Parks of game and lust herbage between the inner and outer walls were something to marvel at. From the vivid description of the beautiful and sumptuous palace, Europeans had a new outlook on the Chinese and Mongols. They were not the strange, poor, and barbaric people as some had originally thought; from what they heard from Marco Polo, Kublai Khan was richer than any other man. All in all, Marco Polo changed the European perspective on Yuan China and the Mongols. Their nomadic lifestyle, families, and wealth made them appear as respectable people.
China is getting better and better by the second. The infant mortality rate is decreasing, literacy and education increasing, life expectancy higher and basic necessities like food, water, and shelter more available. Many of the problems they had with population are starting to go away with some new restrictions the put up. Their population mass could create the big armies and armadas of china and turn them into a well oiled war machine are could hone the economic status of china probably both though. With China having all these major points they could be on the rise for the next superpower
Examine how globalisation has resulted in economic winners and losers (15) Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. Globalisation over the past hundred years has undoubtedly made the world more interconnected including closer societies, politics, economies, cultures and the environment. Globalisation has increased the production of goods and services. There are those who argue that globalisation creates “winners” and “losers,” as some countries prosper, whilst other countries fail to do well. China is becoming a more developed country and is becoming a ‘’winner”.
The $20 billion global diversified company 3M entered a new market in 2004. This Sports and Leisure segment is famously known for the Greptile gripping material that 3M produces. This technology was entered in the golf market allowing golfers a more relaxed firm grip. This gave golfers more distance on their drivers by an average of 10.5 feet. This was a success for 3M entering the golf market with their new grip technology but they were ready to branch out to other sport and leisure ideas.
The basic difference falls in the area of inventory. Traditional manufacturers produce finished goods, which are then placed in warehouses awaiting sale. In contrast, with a direct-sales, mass-customization firm, the receipt of a sales order triggers the manufacturing process as well as the purchasing system, the latter to acquire needed raw materials. Finished-goods and raw-material inventories (along with work in process) of mass-customizers are, therefore, much lower than the inventories carried by traditional
2. Discuss the real and perceived value of an item you recently purchased. A: I recently purchased a golf club, its perceived value is a lot higher than its real value, I could have bought another golf club that was cheaper, but i bought that specific golf club because of the brand and how it looked. 3. How has the Internet changed marketing?
Why did the stock price of FedEx outpace UPS after 2004? What does this say about the two firms entering a new market? Both stock prices for FedEx and UPS rose after 2004 because of the air transportation agreement between China and the US. There was a great deal of market opportunity during this time in China for both companies. FedEx had high stock prices because they had a larger presence in China then UPS did.
Increasing numbers of people from rich countries with relatively high living costs and unattractive climates are seeking to spend their twilight years in more con- genial surroundings. Western Europeans are moving to Southern Europe (King et al., 2000), Japanese to Australia and New Zealand and North Americans to Latin America and the Philippines. This has considerable cultural impacts and also provides the basis for new service industries (Castles,
First of all, the Industrial Revolution created many changes in the work place and in overall human production. Work became highly regulated, and production moved from inside people’s homes to large factories. The idea of “Cottage Industry” slowly died. Soon steam powered factories moved
In the early of Qing dynasty, a unified multi-ethnic country was established, which basically laid the Chinese final territory. At the same time, the monarchy has also been developed to peak. In the early Qing Dynasty, China's technological in the world leading level. Particularly in medicine, geography and agronomy, many works were published at that time. In this article, my favorite part is "The Joys of Travel" because it tells a lot of novelty about travel.