Trade

The keyword Trade is tagged in the following 8 articles.

Trading For Membership: Effects of EU Candidacy on Trade Openness and GDP Per Capita in Countries Seeking Membership

January 16, 2012 - 2893 words | Political Science » European Union

Does candidacy to the European Union (EU) increase a nation’s Trade Openness? A good way to begin examining this question is by asking, what is Trade Openness? Simply put, it is a nation’s imports plus its exports divided by its GDP ([imports+exports]/GDP... Read Article »

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European Union EU Trade Policy International Trade Political Economy

The Equivocal Nature of Exploitation: How Poor Workers In Developing Nations Exploit Capitalist Greed For A Profit

November 8, 2010 - 1827 words | Globalization Studies » International Development

Learning to play guitar is painful. For the first months, the coarse steel of the guitar strings shreds the soft skin of the player’s fingertips into a disgusting bloody mess. A reasonable person who does not play guitar would be entirely justified in thinking... Read Article »

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International Development International Economics Sweatshops Child Labor Developing World International Trade Exploitation

The Flipside of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

March 24, 2010 - 3415 words | International Affairs » Corporate Social Responsibility

The United Nations states that at its broadest, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as the overall contribution of business to sustainable development (UNDESA, 2007). That being said, unmonitored corporate social responsibility threatens not only... Read Article »

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CSR Corporate Social Responsibility Philanthro Governance Global Business Trade Philanthropy Human Rights Survivability Governance

Nat Turner, and the Bloodiest Slave Rebellion in American History

January 29, 2010 - 2233 words | History » Slavery

Frederick Douglass’ statement about slavery concisely defines the effect that such an institution had on the entire shape of a nation: Without slavery, how does one understand freedom? For hundreds of years, the United States thrived economically at the expense... Read Article »

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Nat Turner Slave Rebellion Southampton Insurrection Slavery American History American Slave Trade History Of Slavery

The Burden of Disarmament: UN Peacekeeping Operations & Illicit Weapons

January 27, 2010 - 6432 words | International Affairs » International Arms Trade

It has become undeniable that illicit weaponry, specifically small arms and light weapons pose an unprecedented global security threat. In fact it may almost be acceptable to say that with the turn of the 21st century, we witness a world which is more further armed... Read Article »

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International Arms Trade Disarmament United Nations UN Peacekeeping Diplomacy Weapons Guns DPKO ATT Arms Trade Treaty

Confusing The Wind: The Burj Khalifa, Mother Nature, and the Modern Skyscraper

January 14, 2010 - 3759 words | Architecture » Skyscrapers

If you happen to check in to the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on a windy day, you’ll receive a friendly note at the front desk advising you that the 35-story skyscraper may creak a bit as it moves gently back and forth in the wind. Though the hotel assures guests... Read Article »

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Burj Khalifa Burj Dubai Bahrain World Trade Center Dubai Skyscrapers Wind Wind Engineering Architecture Engineering Structural Engineering

"Once There Were Two Towers": Describing Tragedy to Children after 9/11

January 7, 2010 - 4603 words | English » September 11th

The attacks of September 11th have frequently been characterized as unimaginable, capable of inflicting confusion and emotional trauma beyond the scope of other historical events. On September 12th, 2001, N.R. Kleinfeld of the New York Times asserted plainly that the... Read Article »

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Children's Books Picture Books 9/11 September 11th Children's Literature World Trade Centers

Invasion of the Invaded: NAFTA and the Rise of Illegal Immigration

October 25, 2009 - 6069 words | Political Science » Nafta

On January 1, 1994, the day the North American Free Trade Agreement, the great neoliberal experiment that tested the economic waters of the post-cold war world went into effect, the southern Mexican state of Chiapas was under siege. They came from everywhere and nowhere... Read Article »

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Mexico Immigration NAFTA Illegal Immigration Invasion Of the Invaded North American Free Trade Agreement