Afraid of Losing Your Job to China; You Are Not Alone

Many people in the Auto Industry, Textiles and Manufacturing are worried about losing their jobs, if they have not already to China. Obviously if a manufacturer here has to pay $18 per hour plus benefits for a factory worker then they cannot compete with $1.50 per day in China, there is just no way. Are you afraid of Losing your Job to China; you are not alone and folks in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois are really worried.

A Look At South African Poverty!

South Africa can boast of a mixture of several races and cultures due to its historical background. Several different population groups with different languages, cultural backgrounds and origins all reside in South Africa. If one were to measure human development by established standards such as life expectancy, infant mortality and adult illiteracy, South Africa would compare unfavorably with many other middle-income countries of the world.

Increasing Economic Growth Benefits and Costs

In the UK the average growth rate has been about 2.5% since 1945. Governments often try to increase the growth rate because it will have various advantages. However at the same time increasing the rate of economic growth can have severe economic and environmental costs

Addressing Educational and Safety Needs through Direct Intervention

Quality of services provided in the child care sector is far from perfect. Guess what the solution to the problem is...

The Asian Values Debates

The process of globalization overwhelms practically the whole modern world including not only well-developed post-industrial countries but developing countries as well. This process influences all aspects of human everyday life and it has already overcome only economical side of our reality. It is evident that nowadays not only economies of different countries change but also we observe a significant shift in their politics and their traditional way of life.

Will the New Apple iPhone Cause Poverty?

There is a naive belief that, as the rich get richer, they consume more of the world's resources and – in so doing – leave an ever dwindling amount of stuff over for the poor.

Interest Rates in UK - What Will Happen in 2007

On January 17th 2006 the MPC raised interest rates to 5.25%. The decision to raise interest rates, was seemingly justified a couple of days later, when inflation rose to an 11 year high of CPI 3%. This is on the edge of the governments inflation target of 2% +/-1. Although inflation is low by historical standards the MPC will be keen to move inflation back to its inflation target and maintain the strong credibility of monetary policy. Thus with inflation currently above its target the likelihood of interest rates rising is quite strong. Higher interest rates will dampen demand and hopefully keep inflation in check.

Toys Market Environment In China

The number of young kids under the age of 14 and infant, toddler and preschool in China is over 300,000,000, accounting for 25% of the whole population. Among them 80,000,000 live in the city, which form a large numbers of toy consumption.

The Downsizing Conspiracy

Is a bargain really a bargain when you get less than what you think you are paying for? How much smaller can those products get before the consumer wises up?

Poverty In India

India as a developing country features a great number of population which cannot be provided with sufficient food, shelter, social and medical care.

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Why Universal Health Care Could be a Conservative Republican's Dream

It's time for the Republican Party to take another look at universal health care.

THE SEZ's: The Fire Continues to Burn

The Indian government has approved proposals for 180 special economic zones (SEZs) with an idea that it would invite foreign direct investment, provide jobs, and promote the development of secondary industries to service firms. If SEZs were so beneficial then why this huge protest in many parts of the country. For one thing, many of the approved sites are located on prime agricultural land – leading to complaints that the SEZs are more of a coordinated land grab by the rich than coordinated economic development.

Is Turkey Economically Ready to Join EU?

Turkey's candidature for the European Union is maybe the most controversial and consequently well-analyzed of any in the history of the organization. The topics of the debate are familiar: human rights abuses, overly uppermost military, and the impact of Islam on the one hand, contrary to strategic partner, valid candidate, and the advantages of including a Muslim democracy on the other. The interaction among these factors will define Turkey's progress toward membership over the next several years.

China and WTO

This essay is aimed to find out what the advantages and disadvantages are for People's Republic of China considering joining the World Trade Organization. The integrative processes going in the society have determined the existence of different international unions; one of the most important of them is the WTO. Sooner or later any country will have to choose whether to take part into international unions or not; China's leaders have decided that it is better to become a member of WTO.