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MAKOTA, NAOMI NORAH.
IMPACT OF LAND REGULARIZATION ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN TANZANIA.
Degree: Geography, 2018, The Open University of Tanzania
URL: http://repository.out.ac.tz/2282/1/Naomi%20Makota%20tyr.doc 
► Most women in the developing world lack the ability to access own and control land. In Tanzania, most land in the informal settlements is owned…
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▼ Most women in the developing world lack the ability to access own and control land. In Tanzania, most land in the informal settlements is owned by men. Such land ownership has implications on land regularization processes. This study aimed to identify and anlysed the impacts of land regularization projects on women empowerment in selected informal urban settlements in Tanzania. The study was conducted at Magomeni ward in Mtwara-Mikindani Municipality and Hannanasif and Mburahati Barafu wards in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam. The research design employed in this study was causal- comparative. The sample size comprised 297 respondents. Data was collected using household survey; focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews with key informants. Quantitative data was analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics and qualitative data were analysed through content and structural functional approach. The results showed that land regularization projects create opportunities for women’s inclusion and empowerment through joint ownership. For this to be actualized, more awareness raising on land regularization for women inclusion is needed in order to change men's attitudes towards women ownership. The study acknowledged the strengths of CSOs/NGOs in their coordination of land regularization projects. Equally, the study revealed lack of gender-segregated data. The study concluded that, capacity building and awareness raising have a great role in promoting women inclusion and changing men’s attitudes towards women land ownership in land regularization process. The results of study synthesized the development of ABC model and proposed the development of manual to guide use of ABC model for effecting land regularization and LAS process. The recommend the use of CSOs in awareness raising.
Subjects/Keywords: D880 Developing Countries
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MAKOTA, N. N. (2018). IMPACT OF LAND REGULARIZATION ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN TANZANIA. (Thesis). The Open University of Tanzania. Retrieved from http://repository.out.ac.tz/2282/1/Naomi%20Makota%20tyr.doc
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MAKOTA, NAOMI NORAH. “IMPACT OF LAND REGULARIZATION ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN TANZANIA.” 2018. Thesis, The Open University of Tanzania. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://repository.out.ac.tz/2282/1/Naomi%20Makota%20tyr.doc.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
MAKOTA, NAOMI NORAH. “IMPACT OF LAND REGULARIZATION ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN TANZANIA.” 2018. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
MAKOTA NN. IMPACT OF LAND REGULARIZATION ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN TANZANIA. [Internet] [Thesis]. The Open University of Tanzania; 2018. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://repository.out.ac.tz/2282/1/Naomi%20Makota%20tyr.doc.
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MAKOTA NN. IMPACT OF LAND REGULARIZATION ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN TANZANIA. [Thesis]. The Open University of Tanzania; 2018. Available from: http://repository.out.ac.tz/2282/1/Naomi%20Makota%20tyr.doc
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Carboni, Andrea.
Essays on political elites and violence in changing political orders of Middle East and Africa.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Sussex
URL: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/95004/
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► This research project addresses the question of how political elites' behaviour varies when competition among them is heightened. Focusing on changing political orders across Africa…
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▼ This research project addresses the question of how political elites' behaviour varies when competition among them is heightened. Focusing on changing political orders across Africa and the Middle East, it seeks to understand how political elites facing internal and external challenges manipulate local power structures for political survival purposes, resulting in distinct political trajectories. The thesis argues that local political and conflict environments are conditional on the nature of competition among elites. Volatile political transitions, intense popular unrest, and militarised environments all create distinct incentives and constraints which shape political orders, and determine the inclusion or exclusion of select elites in the resulting political settlement. Using a mixed-method research design which combines quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the thesis consists of five essays exploring select topics and three in-depth case studies. The essays address two cross-cutting themes. First, they show how elites reconfigure institutional structures to cement alliances and survive internal or external challenges when power is being contested after a change in the leadership, or when facing popular mobilisation. Bargaining occurs through ministerial appointments or purges which aim to consolidate political settlements and secure power holders from rivals. Examples from Tunisia and recent episodes of leadership changes from across Africa are presented together with original datasets of ministerial appointments. Second, the essays illustrate how patterns of violence within states are indicative of the fragmented nature of the political environment of the political competition therein taking place. Findings from Libya and Yemen are presented to demonstrate that localised fragmentation produce subnational geographies of conflict which reflect the strategies and the mobilisation capacity of armed groups and elite actors.
Subjects/Keywords: HN0980 Developing countries
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Carboni, A. (2020). Essays on political elites and violence in changing political orders of Middle East and Africa. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Sussex. Retrieved from http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/95004/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.817548
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Carboni, Andrea. “Essays on political elites and violence in changing political orders of Middle East and Africa.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Sussex. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/95004/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.817548.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Carboni, Andrea. “Essays on political elites and violence in changing political orders of Middle East and Africa.” 2020. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Carboni A. Essays on political elites and violence in changing political orders of Middle East and Africa. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Sussex; 2020. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/95004/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.817548.
Council of Science Editors:
Carboni A. Essays on political elites and violence in changing political orders of Middle East and Africa. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Sussex; 2020. Available from: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/95004/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.817548
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
3.
Fokker, Cornelis Dirk.
Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions.
Degree: Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2017, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15215
The automotive component manufacturer's (ACM's) operations are not sustainable due to their competitiveness, only determined by price. for ACM's to be competitive, effective government incentives in the automotive industry need to be present. The study was undertaken to provide a blueprint for change required in government incentives.
Subjects/Keywords: Automobile industry and trade – Developing countries; Sustainable development – Developing countries; Production management – Developing countries
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Fokker, C. D. (2017). Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions. (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15215
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fokker, Cornelis Dirk. “Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions.” 2017. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15215.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fokker, Cornelis Dirk. “Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Fokker CD. Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15215.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Fokker CD. Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15215
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Bricker, Chase.
PARTICIPATION WHERE IT MATTERS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IN THE AGE OF DECENTRALIZATION.
Degree: 2019, American University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:84090
► Today, participation of the citizenry is key to development in democratic countries. However, participation levels are not consistent across countries with similar central development strategies…
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▼ Today, participation of the citizenry is key to development in democratic countries. However, participation levels are not consistent across countries with similar central development strategies or even subnational units within one specific nation. Little information is known regarding why there is variability of participation under the same formal national development policy. A better understanding of what is associated with participation is needed. Therefore, with the help of previous work, the general research question this dissertation attempts to answer is, “What factors promote the public participation of citizens in developing nations?” In this study, public participation is defined as the exchange of information between citizens or citizen and public official either as positive support or negative disapproval. Based on an extensive literature review, this question was broken into three crucial sections: central government actions or decentralization in the countries of focus here, local characteristics, and local opinion. In order to address predictors of participation, this dissertation quantitatively examines the national and sub-national variables associated with local government relations in developing nations claiming a decentralized format. The countries of focus are included in the 35 African nations which participate in the Afrobarometer Survey. This survey is the heart of the analysis, but was supplemented with information from local budgets, auxiliary data, and case studies. Additionally, in order to perform the final quantitative analysis, factoring was needed to form the dimension of participation and those which impact it, allowing more nuanced assessments. The results were found to be mixed in terms of expected vs. realized strengths and direction of relationships, such as the negative relationships of fiscal power and fiscal decentralization with participation. In trying to understand what actually drives participation in the first place, the hope of this dissertation is that national governments and development organizations can now mold new strategies.
Public administration
Civil Society, Decentralization, International Development, Public Administration, Public Participation
Public Administration and Policy
Degree Awarded: Ph.D. Public Administration and Policy. American University
Advisors/Committee Members: Mullins, Daniel (Thesis advisor), Hardy, Bradley (Other), Rosenbloom, David (Other).
Subjects/Keywords: Civil society – Developing countries; Public administration – Developing countries; Social participation – Developing countries
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Bricker, C. (2019). PARTICIPATION WHERE IT MATTERS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IN THE AGE OF DECENTRALIZATION. (Doctoral Dissertation). American University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:84090
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bricker, Chase. “PARTICIPATION WHERE IT MATTERS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IN THE AGE OF DECENTRALIZATION.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, American University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:84090.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bricker, Chase. “PARTICIPATION WHERE IT MATTERS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IN THE AGE OF DECENTRALIZATION.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Bricker C. PARTICIPATION WHERE IT MATTERS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IN THE AGE OF DECENTRALIZATION. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. American University; 2019. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:84090.
Council of Science Editors:
Bricker C. PARTICIPATION WHERE IT MATTERS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IN THE AGE OF DECENTRALIZATION. [Doctoral Dissertation]. American University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:84090
Rutgers University
5.
