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"Inequality, Development and Globalization", 2008.
A review of chapter 7 of the book "Inequality, Development, and Globalization" by Ellen Meiksins Wood.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how, in chapter 7 of "Inequality, Development, and Globalization, Ellen Meiksins Wood gives an account of globalization, from the perspective of development geography. In particular, the paper looks at how Wood argues that despite arguments to the contrary, globalization has tended to increase economic divergence, both within countries and within the global community. The paper also explains that, in this chapter, Wood uses a range of evidence and two case studies (in the Pacific Islands area and in Latin America) to make an argument that the neostructuralist perspective is the most accurate and useful for analyzing the implications of globalization for the Third World. The writer of this paper then makes the argument that Wood is incorrect in this analysis, and that in fact the dependency/post-development perspective is more useful for analyzing globalization and predicting its outcomes.
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"The author backs up his contentions with economic evidence - but oddly enough, it is evidence that seems to be contrary to his conclusion. He draws on a range of evidence, which illustrates the integrative nature of development geography, that is, the fact that many spheres of human activity must be taken into consideration in order to analyze diverse patterns of well-being among the various people of the world. For example, he provides global statistics on income, life expectancy and education, as well as information on global disparities in income per capita. He shows how massive is the digital divide, i.e. the difference between rates of internet use in the developed and developing world."
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The Global South and the Global North, 2007.
An analysis of the impact of globalization on the inequality between the global north and the global south.
1,402 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper looks at globalization and discusses how it has exacerbated the pre-existing inequalities between the poor global south and the wealthy global north. It illustrates how globalization forces some people (predominantly in the southern regions of the planet) to work while permitting other people (predominantly individuals residing in the global north) to become wealthy.
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"To start with, it is commonly known that powerful multinational corporations in the global north habitually take their manufacturing operations from Europe and/or America and deposit those aforementioned manufacturing operations in global south countries where they can avoid the onerous regulatory regimes, high corporate taxes, and high wage costs they associate with the north. At the same time, the movement of jobs and plants to the south has the unhappy effect of not only costing workers jobs in the north but also of reducing the south to the subordinate position of being "hewers of wood and drawers of water" for multinationals that are looking for cheap human resources that can be utilized in a working environment that is more permissive than the highly-regulated work environments of America and/or Europe. A good example of this phenomenon can be found in the IT sector where skilled U.S. workers are losing jobs to individuals overseas (Sosbe, 4) - presumably because the "cost of doing business" vis-a-vis wage expenses is lower in global south nations which do not have a strong tradition of labor activism or of government involvement in employee-employer relations."
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Globalization and Canadian Economics, 2002.
The impact of globalization on economic inequality and the role of the state in Canada.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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This time has also coincided with increasing globalization, which has placed an emphasis on cost control in the public as well as the private sector. The end result, of course, has not only been an attack on the welfare state, but also changes in the structure of employment and the ability of the state to control its national economy. In a general sense, this means that the topic of globalization and its impact on the nations of the world, their economies and their societies are issues that have received a great deal of attention in recent years. This impact will be the topic of analysis for this paper.
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The World Trade Organization and Globalization, 2006.
A look at the World Trade Organization and whether it is tool for promoting global equity or global inequity.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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The World Trade Organization or WTO is a relatively new body created in 1995 and one which its founders probably never expected to create the massive controversy that it has generated. It has come to represent globalization, and how one views it tends to reflect how one views the massive corporate expansion of the last few decades. This paper examines the WTO and considers whether it is really a tool working towards world harmony and trade accords that promote global equity or if it is just another example of consolidation of power by global elites to the exclusion of the poor majority.
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Savage Inequalities, 2005.
This paper reviews "Savage Inequalities" by Jonathan Kozol that focuses on the inequalities of the educational system.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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The paper offers a report on the book "Savage Inequalities" by Jonathan Kozol, in which Kozol addresses some of the failures he sees in the American educational system. The paper explains how Kozol specifically looks at how they reflect institutional discrimination and the failure to address the needs of minority children. The paper notes that these are the inequalities of the title, seen in the way schools in predominantly white neighborhoods are more likely to have sufficient funding, while schools in poor and minority neighborhoods do not.
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"In his book "Savage Inequalities," Jonathan Kozol addresses some of the failures he sees in the American educational system, especially as they reflect institutional discrimination and the failure to address the needs of minority children. These are the inequalities of the title, seen in the way schools in predominantly white neighborhoods are more likely to have sufficient funding, while schools in poor and minority neighborhoods do not. Kozol himself has been a teacher, though he has not been working in the classroom for some time. For this book, Kozol returns to a classroom in East St. Louis, considered an area with a depressed economy and with many economic problems in the public schools. East St. Louis is also a black community, one that has a number of problems because of the drainage system from an area called the Bluffs, which contributes nothing to correcting this problem."
