture is conserved while embracing modernization. Courtesy of its national philosophy: "National Happiness", the country has successfully achieved sustainable development, good governance, protection of the ...

The establishment of the modern national education system in Malaysia is one of the major effects of the post-colonial development within the nation (Zohar, 2004). During the British colonial rule in Malaysia, education system could be considered socially and academically narrow since it did not confine multicultural dynamics of the Malaysian society as well as the demographics of the nation. After the colonial period in the 1950s, the education system reform was implemented on the nation and segregated linguistic ethnic streams which comprise their population. The period of the end of the colonial rule in Malaysia also marks the ...

Introduction

Natural law theory and positivism are two approaches to thinking that differ in the basic legal principles and rules on the treatment of law. Principles and rules influence English jurisprudence and the administration of justice through the attitudes, perspectives, approaches, decisions and pronouncements of judges and jurists. Natural law theory and positivism dominate respective areas of English jurisprudence and adjudication process, but these approaches may also simultaneously exert influence to raise issues and cause developments in other areas.

Influence of Natural Law Theory

Natural law is “the order of the dynamic tendencies that are proper to man as a rational being”. The rule of ...

The concept of political development seems to be quite a simple one on its face. Without investigating the role of the state too deeply, it is clear to see that in general, there are distinctions between the developmental levels of states around the world; while poverty exists in every nation, there are some that are much more stricken with the problem than others. In addition, relative levels of poverty within a nation is a scalable phenomenon—that is, levels of poverty and the very meaning of poverty can change across different political landscapes around the world. The conceptualisation of ...

Comparing National Cultures for Canada against Various Nations

This paper explores the degree to which various countries are similar or different compared to Canada. The issues highlighted include the nature of the society in terms of power distance between members of the society, individualism versus collectivism, masculinity versus femininity, uncertainty avoidance index, and long term versus short term orientation and indulgence versus restraint. The paper describes how these values define the societies of Australia, Burkina Faso, Malaysia, Brazil and South Korea as posted by Hofstede (2010). On the power distance, Australia compares fairly with Canada on most of the societal values described above. Both countries score low ...

Abstract

The growing demand for the competitive specialists justifies the particular attention and concern to the Malaysian students’ reading comprehension skills from the Malaysian authorities. The introduction of teaching the Malaysian core school subjects in the English language (Yassin et al., 2009) provided the continual attempts and experiments to define the most efficient way to decrease achievement gaps in the reading of Malaysian pupils. Starting from the 5th grade, students extend their vocabulary through reading (Zubairi & Sarudin, 2009). The following research proposes the method of using “Reading Cues’ as scaffolding answering the closed or WH-questions to improve the performance of ...

Petronas, which is short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is one of the most profitable companies in Malaysia. The company is ranked among the largest corporations in the world on the Fortune 500 and is one of the most profitable businesses in Asia. Petronas was established in 1974 and is Malaysia’s fully integrated oil and gas company. Unlike other some countries where private individuals run the oil and gas companies, in Malaysia, the government (sole owner of Petronas), used its power and took control of the country’s natural resources. Since its inception, the company has grown and developed ...

The Ford Company was relatively new in the Automobile sector in the Chinese economy at the time of its incorporation in the country in the year 1995. With the growing market in automobiles, luxury and otherwise, the Company has successfully been able to occupy its share in the market, and the said share continues to grow as the automobile market grows in a size bigger than it already is. Unfortunately, the future for the company could take either of two directions where only one is for the better. The more pessimistic possibility arises in the face of the territorial ...

Introduction

South East Asia comprises of eleven countries both in the mainland Asia and maritime. The region extends from East India to China. Mainland countries include Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The mainland countries are extensions of the Asian continent. The region has a diverse culture with Muslims being found in all the mainland countries in addition to other indigenous religions (Andaya 1). However, the Muslims tend to coalesce in the Southern Thailand region and Western Burma. Other regions where there are Muslims include the central Vietnam whereby the most dominant Islamic tribe is the Cham people.

Similarities and Differences

Maritime Southeast ...

