How is environment degraded?

How is environment degraded?

1.   By causing injuries to nature i.                    Usually this damage is caused slowly  ii. Sometimes this also happens in sudden strikes 2.   Misuse of our resources, fouling our environment 3.   Practicing growths in consumptions  and population leading to non-availability  of resources 4.   Industrial  activity  denudes  land(to  destroy  all  plant  and  animal  life),  pollutes atmosphere and water, reduces the yield from sea and land
Write in brief about Technology Transfer and Appropriate Technology?

Write in brief about Technology Transfer and Appropriate Technology?

Technology Transfer: ‘The process of moving technology to a novel setting and implementing there.’ •           Novel setting is any situation containing at least one new variable relevant to success or failure of given technology •          Transfer of technology from a familiar to a new environment is a complex process Appropriate Technology: ‘Identification, transfer, and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions’ •           Conditions  include  social  factors  that  go  beyond  routine  economic  and  technical engineering constraints •          Identifying them requires attention to an array of human values and needs that ma y influence how a technology affects the novel situation •          Intermediate technology
What are the International Rights as enumerated by Thomas Donaldson?

What are the International Rights as enumerated by Thomas Donaldson?

•    The right to freedom of physical movement •    The right to ownership of property •    The right to freedom from torture •    The right to a fair deal •    The right to non-discriminatory treatment •    The right to physical security •    The right to freedom of speech and association •    The right to minimal education •    The right to political participation •    The right to subsistence
What are the three senses of relative values?

What are the three senses of relative values?

Ethical Relativism •     Actions are morally right in a particular society if they are approved by law, custom, or other conventions of the society. Descriptive Relativism •    Value beliefs and attitudes differ from culture to culture and this is a fact. Moral Relationalism or Contextualism (Ethical pluralism) •     Moral judgements should be made in relation to factors that vary between issues. Hence it is not possible to formulate rules that are simple and applicably to all situations.
What are the benefits of Multi-National corporations doing business in less developed countries for both the MNCs and the host country?

What are the benefits of Multi-National corporations doing business in less developed countries for both the MNCs and the host country?

Benefits to MNCs: • Inexpensive labor • Availability of natural resources • Favorable tax conditions • Fresh markets for products Benefits to developing host countries: • New jobs • Greater pay and greater challenge • Transfer of advanced technology • Social benefits from sharing wealth