Mun, Kwon Gi.
Designing energy and water supply chains for prosperity.
Degree: PhD, Operations Research, 2016, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50106/
► Many developing countries suffer severe energy deficiencies despite their ample reserves of energy resources, - the so-called predicament of “resource rich, energy poor.” A leading…
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▼ Many
developing countries suffer severe energy deficiencies despite their ample reserves of energy resources, - the so-called predicament of “resource rich, energy poor.” A leading driver is the energy-economy cycle, where the poor economic status, inefficient utilization of limited budget, and energy deficiency reinforced each other and have led these
countries into a spiral of economic downfall. How to turn this cycle around? It is a classic question but not well answered in the energy policy/economics literature and barely studied in the operations management literature. In Essay 1, we introduce the general concept of energy supply chains and provide a detailed literature review on related studies. The concept applies to any country blessed by natural resources but lack of electricity supply. In Essay 2, we develop a new class of mathematical models to build up coal-based energy supply chains gradually over time to resolve the paradox of ``resource rich, energy poor". Specially, we provide a mathematical approach to design cost effective energy supply chains taking into account the interaction between economy and budgets and various types of constraints arisen in fuel production, fuel transportation, power generation and transmission, and consumption. We verify the effectiveness of the approach by real life instances in some of the energy poor
countries. In Essay 3, we study the nexus of water, food, energy and flood, which are among the most formidable challenges faced by
developing countries around the world (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2014). The development of hydropower has the potential to address all these issues in the same time and thus is prioritized in the international community to reduce poverty, promote the sustainable development of the economy, and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. In this Essay, we apply the supply chain management concept to water resource development and provide the end-to-end and dynamic perspectives (the supply chain perspectives) needed in the expansion of hydropower network for energy security, irrigation and flood control. We identify the unique features and economies of hydropower systems in
developing countries and construct a new class of mathematical models to capture the nexus of these issues, explore the synergy among different development goals and maximize the overall benefit. The model links the hydropower location decisions with the distribution decisions of power and water, incorporates conflicting requirements of different sectors, and capture a new set of cost and time trade-offs on a complex, interacting and dynamic network. Applying the model to the real-life situation of Pakistan, we develop new solutions that can significantly outperform common practices in economic prosperity. Our results demonstrate the value of the supply chain perspectives in hydropower network expansion, and provide insights on the relative performance among popular practices, such as, concentrated vs. dispersed hydropower locations, many…
Advisors/Committee Members: Boros, Endre (chair), Zhao, Yao (co-chair), Katehakis, Michael (internal member), Chen, Weiwei (internal member), Lee, Kangbok (outside member).
Subjects/Keywords: Water-supply – Developing countries; Developing countries; Energy development; Power resources – Developing countries
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Mun, K. G. (2016). Designing energy and water supply chains for prosperity. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50106/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mun, Kwon Gi. “Designing energy and water supply chains for prosperity.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50106/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mun, Kwon Gi. “Designing energy and water supply chains for prosperity.” 2016. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Mun KG. Designing energy and water supply chains for prosperity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50106/.
Council of Science Editors:
Mun KG. Designing energy and water supply chains for prosperity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/50106/
University of Pretoria
6.
[No author].
The impact of foreign exchange controls on the economic
performance of emerging economies and South Africa in
particular
.
Degree: 2010, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172010-114332/
► Capital controls relaxation is one critical macroeconomic policy component that constitutes the broader framework of economic reform policies. Research work has been done, especially on…
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▼ Capital controls relaxation is one critical
macroeconomic policy component that constitutes the broader
framework of economic reform policies. Research work has been done,
especially on developed
countries, to establish if relaxation of
capital controls does improve economic performance of a country.
The literature reviewed supports this notion but the results from
causal studies lack consistency, especially when studying the
emerging economies. This research reviewed the literature on the
impact of capital account liberalization and the pace thereof on
economic growth of emerging economies. Then, a quantitative
research methodology was followed whereby 67 emerging economies,
geographically grouped into five continents, were studied over a
period of 25 years, 1980 to 2005. The economic growth rate was
traced as the emerging economies relaxed or tightened their capital
controls to establish if there was any kind of relationship. It was
statistically proven that in emerging economies relaxation of
capital controls had a significantly low impact on economic growth
and that a gradual relaxation approach positively impacted economic
performance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mr M Holland (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: UCTD;
Developing countries;
Foreign exchanges
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author], [. (2010). The impact of foreign exchange controls on the economic
performance of emerging economies and South Africa in
particular
. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172010-114332/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
author], [No. “The impact of foreign exchange controls on the economic
performance of emerging economies and South Africa in
particular
.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172010-114332/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
author], [No. “The impact of foreign exchange controls on the economic
performance of emerging economies and South Africa in
particular
.” 2010. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
author] [. The impact of foreign exchange controls on the economic
performance of emerging economies and South Africa in
particular
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2010. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172010-114332/.
Council of Science Editors:
author] [. The impact of foreign exchange controls on the economic
performance of emerging economies and South Africa in
particular
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2010. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172010-114332/
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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Gadzikwa, Francis.
Remittances as an external source of finance for investments in developing countries.
Degree: Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2016, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7664
► A number of studies by academics, scholars and researchers have been conducted on the subject of remittances. The focus of these studies has been on…
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▼ A number of studies by academics, scholars and researchers have been conducted on the subject of remittances. The focus of these studies has been on developing countries where remittance corridors have long been established. These studies have focused more on the effects of remittances at micro level, in other words poverty alleviation as result of the decline of FDI; PI and ODA. Established remittance corridors are found in Asia, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, South America, the Caribbean, West Africa as well as North Africa. Few studies have been conducted into new emerging corridors that are still being established, such as the South Africa-Zimbabwe, Botswana-Zimbabwe and the Namibian-Zimbabwe corridors where a large number of Zimbabweans have migrated to. Economic growth and development are major challenges facing developing countries due to lack of finance. With the decline of FDI, PI, ODA as well as credit since the global financial crisis in 2008, there is a need for research to determine other alternative sustainable sources of finance to enable economic growth and development. Available literature and empirical evidence on the subject matter suggest remittances as a complementary source not a substitute of FDI, PI, ODA and credit. This means that governments in developing countries should not neglect their duty to collect revenue, should promote FDI and PI and not be dependant solely on remittances. Like FDI, PI and ODA, the flow of remittances is also determined by the socio-economic and political factors. Any negative effect on the socio-economic and political factors may also lead to the decline of remittance flows. Whilst other developing countries in established remittance corridors have put policies and systems in place to harness and ensure maximum benefits of remittances, countries such as Zimbabwe have not done much to realise potential and the impact that remittances can make. This is evidenced from the lack of reliable data which according to Chami et al. (2008:21) places severe constraints on the types of questions that can be asked and conclusions that can be drawn from statistical analyses. Secondly, emigration from Zimbabwe can be regarded to be in its infancy stage compared countries like Nigeria and Egypt where migration to developed countries has reached maturity stage. The evidence of this is seen on the volume of remittances currently being received by these two countries. Therefore, this study will complement existing data and literature available particularly on this corridor. Remittances are channelled either through formal or informal channels. The literature available and empirical evidence suggests that the bulk of remittances are channelled through informal channels as opposed to formal channels (Crush et al.,2012:20). Within the South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor, 85 percent of remittances to Zimbabwe are channelled informally (von Burgsdorff, 2012: 17) and are not captured in the official statistics such as the Balance of Payments. The drawback of this is lack of accurate data…
Subjects/Keywords: Emigrant remittances – Developing countries; Economic development – Developing countries; Economic development – Developing countries; Developing countries – Economic policy
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Gadzikwa, F. (2016). Remittances as an external source of finance for investments in developing countries. (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7664
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gadzikwa, Francis. “Remittances as an external source of finance for investments in developing countries.” 2016. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7664.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gadzikwa, Francis. “Remittances as an external source of finance for investments in developing countries.” 2016. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Gadzikwa F. Remittances as an external source of finance for investments in developing countries. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2016. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7664.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Gadzikwa F. Remittances as an external source of finance for investments in developing countries. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7664
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Rochester
8.
Furth, Salim B. (1982 - ).
Savings and growth across countries.
Degree: PhD, 2011, University of Rochester
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/16888
► This work investigates links between volatility, savings, and growth across countries. I find that differences in terms of trade volatility account for over 25% of…
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▼ This work investigates links between volatility,
savings, and growth across
countries. I find that differences in
terms of trade volatility account for over
25% of the
cross-country variation in growth among developing countries from
1980 to 2007. The magnitude is arresting: a two-standard-deviation
difference in
exposure to terms of trade volatility between two
countries is associated in the
data with a 32-percentage-point
difference in overall output growth. Two models,
one focusing on
differential rates of capital accumulation and the other on the
risks
associated with technology adoption, explain about half the
difference in the data.
