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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"economic and political development"”.
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"Public School Reform in Puerto Rico: Education for an ""orthodox"" Economics"
… schooling has played a central role in the development of the country. Yet, while Puerto Rico has experienced moments of economic growth under colonialism, the meaning and significance of that growth, in the context of the country's overall development, remains problematic. This work is an …
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Colonial Legacies and Development Performance in Africa
… differences existed between Great Britain and France with regards to their respective styles of colonial administration. Some researchers have asserted that this difference in colonial administration has affected post-colonial economic and political development in Africa. This paper offers …
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India, political development and legitimacy: a modern state in a traditional society
The conventional theoretical and analytical debate surrounding Third World development emphasizes economic development within the interaction of First and Third World. This thesis takes a different approach, not arguing about the correctness or falseness of these approaches, but concentrating on …
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The State Machine : politics, ideology, and computation in Chile, 1964-1973
… mechanical tabulating machines during the 1920s and 1930s and concludes with the disbanding of the state computer enterprise known as ECOM in 1991. The dissertation pays particular attention to the period between 1964 and 1973, which was marked by the presidencies of Christian Democrat Eduardo …
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Crisis at the crossroads: the conjuncture of internal and external impediments to development in Sudan
The conventional theoretical and analytical debate surrounding contemporary African underdevelopment attempts to classify or label the impediments to development primarily within an internal-external dichotomy. This thesis questions the internal-external approach in that it may limit the …
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China and the U.S. in Africa: Comparing their Impacts on Development
This study aims to assess the impact of American and Chinese economic influence on development in Africa. With its status as the least developed region in the world, Africa can potentially benefit from external development assistance. Whose strategies are the most effective in creating sustainable …
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Sport in Soviet society : development and problems
My general premise is that sports and recreations are among the most revealing mirrors of many societies, offering a distinctive insight into social patterns, cultural values and even economic conditions. From this it follows that research on the USSR, using the sport-system as a case-study, may …
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Child Trafficking: A Case of South Sudan
… makes child trafficking persistent in conflict and post-war settings has been subject to intense debate. The human trafficking literature makes general conclusions that trafficking is a by-product of civil wars, and in the process child traffickers exploit the breakdown of the rule of law. As …
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Child Trafficking: A Case of South Sudan
… makes child trafficking persistent in conflict and post-war settings has been subject to intense debate. The human trafficking literature makes general conclusions that trafficking is a by-product of civil wars, and in the process child traffickers exploit the breakdown of the rule of law. As …
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Child Trafficking: A Case of South Sudan
… makes child trafficking persistent in conflict and post-war settings has been subject to intense debate. The human trafficking literature makes general conclusions that trafficking is a by-product of civil wars, and in the process child traffickers exploit the breakdown of the rule of law. As …
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The politics of aesthetics and performance: Visuality and the remaking of culture in the Calabar Festival and Carnival, 2004 -2019
The Calabar Festival and Carnival was inaugurated in 2004. Aspects of Calabar cultural festivals had been appropriated into Caribbean carnivals and were performed from around the second half of the 18th century, particularly in the Trinidadian carnival. In 2004, it returned to Africa and was remade …
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Class, estate and status in Czechoslovakia, 1918-1938
… developed in Arthur Marwick's <u>Class: Image and Reality in Britain, France and the U. S. A. Since 1930</u> to the study of the Czechoslovak First Republica It examines first those salient features in economic and political development which helped to shape Czech and Slovak societies in this …
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Understanding the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Economic Development of South Africa
… role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Economic Development of South Africa. South Africa is a developing country and, just like other developing countries around the world, it requires FDI for its socio-economic and political development. Using the quantitative research methods, and …
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US foreign policy and national development in the Caribbean, 1960-1976
… has long been an area of intense US interest and activity. Yet at the same time, the United States has failed to articulate a distinctive Caribbean policy, separate from its policy towards Latin America. In part, this failure has resulted from the practical difficulty of determining a …
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An investigation into effective management structure for tuna resources in the West Indian Ocean
… (WIO) have been at the centre of the social, economic and political development of the region. Their significance in creating employment, providing food, and generating revenue for the people in the region cannot be overemphasized. To be able to derive full benefits from the tuna resources in …
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The CFA Franc Zone: a modern reincarnation of a colonial relic
… union comprising 14 African countries in West and Central Africa. The purpose of the study is to examine the manner in which this monetary union affects the development of these 14 African member states, with special reference to the membership of France in the union. For various reasons, …
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Essays on the political economy of development in Nigeria
… dissertation within the intellectual frontier of political economy of development, and three distinct but related essays that addresses issues affecting the economic and political development of Nigeria. The first essay examines the political economy of intergovernmental transfers in Nigeria. …
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ICTs and the reconfiguration of 'marginality' in Langa Township: A study of migration and belonging
Mobility and migration are survival tactics for long-term security and sustainability within Africa and South Africa is perceived as offering opportunities to those seeking greener pastures. South Africa's history of 'selective immigration' has made many local South Africans, particularly the …
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Formulating effective policy: issues in language and education in Malawi
… is that it will contribute to the theoretical and practical body of knowledge in the development of how effective policies are formulated, implemented and evaluated. The study therefore hopes to go some way towards contributing to knowledge in adequate planning and implementation of policy …
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The dynamic relationship between oil wealth and economic growth: the case of Nigeria.
The problem of weak economic development in Nigeria despite a substantial inflow of revenues from oil exports especially from the early 1970s and other subsequent periods is an important issue to examine. This outcome presents a number of problems for any government regime in Nigeria seeking to …
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