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What is my case study for THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT?

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Healthcare in Brazil and Public spending in UK

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: What is Brazils healthcare like but how is it unequal?

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unified free healthcare system but 1/4 have privet healthcare (unequal)

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: How much does Brazil’s healthcare cost and what % of GPD?

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costs $1479.5 per capita in 2013 which is 4.4% of their GPD

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: IN 2016 what was UK’s public spending and of this what % was on healthcare and education?

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spending was £759.5 billion with 15% on healthcare and 12% on education?

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: How much do UK free prescriptions cost?

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cost $3102 per person

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What is the case study for VARIATIONS IN HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY?

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Health of indigenous people - Australia

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VARIATIONS IN HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY: How are indigenous people in Aus.?

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Make up 3% of pop. live in rural areas/ remote areas with limited access to healthcare.

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VARIATIONS IN HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY: How many years shorter is an indigenous persons life?

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10 years shorter - infant mortality twice as high

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VARIATIONS IN HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY: How many times more likely is diabetes in indigenous people?

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x3 more likely and responsible for x7 more deaths

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VARIATIONS IN HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY: How many times more likely are diseases like TB?

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x12 and distress due to drugs/gambles is x3 more likely.

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What is my case study for APPROACHES TO HR?

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Canada, North Korea, UK

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APPROACHES TO HR: What is good about Canadas approach to HR?

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made torture illegal, voting rights, freedom of speech, voice opinions, 3rd best for HR on LGBT

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APPROACHES TO HR: What are some issues with Canadas approach to HR?

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no HR laws, discrimination of minority groups like indigenous who don’t have free speech

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APPROACHES TO HR: What is North Koreas approach to HR?

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totalitarian state, dictatorship, personality cult, authoritarian regime.

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APPROACHES TO HR: What are the effects of the approach of North Koreas approach?

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no interaction between countries, 6 years of Kim Jong Un, discrimination, stereotyping, child labour but made some disability rights

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APPROACHES TO HR: What is good about UK’s approach to HR?

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created the 1998 human right act, laws support human rights,

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APPROACHES TO HR: What are some issues with UK’s approach to HR?

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some groups left behind, pay gap

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What is the case study for POLITICAL CORRUPTION?

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Indonesia

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POLITICAL CORRUPTION: What are positives of Hr in Indonesia?

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2004 democracy so can vote, 2016 disability rights

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POLITICAL CORRUPTION: In Indonesia what % think the government is corrupt?

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91%

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POLITICAL CORRUPTION: How many disabled people in Indonesia are chained up and experience abuse?

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18,000 people and children as young as 8 are working

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POLITICAL CORRUPTION: What % of Indonesian children die before 5?

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40%

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What is the Case study for GENDER AND ETHNICITY RIGHTS?

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Afghanistan

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GENDER AND ETHNICITY RIGHTS: What are rights like in Afghanistan?

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Sharia law (lack of women’s rights), corruption, journalists face threats, 2.4% of full time workers are women