In both models, the only difference among
countries is the respective severity of
terms of trade volatility.
A third model takes the generally higher volatility in
the
developing world as given, and investigates the response of the
United States
to the precautionary savings of the rest of the
world. I find that U.S. savings will
fall in response to higher
savings abroad, even when the endogenous impact on
interest rates
is taken into account.
Taken together, these models describe a
world in which the United States saves
little and instead borrows
the excess savings of developing countries, developing
countries
save precautionarily in proportion to the terms of trade risk they
face,
and low-risk countries outpace high-risk countries in
technology. All of these
features, I show empirically, were indeed
present in the world of the late 1900’s
and early
2000’s.
Subjects/Keywords: Terms of trade; Developing countries
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Furth, S. B. (. -. ). (2011). Savings and growth across countries. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Rochester. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1802/16888
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Furth, Salim B (1982 - ). “Savings and growth across countries.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Rochester. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1802/16888.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Furth, Salim B (1982 - ). “Savings and growth across countries.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Furth SB(-). Savings and growth across countries. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Rochester; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/16888.
Council of Science Editors:
Furth SB(-). Savings and growth across countries. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Rochester; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/16888
Durban University of Technology
9.
Pancham, Jeebodh.
Determining and developing appropriate methods for requirements verification and modelling of telecentre operational monitoring in a developing country.
Degree: 2017, Durban University of Technology
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2496
► Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Information and Communications Technology Degree, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
Telecentres are…
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▼ Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Information and Communications Technology Degree, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
Telecentres are a means of allowing members of disadvantaged communities access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) so that they are included in the digital world. Thorough literature searches, along with communication with the Uni-versal Service Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) indicated that there was no common operational monitoring model for Telecentres. The lack of such a model re-sulted in a lack of real time user and usage profile information to provide strategic business insights for managers. To obtain the requirements for this model, different stakeholders of South African Telecentres were consulted, and these consultations were supplemented by research studies based on international Telecentres.
After a detailed evaluation of the different research methodologies, positivism and re-ductionism were selected as the most appropriate conceptual frameworks for the re-search. The research design included both quantitative and qualitative research meth-ods. Requirements engineering was used to provide a number of different methods for verification and modelling. The UML methodology was used to represent the TeleMun monitoring model. A specific UML diagram, the activity diagram, was used to validate the phase consistency of the TeleMun model using the semiformal tool of VeriScene. The choice of methods depended on several factors, for example, the problem domain, and the nature of the solution required, amongst others. Design science methodology was selected as an overarching methodology to encompass the full process from re-quirements to the final design and reporting phases. This methodology was used both in the design of the model and in the design of VeriScene. (The literature review had revealed that there was a gap concerning appropriate phase consistency tools to ensure consistency between the requirements and design phases. To address this gap, a tool ‘VeriScene’ was developed to provide this consistency). In order to analyse these re-quirements, a combination of different appropriate methods was selected, providing the design strength associated with triangulation. These requirements engineering methods were applied to derive the TeleMun model.
Thus the monitoring model, TeleMun, was developed, verified and partially validated using several requirements engineering methods. The model is designed at a high level and therefore can be modified to suit other local and international Telecentre opera-tions.
M
Advisors/Committee Members: Millham, Richard C..
Subjects/Keywords: Telecommuting centers – Developing countries; Communication in economic development – Developing countries; Community development – Developing countries; Information technology – Developing countries; Telecommuting centers – Management
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pancham, Jeebodh. “Determining and developing appropriate methods for requirements verification and modelling of telecentre operational monitoring in a developing country.” 2017. Thesis, Durban University of Technology. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2496.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pancham, Jeebodh. “Determining and developing appropriate methods for requirements verification and modelling of telecentre operational monitoring in a developing country.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Pancham J. Determining and developing appropriate methods for requirements verification and modelling of telecentre operational monitoring in a developing country. [Internet] [Thesis]. Durban University of Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2496.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Pancham J. Determining and developing appropriate methods for requirements verification and modelling of telecentre operational monitoring in a developing country. [Thesis]. Durban University of Technology; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2496
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Rhodes University
10.
Mugova, Terrence Tafadzwa.
Interdependence and business cycle transmission between South Africa and the USA, UK, Japan and Germany.
Degree: Faculty of Commerce, Economics and Economic History, 2009, Rhodes University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002680
► The process of globalisation has had a large impact on the world economy over the past three decades. Economic globalisation has manifested itself in the…
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▼ The process of globalisation has had a large impact on the world economy over the past three decades. Economic globalisation has manifested itself in the increasing integration of goods and services through international trade and the integration of financial markets. As a consequence the existence of co-movements in economic variables of different countries has become more evident. The extent to which globalisation causes a country’s economy to move together with the rest of the world concerns policy-makers. When such co-movement is significant, the influence of policy-makers on their respective domestic economies is significantly reduced. South Africa re-entered the international economy in the early 1990s when the forces of globalisation, especially for developing countries, seemed to gain momentum. Empirical research such as Kabundi and Loots (2005) found strong evidence of international co-movement between the world business cycle and the South African business cycle, particularly following South Africa’s integration into the global economy. This study examines the relationship and interdependence between South Africa and four of its major developed trading partners. More particularly, the study examines the question of whether business cycles are transmitted from Germany, Japan, US and UK to South Africa, and/or from South Africa to Germany, Japan, the US and UK. The study employs structural vector autoregressive (SVARs) models to analyse monthly data from 1980:01–2008:04 on industrial production, producer prices, short-term interest rates and real effective exchange rates. The results show that South Africa benefits from economic growth in both the UK and US. They also indicate significant price transmission from Germany and Japan to South Africa, with transmission in the opposite direction being statistically insignificant. The impulse response graphs show that a positive one standard deviation shock to both German and Japanese producer prices has a negative impact on South African output (industrial production) growth. Furthermore, South African monetary policy is relatively unresponsive to international monetary policy stances. The findings of this study indicate that South African policymakers need to take into consideration economic performance of the country’s major trading partners, with particular emphasis on the UK and US economies.
Subjects/Keywords: International economic relations – Developing countries; Business cycles – Developing countries; Economic development – Developing countries; Industrial policy – Developing countries; International finance
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mugova, Terrence Tafadzwa. “Interdependence and business cycle transmission between South Africa and the USA, UK, Japan and Germany.” 2009. Thesis, Rhodes University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002680.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mugova, Terrence Tafadzwa. “Interdependence and business cycle transmission between South Africa and the USA, UK, Japan and Germany.” 2009. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Mugova TT. Interdependence and business cycle transmission between South Africa and the USA, UK, Japan and Germany. [Internet] [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2009. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002680.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mugova TT. Interdependence and business cycle transmission between South Africa and the USA, UK, Japan and Germany. [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002680
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Edinburgh
11.
Kiarsi, Sepideh.
Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries.
Degree: 2011, University of Edinburgh
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5236
► Abstract In this dissertation, I develop a framework for evaluation of renewable energy projects in developing countries. There is a global common sense that addressing…
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▼ Abstract
In this dissertation, I develop a framework for evaluation of renewable energy projects in
developing countries. There is a global common sense that addressing the increasing energy
demands of both developed and
developing countries with the conventional exhaustible fossil
fuels will be difficult in the long-term. In
developing countries, in addition to providing
energy for the industrial development, providing services to meet basic human needs such as
heat and light in the rural and poorer regions are other main reasons for their increased energy
demand. This provides the opportunity for renewable energy resources to gain an increasing
share in global energy supply. I explain the environmental and socio-economic impacts of
renewable energy in general and in
developing countries as a basis for assessing renewable
energy projects. I evaluate the renewable energy potentials in Kenya, a leading
developing
country in East Africa. I investigate the available potentials for different renewable energy
sources in Kenya, which provides valuable information for policy and decision-makers to
alleviate the development-related issues of the country. Furthermore, I identify the main
problems and opportunities associated with renewable energy projects in Kenya, which are
used to develop a decision-making model. Multi-criteria decision making (assessing social,
economic and environmental aspects) is applied here. Based on the potentials, I focus on five
main alternative renewable energy resources in Kenya; wind, solar, geothermal, small hydro
and biomass. For multi-criteria decision analysis, I identify a range of criteria including cost
of generated electricity, job creation, available infrastructure and potential, safety,
environmental impacts and land use. Based on my analysis including multi-criteria decision
analysis of renewable energy in Kenya, geothermal energy gains the highest rank among the
five alternatives which is mainly due to the available extensive resource, government and
industrial supports and relatively low feed-in-tariff.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bellingham, Richard.