1.0 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background and Rationale of the Research The industry of construction is not only a key player in the national economic growth; but also a crucial sector affecting the economic and social welfare of citizenry, particularly in its primary function in providing reliable and decent shelter. It is viewed as one of the most essential sector to highly contribute to the growth of an entire economy at the provincial, national and international levels (Artto & Kujala, 2008). In the recent years, cost modelling and estimation for construction projects have attracted major attention of several research scholars. ...

Introduction

In the age of globalization and technology, many countries are increasingly confronted with rapid social, economic and political changes. As a result, governments have often turned to their educational system to help prepare their pool of manpower for the challenges they face. Educational policies are then geared towards programs that meet the demands of the times. Since Malaysia gained independence from British rule in 1957, the educational system has gone through several stages of development. From a diverse and fragmented type to a unified national education system, the curriculum is now focused on the means of teaching the child’ ...

Executive Summary

For the purpose of writing a report on tourism marketing, we have chosen Singapore Airlines. The reason behind choosing this airline is because it is regarded as one the biggest airlines in the world and has its headquarters in Singapore. Singapore has always been a major attraction for tourists and those who visit Singapore must also travel via the national airline so as to make the journey more memorable. The revenues of Singapore Airline have always been growing, however, the recent rise in competition within the airline industry has led to low turnover ratios. A survey has indicated that ...

Although the Spratly and Paracel Islands don’t look like much—they’re little more than outcroppings of rock in the South China Sea, after all—they are the subject of serious debate in the international community, and a number of countries are becoming exceptionally territorial over their claims to the islands. These islands are known by a number of different names, depending on the country; for the purposes of this discussion, and in the interests of relative clarity, the English name for these islands—the Spratly Islands—will be used exclusively in the text to refer to these ...

Introduction

The low cost carriers (LCCs) have been enjoying very fast growth in the past several years. Airlines like Ryan Air, Southwest, Lion Air and Asia have become dominant forces in their respective regions. Opportunities for growth and expansion abound especially in the light of changing consumer preferences and habits stemming from the global financial crisis. To take advantage of emerging opportunities, Air Asia needs to go public and raise funds for expansion. While its business model has so far been very successful, certain aspects of it operations and business model need to be modified for it to be able ...

The role of the state in the economy: A historical perspective

The role of the state in the economy has been a subject of discussion for many decades with different views emanating from a broad range of the individuals and institutions in the field of economics. Since the early 1900s, various economists have continued to investigate the various roles of the state in economic development. The investigation led to the distinction of the roles in two broad categories, namely; normative and positive roles. Normative roles refer to what exactly the state should do to maximize the welfare of the people. On the other hand, the positive roles outline what the ...

Introduction

Netflix is one of the leading companies in internet streaming industry with extremely aggressive growth strategy in its domestic and international market. Singapore is one of the strategic locations for the organization, which allows access not only to the large and technologically advanced market in the country but also to North Korea and other regions within the East and South East Asian Market (Netflix, 2015). Singapore growth strategy is based on competitive pricing and aggressive differentiation strategy, where Netflix offers own original content and plans to expand production on Singapore local market (Peng, 2015).

Job Analysis

The purpose of this study ...

A Study on the differences between Maersk and Citigroup in IHRM practices

Globalization of business operations and the emerging issues have necessitated that business organizations reformulate their management policies to resolve the problems arising out of a diverse cultural atmosphere. Business destinations in developing countries offer a multitude of opportunities but organizations have to prepare themselves well to address the differences in business factors influencing success. These factors may be related to political, economic, cultural or legal environment and affect the functions of organizations. One of the organizational functions affected seriously by the diverse factors is that of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and multinationals formulate different policies to confront the ...

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction The chapter consists of all the relevant information that can be collected from past studies and are combined to present a clear view. It is the initial for determining the factors that can be used to synthesize the overall study through findings and discussion. The positivist approach is used to collect and summarize the information from the previous studies and determine the model that can be used to conduct a viable study. The positivist approach emphasizes all the relevant information regarding the topic that is to compare Islamic and Traditional banks using data envelopment analysis. The theoretical framework ...

