South Africa is considered a developing African country where economic development has been influenced by global economic trends and distortions in the economy that occurred under colonial and apartheid governments during the 20th century (Turok, 2008). Consequently, the South African economy was unprepared for its re-entry into the global economy after 1990, so today the country attempts to compete with other countries on the basis of an under-developed socio-economic infrastructure (Abbott, Goosen
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Telecommunications and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from Southern Africa by James Alleman Carl Hunt Donald Michaels Milton Mueller Paul Rappoport Lester Taylor 2 International Telecommunications Society • Sydney TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary1-5 1.1 Methodology / Economic Analysis 1-2 1.2 Reasons for Under-Investment in the Telecommunications Sector 1.3 Conclusions 1-3 2 Overview 2-1 2.1 Introduction 2-1 2.2 Purpose of this Paper 2-1
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International human resource management challenges in Canadian development INGOs Sharon L. OÕSullivan * Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier ave East, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 6N5 KEYWORDS International human resource management; International non-governmental organization; International development; Northern NGOs; Canada; Capacity building Summary Over $100 million of Canadian overseas development assistance (ODA) is channeled through international non-governmental
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Analysis of Cross-sectoral Networks in Local Sustainable Development Projects in Japan Noriko Sakamoto Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the International Masters in Environmental Sciences, Lund University, Sweden November 2005 Submitted by: Noriko Sakamoto 4-41-4-805 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 116-0002 Phone: 81-3-3893-5171 Email: noriko.sakamoto.755@student.lu.se Supervisor: Dr. Tomas Kåberger TallOil Phone: 0853524723 Email: tomas.kaberger@talloil.se Mr. Kes McCormick
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2012 The best way to inspire and involve the Indian youth in making India an upcoming economic power is for all political parties to engage themselves in politics of development. In your well-considered opinion what measures should be adopted to achieve the goal. Needless to reiterate and reaffirm that India needs politics of development rather than the politics of polemics and populism. More than ever before, both people and political parties should see to it that they work for harmony and not for
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Urgency First of all the awareness of a need for change should be created, increased and communicated. “With this shift, urgency will move from being an important issue every few years to being a powerful asset all the time.”1 In the history and the development of nuclear power and the nuclear power plants there have been many different incidents which led to the emergence of the anti-nuclear-movement and finally to the widespread demand for a nuclear phase-out of today. To understand how this mindset
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MASTERPLAN ACCELERATION AND EXPANSION OF INDONESIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2011-2025 R EPUBLIC OF I ND ON ES IA Doc. Wijaya Karya Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development © Copyright Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia Published by Editor Design by : Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs : Deputy Minister for Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development, Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs : IndoPacific
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Abstract Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) is a philanthropic arm of Accenture that supports an innovative not-for-profit business model as a means to channel the core business capabilities of Accenture to organizations in the international development sector. This article will give an overview of the offering, a look inside the industry where large corporations choose ethics over profit and will help the reader gain an understanding of what is necessary to successfully work within
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which has hindered Nigeria’s development. These include: I) RELIGION: in Nigeria a major religious discrimination is that between the Christians and Muslims. Every day crises in different parts of the country most especially in the north, Christians are killed every day, bombs are planted in places of worship which destroys structures, leads to land, air, and water pollution; all these are as a result of difference in belief and doctrines. All these hinder the development of Nigeria as a country.
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Development Franchising as a Social Innovation: When Entrepreneurial Expertise is Lacking Isaac H. Smith David Eccles School of Business University of Utah Kristie K. Seawright Marriott School of Management Brigham Young University Contact: Isaac H. Smith; isaac.smith@business.utah.edu; (T) 801-518-2991; 1645 East Campus Center Drive, 22 KDGB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Promoting entrepreneurship in “developing” nations has become a popular strategy for alleviating poverty and stimulating
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