INTRODUCTION Singapore is small heavily urbanised island, city state in South East Asia with land area 276.5sq miles (716.1) km. It is located at the end of Malayan peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia. The mainland of Singapore measures 50 kilometres (31mi) from east to west and26 kilometres (16mi) from north to south with 193 kilometres (120mi) of coastline. Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Strait of Johor Singapore’s economy is one of the most open and thus competitive, markets in the world. Singapore dates back to the third century. Singapore rose in importance during the 14th century until it was destroyed by the Acehnese raiders in 1613. During the World …show more content…
This is due to the fact that Singapore has Gross National Income per capita above US$ 12,746. This is to say that Singapore ranks in the first world and it is a developed economy. The present GDP, according to World Bank (2013) is 297.9 billion USD. In 1970, the GDP was very low. it was less than 2billion USD. Then it grew to 100 billion in 1999, 200 billion USD in 2010. Its GNI according to world bank is 414.9 billion PPP dollars.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX AND RANK POSITION (1960-2013) The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy at birth, mean average years of schooling, expected years of schooling, Gross national income per capita are used to rank countries human
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A rate above 2 children shows an increase in population and it could show to an extent a reduction in mortality rate of the country and a rate below 2 children show a reduction in the population of a country and to an extent it shows an increase in mortality rate
YEARS 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 VALUE 1.16 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.1 1.11 0.78
Source: CIA world fact book.
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH This shows the number of years a newborn baby or infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Figures indicated by WHO reveals that Singapore has the fourth best life expectancy in the world. This is because females and males are expected to live for 85 and 80 years respectively. This is shown in the data published by the WHO in April, 2011 with male and female value 80.1 and 84.6 respectively and a total of 82.3.
Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Singapore 80.05 80.17 80.29 80.42 81.53 81.62 81.71 81.8 81.89 81.98 82.06 82.14 83.75
Source: CIA world fact book.
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What would you do if all of a sudden the government said you could only have one child? This is exactly what policy happened in 1980 in China when the One Child Policy was enacted. There has been a lot of talk about if this policy was necessary and if it had a good or bad effect on China’s future. This policy was a good idea because it positively affected women and girls, reduced pollution, and parents are now able to give more care and attention to one child. China’s One Child Policy was a good idea because it helped women and girls.
(P2.2) It is important that Nordstrom knows in what environment they work in when launching a new store therefore, an environmental audit gives an idea and figure in which the company operates or work. This can be done by a PESTLE analysis. Political Factors Political factors play a significant role in determining the factors that can impact Nordstrom 's long term profitability in a certain country or market. Nordstrom is operating in apparel stores in more than dozen countries and exposes itself to different types of political environment and political system risks.
Before the Gilded Age, transportation of any sort was slow, unreliable, and unavailable. However, with the invention of the assembly line and some invention, mass produced automobiles, subterranean trains, elevated trains and basic airplanes were spread out. Therefore, during the late 19th century, transportation was allowing for extreme expanse of trade and economic capability. One of the most prominent methods of transportation even before this time, railways were experiencing a major change during this time. Though it would eventually cause a stock market crash due to the closure of two major rail businesses, the roads themselves saw considerably more traffic due to a major expansion of the system.
China’s healthcare has been through a roller coaster of reform, impacting the health of every citizen throughout history. The country has endured many impactful changes with the large shifts in power, eventually leading to its current healthcare system today. The Cultural Revolution of China was a starting point, with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) taking power in 1949. The CCP implemented a health system reflecting the Marxist communist ideology. Health care was universal.
Australia’s life expectancy is 82 years old and Cuba’s is 79 years old. Both of which compare well with the rest of the world. Both life expectancies have risen 5 years over the past 20 years. Cuba, which was ranked highly in health by the United Nations, became the first country to eradicate the mother to child transmission of the disease HIV an syphilis, this was praised by the world health organisation and was one of the greatest ever health achievements. Australia, also ranked very high in the health category by the United Nations, has the third highest life expectancy.