Subjects/Keywords: Renewable Energy; Developing countries; Kenya
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Kiarsi, S. (2011). Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5236
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kiarsi, Sepideh. “Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries.” 2011. Thesis, University of Edinburgh. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5236.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kiarsi, Sepideh. “Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Kiarsi S. Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5236.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kiarsi S. Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries. [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5236
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Rhodes University
12.
Munedzimwe, Tatenda Carol.
The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum.
Degree: MS, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmacy, 2012, Rhodes University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018252
► Malaria is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases known to man. Although the number of malaria cases reported each year is decreasing, this disease…
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▼ Malaria is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases known to man. Although the number of malaria cases reported each year is decreasing, this disease continues to pose health and economic problems mainly in
developing countries. Significant progress has been made in the fight against this disease. This includes the discovery and development of potent antimalarial agents. However, the development of resistance to most of these potent antimalarials has made the development of new antiplasmodial agents of paramount importance.
Several promising antiplasmodial agents have been found from the marine environment. Amongst these are the tetraprenylated toluquinols from the brown alga: Sargassum heterophyllum. These metabolites have been reported to exhibit a range of antiplasmodial activity; however, the mechanisms by which these compounds bring about their antiplasmodial activity and the pharmacophoric groups responsible for such activity are unknown.
Two species of Sargassum algae were encountered during the course of this project. From the investigation of the geographical and seasonal variation of metabolites of S. heterophyllum and S. elegans we established that there were no significant intra and inter site variations amongst metabolite profiles of both species both within and between the sampled seasons. These results enabled us to establish that the collection of both species from three different sites on the eastern coast of South Africa namely; Kenton on Sea, Port Alfred and Noordhoek in autumn, winter or spring would qualitatively yield the same metabolites. A comparison of metabolite profiles of both species also revealed no qualitative differences between metabolites of S. heterophyllum and S. elegans.
The quantities of selected prenylated metabolites extracted from S. heterophyllum using four different extraction techniques was also assessed using qNMR as the method of quantification. This led to the identification of optimal extraction techniques and conditions for the extraction of sargahydroquinoic acid (1.38), sargaquinoic aid (1.39) and sargachromenol (2.10) from S. heterophyllum. From this study, the extraction of algae by soxhlet extraction using EtOH as the extraction solvent led to the extraction of the highest quantities of sargahydroquinoic acid. The potential of other extraction techniques such as microwave assisted extraction, to yield high quantities of the selected metabolites were also identified.
With gram quantities of sargahydroquinoic acid (1.38) in hand, this compound was modified by oxidation, reduction, acetylation, methylation and cyclization reactions to yield nine derivatives. The derivatives and four naturally occurring prenylated toluquinols were assessed for antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activity against the FCR-3 Gambian Chloroquine resistant strain of P. falciparum and the MDA-MB-231 breast carcinoma cell line respectively. Comparison of antiplasmodial data for all twelve compounds showed that the hydroquinone moeity of sargahydroquinoic acid (1.38) is important for…
Advisors/Committee Members: Beukes, Denzil.
Subjects/Keywords: Malaria – Developing countries – Prevention; Antimalarials
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Munedzimwe, T. C. (2012). The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum. (Masters Thesis). Rhodes University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018252
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Munedzimwe, Tatenda Carol. “The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Rhodes University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018252.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Munedzimwe, Tatenda Carol. “The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum.” 2012. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Munedzimwe TC. The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Rhodes University; 2012. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018252.
Council of Science Editors:
Munedzimwe TC. The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum. [Masters Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018252
Penn State University
13.
Heckert, Jessica Mae.
ETHNIC GROUP DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS FOUR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
.
Degree: 2011, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/10743
► Many countries experienced dramatic economic growth in recent decades, but within-country growth was unequally distributed, and disparities persist by race, ethnicity, and social class. Although…
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▼ Many
countries experienced dramatic economic growth in recent decades, but within-country growth was unequally distributed, and disparities persist by race, ethnicity, and social class. Although education should promote equity across social groups, this idealization falls short when educational resources are unequally distributed. Instead, educational disparities perpetuate within-country inequality. I examine disparities in academic skill development by social group in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam using data from the Young Lives Study, a longitudinal study of childhood poverty. I examine characteristics that predict academic achievement on three domains: math, literacy, and total completed grades, within each country. Then, I decompose the differences within each country to highlight the particular factors contributing to observed disparities. I discuss the findings in terms of policy implications to reduce educational disparities.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rukmalie Thalani Jayakody, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor, Rukmalie Thalani Jayakody, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor.
Subjects/Keywords: developing countries; disparities; academic achievement
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. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/10743
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Heckert, Jessica Mae. “ETHNIC GROUP DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS FOUR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
.” 2011. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/10743.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Heckert, Jessica Mae. “ETHNIC GROUP DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS FOUR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Heckert JM. ETHNIC GROUP DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS FOUR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/10743.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Heckert JM. ETHNIC GROUP DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS FOUR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2011. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/10743
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University of Newcastle
14.
Katusiime, Lorna.
Three empirical essays on the Ugandan foreign exchange market.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Newcastle
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1310394
► Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The objective of this thesis is to investigate exchange rate dynamics in Uganda. As part of extensive reforms,…
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▼ Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The objective of this thesis is to investigate exchange rate dynamics in Uganda. As part of extensive reforms, Uganda adopted a flexible exchange rate regime in 1993. However, the central bank periodically intervenes in the foreign exchange market to calm ‘disorderly’ markets because of the excessive volatility associated with a market-determined exchange rate and concern over the adverse effects of exchange rate volatility on financial sector soundness and economic growth. This thesis comprises three empirical studies that examine foreign exchange market behaviour in Uganda. The first study examines the market efficiency and trading rule profitability of the Ugandan foreign exchange market using daily data for the period January 1994 to June 2012. The study investigates market efficiency using an array of variance ratio tests with superior size and power properties, such as the automatic variance ratio (AVR) test, and popular technical trading rules in the literature, such as filter rules. The results suggest that the Ugandan foreign exchange market is generally characterised by weak-form inefficiency. The level of market inefficiency varies over time, which is consistent with Lo’s (2004) adaptive markets hypothesis (AMH). Although evidence of return predictability is prevalent, the study observes that trading rules are not effective in exploiting return predictability due to transaction costs and time variation in inefficiency. The study also observes that market efficiency improves with increased central bank intervention, remittances and uncertainty of return predictability, and it declines with increased macroeconomic activity, foreign exchange market regulation, financial crises and transaction costs. Thus, in a market with limited numbers of informed market participants and low market depth and liquidity, central bank intervention is found to improve market efficiency. This suggests that central bank intervention may be a useful signalling device because it relays additional information to foreign exchange market participants to attain pricing efficiency. The second study examines the short- and long-term determinants of the Ugandan shilling/United States (US) dollar foreign exchange rate using monthly data spanning the period January 1995 to March 2013. The study extends the literature in the area of exchange rate prediction by developing a hybrid model consisting of macroeconomic fundamentals and market microstructure variables. The choice of macroeconomic fundaments is guided by the monetary model of exchange rates, while market microstructure-related frictions are represented by order flow and bid-ask spreads. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model is used as the empirical framework. The study finds that the key long-run determinants of exchange rate dynamics are money supply, stock of foreign exchange reserves and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Order flow is found to significantly influence the exchange rate in both the short and long run,…
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Business School.
Subjects/Keywords: foreign exchange markets; developing countries
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Katusiime, L. (2015). Three empirical essays on the Ugandan foreign exchange market. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1310394
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Katusiime, Lorna. “Three empirical essays on the Ugandan foreign exchange market.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Newcastle. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1310394.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Katusiime, Lorna. “Three empirical essays on the Ugandan foreign exchange market.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Katusiime L. Three empirical essays on the Ugandan foreign exchange market. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2015. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1310394.
Council of Science Editors:
Katusiime L. Three empirical essays on the Ugandan foreign exchange market. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1310394
University of Pretoria
15.
Sithole, Thulani.
The impact of
foreign exchange controls on the economic performance of emerging
economies and South Africa in particular.
Degree: Gordon Institute of Business
Science (GIBS), 2010, University of Pretoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23286
► Capital controls relaxation is one critical macroeconomic policy component that constitutes the broader framework of economic reform policies. Research work has been done, especially on…
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▼ Capital controls relaxation is one critical macroeconomic
policy component that constitutes the broader framework of economic
reform policies. Research work has been done, especially on
developed
countries, to establish if relaxation of capital controls
does improve economic performance of a country. The literature
reviewed supports this notion but the results from causal studies
lack consistency, especially when studying the emerging economies.