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"Savage Inequalities", 2001.
An look at the book "Savage Inequalities" by Jonathan Kozol which discusses racial inequalities in all American educational and cultural systems.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 100.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at the shocking book written by Jonathan Kozol which "exposes" the ugly underbelly of American society in terms of racial and social attitudes towards the lower classes. The book is analyzed chapter by chapter. The writer also examines the ramifications of the book.
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"In 1991, Jonathan Kozol became the published author of Savage Inequalities: Children in America?s Schools. It?s a dark and brilliant expose' of inequalities in race and caste institutionalized into the core of American culture, its cities, states, and even federal system. Many authors have surely written about the so-called plights of the poor and of racial minorities. However, it is almost impossible in many accounts to separate the personal failings of the poor from the institutional failings of the nation. Kozol?s book makes it extremely simple by dealing particularly with a type of the poor and of the racial minorities which can in no way be feasibly blamed for their plights, nor considered victims of their own wills rather than that of the ruling class. He deals with children. As the book itself says, all children are naturally equal, for they have not earned any of the wealth nor poverty they inherit, nor do they control their fates in such a way that they may be accountable for them. By exploring the lives of children, then, we can see the truest, most terrible institutional inequalities."
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Health Inequalities, 2006.
The paper discusses how inequalities in health are reflected in differences and discrimination in various aspects of life.
2,930 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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The article looks at several factors that have been identified to exert considerable impact on health. The factors having most remarkable effect, both favorably and adversely, are extensively recognized as the prime determinants of health. Irrespective of the fact that health and social services have a positive influence on health, the crucial determinants of health-such as education, employment, housing and environment etc., are found as external of the direct impacts exerted by health and social care. Commonly, three types of inequality in health are indicated such as inequality with regard to the access to health care, inequalities with regard to health or health outcomes, and inequalities with regard to the determinants of health.
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"It has been widely acknowledged that poverty, racism, gender inequality and violence are the crucial factors exerting wide unequal influence of disease globally. Even though laboratory research has generated remarkable progress in the field of modern medicines, such advancements have the advantages of a small portion of the world's population and mostly amidst affluent settings. The racial and economic inequalities exert considerable public health problems in United States. In underdeveloped regions the infectious disease still continues to be a leading cause of premature demise and the health inequalities in such regions are found to be more considerable."
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Social and Health Inequalities in Australia, 2004.
An analysis of the link between social and health inequalities in Australia.
1,388 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper identifies some of the key health inequalities that currently exist in Australia by examining the structured social inequalities (class, gender, policy, ethnicity, education) that create them. It looks at how social inequalities in Australia have a major impact on health and health care and how strategies aimed at reducing health inequalities need to acknowledge the political, economic, and social factors that determine citizens? opportunities, capacity, and ability to improve their health outcomes.
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"Health is a complex subject that includes physical, mental, social, ecological, cultural and spiritual aspects (Bingemann, 2000). The explanations as to the causes of inequalities in health are difficult to explain. A combination of factors; including peoples living and working conditions, their economic and personal histories, their social relationships and lifestyles all contribute. Much health related behavior is socially determined. The cumulative effect over a lifetime, of health damaging or health promoting physical and social environments may be the main cause of the differences."
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'Savage Inequalities', 2006.
A review of the book 'Savage Inequalities' by Jonathan Kozol.
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This paper reviews and discusses Jonathan Kozol's book, 'Savage Inequalities'. According to the paper, this book documents the devastating inequalities in American schools, focusing on public education's "savage inequalities" between affluent districts and poor districts. The paper reports that Kozol's main argument is that public education should be free and equal to people of all economic classes. The paper concludes with the personal perspective of the writer.
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"Shock and anger turned to sadness. While reading the accounts told by the children, I often had tears in my eyes. These children know that they are not receiving an equal education, and many end up feeling like they do not deserve one. These children have dreams and aspirations that most will never achieve due to the lack of opportunities made available to them. The part of the book that shocked me the most was when Kozol reported on the schools in Camden, New Jersey. Camden is so close to my home and my schools, that it is almost unbelievable that the conditions could be so horrid. Of course you would come to expect these inequalities in New York or Chicago, but never this close to home. After finishing this book, the ways in which I view education has changed. I hope now that I can become more involved politically, to advocate for these types of schools. Conditions in these schools have to change, and the public needs to become more aware of the situation."
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Gender and Class Inequalities in Education, 2005.
An analysis of gender and class inequalities in education, including possible solutions.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper examines the implications of gender and class inequalities, presenting some of the key points and problems most often associated with these issues in an educational context. The writer examines various solutions to these inequalities, and explores social policies that could be used to alleviate the differences created by gender and class in education.
