A Level GP Tuition – Yakuza and Organised Crime in Japan
When one thinks of Japan, the first thing that would come to mind would be something about food, culture, technology and cleanliness. It would also be useful to be aware of a highly organised syndicate known as the Yakuza. The world’s largest and ferocious syndicate is the Yamaguchi-Gumi, whom the Japan’s stock exchange estimated illegal earnings amounting to $6 billion a year Due to certain technicalities in Japan’s system, they are not considered ‘illegal’ and they do have a certain public presence The Yakuza’s history dates back to the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868) where small-time gangsters banded together and began to grow more powerful as they reached deep into Japan’s economy They have also been known to have strong relations with conse ...
GP Model Essay – How important are small businesses to your society?
GP Model Essay – How important are small businesses to your society? Here are some excerpts which you can use for this essay question. According to Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr Teo Ser Luck, “The SME sector is an important pillar of Singapore’s economy. They contribute more than 50 per cent of economic output and 70 per cent of employment”. As such, SMEs have been encouraged by the government to invest in skills upgrading, innovation and to utilise various schemes available to step up on productivity. This has also been reiterated by DPM Tharman in his address at the Singapore Metal & Machinery Association on 25 April 2015. He said that SMEs are at the core of Singapore’s economy and sources of innovation and future growth. T ...
A Level GP Tuition – ‘Food security is an increasingly pressing issue in the world today.’ Discuss.
For this essay question, it would be useful to consider the example of the East Asia Emergency Rice Reserve for the following points (source): Agricultural prices are volatile and this threatens food security in developing countries In 2008, due to the high prices of rice, the leaders in this region committed to building up a stockpile of reserves to hedge against fluctuating commodity prices Nevertheless, while there is some political consensus amongst the 13 countries which have been involved, there are many hurdles which exist that hinder the stockpiling efforts While this scheme has been in place for about 30 years, this has never been used and is still at the pilot stage Hence you can use this example to support your argument that food security is an increasingly pressing issue whereb ...