This research reviewed the literature on the impact of capital
account liberalization and the pace thereof on economic growth of
emerging economies. Then, a quantitative research methodology was
followed whereby 67 emerging economies, geographically grouped into
five continents, were studied over a period of 25 years, 1980 to
2005. The economic growth rate was traced as the emerging economies
relaxed or tightened their capital controls to establish if there
was any kind of relationship. It was statistically proven that in
emerging economies relaxation of capital controls had a
significantly low impact on economic growth and that a gradual
relaxation approach positively impacted economic
performance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mr M Holland (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: UCTD; Developing
countries; Foreign
exchanges
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foreign exchange controls on the economic performance of emerging
economies and South Africa in particular. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23286
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sithole, Thulani. “The impact of
foreign exchange controls on the economic performance of emerging
economies and South Africa in particular.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23286.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sithole, Thulani. “The impact of
foreign exchange controls on the economic performance of emerging
economies and South Africa in particular.” 2010. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Sithole T. The impact of
foreign exchange controls on the economic performance of emerging
economies and South Africa in particular. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2010. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23286.
Council of Science Editors:
Sithole T. The impact of
foreign exchange controls on the economic performance of emerging
economies and South Africa in particular. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23286
Addis Ababa University
16.
Asrat, Demtse.
Avoidable Factors in Perinatal Mortality Identified by Clinical Audit at Tikur Anbessa Hospital
.
Degree: 2013, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5884
► summary Perinatal Mortality (PNM) is high in developing countries when compared to high income countries. The major causes of PNM are infection, birth asphyxia and…
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▼ summary
Perinatal Mortality (PNM) is high in
developing countries when compared to high
income
countries. The major causes of PNM are infection, birth asphyxia and
complications related to prematurity. The current perinatal mortality rate in Ethiopia is
37 per 1000 births. Clinical audit has emerged as a powerful methodology for determining
cause of mortality and identifying potential avoidable factors that contributed to the death.
Systematically analyzing deaths in this way is important in order to improve clinical
management and introduce new measures to reduce PNM in the future.
This study is a prospective investigation of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths that was
conducted for a six month period (from June 1
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st
to November 30
th
2012) among inborns at Tikur
Anbessa Hospital. The audit was conducted by a multi-disciplinary team comprised of
obstetricians, midwives, pediatricians and neonatal nurses. The audit process was involved
medical record review; interview of relevant health staff; and interview of families (after
informed consent). The cause of death and potential avoidable factors was assessed for each
case. The findings was collected and presented in a publishable-quality manuscript. Feedback
was given to clinical and administrative leaders at Tikur Ambessa Hospital to inform new
measures to be implemented to decrease PNM.
Advisors/Committee Members: Jonathan Spector(Prof.) (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Perinatal Mortality (PNM); developing countries
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Asrat, D. (2013). Avoidable Factors in Perinatal Mortality Identified by Clinical Audit at Tikur Anbessa Hospital
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5884
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Asrat, Demtse. “Avoidable Factors in Perinatal Mortality Identified by Clinical Audit at Tikur Anbessa Hospital
.” 2013. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5884.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Asrat, Demtse. “Avoidable Factors in Perinatal Mortality Identified by Clinical Audit at Tikur Anbessa Hospital
.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Asrat D. Avoidable Factors in Perinatal Mortality Identified by Clinical Audit at Tikur Anbessa Hospital
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2013. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5884.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Asrat D. Avoidable Factors in Perinatal Mortality Identified by Clinical Audit at Tikur Anbessa Hospital
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2013. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5884
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
17.
Ge, Lipeng MGMT.
Two studies on patent abandonment : from the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives.
Degree: 2017, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
URL: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-91285
;
https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-991012565263103412
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http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-91285/1/th_redirect.html
► This thesis consists of two studies that examine patent abandonment in an emerging market. Patent abandonment refers to firms’ disbandment of their ownership of the…
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▼ This thesis consists of two studies that examine patent abandonment in an emerging market. Patent abandonment refers to firms’ disbandment of their ownership of the property right of a patent that it previously developed. Previous studies have largely drawn upon the economic models to explain why a patent is abandoned. Going beyond that, my thesis tries to incorporate both the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives to understand patent abandonment. In my first study, I build upon the organizational learning perspective to address the question of why the frequency of patent abandonment differs across firms. I highlight the role of firms’ capability of recognizing a high-value patent and the learning barriers to develop such a capability under the weak institutions in an emerging market. I propose, at first, firms may accumulate inaccurate knowledge about the value of a patent and thus develop more patents that are abandoned subsequently. Learning barriers explain a higher frequency of patent abandonment as firms accumulate more innovation experience in the early stage of learning. However, the effect of deliberate learning tends to outweigh the effect of learning barriers after a threshold level of innovation experience is attained. So, after reaching a threshold level, firms tend to have a lower frequency of patent abandonment with more innovation experience. In my second study, I turn to the inter-organizational perspectives and explain why firms tend to postpone their decision of patent abandonment. I argue that the hazard rate of a patent being abandoned does not increase monotonically with time. Such a hazard rate first increases but, after a time point, it decreases with time. It implies that firms may invest in resources specific to a patent and become committed to a patent over time. Further, firms are more likely to make investment in asset specificity and postpone their decision to abandon a patent in the technology field where there is an increasing rate of technology entry. Taken together, these two studies of my thesis contribute to understanding the phenomenon of patent abandonment.
Subjects/Keywords: Patents
; Developing countries
; Management
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Ge, L. M. (2017). Two studies on patent abandonment : from the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives. (Thesis). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-91285 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-991012565263103412 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-91285/1/th_redirect.html
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ge, Lipeng MGMT. “Two studies on patent abandonment : from the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives.” 2017. Thesis, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-91285 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-991012565263103412 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-91285/1/th_redirect.html.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ge, Lipeng MGMT. “Two studies on patent abandonment : from the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Ge LM. Two studies on patent abandonment : from the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives. [Internet] [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-91285 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-991012565263103412 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-91285/1/th_redirect.html.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Ge LM. Two studies on patent abandonment : from the organizational and inter-organizational perspectives. [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2017. Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-91285 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-991012565263103412 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-91285/1/th_redirect.html
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
KTH
18.
Diebels, Jesper.
Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia.
Degree: Industrial Ecology, 2014, KTH
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-150884
► This study is part of a larger project in which the Tsumeb municipality, Falun municipality and Falu Energi & Vatten AB work together to…
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▼ This study is part of a larger project in which the Tsumeb municipality, Falun municipality and Falu Energi & Vatten AB work together to change the currently used controlled waste dumping site in Tsumeb into a sanitary landfill. This study aims to recommend a MSWM solution that will divert the organic waste from going to the landfill. The study consist out of a literature study in order to establish a theoretical background for the MSWM solution; a field study in which the current waste flows of Tsumeb were quantified, by using current data, and characterized, by performing a hand-picking analyses according to the UNEP methodology; and an analyses section in which an appropriate MWSM solution was proposed. The current waste consist out of 70% sand and stones, 17% grass and leaves, 6% prunings and trimmings, 4% sewage sludge, 3% branches and stumps, and 1% of other waste. This paper concludes that 99% of the organic waste in Tsumeb can be recycled, by using it as covering material, as biofuel and turning it into compost. This paper also shows that there is a potential for Tsumeb to start economically sound composting facility.
Subjects/Keywords: Organic waste; composting; developing countries.
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Diebels, J. (2014). Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia. (Thesis). KTH. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-150884
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Diebels, Jesper. “Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia.” 2014. Thesis, KTH. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-150884.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Diebels, Jesper. “Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Diebels J. Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia. [Internet] [Thesis]. KTH; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-150884.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Diebels J. Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia. [Thesis]. KTH; 2014. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-150884
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Victoria University of Wellington
19.
Impey, Kathryn.
Developing Partnerships: How Local Development Organisations can Empower Themselves through the Integration and Management of International Volunteers; A Case Study with Aspire, South Africa.
Degree: 2011, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1819
► International partnerships between developed and developing country agencies are typically presented as a way of working toward specific development goals that will benefit the local,…
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▼ International partnerships between developed and
developing country agencies are typically presented as a way of working toward specific development goals that will benefit the local,
developing country partner. Sending international development volunteers from developed country agencies to assist, or build the capacity of local partners is an increasingly common practice within these international partnerships. Yet research about international partnerships and international volunteer sending is typically focussed on the perspective of developed country agencies or the returned (developed country national) volunteers. There is a silence in the literature where the perspective of the local 'undeveloped' country partners' voice should be heard. By overlooking the voice and perspective of local partners, who host international volunteers, the success and worth of international partnerships cannot be ascertained.
