Abstract The first of these two essays examines why Mohandas Gandhi, despite having neither an army nor a formal title, was able to turn a small independence movement into a massive campaign that eventually forced the British to agree to India's Independence. The author discusses Gandhi's personal qualities and presents examples of why Gandhi succeeded. The second essay, discusses why Gandhi's non-violence, non-cooperation campaign was a key to India's ultimate success in gaining Independence from the British without a costly war, and explains why this type of civil disobedience tactic is still effective today.
Abstract The following paper will consider the Samurai in four parts: history, the development of the code, the belief and way of the Samurai, and the Bushido code.
Abstract The Opium War of the mid-nineteenth century was a pivotal event in modern Chinese history as it marked both an end to China's isolation from the rest of the world, and also the beginning of China's long period of subjugation to the Western imperial powers. However, the argument that opium was the cause of the Opium War is to implicitly apply twenty-first century standards of morality to describe a nineteenth century imperialist war. This paper will argue that, although opium was one of the causes of the Opium War, the drug trade was actually a secondary element in the conflict. The primary cause of the conflict was the Chinese imperial government's ignorance and arrogance with respect to the challenge presented by the British.
Abstract The characters - mothers and daughters - in the books are unity of opposites and represent conflicts in beliefs and expectations. The conflicts between characters also reveal a conflict between the high-context Chinese culture of mothers and low context American culture of the daughters.
Abstract This paper analyzes why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, discusses specific political and military reasons for the attack and concludes with an assessment of the effects the attack had upon the subsequent conduct of the war in the Pacific.
Abstract This paper will argue that, although opium was one of the causes of the Opium War, the drug trade was actually a secondary element in the conflict. The primary cause of the conflict was the Chinese imperial government's ignorance and arrogance with respect to the challenge presented by the British. This is not to say that the British were without moral fault for their role in the Opium War. However, morality is irrelevant in discussion of what was essentially a struggle for economic and political supremacy. As will be shown, the Chinese ruling class were negligent in their understanding of the threat that they faced, which resulted in a confrontation that could only have ended in the humiliating defeat of the Chinese nation.
Abstract The globalization of production refers to the tendency among firms to source goods from countries around the world to take advantage of national differences in the cost and quality of factors of production. Many companies are choosing to expand business globally. Before companies choose a region for expansion, adequate research needs to be conducted in order to determine the risk involved. This paper discusses the emergence of Vietnam as a market, analyzes the role of regional integration, compares and contrasts the economic development stages of countries within this region, and examines the effect of its economic development for global business. The major drivers of globalization in this region are also explained.
From the Paper "Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It borders the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia (cia.gov). Its population is just over 81 million, with natural resources of phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, and hydropower (cia.gov). Vietnam has been slowly recovering economically. After the Vietnam War, the country was left in devastation. Vietnam's government is based on communist legal theory and French civil law system."
Abstract This paper looks at how, between the years 1839 and 1841, the British Empire, then under the rule of the very young Queen Victoria, commenced what has come to be called the "Opium Wars" against China, which, prior to 1842, was a closed and self-isolated nation. It looks at how the war caused many negative consequences, some being the destruction of China's false sense of superiority over the West, as well as the collapse of its social, economic, and political structures, which brought about social chaos and insurrection.
From the Paper "The "Opium Wars" touched off many explosive matters with far-reaching consequences, all of which contributed to its failure. Politically, the cession of Hong Kong gave Great Britain a powerful foothold in China for further advancement; the opening of numerous Chinese ports, such as Shanghai, Macao and Chinkiang, extended foreign, particularly British, influence to the entire eastern coast of China and the loss of numerous national rights relegated China to a semi-colonial state. Socially, the continuation of the illicit traffic deepened the opium problem and the growth of foreign trade in the prominent ports introduced "a new class of business entrepreneurs who came to wield an increasing influence upon Chinese society" (La Fleur 268)."
Abstract Martin Luther King of the modern United States and Lao-Tzu of ancient China were two great philosophers whose great differences stemmed from their core beliefs. The paper shows that Lao-Tzu believed that the way for humankind to achieve happiness was to connect fully with nature and to not try to control everyday events. It shows, in comparison, that Martin Luther King believed that humankind should confront evil and correct the wrongs of the world.
