Globalization, which is characterized by the escalating mobility of capital, people, ideas and information on a universal scale, has become a sweeping theme in the contemporary world. Tourism and its associated econom...Globalization, which is characterized by the escalating mobility of capital, people, ideas and information on a universal scale, has become a sweeping theme in the contemporary world. Tourism and its associated economic activities are evidently not immune to such a wider context of the world economy. In the past one or two decades, a stable increase has been witnessed in international tourist flows, inter-regional and inter-organizational alliances, and foreign direct investment. These trends are especially prevalent in the developing world, largely because of their pristine nature, di- verse culture, inexpensive goods and services, cheap labours, and other resources. However, it has been cautioned by some scholars, especially those from the Third World countries, that tourism is an industry run by and for the rich, more powerful nations and their corresponding multinational corporations. This article, from the perspective of political economy, supplemented with views from development studies, made a normative analysis on the impacts of the glob- alization of tourism on the Third World destination countries. Specifically, these impacts have been detailed in terms of economic, sociocultural, and ecological domains. It was demonstrated that without appropriate planning and manage- ment, the costs of Third World tourism development may accrue to the extent that its benefits are burned out. To avoid this happening, some suggestions have been made.展开更多
Since the end of the Cold War, some new features have been revealed in the Third World, which, referring to developing nations for decades, especially in the Cold War years, faces some problems and challenges under he...Since the end of the Cold War, some new features have been revealed in the Third World, which, referring to developing nations for decades, especially in the Cold War years, faces some problems and challenges under heavy economic and political impact. China, as a biggest member of the Third World, also faces new environments and challenges during展开更多
In 1990, World Bank and IMF calculated China's GDP with Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). World Bank estimated it at 1,950 U.S dollars and IMF did it at 1,300. According to this figure, China ranked next to U.S. and...In 1990, World Bank and IMF calculated China's GDP with Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). World Bank estimated it at 1,950 U.S dollars and IMF did it at 1,300. According to this figure, China ranked next to U.S. and Japan in the world. This result has created a dispute whether China is a country of the Third World or the third great power. For explaining this question, measuring system of the PPP and traditional exchange rate must be exanined first.展开更多
The status of the Third World in Russian foreign policy plummeted in the immediate post-Soviet years, during which Moscow pursued a "Look West" policy. When the design of the West to contain and weaken the c...The status of the Third World in Russian foreign policy plummeted in the immediate post-Soviet years, during which Moscow pursued a "Look West" policy. When the design of the West to contain and weaken the country came to light however, vigilance heightened in Moscow and timely foreign policy readjustments were under way by raising the weight of the Third World.展开更多
Since the end of the cold war,there have take place a number of notablechanges in the Third World and North-South relations,which are expected tohave a far-reaching impact on the evolving world configuration and even ...Since the end of the cold war,there have take place a number of notablechanges in the Third World and North-South relations,which are expected tohave a far-reaching impact on the evolving world configuration and even the inter-national relationship in the 21st century.展开更多
Third World 这一概念最初是由法国人口学家艾尔费雷德·索威(Alfred Sauvy)于1952年提出来的。索威的原用词为 Third State,他用此术语来喻指法国1789年大革命前处于法国社会第三阶层的各类人员,主要由商人、公务员、手工艺者、农...Third World 这一概念最初是由法国人口学家艾尔费雷德·索威(Alfred Sauvy)于1952年提出来的。索威的原用词为 Third State,他用此术语来喻指法国1789年大革命前处于法国社会第三阶层的各类人员,主要由商人、公务员、手工艺者、农民和工人组成。索威认为这一阶层的主要特征是其在社会中的微弱政治力量及其对改变这种现状的决心。由于这一术语的推出正值东西方冷战初期,因而新闻媒体和外交传媒很快便引用此术语来泛指那些在当今国际事务中力量微弱的国家,后演绎为“第三世界”这一概念。展开更多
With the end of the Cold War, the concept of the Third World has greatly changed, and the importance of the developing states in U. S. new global strategy, primacy with flexible reactions, has re-oriented. The U. S. p...With the end of the Cold War, the concept of the Third World has greatly changed, and the importance of the developing states in U. S. new global strategy, primacy with flexible reactions, has re-oriented. The U. S. policy toward these nations also has become more complicated than during the Cold War period.展开更多
