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  • This house regrets the prevalence of contract farming in the developing world

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    Contract farming is an agreement between a buyer and a farmer or producer that outlines the terms and conditions for the production and marketing of farm products. The agreement is usually made in advance and specifies the price, quantity, quality, and delivery date of the product. It may also include details about how production will be carried out, such as whether the buyer will provide seeds, fertilizers, or technical advice.

    CIS Summer BP Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-08

  • This house believes that developing states which hold globally significant proportions of critical resources (e.g. energy resources, rare earth minerals, agricultural goods, ores, fresh water) should form resource cartels

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    A cartel is when a group of producers agree to coordinate supply of their product to the market, which means they can control prices such as when you cut supply to increase prices or flood the market to decrease prices. For example, OPEC is a cartel of oil-producing states that is led by Saudi Arabia.

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Open Semifinal · 2024-06-08

  • This house, as the average Tibetan, supports the Chinese occupation

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    China annexed (taken over) Tibet in 1951 and the economy has expanded under Chinese rule, although expressions of religion and culture are heavily policed. Policies in Tibet include: government-sponsored migration of Chinese citizens, widespread development of infrastructure (schools, railways, highways), as well as the replacement of Tibetan with Chinese as the primary language in schools and administration.

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Open Quarterfinals · 2024-06-08

  • This house regrets the rise of the gig economy in developing nations

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    The gig economy is a labor market that relies heavily on temporary and part- time positions filled by independent contractors and freelancers rather than full-time permanent employees. Examples of gig jobs include delivery drivers, graphic designers and online tutors

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-08

  • This House believes that developing countries should prioritise import substitution industrialisation over export oriented industrialisation

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    Import substitution industrialization (ISI): A policy that advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production Export-oriented industrialization (EOI): A policy aiming to speed up the industrialization by exporting goods

    War of Words Debating Championship 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-07

  • This House supports the establishment of the "Global South" as a formal organization

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    The Global South is a rising term mainly used by Western politicians, which usually includes non-Western countries such as China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia and more. The term is used to denote how those emerging economies aspire to have more power over global affairs and often have a critical view of Western policy. The Global South is not a formal group yet. However, some Global South countries (i.e., Brazil, China, and India) have recently shown interests in pioneering to formalize the Global South as an organization.

    NUDC 2024 Tingkat Nasional · Round 6 · 2024-05-26

  • This house supports the Taiwanese government's decision to reject Chinese aid after the recent earthquake

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    On April 3rd, Hualien, Taiwan was hit with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, its strongest in 25 years. This has resulted in sizeable casualties (a dozen deaths and thousands that are injured, trapped in mountaineous terrains). The region is facing infrastructural damage that's disrupted people's businesses and the government's ability to provide advanced state services to all. Amidst this, China has offered Taiwan disaster relief assistance, with it being rejected by Taiwan due to the two's hostile geopolitical tensions.

    New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-05-24

  • This House would rather choose to be born on North Sentinel Island than to be born randomly anywhere else in the world.

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    On North Sentinel in the Bay of Bengal lives an isolated tribe, the Sentinelese, which is securely isolated from foreigners. If you were born on North Sentinel, basic needs for food and shelter are guaranteed, deadly diseases are rare, and no disaster related to climate changes will occur during your lifetime.

    Deni Krejn 2024 · Novice Finale · 2024-05-18

  • This House Prefers the primary funding source for SOEs to be state subsidies rather than loan agreements with private contractors

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    State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are companies or organizations that are wholly or majorly owned and controlled by the government. SOEs mainly invest in infrastructure or development projects."

    Athens IV 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-05-17