It is widely believed that the transfer of technology is one of the main reasons for the growth of many third world countries. As third world countries generally tend to be poor and have limited capital to invest, they can’t develop their own technologies. Hence MNCs play a big role in transferring technology to these […]
Sin taxes are the levies imposed by governments all over the world on commodities like tobacco and alcohol which are generally perceived to be harmful to the health of people consuming them and the society in general. The behaviours that generate negative consequences immediately or in the long term like ill health and obesity are […]
Role of MNCs The activities of MNCs drive the economic globalization process to a great degree. Deepening of worldwide economic integration has increased the flow of FDI between the countries over the last two decades (Jensen 2003). MNCs have played a key role in the flow of FDIs as they now increasingly invest in other […]
INTRODUCTION Water-borne diseases are one of the primary reasons for the illness among both the children and adult population in India. The lack of clean drinking water to a vast segment of the population results in people drinking contaminated water from unprotected sources. According to a recent report by the United States, nearly 1 lakh […]
Introduction The global financial crisis of 2008 had a major impact on the finances of many leading economic powers of the world. The major western economies, where the crisis originated, suffered the most due to the crisis. Other than the major financial centres of the world like USA and UK, a number of European countries […]