This research addresses the topic; '
Developing Partnerships: How local development organisations can empower themselves through the integration and management of international volunteers, a case study with Aspire, South Africa'. In addressing this topic the research aims to build a better understanding of how host organisations experience international partnerships. Field research was carried out over a three month period and centred on an in depth organisational case study with Aspire; Amathole. Aspire is a rural development agency in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa which has a cosmopolitan and diverse staff team of local and national employees, and international volunteers. This research topic was developed in collaboration with Aspire to build a better understanding of the Aspire experience of international volunteer hosting within its international partnerships. By better understanding local partners' perspectives, wider lessons can be drawn relating to the principles of ownership, partnership and local empowerment which may influence future development practice.
The research was underpinned by a participatory ethos, and utilised a mixed methodology with a qualitative emphasis including semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and document analyses. The research found that the 'Aspire approach' of fully integrating and managing international volunteers into a single, unified, staff team, and managing international volunteers within Aspires own employee systems is a strengths-based and assertive approach. This study of the 'Aspire approach' identifies tangible day-to-day measures that local partners in development can take to empower themselves and to promote and assert their ownership of international volunteer hosting partnerships. The 'Aspire approach' ultimately provides a positive model for future development practice and partnership relations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Overton, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Ownership; Developing countries; Development practice
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Impey, K. (2011). Developing Partnerships: How Local Development Organisations can Empower Themselves through the Integration and Management of International Volunteers; A Case Study with Aspire, South Africa. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1819
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Impey, Kathryn. “Developing Partnerships: How Local Development Organisations can Empower Themselves through the Integration and Management of International Volunteers; A Case Study with Aspire, South Africa.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1819.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Impey, Kathryn. “Developing Partnerships: How Local Development Organisations can Empower Themselves through the Integration and Management of International Volunteers; A Case Study with Aspire, South Africa.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Impey K. Developing Partnerships: How Local Development Organisations can Empower Themselves through the Integration and Management of International Volunteers; A Case Study with Aspire, South Africa. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1819.
Council of Science Editors:
Impey K. Developing Partnerships: How Local Development Organisations can Empower Themselves through the Integration and Management of International Volunteers; A Case Study with Aspire, South Africa. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1819
University of Victoria
20.
Abdelfattah, Noha.
Essays on education and child labor in developing countries.
Degree: Department of Economics, 2015, University of Victoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6689
► Child labor can affect human capital investment of children, as the daily available time is limited and an increase in time devoted to child labor…
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▼ Child labor can affect human capital investment of children, as the daily available time is limited and an increase in time devoted to child labor reduces the available time for investment in human capital. The tradeoff between child labor and human capital investment is important, as the accumulation of human capital is a crucial factor in curtailing poverty and accelerating development plans undertaken by
developing countries. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasizes the importance of education and urges nations not to engage children in work that may interfere with their education. This research is comprised of four chapters that study the relationship between human capital investment and child labor. In the first chapter, I examine the available theoretical and empirical literature to determine the main factors that affect the tradeoff between child labor and human capital investment. The literature identifies income, access to credit, returns to education, and parental preferences as the main factors. In chapter 2, I investigate and analyze the Egyptian’s SYPE dataset that I use in chapter 3 and chapter 4. The SYPE is the most recent household survey dataset that provides data on education and child labor of Egyptian young people. In chapter 3 and chapter 4, I use the SYPE data for children aged 10 to 17 to study the relationship between child labor measured by household work and human capital investment measured by hours spent in schooling-related activities and by school attendance.
Chapter 3 focuses on the gender difference in household work and human capital investment and introduces an identity framework (Akerlof and Kranton, 2010) to explain these differences. The chapter first establishes the puzzle that although females spend about twice more time in household work relative to males, there is no difference across gender in human capital investment. This is a puzzle because one would expect that the extra burden on females should impair their ability to invest in human capital and prevent them from ‘catching up’ ending up with the same amount of human capital investment as males. To resolve the puzzle, I introduce a model of identity where there are two social groups, males and females, and social norms determine time allocation for each social group. The model of identity should be understood as an additional framework, that supplements standard time allocation and human capital investment models (Becker, 1962). It captures differences across genders that are difficult to understand otherwise. I infer the norms from sociological research as well as from answers to questions in SYPE that shed light on gender expectations. The evidence on norms is surprisingly consistent with the time allocation patterns. Thus, a simple model of identity suggests that norms play a large role in explaining gender differences in time allocation and females’ ability to ‘catch-up’ in human capital investment despite a heavier household work burden. In the fourth chapter, I study the impact…
Advisors/Committee Members: Courty, Pascal (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Child labor; Education; Developing Countries
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Abdelfattah, N. (2015). Essays on education and child labor in developing countries. (Thesis). University of Victoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6689
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Abdelfattah, Noha. “Essays on education and child labor in developing countries.” 2015. Thesis, University of Victoria. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6689.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Abdelfattah, Noha. “Essays on education and child labor in developing countries.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Abdelfattah N. Essays on education and child labor in developing countries. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2015. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6689.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Abdelfattah N. Essays on education and child labor in developing countries. [Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6689
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Melbourne
21.
Handoko, Fourry.
Sustainable technology transfer for small to medium enterprises in developing countries.
Degree: 2013, University of Melbourne
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/221359
► The overall research aim of this thesis was to provide theoretical and empirical support for the key factors of sustainable technology transfer for SMEs in…
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▼ The overall research aim of this thesis was to provide theoretical and empirical support for the key factors of sustainable technology transfer for SMEs in developing economies. The research has sought to identify the primary factors that can lead to sustainability of knowledge and technology transfer, their impacts and how they are interrelated. The key factors of the model were rigorously constructed. The underlying theories of key factors to build the sustainable technology transfer model were extracted from the available relevant literature and preliminary research findings. This theoretical model was conceptually analysed with respect to how well they addressed a system based model comprising of identifiable inputs-transformations-outputs. This theoretical model was then empirically tested using a confirmatory approach. Using data from 250 Javanese metal based SMEs, a statistically-sound version was developed. Based on common characteristic of many SMEs, it is suggested that the findings are relevant to SMEs in many other countries. The results suggest policy directions for governments to support local industry in developing countries.
Subjects/Keywords: Small business – Developing countries; Technological innovations – Developing countries; Technology transfer – Developing countries; Sustainable development – Developing countries
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Handoko, F. (2013). Sustainable technology transfer for small to medium enterprises in developing countries. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Melbourne. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11343/221359
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Handoko, Fourry. “Sustainable technology transfer for small to medium enterprises in developing countries.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Melbourne. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/221359.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Handoko, Fourry. “Sustainable technology transfer for small to medium enterprises in developing countries.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Handoko F. Sustainable technology transfer for small to medium enterprises in developing countries. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2013. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/221359.
Council of Science Editors:
Handoko F. Sustainable technology transfer for small to medium enterprises in developing countries. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/221359
University of Southern California
22.
Viciano y Gofferje, Astrid-Christa.
Poor, overweight, and sick.
Degree: MA, Specialized Journalism, 2011, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/637292/rec/5108
► Global obesity constitutes, undoubtedly, one of the major epidemics at the beginning of the 21st century. Traditionally regarded as a problem limited to high-income countries,…
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▼ Global obesity constitutes, undoubtedly, one of the
major epidemics at the beginning of the 21st century. Traditionally
regarded as a problem limited to high-income
countries,
international organizations such as the WHO have only recently
started to recognize the trend toward obesity in poor nations. In
2005, approximately 1.6 billion adults worldwide were overweight,
and at least 400 million of them were obese. At least 20 million
children younger than five years are estimated to be overweight. In
the past twenty years, the rates of obesity have tripled in
low-income
countries. This dissertation analyzes the causes of the
tremendous increase in obesity rates in
developing countries, using
Mexico as an example. It also explores the programs the Mexican
government has launched to halt the epidemic. The Latin American
country has the highest percentage of overweight people among
developing countries in the world.
Advisors/Committee Members: Parks, Michael (Committee Chair), Suro, Roberto (Committee Member), Wipfli, Heather (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: obesity; malnutrition; health; developing countries
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Viciano y Gofferje, A. (2011). Poor, overweight, and sick. (Masters Thesis). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/637292/rec/5108
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Viciano y Gofferje, Astrid-Christa. “Poor, overweight, and sick.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Southern California. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/637292/rec/5108.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Viciano y Gofferje, Astrid-Christa. “Poor, overweight, and sick.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Viciano y Gofferje A. Poor, overweight, and sick. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Southern California; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/637292/rec/5108.