Literature Review: Principle of Equivalence

List of References: 12 Literature Review Principle of Equivalence Background Usually, whenever a property is purchased or acquired from a willing or non-willing seller, it is expected that a fair compensation is given to those whose interests are deprived. However, it may be difficult to determine what a fair compensation constitutes. In some cases claimants may receive more or less compensation compared to the value of their property. In other instances, the monetary sum provided may be a huge sum, but it may not cover non-quantifiable losses such as psychological and social implications. As experience has shown, there are ...

Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, born December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah, north west. Mahathir was the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Mahathir was the youngest of ten children of a professor of Indian origin and a Malay mother. He began a career doctor before entering politics in 1964. Climbing the ladder quickly, he became Prime Minister in July 1981 and quickly gained a reputation as a maverick. Mahathir bin Muhamad was educated in Alor Setar and the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. He joined the administration ...

The Bertolli Company

Executive summary This report is devoted to the supply chain management of the Bertolli olive oil. I have chosen this company because it meets the requirements of the task: “international retail company involved in online selling to customers”. The purpose of the report is to acquaint readers with Bertolli brand and its history, to introduce the olive oil supply chain and its peculiarities, to underline strengths and weaknesses of Bertolli brand and find out its competitive advantages. In the report, different methods of analysis were used: descriptive, comparative, socio-historical, statistical and future orientation. This report can have large application. ...

BUSINESS STUDY REPORT:

This report is devoted to the YEO’s Beverage Company. The report has four main parts. The first part is an introduction where the general information about the company, the environment where it operates and its main competitors are presented. The second part is microeconomic analysis. The factors of production and its cost structure are examined there. The third part macroeconomic analysis where macroeconomic environment in which the business operates are discussed. The forth part is the analysis of sustainability and the impact of business operations on the environment. At the end of the report, there is a conclusion ...

Bargaining power can be defined as the ability to identify parameters in a negotiation, gain accommodations from other negotiating side, and tip the result of mediation to the preferred alternative (Dong, Zou & Taylor 101). Multinational Corporation, on the other hand, is a company with assets spanning over to other foreign countries besides its country of origin. These companies operate factories and offices in different countries with global activities controlled from a centralized location, mostly a headquarter. The ownership of these corporations is sometimes private. Some states form companies or seek shares in multinationals that are used to make foreign ...

Abstract

Financial analysis is an essential tool in the hands of the manager, as it is with its help the decisions related to the company’s finances are taken. Without the analysis and grounds for making such management decisions, the firm cannot achieve the desired level of income, or the lack of financial settlement will lead the company to bankruptcy. The purpose of the assignment was to perform financial analysis of a company listed on the Bursa Malaysia. Dominant Enterprise Berhad was chosen for the completion. The Malaysia-located company turned into public listed organization with thirteen subsidiaries, operating on production ...

Abstract

Developed countries have long agreed that there is a necessity to assist developing countries if the world is to develop continuously without issues. These developing countries have the capacity to compete against developed countries if they are given enough support and education on how they can bolster their development. Today, two regions are currently succeeding in breaking the expectations of the international community and they are East Asia and Latin America. Since the end of the Second World War, countries for both regions launched extensive economic reforms that enabled prosperity to persist in the region. Considering this change within ...

McDonalds Product Line

McDonald’s is an American Company operating both domestically and internationally. It is the world’s largest hamburger restaurants and has more than 65 million customers. It has operations in more than 100 countries of the world. The company started as a small restaurant but with time it grew and developed to become the one among the world's Fortune 500 service companies. It offers plenty of products to its customer's something that helps us understand its product line better. Its product line includes Burgers, Breakfast products, Chicken, pork, beef and fish among others. This implies that most of its ...

For the first time, the initiative of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was put forward by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile in 2003. In 2011, after the accession of the US the concept of the agreement was essentially changed. Since 2011, nine countries were conducting negotiations on accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership: USA, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Chile, and Peru. Canada and Mexico joined the negotiations later, and in 2013, Japan joined them. Currently, these countries make up the basic structure of the partnership. There is a possibility that the Republic of Korea, as well as Taiwan, ...

