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A General Introduction |
Globalization induces
the culture of consumer
entertainment through
television, films and
advertisements, which
serves the sales plans
of big companies and
destroy the social
values and traditions.
The growing tendency of
the unlimited
consumption pattern
might have negative
impact on the household.
The question all over
the world is how can we
rationalize the
consumption behavior of
the household, because
unlimited consumption
will deprive the next
generations from their
rights in consumption.
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There is an
immediate
need, given
to
understand
the
consumption
effects from
trade
expansion
and
liberalization
and to
analyze what
policy
measures are
appropriate
and
effective in
different
circumstances.
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Reducing the subsidy on
agricultural products in
the developed countries,
according to the
Agricultural Agreements,
will raise the prices of
basic agricultural goods
(like wheat, corn, and
sugar) in the
international markets.
This will raise the cost
of living for the
consumers, especially
hitting the poor and the
low-income citizens,
since they spend a
larger proportion of
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Difference in the impact
between the exporting
and the importing
countries.
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In the exporting
countries, the impact will be a rise in the
cost of living of the urban consumers, while
for the rural consumers, specifically the
farmers, the net impact is undetermined as
they will gain from the rise in agricultural
prices as producers and lose as consumers. |
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The cost of living will
be increased for both
urban and rural
consumers, in particular
the poor. |
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“One may say, though,
that in the
net-exporting countries
the positive impact of
the rise in agricultural
prices on farmers’
income as producers may
exceed the negative
impact on raising their
cost of living as
consumers, while the
reverse is true in the
net-importing
countries”
(Abdel-Khalek, G.
and Karima Korayem,1999)
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Participation in the dialogue of civilizations has
become a necessity |
In Egypt, women have
been granted important rights, not through
feminist movements, but actually as a national
main interest.. Despite this progress, a female
male gap still exists. Some customs, traditions,
and cultural heritage are responsible for this gap
and need to be reconsidered.
Women should participate actively in fostering the
positive aspects of globalization while fighting
against the negative ones.
(EHDR 2000) |
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More Resources |
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Amin, Galal (1999)
"Consumption Patterns
and Human Development:
The Case of Egypt".
(Cairo: Economic
Research Forum)
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Held, David
(2000) A
Globalizing World?: Culture, Economics,
Politics (ed.) (New York:
Routledge in association with the Open
University) |
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