Council of Science Editors:
Viciano y Gofferje A. Poor, overweight, and sick. [Masters Thesis]. University of Southern California; 2011. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/637292/rec/5108
Curtin University of Technology
23.
Nanna, Anoo.
Health insurance in developing countries : willingness to pay for health insurance in Thailand using discrete choice experiment methods
.
Degree: 2011, Curtin University of Technology
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/945
► In Thailand, a universal health insurance coverage policy was implemented in 2001 alongside the reform of public health insurance. Since the reform, Thailand has had…
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▼ In Thailand, a universal health insurance coverage policy was implemented in 2001 alongside the reform of public health insurance. Since the reform, Thailand has had three major public health insurance schemes of the Social Security Scheme (SSS), Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS) and the Gold Card scheme. These three schemes covered more than 90 percent of the Thai population in 2003, moving the country closer to universal coverage.The Gold Card scheme was a new public health insurance scheme, introduced in 2001 and covering the majority of Thai population. The scheme is designed to provide coverage for those on low and middle incomes and, thus, plays a vital role in the drive towards universal coverage. There are problems that need to be rectified in this scheme, including financing feasibility, the need for additional sources of finance and the problems of contracted hospitals in the Gold Card scheme.This thesis seeks to elicit the willingness to pay (WTP) for public health insurance (the Gold Card scheme) in Thailand by using a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) approach. DCE provides an interesting application to decision- making in health care financing and this study is the first to use the DCE approach to elicit the WTP for public health insurance in Thailand.WTP may help policy makers understand the communities’ preferences because it is elicited through community consultation. Although insured people in the Gold Card scheme currently pay nothing for accessing health care, the DCE approach finds that insured people may be willing to contribute to the cost of running the scheme through the payment of a premium.The DCE was conducted in the northern part of Thailand from 1st August to 31 October 2009. The sample size comprising 1,200 heads of households from five districts who are covered by the Gold Card scheme were surveyed and interviewed. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Qualitative methods were used to collect socio- economic status, health expenditures, hospitalisation and financing experience. Quantitative methods were used to analyse DCE data.The study finds that the Gold Card scheme is very important for respondents and if the Gold Card scheme is able to extend the choices of health care providers and the waiting time in Out-Patient-Department (OPD) can be reduced, insured people would be willing to pay a premium for the Gold Card scheme.Thus, it is possible that premium payment can be used to raise additional funds for the Gold Card scheme. This study recommends that as long as other additional public funds such as tax reform cannot be sourced, the Gold Card scheme may require the insured to pay the premium in order to ensure its long-term viability.
Subjects/Keywords: developing countries;
health insurance;
Thailand
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Nanna, A. (2011). Health insurance in developing countries : willingness to pay for health insurance in Thailand using discrete choice experiment methods
. (Thesis). Curtin University of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/945
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nanna, Anoo. “Health insurance in developing countries : willingness to pay for health insurance in Thailand using discrete choice experiment methods
.” 2011. Thesis, Curtin University of Technology. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/945.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nanna, Anoo. “Health insurance in developing countries : willingness to pay for health insurance in Thailand using discrete choice experiment methods
.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Nanna A. Health insurance in developing countries : willingness to pay for health insurance in Thailand using discrete choice experiment methods
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Curtin University of Technology; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/945.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nanna A. Health insurance in developing countries : willingness to pay for health insurance in Thailand using discrete choice experiment methods
. [Thesis]. Curtin University of Technology; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/945
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Lethbridge
24.
Kellett, Ken.
Bilateral aid in Canada's foreign policy : the human rights rhetoric-practice gap
.
Degree: 2013, University of Lethbridge
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3298
► Successive Canadian federal governments have officially indicated their support of human rights in foreign policy, including as they relate to aid-giving. This thesis quantitatively tests…
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▼ Successive Canadian federal governments have officially indicated their support of human rights in foreign policy, including as they relate to aid-giving. This thesis quantitatively tests this rhetoric with the actual practice of bilateral aid-giving in two time periods – 1998-2000 and 2007-2009. This, however, revealed that Canada has actually tended to give more bilateral aid to countries with poorer human rights records. A deeper quantitative analysis identifies certain multilateral memberships – notably with the Commonwealth, NATO, and OECD – and the geo-political and domestic considerations of Haiti as significant and confirms a recipient state’s human rights performance is not a consideration. These multilateral relationships reflect state self-interests, historical connections, security, and a normative commitment to poverty reduction. It is these factors that those promoting a human rights agenda need to contemplate if recipient state performance is to become relevant in bilateral aid decisions. Thus, it is necessary to turn to international relations theory, in particular liberal institutionalism, to explain Canada’s bilateral aid-giving in these periods.
Subjects/Keywords: Human rights – Developing countries;
Economic assistance, Canadian – Developing countries;
Canada – Foreign relations – Developing countries;
Developing countries – Foreign relations – Canada;
Dissertations, Academic
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Kellett, K. (2013). Bilateral aid in Canada's foreign policy : the human rights rhetoric-practice gap
. (Thesis). University of Lethbridge. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3298
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kellett, Ken. “Bilateral aid in Canada's foreign policy : the human rights rhetoric-practice gap
.” 2013. Thesis, University of Lethbridge. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3298.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kellett, Ken. “Bilateral aid in Canada's foreign policy : the human rights rhetoric-practice gap
.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Kellett K. Bilateral aid in Canada's foreign policy : the human rights rhetoric-practice gap
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Lethbridge; 2013. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3298.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kellett K. Bilateral aid in Canada's foreign policy : the human rights rhetoric-practice gap
. [Thesis]. University of Lethbridge; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3298
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Waterloo
25.
Al-Sumaiti, Ameena Saad.
Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions.
Degree: 2015, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/9531
► Electricity consumers in developing countries are seeking reliable electricity services to subsidize the economy and assist the rising population. Underprivileged electricity services are major concerns…
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▼ Electricity consumers in developing countries are seeking reliable electricity services to subsidize the economy and assist the rising population. Underprivileged electricity services are major concerns for these consumers because of power generation shortage. Electricity consumers will be disconnected from the grid as a mean of reducing the total load connected to the distribution grid. In many developing countries, the problem is considered to be severe due to population growth. It is also recognized that electricity shortage negatively affects the quality of life of the residential consumers in these countries.
This thesis proposes ways to reduce the severe effect of power generation shortage on developing countries’ consumers and these ways are appropriate for application in remote communities in Canada. These reductions are targeted to utility and residential electricity consumers to address the power generation shortage problem in developing countries.
The current status of electricity demand restricts grid expansion due to the limited available power generation. With population growth, there is a demand for a system reinforcement. This reinforcement is either by controlling the behavior of electricity consumers or accommodating new electricity supply resources. Since the behavior of electricity consumers is a major factor contributing to high electricity demand compared to the available power generation, this thesis will focus on optimally scheduling residential demand to minimize the negative gap between the current supply and the future expected demand by proposing two approaches based on scheduling the supply of electricity to either houses or devices within them. These approaches account for the uncertainty in many factors governing consumers’ perception to utilize electricity. From the utility aspect, this thesis proposes improving the grid efficiency by considering investments in alternative sources of supply, such as renewable energy sources to support the current generation to accommodate population growth. The economical aspects to select the best distribution generation sources are shown in this thesis. The thesis will also investigate how current policies can be modified to encourage investors in the power sector to build these resources. It is well known that developing countries do not have the adequate financial resources to build these resource systems. The thesis will also target finding the proper sizes of such energy systems by considering the uncertainty in the generation from these resources to address the power generation shortage. This solution is further expanded by considering the cooperation between the utility and the residential consumers to reduce the size of renewable energy systems while considering residential consumers’ demand scheduling.
The thesis sets recommendations targeting electricity services improvement to facilitate not only consumers’ lives, but also countries’ economies.
Subjects/Keywords: Power generation shortage; developing countries
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Al-Sumaiti, A. S. (2015). Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/9531
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Al-Sumaiti, Ameena Saad. “Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions.” 2015. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/9531.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Al-Sumaiti, Ameena Saad. “Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Al-Sumaiti AS. Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2015. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/9531.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Al-Sumaiti AS. Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/9531
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Louisiana State University
26.
Handal Reyes, Jorge Jose.
The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries.
