Clark-Fisher Model
a model produced by two economists helping explain changes in employment structures as countries develop
Kuznets Curve
a model which shows how environmental degradation changes over time during a country’s development
diaspora
the worldwide dispersal of a particular nation’s migrant population and their descendants
30 million in 2019
the Indian Diaspora
22 countries
the number of countries that have concentrations of at least 100’000 ethnic Indians
16 million
number of members of the Indian diaspora which are non-resident Indians (NRI’s)
12 million
number of members of the Indian diaspora which are persons of Indian origin (PIO’s)
US $70 billion
the value of remittance flows from the Indian diaspora, being the largest in the world
affirmative action
policies addressing the under-representation of disadvantaged groups in the labor market
40% for public limited and European companies
the French gender quota
6% for firms with +20 workers
the French quota for people with disabilities
WhatIfFoods
a TNC focus on ethical choice rather than market monopoly with a HQ based in Singapore
Meta
the company formerly known as Facebook and a leading media TNC
3 billion
the number of Facebook users in 2021
India with 350 million monthly users
the largest market for Facebook
post the 1970s reform
when China transitioned from a closed economy to a global powerhouse
1971
Greenpeace was founded in…
mag 8.9
the magnitude of the earthquake which hit the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant causing a partial nuclear meltdown
70’000
the number of people forced to migrate away after the Fukushima meltdown