Development Case Studies

Created by: Freya Woolley
Created on: 23-02-14 12:05

Sub-Saharan Africa

A country at low levels of economic development • Sub Saharan Africa contains many countries with the lowest HDI ranking in the world. • Many hold backs from development including war, disease, famine, debt, lack of infrastructure etc. • They need

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TNC-Barbie in Taiwan

• Barbie, an American company Mattel , was produced a Japan in 1959 • Has seen a global shift in manufacturing since it started. • They moved to Taiwan in the 1960’s to take advantage of cheap labour costs and increased scale of production. • At its

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TNC-Coca Cola

TNC-Coca Cola – Global Marketing • A company with a single product in which minor elements are tweaked for a different market. • The company uses the same formulas, one with sugar and one with Corn Syrup for different markets. • The bottle design i

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Asian Tiger- South Korea

• 13th largest economy • Strong government • Highly skilled and motivated workforce • Large amounts of trade with a positive BoP Problems • Move to democracy takes time • Large aging population • Unequal pay for women and poor working conditions for

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Brazil emerging economy

• President Lula, who began in 2003 took the economy out of dept and is now a stable country • Generates $1.5 trillion GDP/year • Reliable power, with sustainable sources, such as hydro electric power, sugar cane, bio fuels, sustainable in own Tupi o

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TNC-Barbie in Taiwan

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TNC-Coca Cola

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Asian Tiger- South Korea

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Brazil emerging economy

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