1 Introduction Argos is an UK based home retail group. It is one of the largest companies of UK that have been running around 737 companies and they have around 340 million visitors of their websites as well. According to a study it has been found that they are covering about 90% of the population of United Kingdom within their 10miles of an Argos branch. As one of the largest company in UK Argos has a decent growth rate of 20%. They have more than 130million customer and around two third of the population have taken under their catalog.
The exponential population growth of the human species has created mass debate for centuries. There is a great speculation that involves the sustainability of the human species, along with other species, into the distant future. Over the years, as the numbers steadily rise the governments of several countries have made attempts to limit the exponential growth of the human race. Some scientists believe that the world will inevitably make the novel “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, a living reality. This is concerning because if the government dictates how the population increases, it will also dictate all other actions as well, stripping society of its individuality.
1.INTRODUCTION OF COMPANY My PESTEL analysis for this piece of writing is based on the famous international lingerie company, Victoria Secret. Victoria Secret was founded in 1977 by Roy Raymond, and his wife. Roy Raymond’s interest in a lingerie line was sparked by his embarrassment when purchasing lingerie for his wife. It was then that he studied the market before deciding to go into business, opening their very first store in Palo Alto, California. His vision then, was to have a store that would make everyone, especially men, comfortable shopping for lingerie.
Introduction Rolls Royce Group Private Limited Company outlines, creates, fabricates and administrates engine for use on Air, Land & Sea. Of which, air is its major business division. The Aerospace division comprises of civil aerospace and defense aerospace while Land & Sea divisions involved of marine, nuclear and power systems (Reuters, 2015). Rolls-Royce was once an electrical and mechanical business that established by Sir Frederick Henry Royce in 1884.
Introduction Forever 21 is a clothing brand that is based in many countries. Most people would be very familiar with the brand as it caters to them in terms of a fashion retailer. The country that will be in this report would be in Singapore and the purpose of the report is to perform an environmental analysis on a company. The structure would be an introduction, followed by company background, country background, PESTEL analysis, porter’s 5 forces, strategic recommendations and conclusion.
According to the article Why Women Live Longer than Men women, as a group, live longer than men. In all developed countries and most undeveloped ones, women outlive men, sometimes by a margin of as much as 10 years. In the U.S., life expectancy at birth is about 79 years for women and about 72 years for men. The gender discrepancy is most pronounced in the very old: among centenarians worldwide, women outnumber men nine to one. The gender gap has widened in this century as gains in female life expectancy have exceeded those for
PESTLE The first factor to look at in a PEST analysis is the political aspect. Political issues vary from country to country. Guatemala is one of the countries that embrace the multiparty system with the framework of presidential representative. The president is both the head of state and the head of government.
Unemployment happens when individuals are without work and effectively looking for work.[1] The unemployment rate is a measure of the pervasiveness of unemployment and it is figured as a rate by separating the quantity of unemployed people by all people presently in the work power. Amid times of recession, an economy more often than not encounters a generally high unemployment rate.[2] According to International Labor Organization report, more than 200 million individuals universally or 6% of the world 's workforce were without a vocation in 2012 There remains significant hypothetical civil argument with respect to the reasons, outcomes and answers for unemployment. Traditional financial matters, New established financial aspects, and the Austrian School of financial matters contend that market instruments are solid method for determining unemployment.
English 203 10/6/17 Professor: Elisavet Tsakirouglou Student: Tamara Stojkovic Student ID: 20160023 Unemployment is one of the most serious problems facing developed nations today. Based on the film “ The Full Monty”, use specific examples and critically evaluate the effects of unemployment of men Unemployment is a serious economic issue that affects a considerable number of people and countries, either directly or indirectly. Due to the global economic crisis, the number of unemployed people has increased significantly in the last few years.
4.0 Implementation 4.1 Broader perspective Globalization is affected by various factors that drive towards its existence and formation in the society and a set of these macroeconomic factors. As per this analysis we can get an overview of the current economy of the country that helps the researcher to make relevant suggestions and recommendations that can benefit the economy as well as society to make them believe and trust that the globalization enhances their behaviour and life style. PEST Analysis: Source: Visual.ly website PEST Analysis of Saudi Arabia Political environment Giddens and Griffiths (2006, p. 59) states that mainly there are three reasons why politics has become one of the main drivers of globalization.