Business

Supporters of Trans Pacific Partnership: The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is originally being a concept to create a free trade zone amount the members of the Trans Pacific Partnership Contract. It is a contract between the countries which binds the countries to perform the business in the state and the individual level according to the contract or the principles. At the moment there are twelve active members, including the United States of America, Australia and Malaysia. (Tamny, 2016) The supporters of Trans Pacific Partnership Contracts say that the by signing the contract, one country opens the home market for ...

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Introduction

No one could have anticipated the scope of integration and pervasiveness of the internet in contemporary societies. Since its inception, the internet has undergone unprecedented growth in its reach and applications to become a staple in various sectors of the economy. A key technological revolution that accompanied its development was the emergence of social media as a primary platform for communication. Social media refers to web-based tools and services aimed at fostering community development through information sharing (Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013). They include blogs, wikis, sharing tools, networking platforms, media (e.g. video, audio, photo, and text), ...

Introduction

Training and development has become an important part of human resource development in any organization. In the public sector, training and development is important because it helps in maintaining and improving the capability and capacity of the sector’s workforce in delivering services. Right now, Malaysia is strategizing on achieving the goals, vision, and objectives that are stated in the country’s macro policies and development document. For this reason, the public sector is supposed to play a vital role in ensuring that it acts as the pace setter, regulator, strategic integrator, and facilitator in achieving the requirements of ...

Introduction

Management style is defined as the ways in which a firm manages the pertinent work activities, as well as, employees. An effective management style is one which enables a manager to manage employees and the working environment in the direction to achieve organizational goals (Robbins, 2005). Organizational successes and failures are utterly depended on applied management style. There are different types of management styles that lead businesses to either grow or fail. This study compares and contrasts the two business tycoons’ management styles, i.e., Google and Yahoo.

Compare and Contrast of Google & Yahoo Management Styles

Google was formed in 1998 by Larry Paige and Sergey Brin. Its ...

Chapter: Findings

This section includes the findings attained from the responses of participants via questionnaire along with the graphical illustration. The total number of participants selected in this study is 178. Frequency distribution tables along with cross tabulation calculations are done in order to find out the relationship between variables.

Questionnaire Analysis

Frequency Tables/Charts Tourism sector helps any country to boost its economy. Similarly, the participants’ responses to the asked question whether “tourism sector will bring benefit to Singapore” proved that Singapore economy has been observed a growing trend due to an increase in tourism activities. In Singapore, tourists mainly come from neighborhood ...

Introduction

The international management is the modern concerns of the companies with the increase in globalization and internationalization. It is an important part of international business. The management in international business includes the similar management aspects include planning, organizing, leading and controlling of multicultural areas of the business (Rozkwitalska & Gdanska, 2009). BUMET International Inc. has recently changed its management for Asian region that includes Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The executive management has to consider the differences in the culture of these countries before practicing the management. For this purpose, it is important to compare different cultures ...

County Image Analysis

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Cover Sheet1

Executive Summary .3 Introduction..3-4

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Conclusion.8 Bibliography9 Executive Summary This paper examines what is the country’s image and how the image of Indonesia affects its neighbouring stakeholders and the state itself. The research draws attentions to the fact that Indonesia’s burning forests produced by different companies have a great impact on all aspects of life of not only the country itself but also of the citizens of the neighbouring countries. Further investigation reveals that the reputation of Indonesia is also impacted by the media campaigns that promote all the negative effects the burning forests have on heath, ...

Rural tourism can be defined as a tourism project in the rural areas where people from all over the world come to visit, and the project is run by the community itself. It is a project in the community whereby tourism, visit the community so as to see their unique culture and traditional practices. For a form of tourism in the rural areas to qualify to be classified as a community-based rural tourism, the community must be the sole managers of the activity. They must also be the sole beneficiaries of all the financial and non-financial needs which are ...