The rapid expansion of urban systems,particularly in the third world also means a considerable challenge for the health of city residents.Owing to this expansion and a variant of social,economic and environmental forc...The rapid expansion of urban systems,particularly in the third world also means a considerable challenge for the health of city residents.Owing to this expansion and a variant of social,economic and environmental forces,the city becomes a‘basket’of health hazards to which people and neighbourhoods are exposed to,albeit,differently.These hazards are various relating to housing,occupation,transport展开更多
The 3rd World Integrative Medicine Congress(3rd WIMCO)was held on September 22-24,2007 in Guangzhou,China.The Congress has showed the academic achievements of integrative medicine in the recent five years covering a w...The 3rd World Integrative Medicine Congress(3rd WIMCO)was held on September 22-24,2007 in Guangzhou,China.The Congress has showed the academic achievements of integrative medicine in the recent five years covering a wide range of fields,such as basic and experimental research; clinical research;theory,education and management research;new drug research and development; and application of evidence-based medicine.More than 1 200 participants from 15 countries and regions attended the Congress to represent their achievements,communicate their experiences and offer chances for further collaboration.We would like to select some abstracts here to share their presentations in all the above fields with the readers of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medecine.展开更多
Compared with pure literature,Liu Cixin's science fiction novels show a high degree of novelty.Due to his creative accommodation of third world experience and the Chinese cultural spirit of the 1950-70s,he is able...Compared with pure literature,Liu Cixin's science fiction novels show a high degree of novelty.Due to his creative accommodation of third world experience and the Chinese cultural spirit of the 1950-70s,he is able to challenge the universal hegemony of the Enlightenment.The deep feelings of Liu Cixin's novels come from the"guerrilla"character of third world intellectuals who resisted colonization and guarded the country,a resistance derived from China's vanguard position in the third world independence movement.Liu Cixin's continuous writing of the story of weakness over power is not only a response to China's modern and contemporary situation,but also a borrowing from the revolutionary experience to imagine the possibility of another world for readers of thepost-revolutionary era.展开更多
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)has a low prevalence in the Global South,including Pakistan.While genetics and gut flora,influenced by diet and the environment,can contribute to this,we are exploring the possibility of...Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)has a low prevalence in the Global South,including Pakistan.While genetics and gut flora,influenced by diet and the environment,can contribute to this,we are exploring the possibility of underdiagnosis.Lack of facilities trained in IBD,scarcity of medications,limited health insurance for specialist referral and the current epidemic of abdominal tuberculosis could be the cause.The increasing diagnosis of IBD among Pakistani immigrants and colorectal carcinoma among the young population might be the result of this.Timely referrals by primary care physicians to gastroenterologists,along with the growing use of newer technologies such as abdominal ultrasound for diagnosis can help mitigate the challenge of low or late diagnosis of this chronic condition.展开更多
文摘Globalization, which is characterized by the escalating mobility of capital, people, ideas and information on a universal scale, has become a sweeping theme in the contemporary world. Tourism and its associated economic activities are evidently not immune to such a wider context of the world economy. In the past one or two decades, a stable increase has been witnessed in international tourist flows, inter-regional and inter-organizational alliances, and foreign direct investment. These trends are especially prevalent in the developing world, largely because of their pristine nature, di- verse culture, inexpensive goods and services, cheap labours, and other resources. However, it has been cautioned by some scholars, especially those from the Third World countries, that tourism is an industry run by and for the rich, more powerful nations and their corresponding multinational corporations. This article, from the perspective of political economy, supplemented with views from development studies, made a normative analysis on the impacts of the glob- alization of tourism on the Third World destination countries. Specifically, these impacts have been detailed in terms of economic, sociocultural, and ecological domains. It was demonstrated that without appropriate planning and manage- ment, the costs of Third World tourism development may accrue to the extent that its benefits are burned out. To avoid this happening, some suggestions have been made.
