Analysis of Development in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic has experienced a tumultuous history, which has caused the country to develop into a constant state of crisis. The situation in the Dominican Republic is bleak socially and economically. There is widespread and extreme poverty and violence, as well as an overall lack of available education and medical care. Luis Barrios and David Brotherton, authors of “Dominican Republic” (2004), asserted “the current state of affairs is
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need for structural reforms to achieve more sustainable patterns of growth in future years. This paper argues that reductions in external imbalances suggest that some restructuring has occurred. However, a more detailed examination of economic developments within each country offers less basis for optimism. China has experienced a large appreciation of its real exchange rate and an external surplus less than half that of the years preceding the global recession. However, the domestic counterpart
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Introduction Globalization, widely recognised as a positive influence, is actually harming the socioeconomic development of the majority of African and developing countries, it has contributed to their decline in all sectors of the economy. Before further elaboration, it is fundamental to define the term ‘’globalization’’. Globalization is defined by the United Nations Poverty and Development Division, as “an increasing interaction across national boundaries that affects many aspects of life: economic
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Working Paper Series DOES SUBSIDY REMOVAL HURT THE POOR by Manson NWAFOR Kannayo OGUJIUBA Robert ASOGWA Les Cahiers du SISERA – 2006 / 2 AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECONOMICS (AIAE) DOES SUBSIDY REMOVAL HURT THE POOR by Manson NWAFOR1 Kannayo OGUJIUBA Robert ASOGWA This research was undertaken with the financial support of the United States Agency International Development (USAID) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada February 2006 1 Corresponding author
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corporate sector, social responsibility of business; broad features of India's now economic policy. UNIT-II Trend and pattern of industrial growth; review of industrial policy developments; industrial licensing policy; liberalisation of the private sector; trends and issues in corporate management; growth and problems of the small scale sector; public sector reforms and privatisation the problem of industrial sickness; MRTP Act, SICA and Industrial Disputes Act. UNIT-III Development banks for
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Title: “The Role of Health Promotion in Reducing/Eradicating Non-Income Poverty amongst the Rural Population in Developing Countries” Introduction Health and Poverty are emerging global issues at the front of development debates, discussions and initiatives. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (UNDP, 2013), brings to the global agenda an urging need that deserves proactive global attention if lives will be saved. Non income poverty happens when people may have a little bit of money but otherwise
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY For decades now, Nigeria has been experiencing disappointing performance in terms of growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and the general development of her economy. As a result, there’s no improvement in the level of poverty. In the 90s, came the era of globalization which connotes external opening and increased role of markets domestically (i.e. the market economy). To the developing world, market economy is a modern way of
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CHAPTER TWELVE FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: CRUCIAL ISSUES A. O. O. OGUNTOYE,Pk.D Introduction Education is the fastest growing social sector of the Nigerian economy, at least, in quantitative terms. Education grew slowly but steadily during the colonial era but there was a dramatic leap forward in enrolment in the 1970s after the windfall from an oil wealth that came in form of sale of oil, oil royalties and taxes on oil. Both the wealth and the expansion in enrolment were unprecedented
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..................................................... 13 1.4. Analysis of social developments...................................................................... 14 1.5. Analysis of the environmental situation......................................................... 16 2. THE PHILIPPINES’ POLICY AGENDA ............................................................ 17 2.1. The Medium Term Philippine Development Plan ........................................ 17 2.2. Assessing the reform process
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economy. Macroeconomic Goals Income Distribution Growth External Stability Employment Price Stability Two Sector Circular Flow of Income Monetary Flow Households Expenditure on Goods and Services (E) Real Flow Good and Services = Output (O) Factors of Production Wages, Rent and Profits (Y) E=O=Y Firms 4 Four Sector Circular Flow of Income Leakages (L) Saving (S) Imports (M) Taxes (T) O=E=Y Sum J = Sum L Income Injections (J) Households Investments
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