Introduction

The study of culture is one area of scholarly work that has captured the attention of several studies around the globe. Culture is an integral part of the social life of different groups of the human beings the world over. The elements that make one culture to be distinct from another include the belief systems and traditions which define and support those cultures. Therefore, culture is the make-up of a set of norms, beliefs and values that members of a given community hold (Awang, Maros and Ibrahim 201). Different people and communities subscribe to different belief systems and the ...

Rationale for choosing Malaysia

Malaysia, apart from being a multi-cultural and pluralistic country, is a great tourism destination. The capital, Kuala Lumpur, is where every other tourist dreams of visiting. Thus, the main reason for choosing Malaysia for this study was due to personal reasons when visiting the country. As part of the major plan, visiting Malaysia during holiday and especially during honeymoon is the basis of this selection. Apart from the excitement of interacting with a mixture of cultures and religions, there will be a lot of learning during the tour. Hence, before visiting the country, it is crucial to conduct a ...

IN THAILAND AND ITS IMPACT ON BEHAVIORAL INTENTION

Abstract The hotel and hospitality industry is expanding as the need for globalization in business operations continues to create much attention. The paper sought to conduct a study on the religious attitudes and behavior that make Muslim consumers subscribe to a particular food or service in hotels across Thailand. The sample for the study was 100 Muslim respondents who are residents as well as visitors. The sample was selected randomly with a structured questionnaire used to collect data from the respondents. Regression analysis was then conducted to determine level of significance ion the relationships between the identified variables and ...

Grounded theory is one of the world’s most popular research designs. There are thousands of publications that provide reports on studies that use grounded theory and collections of seminal texts that enable readers to guide their study and ensure rigor in their work. Using the correct research method for inquiry is important for any research to be successful (Lincoln & Guba, 2000). Just like quantitative content analysis, grounded theory entails indentifying themes as well as patterns and trends. Grounded theory research employs the generation of innovative theory from data that has been collected from “real-life” situations that are relevant ...

1. Background Corporate governance codes are rules and practices that are put up to control and regulate company activities. The general backbone of the idea of management or leadership system is to balance the interests of the many stakeholders of a company. Banks operate within the set guidelines and regulations in the country. The "weak adopter" is when a country has four entries of corporate guidelines. A "strong adopter” is when a country with more than four entries. The research show or aims at quantifying connection or relationship of the bank’s risk and the current adoption policy of ...

In what sense, if any, has there been an East Asian “Miracle”? Does it matter whether it can be deemed to be a “miracle”? The second half of the twentieth century had witnessed the highest growth rates in such East Asian countries as Japan, China; the Four Tigers – Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, and the newly industrializing economies - Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The so-called East Asian «Miracle» had impressed all the economic society by the most rapid economic growth and the most dramatic decline in the inequality and income distribution. The progress, ...

Introduction: According to Thaden and Alyssa (2008), “human error is the main cause of flight accidents in complex systems. Therefore since errors are inevitable in the commercial airline industry, it is doubtful to assure safety on the air.” On the other hand, Mangla and Haress (2011) claim that - “air travel is the safest mode in the history of aviation.” Whose statement is reliable between them? In aviation, it is true that human error leads to accidents in the sky, but it is also true that for every accident that happens on the air, the airline company reviews their ...

Abstract

The Malaysian fast food market is easily one of the most competitive in Asia, but one that also holds immense promise. KFC Holdings Bhd understands this more than many other companies in this market, in part because of its long experience and dominant position that it holds. To further exploit this potential, KFC Holdings will seek to introduce a range of value menus, which will appeal to the low-income population in the country. Since the company also has limited operations in India and Brunei, which have a sizeable number of low-income consumers, the value menus are an effective strategy ...

Despite the numerous efforts of non-governmental organizations and local citizens aimed at the preservation of the Acheen Street Malay Mosque Village in George Town, local authorities continue to implement their vision of the area redevelopment. Draw up the comprehensive plan that describes all possible ways of increasing public awareness about this issue among the local population and global community. This plan will include every instrument available for PHT in such situation, thus allowing the Honorable Secretary to choose the most efficient tools of attracting attention to this problem.

