Jamaica Essay

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BACKGROUND ON JAMAICA Jamaica is an island located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and is a nation of the Greater Antilles. This island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494 and settled by the Spanish in the early years of the 16th century. It is said that the native people who inhabited Jamaica for centuries before were eventually eliminated and replaced by slaves who were brought in from Africa. It was shortly after (1655) that England apprehended the island and established sugar, cocoa and coffee plantation estates as a mean for building the economy. In 1834, slavery was abolished wherein approximately quarter million slaves were freed; slaves who later worked for themselves by becoming small farmers. In 1958, Jamaica increased its independence by joining other British Caribbean colonies in forming the …show more content…

Countries across the world can benefit greatly from the whole idea of economic globalization by way of foreign investment, foreign trade, and the easy access to new technologies and skills across all borders. So for both Greece and Jamaica, this can be a positive thing since it fosters development with regards to not just the economy but also the bond each countries have with others. Social development Social development is described as the process of organizing human energies and activities at relatively higher levels in order to achieve greater results on a national or global level. Social development encourages cultural or cross-cultural contacts between different countries within a global body. This desire increases one's standard of living and encourages foreign products and ideas, adopts new technology and practices, and participation in a "world culture". This too fosters close relationship with other countries thus communication will be more effective. Political

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