64 articles on "countries"

Problems Of The Third World

THE THIRD WORLDThe second world war ended with a new geographical mapping of the world.USA and USSR emerged as the two super powers and they both try to maintain their circle of influence.Many countries of latin America,Africa and Asia form the thir...

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Why We Need to Break Away From Fossil Fuel Dependency and Find Alternative Energy Sources

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 20 years, you probably have heard about OPEC. OPEC is an acronym for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Twelve countries - Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Niger...

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The Environment: A Global Overview

It is not difficult to become a believer in global warming. According to the U.S. National Climatic Data Center 2001 was the second warmest year on record and it was the 23rd consecutive year of above normal temperatures. Perhaps most troubling is th...

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The Economies of the Middle East

Last year, in the Islamic Financial Forum in Dubai, Brad Bourland, chief economist for the Saudi American Bank (SAMBA), breached the embarrassed silence that invariably enshrouds speakers in Middle Eastern get-togethers. He reminded the assembled tha...

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The Another World Outsourcing From Inside

The Another World: Outsourcing From InsideSpeaking of outsourcing I mean a wider sense than just hiring of manpower from abroad for some remote work. I can mark out four types here:1.Outsourcing itself. A US or Western Europe company (let’s call it...

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Countdown to Armegeddon

Countdown to Armegeddon by: Gary Whittaker 'Tis the season to be jolly! Why? Simple. King George II, owing his re-election in large part to the American Christian Right Wing, will certainly not defoul the regions surrounding the holy land b...

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The United States Vs. The Rest Of The World The Numbers Are In And They Are Not Good

As Americans, we like to tell ourselves that we are the best in everything we do. The biggest, the fastest, the smartest, etc. And while that may have been a true statement in the past, in looking at a slew of recent statistics and numbers from relia...

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Financial Crises, Global Capital Flows and the International Financial Architecture

ncial Crises, Global Capital Flows and the International Financial Architecture by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. The recent upheavals in the world financial markets were quelled by the immediate intervention of both international financial institutions suc...

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The Demise of the Dinosaur PTTs

Demise of the Dinosaur PTTs by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Telecommunications is the most important physical infrastructure in the modern world. It is more important than roads because it can replace them. It is more important than office buildings becau...

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Financial Crises and Global Capital Flows

The recent upheavals in the world financial markets were quelled by the immediate intervention of both international financial institutions such as the IMF and of domestic ones in the developed countries, such as the Federal Reserve in the USA. The d...

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