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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"International agencies."”.
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Government Policy and Initiatives on Maternal Mortality Reduction in Nigeria
… to public health outcomes at a societal or international level. Available secondary or documentary data were used for this study. Data sources include: Nigerian government reports on maternal health interventions; nongovernmental reports on maternal health interventions; reports from other …
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Diaspora and development? Nigerian organisations in London and their transnational linkages with 'home'
… organisations as key institutions through which international migrants and their descendants contribute to the progress of 'home'. Consequently, these organisations are being lauded as new development actors that should be engaged and supported by governments and international agencies interested …
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Using ISO14001 gaps analyses to improve sustainability of water programs and projects
International water resources management programs and projects (hereafter, projects) historically have sometimes failed to meet increasingly complex societal demands and m ultiple objectives. The international agencies, banks and national governments have detailed project review criteria, but such …
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Drivers and Barriers to the Development of Renewable Energy Industries in the Caribbean
… are the level of entrepreneurship, impact of international agencies, influence of individual champions, formal and informal institutions. A questionnaire was developed to explore whether generalisations could be made over the 36 political jurisdictions that were included in the study. Multiple …
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Ugandan Drama and the War in the North (1987–2006): Resisting Approaches to Post-Conflict Transition and Humanitarian Intervention
… by Europe, the United States of America, and international agencies: the World Bank, United Nations, and the International Monetary Fund. The study argues that these plays are designed to haunt and provoke any individuals or authorities who may have an insufficient understanding of the two …
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Rethinking innovation : the knowledge spill over strategic entrepreneurship In micro and small firms in Nigeria
… been amply demonstrated by both government and international agencies. Similarly, there are bourgeoning literature and research studies focusing on this theme. However, the dominant narratives of innovation, owing to the origin of the concept and its research discussion is technological. Thus, …
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AGGREGATIVE EXPERTISE: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF HOUSING, INFORMATION SCIENCE, AND THE DEPROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE ARCHITECT, 1973-82
… housing became the primary strategy pushed by international agencies and economists looking to promote national development and manage rural-urban migration. Despite what seemed to be the perfect outlet for architectural expertise, architects were largely excluded from international debates on …
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Evaluating the Effects of Shored Construction on Steel Girder Composite Bridges
… of composite steel girder bridges and international codes. A survey questionnaire was also developed and distributed to a list of U.S. and international agencies. Based on the survey results, a summary report on steel composite girder bridges constructed with shored methods in U.S. and …
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The FAO's Use of Fear and Forestry as Tools of Neoliberal Economics
… forests simultaneously. The FAO is a large international development agency that produces agricultural and environmental information for individual states and other international agencies, such as the World Bank. The FAO's forestry studies pander to Western fears of environmental …
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Impact of oil revenue volatility on the real exchange rate and the structure of economy: Empirical evidence of “Dutch disease” in Iraq
… of the country’s traditional export sector in international market. This thesis examines whether Dutch Disease is present in Iraq in the light of having not study about Dutch Disease phenomena. It evaluates the impact of growing oil revenues on non-oil sectors of the Iraqi economy. It produces …
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Linking inclusive green growth and the informal economy : relationship between small-scale farming and informal vending in South Africa
With help from international agencies like the World Bank and OECD, the 'inclusive green growth' agenda has entered many national development plans since the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. It is difficult to envision a model of an inclusive green economy without some overlapping …
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Risk, Return and Credit
… disruption is sufficient to make governments and international agencies bail out the offending organizations in order to limit total damages. The models provided in chapter 2 are presented in the third essay as strategies for externalizing extreme risks, and several results are derived.
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Analysing the effect of financial inclusion on income inequality in Namibia
… The study recommends that national and international agencies continue improving access to formal financial services to narrow the gap between the wealthy and the poor, primarily in rural areas and low-income quintile households
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Bilateral trade flows between South Africa and the BRICS member states, 2011 – 2015
… socially and politically.2 Analysts and international agencies suggest and advice that investors should pay careful attention to the opportunities offered by BRICS member states and the impact and influence they carry globally.
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Some characteristics and shortcomings of quarterly gross domestic product estimates in South Africa
… 1968 SNA and in 1993 the revised edition of the international System of National Accounts was published. An aggregate of the SNA such as GDP is used for monitoring and developing of economic policies. Although important, it is also necessary to get an overview of quarterly gross domestic product …
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Reducing sugar intake in South Africa: a multilevel policy analysis of how global and regional diet policy recommendations find expression at country level
… action has followed the explicit guidance from international agencies, and ideas on reducing sugar intake have found expression in sectors outside of health, to a limited extent. Together with the adoption of the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) health tax, South Africa's experience offers …
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Accuracy or approximation? : measurement strategy for successful land reforms in Rwanda
… or hedge over more accurate 'fixed boundaries'. International agencies recommended Rwanda's approach in the form of implementation guidelines to other developing countries within a theoretical framework FitforPurpose (FFP) land Administration. According to the recommended guidelines, the …
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Mapping Building Damage Caused by Earthquakes Using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning
… has been used by government organizations, international agencies, and insurance industries for assessing post-event damage. The application of deep learning is encouraged by recent technological developments, enabling the processing of increasing amounts of data in a reasonable time as well …
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A trial evaluation of the participatory action oriented training programme in small and medium scale enterprises in Vietnam
… is a key target for national authorities and international agencies. This study aims to apply and evaluate the effectiveness of an occupational health training method called ‘Participatory Action Oriented Training’ (PAOT); claims have been made that PAOT is an effective technique for improving …
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Investigation of I-WASH's community-led total sanitation and alternative decentralized sanitation models in rural Ghana
… an extensive literature review and interviewing international development experts, local government officials, and members of the community in Ghana, the author investigated the reasons that the I-WASH program was not successful in its sanitation goal. While the field of sanitation is and will …
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