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"Modern human societies are far from egalitarian. By this I mean that in West we have cultivated a social system that too often divides individuals and groups into either haves or have-nots. The consequence is inequality, bias, and prejudice that can leave a large proportion of society struggling to achieve any measure of success. On the other hand, some individuals and groups have much less difficulty in securing rights and privileges in society. Sometimes this has to do with the will to succeed, as the American mythos would have us believe. Unfortunately, more often than not, a complicated mix of social, cultural, and historical forces are at play reducing the chance that individuals from certain groups can succeed. Two of the categories upon which our society often divides people into the privileged and underprivileged are gender and social class. But why talk about these two characteristics together?"
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"Savage Inequalities", 2001.
This paper is an analysis of Jonathan Kozol's "Savage Inequalities: Children in America?s Schools."
3,660 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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This paper examines the plights of the poor and of racial minorities in American culture in Jonathan Kozol's "Savage Inequalities: Children in America?s Schools." This book deals with children and claims that children have not earned any of the wealth nor poverty they inherit, nor do they control their fates in such a way that they may be accountable for them. It discusses life in East St. Louis, an exclusively black and minority city and describes how children are affected by living in ghettos.
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"In 1991, Jonathan Kozol became the published author of Savage Inequalities: Children in America?s Schools. Its a dark and brilliant expose' of inequalities in race and caste institutionalized into the core of American culture, its cities, states, and even federal system. Many authors have surely written about the so-called plights of the poor and of racial minorities. However, it is almost impossible in many accounts to separate the personal failings of the poor from the institutional failings of the nation. Kozol?s book makes it extremely simple by dealing particularly with a type of the poor and of the racial minorities which can in no way be feasibly blamed for their plights, nor considered victims of their own wills rather than that of the ruling class. He deals with children. As the book itself says, all children are naturally equal, for they have not earned any of the wealth nor poverty they inherit, nor do they control their fates in such a way that they may be accountable for them. By exploring the lives of children, then, we can see the truest, most terrible institutional inequalities."
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Gender Inequalities, 2002.
This paper identifies persistent structural inequalities in Canadian society that affect women.
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This paper establishes the feminization of poverty in Canada. The author examines the manner in which recent reforms have failed to address the roots of gender bias. The paper discusses social assistance regulations, pension contributions and child custody/divorce.
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Workplace Inequalities, 2001.
Discusses hiring process. EEO statutes. Worker discrimination based on gender, race, age, sexual preferences & education. Focus on gender inequality.
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"Inequalities in the Workplace
Introduction
This paper will address the question of whether or not there is inequality in today?s workplace. It begins with an overview of the laws that are currently in place to prevent inequality, and then looks at the reality of the workplace. The challenge for any business today is to be able to remain both objective and subjective concerning the impact that Federal and State laws have on the practices of hiring, training, selecting, placing, and evaluating employees to achieve equality in the workplace. Although this paper will concentrate on the hiring process, the other practices will be addressed briefly.
Equal Opportunity for All?.."
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Gender Inequalities in France, 2007.
This paper traces the history of feminism in France from 1450 to the present.
1,708 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The paper explores how gender inequalities have held back, impoverished, or degraded French society. The paper looks at both past and present changes within policies and attitudes. The paper discusses inequalities that continue to exist and the ways in which this affects women living in contemporary France.
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Introduction
Gender Inequality throughout the Ages
Conclusion
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"Women would appear to be half-hidden within French history, with the result that they are often seen through modern eyes as having either been hopelessly exploited drones, or antiquated feminists attempting a hopeless struggle against the patriarchy. Neither view, however, is true. Throughout the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, cultural and political events increasingly enabled women to increasingly speak out against various different inequalities and injustices. Moreover, although modern feminism was obviously nonexistent, there were still many women who managed to express themselves, while also exposing the conditions they faced, through utilizing varied creative and/or subversive methods (Steven M. Beaudoin, 2001)."
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Educational Inequalities, 1997.
Examines economic, social and racial causes of inequities in school system and reform recommendations.
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"Education in a democratic society holds a special place for improving social standing, educating the electorate, and providing opportunity to all. Educational level is a powerful indicator of social inequality on several levels. In many businesses, continuing education is necessary for advancement and so adds further to stratification in the business world. Social inequality is often measured in terms of educational level as much as it is economic level, and perceived failures in the educational system, such as are noted in the inner cities of this nation, are blamed for many social problems based on resulting inequities in employment, social aspirations, and other dimensions. Black Americans first faced the reality of racial discrimination in fact and later the long-term consequences of that discrimination in the form of ghettoization, poverty, and a ..."
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