文摘Since the end of the Cold War, some new features have been revealed in the Third World, which, referring to developing nations for decades, especially in the Cold War years, faces some problems and challenges under heavy economic and political impact. China, as a biggest member of the Third World, also faces new environments and challenges during
文摘In 1990, World Bank and IMF calculated China's GDP with Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). World Bank estimated it at 1,950 U.S dollars and IMF did it at 1,300. According to this figure, China ranked next to U.S. and Japan in the world. This result has created a dispute whether China is a country of the Third World or the third great power. For explaining this question, measuring system of the PPP and traditional exchange rate must be exanined first.
文摘The status of the Third World in Russian foreign policy plummeted in the immediate post-Soviet years, during which Moscow pursued a "Look West" policy. When the design of the West to contain and weaken the country came to light however, vigilance heightened in Moscow and timely foreign policy readjustments were under way by raising the weight of the Third World.
文摘Since the end of the cold war,there have take place a number of notablechanges in the Third World and North-South relations,which are expected tohave a far-reaching impact on the evolving world configuration and even the inter-national relationship in the 21st century.
文摘Third World 这一概念最初是由法国人口学家艾尔费雷德·索威(Alfred Sauvy)于1952年提出来的。索威的原用词为 Third State,他用此术语来喻指法国1789年大革命前处于法国社会第三阶层的各类人员,主要由商人、公务员、手工艺者、农民和工人组成。索威认为这一阶层的主要特征是其在社会中的微弱政治力量及其对改变这种现状的决心。由于这一术语的推出正值东西方冷战初期,因而新闻媒体和外交传媒很快便引用此术语来泛指那些在当今国际事务中力量微弱的国家,后演绎为“第三世界”这一概念。
文摘With the end of the Cold War, the concept of the Third World has greatly changed, and the importance of the developing states in U. S. new global strategy, primacy with flexible reactions, has re-oriented. The U. S. policy toward these nations also has become more complicated than during the Cold War period.
文摘The rapid expansion of urban systems,particularly in the third world also means a considerable challenge for the health of city residents.Owing to this expansion and a variant of social,economic and environmental forces,the city becomes a‘basket’of health hazards to which people and neighbourhoods are exposed to,albeit,differently.These hazards are various relating to housing,occupation,transport
文摘The 3rd World Integrative Medicine Congress(3rd WIMCO)was held on September 22-24,2007 in Guangzhou,China.The Congress has showed the academic achievements of integrative medicine in the recent five years covering a wide range of fields,such as basic and experimental research; clinical research;theory,education and management research;new drug research and development; and application of evidence-based medicine.More than 1 200 participants from 15 countries and regions attended the Congress to represent their achievements,communicate their experiences and offer chances for further collaboration.We would like to select some abstracts here to share their presentations in all the above fields with the readers of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medecine.
文摘Compared with pure literature,Liu Cixin's science fiction novels show a high degree of novelty.Due to his creative accommodation of third world experience and the Chinese cultural spirit of the 1950-70s,he is able to challenge the universal hegemony of the Enlightenment.The deep feelings of Liu Cixin's novels come from the"guerrilla"character of third world intellectuals who resisted colonization and guarded the country,a resistance derived from China's vanguard position in the third world independence movement.Liu Cixin's continuous writing of the story of weakness over power is not only a response to China's modern and contemporary situation,but also a borrowing from the revolutionary experience to imagine the possibility of another world for readers of thepost-revolutionary era.
文摘Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)has a low prevalence in the Global South,including Pakistan.While genetics and gut flora,influenced by diet and the environment,can contribute to this,we are exploring the possibility of underdiagnosis.Lack of facilities trained in IBD,scarcity of medications,limited health insurance for specialist referral and the current epidemic of abdominal tuberculosis could be the cause.The increasing diagnosis of IBD among Pakistani immigrants and colorectal carcinoma among the young population might be the result of this.Timely referrals by primary care physicians to gastroenterologists,along with the growing use of newer technologies such as abdominal ultrasound for diagnosis can help mitigate the challenge of low or late diagnosis of this chronic condition.
