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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Least Developed Countries"”.
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The Viability of Community Tourism in Least Developed Countries: The case of Zanzibar
… conservation for many, if not all, developing countries. Within the context of sustainable development, community tourism is increasingly seen as an effective tool for engaging destination communities in the tourism development in the advanced countries, but it has failed to deliver in many …
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The potential for development of information and communication technologies within the least developed countries
… study is an examination of the potential for the least developed countries of the world to develop information and communication technologies (ICTs) in aid of their social and economic development. It is felt that without the new technologies of information and communication these poorest …
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The Least Developed Countries, the World Trade Organisation and the Norm of Special Treatment
This thesis examines the special treatment of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The categorisation of the LDCs by the United Nations in 1971 not only created a new classification of counties, but also created an international norm of special treatment for …
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Least developed countries and geographical indications: how can Uganda position itself to benefit from geographical indications?
The primary objective of this thesis is to determine how Uganda can optimally benefit from geographical indications. This objective is achieved by focusing on the current negotiations at the World Trade Organization concerning geographical indications. The main issues in contention are the …
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E-commerce and small and medium enterprises (SME) in least developed countries : the case of Tanzania
The purpose of the study was to investigate the E-Commerce phenomena in Tanzania with the goal of understanding how E-Commerce is typically made sense of by Tanzanian SMEs and how the sense making is produced, sustained and affected by environmental and organisational conditions. Structuration …
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Community based tourism in Cambodia : exploring the role of community for successful implementation in least developed countries
… as a potential tool for development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Specifically, at the community level, Community Based Tourism (CBT) has emerged as an effective model to promote the development of sustainable tourism which produces meaningful benefits for all sectors of the …
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Sustainability in supply chain management practices in least developed countries: A case of SMEs in Zambian mining sector
The focus of this study is to explore the sustainability practices of SME suppliers as influenced by the stakeholders in the mining SC in Zambia. The study aims to provide the policymakers and senior managers of focal firms by developing a detailed framework that helps in examining the SME …
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Compare Nutritionally Related Health Outcomes Between Least Developed Countries Receiving Minimal Versus Substantial Food Aid from the United States
… the nutritional health of the populations in least developed countries (LDCs). The average prevalences of nutritionally related health parameters in children under five living in LDCs receiving high amounts of food aid per capita from the U.S. were compared to the same prevalences in LDCs …
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ADAPTATION TO FLOODING IN LOW-INCOME URBAN SETTLEMENTS OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: A CASE OF DHAKA EAST, BANGLADESH
Low-income urban settlements in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) present an extreme case where catastrophic hazards (natural events) and chronic hazards (developed through lack of basic services) overlap. These low-income urban populations often occupy informal settlements that are particularly …
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The impact of the Bali agreement on the Doha round stalemate with particular reference to the interests of developing and least developed countries
The problem that this Research Paper is aiming to examine is whether the Bali Agreement has successfully impacted on the consensus pitfalls and the Doha Round stalemate as shown in the background to the study.
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A study of factors leading to growth in small firms. An examination of factors that impact on growth of small manufacturing in least developed countries: The case of Ghana.
… factors that lead to growth in small firms in a Least Developed Country (LDC). The research is based on the manufacturing sector in Ghana. The main objectives of the research are to identify the key variables that lead to small firms' growth and to ascertain the critical barriers that impede …
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The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm’s Financial Performance: The Tanzanian Perspective
… There are however very few studies done in the least developed countries on the subject matter. The main objective of the study was to investigate the impact of CSR on Firm Financial Performance in the least developed countries, Tanzania being the country in question. The aim of this paper is to …
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TDCA and SADC EPA : facilitation of market growth and integration or decline within SACU? : a critical analysis
… progression on the part of Southern African countries since the establishment of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) in 1910. These states developed and are still continuing to develop promising approaches to trade negotiations in both multilateral and regional economic negotiations 2 …
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Solutions to investor-state dispute settlement : Republic of South Africa vis-à-vis Australia
… is to critically analyse the solutions that countries are currently implementing in response to the much-debated issue that the conventional investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime limits a host-state's space to make regulations under public policy. Consequently, the paper makes …
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Ex-Ante Welfare Effects From Scale-Neutral Productivity Growth for Semi-Subsistence Orphan Crops: Genetically Modified Cassava in Sub-Sahara Africa
… cassava producers. Policy makers in the least developed countries may be able to make more informed decisions on public investment in cassava by relying on both conventional and the alternative EDMs presented in this dissertation.
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Mobile government readiness in Africa : the case of Malawi.
… problem is: To what extent are governments of least developed countries ready to realise mobile government? Malawi as a least developed country was the sample used as case study. The objective was to assess the extent of government preparedness to realise mobile government in Malawi. To assess …
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Safeguard dilemmas: The need for practical special and differential treatment for developing countries
… World Trade Organization (WTO). Thus, deeloping countries, least developed countries (LDC), South Africa, and other Sub-Saharan African countries, are hard-pressed to deploy and consider safeguards as an option. This thesis rests upon two central interlinked propositions, in essence a two-pronged …
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The constitutional right to adequate housing for women in Uganda: problems and prospects
Uganda is one of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs).1 This status marks it out as exhibiting particularly unpromising indicators on a range of internationally stipulated socio-economic parameters. On the other hand, it has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, which two …
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An argument for more plurilateral agreements and their value for developing countries: stemming the tide of preferential trade agreements, post-Doha
… have serious consequences for developing and least-developed countries in particular. This paper argues that, in light of the stalling of the Doha Round, greater effort should be made by WTO Members to pursue plurilateral agreements in specific policy areas and to move towards a system …
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