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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Least Developed Countries (LDCs)"”.
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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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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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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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The contribution of mobile telecommunication technology to sustainable development in selected countries in Africa
While most of the world's population resides in countries that are wealthy or developing, the rest reside in low-income and least developed countries (LDCs), left behind and growing more disconnected. At the same time, mobile phones are widely adopted in these underdeveloped areas and demonstrate …
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Helping the Poor Help Themselves: Flaws with Conventional Foreign Aid, and Arguments for an International Islamic Financial Institution
… on giving aid to the governments of developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) to boost their economic growth as the means to achieve economic and human development. The assistance given by the donors usually is accompanied by policy reform conditions imposed on the economy and …
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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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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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COVID-19, capital flows and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa
… who were most hit by the pandemic. The SSA countries covered 33 of the 45 countries listed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as least developed countries (LDCs) requiring significant assistance. Moreover, the countries in the region experience some of the …
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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 …