Developing Nations And Borrowing

Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6 through 9.

Write a (1) page research paper in which you:

Explore whether or not funding from international lending institutions like the World Bank and the IMF are helping or hindering the social, economic, or political development of the country that you have selected. Support your response with examples.

Discuss, with examples, at least four (4) substantive ways in which a healthy population strengthens the economy of the country that you have selected.

Ascertain the degree to which the leadership of your chosen country has used foreign aid to improve its health care system. Support your response with concrete examples.

Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years.

When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:

Webtext Format:

Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.

Example:

Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.

Lecture Format:

Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.

Example:

Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from /bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.

Internet Resources:

Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url.

Example:

Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Determine how human capital is used and what effect gender disparity has on these decisions.

Determine what role health plays in developing economies.

Examine the role that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank play in transfers and the conditions they set to effect this funding.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.

Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.

Business & Finance

Crafting a Strategy to Fit the Business

The Web site Amazon.com once aimed to be the world’s largest bookseller. Now the company offers a wide range of products and services to consumers, operating online retail storefronts for partners and developing and selling its own manufactured products (such as Kindle).

Can a company like Amazon.com have a strong business model but a weak strategy? Using the Internet, find Amazon’s most recent annual report and peruse its main sections.

Based on your analysis of the report, respond to the following:

How has the company’s strategy changed from the original generic strategy that was applied?

How would you describe the central elements of Amazon’s strategy?

In your opinion, what elements are involved in implementing the following business strategies?

A low-cost provider strategy

Differentiation

Diversification

Market timing

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Business & Finance

Corporate restructuring.

Examine several recent mergers and suggest the principal motives for merging in each case. For this discussion, research three different mergers, and suggest the principal motives for merging in each case