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#1 (08/16/2018) - The Impact of Czechoslovakia’s Split

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#1 (08/16/2018) - The Impact of Czechoslovakia’s Split

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Twenty five years ago, Czechoslovakia split into two. The Czech side quickly wanted to privatize, but in doing so only created resentment because some benefited disproportionately in the process. The Slovak side didn’t start off quite so successfully as their counterpart.  However both are now part of NATO and the EU.

This article is relevant because it touches on the idea of the Globalization Project. The Czech government liberalized and privatized their goods and services. Slovakia has caught up to their counterpart by encouraging Foreign Direct Investments with tax incentives; making their Gross Domestic Product 90% of Czech’s GDP total.

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#2 (08/23/2018) - China is Seeking to Become a “Cyber Superpower”

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#2 (08/23/2018) - China is Seeking to Become a “Cyber Superpower”

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Top500 is website that lists the world’s fastest machines. Last November, 202 of those 500 were Chinese. Xi Jinping, China’s president, wants to make China a “cyber superpower” that years from now, will lead the world in technology. Although they are not the best, their ability to learn has them competing with the best of Europe, Japan and America.

This article is important because it is a current example of Neoclassical Economics and Late Industrialization.  They both talk about building domestic industry until it is ready to open to global markets. Comparative Advantage says that a country should do what it is best at which in China’s case is technology.

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#3 (08/30/18) - Infant Deaths Remain Common in the Developing World

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#3 (08/30/18) - Infant Deaths Remain Common in the Developing World

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Babies born in developed countries are up to 50 times more likely to survive than less developed countries. Although the worldwide neonatal death rate has lowered overall, many countries still have staggering rates. Countries that allocate at least $1,000 per person per year to health care can estimate ten neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births.

This article pertains to the reading through the Human Development Index. Development is measured through a variety of things, but the HDI seems more relative. As a part of the measurement, health is measured by life expectancy at birth. The HDI would be negatively affected in these lesser developed countries.

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Africa is being overrun with an opioid epidemic. This drug is not being made in the country but being smuggled in from India. Drugs that keep people alert in Europe and America are too expensive for most Africans, leading to the purchase of cheap opioids. Nigeria is trying to combat this issue by banning the importation and production of a codeine cough syrup.

This article is relative to the reading through aspects of the Dependency theory.  The gap between developed and underdeveloped countries is illustrated in this example.  India, a more developed country, is exploiting parts of West Africa and their workers' need to ignore pain and hunger, so they can work longer hours. Indians need to sell their product in order to create a capital gain and Africans need to work longer hours to further develop their country.

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#5(09/17/2018) The World’s Lender of Last Resort is Back in Vogue

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#5(09/17/2018) The World’s Lender of Last Resort is Back in Vogue

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As the dollar gets stronger and interest rates increase, more developing countries are turning to the IMF or International Monetary Fund, for assistance. Argentina is one of dozens of countries who are asking for billions in bail out funds to stabilize their markets. With these loans comes strict policy conditions that may prove hard to meet.

This article is connected to the reading through IFI's or International Financial Institutions such as the International Monetary Fund. As part of the band-aid for the William Consensus, Structural Adjustment Policies were put in place to give money to lesser developed countries to increase exports and restore balance of payments.

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#6 (10/03/18) Global Waste Generation Will Nearly Double by 2050

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#6 (10/03/18) Global Waste Generation Will Nearly Double by 2050

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Since the industrial revolution,  western civilization seemed to have followed the motto “take, make, dispose”.  In 2013, the world generated 1.8 billion tons of waste and three years late it has risen to 2 billion tons a year. If divided up that is 1lb 6oz a day for every human being on earth. This does not include industry waste or the carbon dioxide discarded into the air.

This article is relevant to the reading through the World Systems theory. Core Countries use resources without regard to the consequences and because they are so interconnected with periphery and semi periphery countries, those countries will soon follow in their foot steps

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#7 (10/8/18) The Nobel Prize for Economics is Awarded for Work on the Climate and Economic Growth: The 2018 Nobel rizes

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#7 (10/8/18) The Nobel Prize for Economics is Awarded for Work on the Climate and Economic Growth: The 2018 Nobel rizes

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This year’s recipients of the Nobel prize for economic sciences, Paul Romer and William Nordhaus have found a connection between Global climates and economic growth. They used mathematical equations to illustrate carbon concentrations and how it affects global temperature which then affects economic activity.

This article is important because sociological perspective of globalization may be associated with the affects stated above. Over-urbanization is a possible side effect of globalization and with such a concentration of people in close quarters high concentrations of CO2 could negatively affect the atmosphere thus affecting the economy

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#8(10/15/18 )Capitalism is Becoming Less Competitive: Open Markets

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#8(10/15/18 )Capitalism is Becoming Less Competitive: Open Markets

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In most recent years researchers have noticed that industries are consolidating causing less companies to compete for shares in the world economy. They are worries that monopolies may soon form. The top four firms average share increased from 26% to 32%.

This article is important because it talks about how comparative institutionalism encourages  countries to do what is most profitable and fits to their strengths. However in this example it is not countries but industries and companies. Either way these companies are joining together to do what is most profitable.

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#10 (10/23/18) The Challenges of Japan’s Demography

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#10 (10/23/18) The Challenges of Japan’s Demography

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Japan is currently struggling
with their demographics. There is an abundance of elderly people and not enough young people. What this means is there are a large number of people using public funds and social security and not enough people paying into the system. Japan will need to find someone to fill those gaps somehow.

This article is connected through Dependency Theory. Here is the advanced country having to depend on immigrants to stabilize their economy. A great way to describe the dependency theory is idea of two sides of the same coin. You cannot have a country like Japan if you don't have people to work in their industries.

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#9 (10/23/18) Chinese Investment in Europe is Increasing

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#9 (10/23/18) Chinese Investment in Europe is Increasing

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China's presence has slowly crept up in Europe. The larger countries in Europe have allowed but the smaller ones are growing cautious of what this could mean for the future. As for now they are limiting the Foreign Direct Investments in their countries.

This article pertains to the reading through Foreign Direct Investments. FDI's are when companies go to a foreign country and create a business. FDI's are critical to economic growth and by limiting that activity the smaller European countries are taking a powerful stand against China. European countries believe China is making their move to insure that Europe with stand aside if the United States intervenes.