From the Paper "King's philosophy was more in line with that of Confucius, who believed that people must make a social difference. However, Lao-Tzu's approach to "do nothing" was not the same as King's approach to "do nothing" when demonstrators were attacked. Lao-Tzu's view was mystical. He would have recognized that while Martin Luther's King's approach may have appeared to be "doing nothing" at first, actually it was the final action of an elaborate plan designed to make a very big social difference. It started with King's followers educating the activists very careful about the philosophy of non-violence. They planned where they would demonstrate, and when. They planned what they would wear and exactly what they would do when they ?did nothing.?"
Abstract This paper discusses how China is considered an emerging market, despite the fact that it has vast resources and a population of more than one billion. It looks at how the country has made many efforts to make its economy strong, more open to international investors, and more competitive in global markets. It examines how, since the 1990s, China has accelerated its integration into the world, particularly in the economic field, and how, today, China has begun pursuing foreign cooperation that extends beyond the economic, social, and cultural fields into the fields of security and politics.
From the Paper "There are many drivers behind China's globalization strategy. One of the major reasons for China's recent success is the country's low manufacturing costs, which have made it an offshore production choice for many types of businesses (Hall, 2002). China has also benefited from a large population of highly skilled workers, including scientists, technologists and engineers, while Chinese scholars educated abroad over the last decade reportedly make up more than half of the top scientific researchers currently involved in major projects around the world."
Abstract A strong work ethic is vital to the success of any firm. In recent years, there have been many comparisons made between the work ethics of American and Japanese employees. This paper compares and contrasts Japan's management theories and work ethics with those of the United States. The paper presents differences relating to changes in technology, as well as interpersonal relations.
From the Paper "Additionally, managers fail to cater to the needs of workers and have the tendency to make employees feel that they can easily be replaced. This managerial theory is much different than the one that is practiced in Japan in which managers take special interests in the personal lives of workers. When American managers fail to view their employees as people with lives outside of the workplace they have a difficult time creating a job environment that is conducive with high levels of productivity."
Abstract This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the book, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts", by Maxine Hong Kingston. Specifically, it discusses why Kingston chooses to tell the stories of her mother and other female relatives, combining genres of autobiography, fantasy, fiction, and mythology, in order to illuminate her own identity.
From the Paper "In order to understand her relatives, and ultimately understand herself, Maxine Hong Kingston records the stories of her family in amusing and fanciful tales that point out the gap between the Chinese culture of her mother, and the American culture of Maxine and her siblings. Kingston's story is more than simply the age-old contest between mother and growing daughter, it is a struggle to understand a culture she is part of, and yet has never known. Often, her mother's actions make no sense to Maxine, living a comfortable life in the U.S. She has no understanding of hunger and want, and does not understand her mother's obsession with food, waste, and eating. She writes, "We'd have to face four- and five-day-old leftovers until we ate it all. The squid eye would keep appearing at breakfast and dinner until eaten. Sometimes brown masses sat on every dish."
Abstract This paper begins with a brief description of the country of South Korea, including area size, population, culture, economy and neighbouring regions. The paper then continues with a discussion of the impact of globalisation on South Korea and the part South Korea plays in the global economy. The writer comments on the overall effects of South Korea's relationship with its northern adversary, North Korea and how this impacts on the globalisation of its economy.
From the Paper "South Korea is found on the southern tip of the Korean peninsula, sharing its only border with North Korea. Other neighbours are Japan, 200 kilometres across Korea Strait, as well as China and Russia only a few hundred kilometres to its north. South Korea's total land area is 98,190 sq km and total population of 48,289,037. Its natural resources include coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential, and Korea makes $172.6 Billion from exports and spends $160.5 Billion on Imports."
Abstract When the Thai Baht was floated in July 1997, the Thai economy was overheated, along with extremely shaky balance sheets of many of its financial institutions. Inevitably, this led to currency devaluation and a run on the baht. This paper examines the reasons for the baht's collapse and the repercussions on domestic and regional economy.
Paper Outline
Factors that Led to the Collapse of the Thai Baht
The Purchasing Power Parity Theorem and the Collapse of the Thai Baht
Role of Speculators in the Baht Crisis
Steps the Government could have Taken to Preempt the Crisis
The Effect on Domestic Businesses
Similarities with the Collapse of the Korean Won
From the Paper "However, the Thai case was influenced by several factors beyond the logic of the purchasing power parity theorem: depletion of foreign exchange reserves by the government purchasing its own currency in an effort to prop up the exchange rate; raising of interest rates to make holding the baht more attractive; a high debt-equity ratio among Thai corporates which was further aggravated with the devaluation of the baht; and the degree of non-performing assets with financial institutions."