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GENDER AND ETHNICITY RIGHTS: In Afghanistan what % of women and girls are literate?
37% girls and 19% women
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What is the Case study for DIFFERENCES IN RIGHTS DUE TO DIFFERNT LEVELS OF HEALTH?
Indigenous people
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DIFFERENCES IN RIGHTS DUE TO DIFFERNT LEVELS OF HEALTH: What are good aspects of rights for indigenous?
access to some rights, access education for tribes, but by 20th cent they closed down.
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DIFFERENCES IN RIGHTS DUE TO DIFFERNT LEVELS OF HEALTH: What are problems of rights for indigenous?
drug addictions, 4/5 women experience violence, high rates of investigated rape and murder, violence, 1/2 women sexually assaulted
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What is the case study for EQUALITY MOVEMENTS?
Bolivia
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EQUALITY MOVEMENTS: What are positives steps made to improve equality in Bolivia?
2017 disabled get jobs, 2016 can change gender, 2009 gave indigenous groups right to land and education
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EQUALITY MOVEMENTS: But in Bolivia what % of women are subject to physical abuse and what % are forced to work informally due to being fired in pregnancy?
50 % abused and 60% forced to work
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EQUALITY MOVEMENTS: How many kids live in shelters due to abandonment in Bolivia?
30,000
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EQUALITY MOVEMENTS: In Bolivia in the last 10 years how many LGBT killings have their been?
64 and in 2016 6 disabled lynched
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What is the case study for MILITARY ACTION?
Afghanistan war
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MILITARY ACTION: why did the Afghanistan war happen?
following 911, the USA led an assault on Afghanistan, to aim to bomb and raid terrorist camps and kill leaders
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MILITARY ACTION (positives): By 2013 how many students were in school compared to 1.2 million under Taliban rule?
10.5 students now
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MILITARY ACTION (positives): What was Edmund Burkes quote to support action?
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing
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MILITARY ACTION (negatives): In the Afghanistan war, how many American soldiers died and how many civilian deaths?
2175 soldiers and 149,000 civilians
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MILITARY ACTION (negatives): What are other problems with military action in Afghanistan?
power vacuums, regaining terrorist controls, other actions more successful?, little stability
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What is my case study for FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT AID (NGO'S)?
Christian aid in Haiti
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FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT AID (NGO'S): Why does Haiti need development?
vulnerable to economic shocks and natural hazards. political turmoil and tax system unfair.
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FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT AID (NGO'S): What % of Haiti's pop live on less than $2 a day?
77%
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FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT AID (NGO'S): How has recovery since the 2010 earthquake been slow?
despite new homes, living standard declined after 2010 and in 2015 85,000 peeps live in emergency tents
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FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT AID (NGO'S): Why is Christian aid better than IGO's?
work in rural areas instead of urban areas. provides 237,000 hot meals, 10,000 hygiene kits, and 7000l of clean water
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What is my case study for IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?
Oil in Niger Delta
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: What is the Niger Delta?
3rd largest wetland, and 4th largest mangrove
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (social factors): What % of TNC's are owned by petrol companies?
55%
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (social factors): How many oil spills were there in 2014 and when did the Ogani people protest about damage?
550 spills and in 1990's
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (social factors): What % of oil stolen has been due to corruption and how much money has been lost?
20% stolen and $20 billion lost
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (environment factors): How long has the Delta been polluted for and when was the explosion in Bodo?
50 years and in June 2013
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (social factors): How much does oil make up the economy and what comes from shell?
75% of economy and 1/2 comes from shell
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IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (social factors): What are the environmental effects on oil?
landscape scarring, deforestation, flora died, biodiversity lost
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What is the case study for LACK OF ACTION?
Bosnia war
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LACK OF ACTION: When and what was the Bosnia war?
Conflict between Muslims and Serbs in 1993. declared Srebrenica a "safe area" by UN
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LACK OF ACTION: What did the Un try to do in the Bosnia war?
evacuate people so decided to convoy through Serb area if they gave up weapons, but Dutch protection halved and in 1995 Un was powerless
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LACK OF ACTION: How many bodies of men and boys were buried to hide the genocide?
8000
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What is the case study for FAILIERS OF MILITARY ACTION?
Guantanamo bay
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FAILIERS OF MILITARY ACTION: What is Guantanamo bay?
A prison holding extremists/terrorists posing a threat to the US. Justified as not on US soil but don't have access to legal system.
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FAILIERS OF MILITARY ACTION: When did the supreme court say it was a violation against Geneva?
2006 and 2009 clear torture use. Obama tried to close but Congress blocked moves as it was a a threat
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FAILIERS OF MILITARY ACTION: In 2013 how many prisoners were held?
166 detainees and reduced to 8 in 2016
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What is the case study for FAILIER OF DEVELOPMENT AID?
Haiti
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FAILIER OF DEVELOPMENT AID: What are failures of aid?
local jobs lost to aid workers, dependency on aid (aid 3 times national average), local people perceived things diff and cant do things themselves, contrast between air workers and locals
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FAILIER OF DEVELOPMENT AID: What % of money for healthcare and education is from NGO's?
70% health and 85% schools
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FAILIER OF DEVELOPMENT AID: How much of the $10 billion from US NGO'S went to Haiti NGO's?
2% ( corruption)
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What is another Case study for DEVELOPMENT AID?
response to the Ebola crisis
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DEVELOPMENT AID: What was the Ebola crisis?
virus from animals via bodily fluids - first appeared in Sudan and Congo but in 2014 was the biggest outbreak in West Africa.
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DEVELOPMENT AID: What is Ebola's mortality rate and how many people were infected and dies according to WHO?
50% mortality rate; 28,000 infected; 11,300 died
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DEVELOPMENT AID: What did NGO's do in the ebola crisis?
first in the area for assistance; in first year of response set up 15 managemnt centres to deal with 8500 patients; lessons to learn
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DEVELOPMENT AID: How many tonnes of equip and protective suits did the NGO's shipp?
1400 tonnes of equip and 530000 suits

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