Issues

The question whether to preserve the architectural heritage of the Acheen ...

Gerrymandering History and Definition:

In looking at the theory of gerrymandering in general it is evident that the practice has been a major part of modern politics for centuries. While the term had been previously used, it was given its name in the early 19th century in the United States. “Elbridge Gerry, who as governor of Massachusetts in 1812 signed into law a redistricting plan designed to benefit his political party” (Barasch, 2012). Although its history goes back centuries, its use in contemporary elections is still a major challenge to attaining an equality based and democratically representative process. Taking advantage of this process, ...

For more than ten years, Saudi Arabia continuously struggled in the reduction of her independence on foreign labor. This reduction was hoping to increase the number of Saudi citizens that worked in the private sector since ninety percent of the jobs here were filled by foreigners. King Abdullah, therefore, launched a database program that helped reduce unemployment and poverty. Unemployed citizens in Saudi Arabia, were each month given a total of SR2, 000 for up to a year while they searched for jobs (Ramady 478). However, the rate of unemployment became higher, and another program that enabled job seekers ...

Protectionism refers to the policies purposed to restrict the import of goods and services. The practice has been around for a while, seen as a form of national protection. There are many forms of protectionism, but the most common are tariffs. Tariffs are taxes inflicted on imports of a particular product (O’Brien and Williams 110). The taxes imposed go to the government of the importing country. However, protectionism has recently taken the form of non-tariff barriers such as import quotas, subsidies to domestic firms, administrative regulations, among other forms. The paper addresses the issue of protectionism and the ...

In a neoliberal, globalized world, no country can exist on its ‘own’. In some way or the other every country is interlinked with the rest of the world be it its economy, its culture or politics. Neoliberalism, technology and increased globalization has transformed countries in a manner that was rapid and unprecedented. While some countries adapted themselves to the new ways of trading and conducting relations with other countries, some did not, resulting in the breakdown of their economies as well as their traditional systems of governance and living. The neoliberal policies originated in the developed countries of America ...

Pulled back in. The world is entering a third stage of a rolling debt crisis, this time centred on emerging markets The article “Pulled back in. The world is entering a third stage of a rolling debt crisis, this time centred on emerging markets” was published on the 14th of November 2015 in The Economist. The main idea of the article is devoted to the possible debt crisis in the emerging economies. Increasing unstable situation in the emerging markets can be a next direction of the last financial. The “crises-trilogy” started in 2000s with the boom in the housing ...

The Effectiveness of SWOT, PEST and Five Forces Analysis to Improve Business Strategy

The Effectiveness of SWOT, PEST and Five Forces Analysis to Improve Business Strategy Businesses use a variety of measures to consider their effectiveness in and relationship to the market. These provide an avenue for determining what is working, what needs improved on, and what threatens a business’s longevity from both inside and outside forces (Hass et al., 2008). Three of the most commonly used approaches are the SWOT analysis, the PESTLE analysis, and consideration of Porter’s Five Forces. Each if these models focuses on a different element, or set of elements which are considered crucial to the ...

U.S. tariffs on tire imports from China Which groups benefitted from the imposition of US tariffs on Chinese tyre imports?Which groups suffered? What does this tell you about tariffs in general? Answer. The tyre manufactures from other low cost economies like Thailand, Malaysia and Mexico were the most benefitted parties in this process of raised tariffs on Chinese tyre importation into United States. The sufferers were comprised of the two main segments involved in the international tyre markets. First, the native Chinese tyre exporters who were levied upon higher import tariffs suffered heavily in terms of raised costs and ...

Position Paper: Ukraine

Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to study the separatist movement in Ukraine. The paper is written from the position of Ukrainian Government and contains research results as well as recommendations for the Government. During the research it was found out that the origins of the separatist movement have deep historical roots and date back to the Soviet Union times. It seems that the Euromaidan movement provoked the wave of internal instability in the state, which led to uprising in Crimea as well as in the Eastern regions of Ukraine, resulting in the separatist movement on territories ...