Spain’s Service Sector & Transport Infrastructure: An In-Depth Analysis

Spain’s Service Sector

The Services Sector occupies 60% of the Spanish working population and accounts for 67% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Tourism is the main service contributing to the GDP. The causes for this growth are:

  • Increased standard of living.
  • Field mechanization, resulting in the transfer of population from the primary to the tertiary sector.
  • Incorporation of new technologies that require more services for production.
  • Incorporation of women into the workforce, increasing demand for domestic
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Globalization and Its Impact on Poverty, Discrimination, and Child Welfare

Introduction

In the early twenty-first century, we face a paradox: humanity enjoys unprecedented scientific, technological, transport, and communication advancements, yet millions lack access to these developments and suffer from hunger.

1.1 Discrimination

Discrimination involves treating others as inferior and denying them the rights we afford those we deem similar to ourselves. It manifests in various forms, including personal, economic, cultural, and sexual discrimination.

1.2 Immigration

Immigrants,

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Exploring the United Arab Emirates: Economy, Culture, and Tourism

Economics

The wealth of the UAE is largely based on the exploitation of oil, representing about 20% of its GDP. The Arab nation is the third-largest Gulf producer after Saudi Arabia and Iran (production in Iraq has decreased significantly due to the war).

Since 1973, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The country’s per capita GDP is comparable to that of major Western European nations.

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The English-Speaking World: A Journey Through History, Culture, and Language

1. The countries of the world where the English language is spoken. 99 countries such as Ireland, West Indies, Canada, The USA, India, Australia, New Zeland.   
2. Approximate number of mother tongue speakers of English. Which place does English occupy in the world by its number of speakers? After which language(s)? 335 millions, third place after Spanish and Chinese.

What is the difference between

English as a Second Language, English as a Foreign Language and English for Specific Purposes? Give

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A Multifaceted Exploration of Africa: From Colonialism to Development

Measurement/Numbers

Abdel Omran

Abdel Omran invented an important epidemiological system to explain life expectancy and disease patterns.

Disability-Adjusted Life Year

This relatively new and controversial measure includes years of life lost and premature death related to illness. It also accounts for the fact that someone might be “in some state below perfect health” for several years. The public health community is transitioning to using this measure.

  • 1 year of healthy life lost is = 1.67 years
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European Expansion, Urban History, Image & Propaganda, and Maritime History: A Comprehensive Overview

European Expansion

The history of European expansion in other continents finds a prime translating academic recognition of the history of geographical discoveries, usually associated with the history of cartography and nautical science. In terms of the economy, it printed a decisive impetus to the emergence of a truly global economy, which has its center in the European metropolis, that imposed a real division of labor which reserves to America the production of raw materials, to Asia the production

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