Degree: MS, Agricultural Economics, 2014, Louisiana State University
URL: etd-07142014-144131
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https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1585
► The purpose of this thesis is to study the empirical linkages between nearby futures prices for coffee at the New York (NY) Intercontinental Exchange…
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▼ The purpose of this thesis is to study the empirical linkages between nearby futures prices for coffee at the New York (NY) Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)/NY Board of Trade (NYBOT) and cash prices (producer and export prices) in selected Latin American countries. This theme was entertained in Fortenbery and Zapata (2004) and subsequently by Fortenbery and Zapata (2004) and Li and Fortenbery (2013). This thesis uses data from January 1990 to May 2013 and adds producer cash prices in addition to export prices, thus expanding the dataset by over a decade and adding local market cash prices relative to the first paper, and also adds Brazil (the largest Arabica coffee exporter) and Colombia (a producer of high quality coffee) to the country mix; all cash prices were provided by the International Coffee Organization. Cointegration methodology is used to study price linkages between nearby futures prices in New York and the above spot prices. Implications for speculative activity are derived in light of the more recent paper above. Cointegration tests suggest that nearby futures market prices in New York are strongly linked with export prices in Brazil and Guatemala as well as with producer prices in Brazil and Honduras. Weak linkages exist for the remaining series of producer and export prices. Finding strong linkages for some markets is consistent with anecdotal evidence on the partial use of ICE/NYBOT futures prices to set domestic producer level prices in some countries. When evaluating the price relationship between producer and export prices in each country, Brazilian producer and export prices were the only ones that resulted to be cointegrated with each other, suggesting that local prices for coffee at different market levels are strongly linked and causal in at least one direction for Brazil. Optimal lag lengths used for the cointegration tests imply that the information transmission between the cointegrated series is slower than expected when compared to some US commodity markets where price changes can be reflected in 1 to 3 days. Impulse response functions from error correction models and vector autoregressive models confirm the causal nature of the relationship between coffee futures prices and cash prices in the four countries. When considering the implications of this research, preliminary results from a very simple regression analysis suggest that, consistent with Li and Fortenbery (2013), increases in intertemporal spreads by noncommercial speculative activity significantly decreases price volatility. This adds to existing evidence that efforts to limit the size of speculative positions may not strongly contribute to commodity price stability. For countries where coffee contributes to significant economic activity, and in which there is a large number of small producers, the gains from using commodity futures markets for coffee price risk management has considerable appeal. Hedging in futures markets, for example, or distributing futures price information to local cash market participants in developing…
Subjects/Keywords: Commodities; Coffee; Developing Countries; Cointegration
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Handal Reyes, J. J. (2014). The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries. (Masters Thesis). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-07142014-144131 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1585
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Handal Reyes, Jorge Jose. “The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Louisiana State University. Accessed February 27, 2021.
etd-07142014-144131 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1585.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Handal Reyes, Jorge Jose. “The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Handal Reyes JJ. The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Louisiana State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: etd-07142014-144131 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1585.
Council of Science Editors:
Handal Reyes JJ. The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries. [Masters Thesis]. Louisiana State University; 2014. Available from: etd-07142014-144131 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1585
University of Leicester
27.
Anwar, Cep J.
Effects of central bank independence in developing countries.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.12697457.v1
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.811479
► This thesis is composed of three empirical studies on the effect of central bank independence in developing countries. The first empirical study in Chapter 2…
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▼ This thesis is composed of three empirical studies on the effect of central bank independence in developing countries. The first empirical study in Chapter 2 investigates the relationship between CBI and inflation in developing countries. After estimating a panel regression model, using pooled least square on the assumption of coefficient homogeneity; the result reveals that there is no significant negative relationship between CBI and inflation. The poolability of the panel is checked by applying the Chow test and Roy-Zellner test. The results show that the model is not poolable. Furthermore, by performing a panel heterogeneity model with pooled mean group (PMG) estimator and show that there exists a reverse relationship between CBI and inflation. Chapter 3 presents the responses to financial asset prices, consumption and investment in relation to CBI shocks in developing countries. The financial asset prices are divided into three categories: exchange rate, stock index and bond yield. The analysis is based on a panel Vector Autoregressive (Panel VAR) estimation. By applying poolability tests, heterogeneity across the countries in our sample is identified. One possible solution to this problem is to apply a mean-group estimation to the panel VAR. Additionally, the sample countries are divided to make the sub-group poolable. Chapter 4 examines whether CBI and macroprudential policy can contribute to enhancing financial stability in terms of credit per GDP. This chapter proposes a new index concerning macroprudential policy for 20 developing economies over the period 2000 to 2017. This chapter shows that the effect of CBI and macroprudential policy on credit per GDP depends on the non-linearity of the CBI degree. The more independent the central bank, the more stable its financial system, with a stronger effect when CBI is below its trend. When the sample is separated into two groups based on the poolability test, the result reveals that countries with a higher average CBI index maintain better financial stability.
Subjects/Keywords: Central Bank Independence; Developing Countries
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Anwar, C. J. (2020). Effects of central bank independence in developing countries. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.12697457.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.811479
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Anwar, Cep J. “Effects of central bank independence in developing countries.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed February 27, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.12697457.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.811479.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Anwar, Cep J. “Effects of central bank independence in developing countries.” 2020. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Anwar CJ. Effects of central bank independence in developing countries. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.12697457.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.811479.
Council of Science Editors:
Anwar CJ. Effects of central bank independence in developing countries. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.12697457.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.811479
University of New South Wales
28.
Vaghjiani, Khimji.
Patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and developing countries: A comparative case study of Australian and Indian banking industries.
Degree: Information Systems, Technology & Management, 2012, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52204
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https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10874/SOURCE01?view=true
► ABSTRACTThe literature on Information Technology (IT) enabled innovation, like innovation literature more generally, has focused predominantly on work conducted in developed countries. Historically this has…
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▼ ABSTRACTThe literature on Information Technology (IT) enabled innovation, like innovation literature more generally, has focused predominantly on work conducted in developed
countries. Historically this has been due to a lack of empirical evidence collected in developing
countries and access to comparable examples of innovation. This situation results in the application of developed world ideas to innovation in the
developing world. Whether and how the adoption of IT-enabled innovation in
developing countries differs from developed
countries therefore remains an unexplored question (World Bank 2008). This thesis therefore addresses two research questions: What are the patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and
developing countries? and How do they differ and why? To explore these questions, the thesis focuses on the IT-enabled innovation of services in the banking sector, specifically internet and mobile banking (IMB). The adoption of IMB occurred during the late 1990s and early 2000s and is well documented for both contexts. The aforementioned questions are explored through a comparative interpretive study of IMB adoption in Australian and Indian banking industries as examples of developed and
developing contexts.The key findings of this study demonstrate that the dynamics of IMB adoption in both the Australian and the Indian banks follow the pattern of habitualisation, objectification and sedimentation phases (Tolbert & Zucker 1996). However, the motivations for adoption at each phase differ. Furthermore, the adoption of IMB in Australian banks is indicative of a sustaining innovation, while the same innovation in Indian banks suggests a disruptive innovation. The adoption of IMB in India satisfied an unmet customer need that had not previously existed in the form of banking (Christensen & Raynor 2003) and in the process disrupted traditional and informal finance methods. On the other hand, the adoption of IMB in Australia improved and sustained existing banking methods, providing greater efficiency. IT-enabled innovation appears to follow an opposite path in developed nations to that in
developing nations driven by differences in consumer needs. These findings bring into question the direct application in
developing countries of innovation models and frameworks created through the study of innovations in developed
countries.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cecez-Kecmanovic , Dubravka, Information Systems, Technology & Management, Australian School of Business, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: Institutional Theory; Innovation; Developing countries
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Vaghjiani, K. (2012). Patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and developing countries: A comparative case study of Australian and Indian banking industries. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52204 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10874/SOURCE01?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vaghjiani, Khimji. “Patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and developing countries: A comparative case study of Australian and Indian banking industries.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52204 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10874/SOURCE01?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vaghjiani, Khimji. “Patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and developing countries: A comparative case study of Australian and Indian banking industries.” 2012. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Vaghjiani K. Patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and developing countries: A comparative case study of Australian and Indian banking industries. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2012. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52204 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10874/SOURCE01?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Vaghjiani K. Patterns of IT-enabled innovation adoption in developed and developing countries: A comparative case study of Australian and Indian banking industries. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2012. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52204 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10874/SOURCE01?view=true
University of Aberdeen
29.
Ternent, Laura.
Testing methods to value health outcomes in low income countries using contingent valuation and discrete choice experiment methods.
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Aberdeen
URL: https://abdn.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/44ABE_INST/12153456130005941
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553815
► This thesis is concerned with examining issues of theoretical validity and bias in contingent valuation (CV) and discrete choice experiment (DCE) methods in low income…
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▼ This thesis is concerned with examining issues of theoretical validity and bias in contingent valuation (CV) and discrete choice experiment (DCE) methods in low income countries. This thesis contributes to the small body of literature on the application of CV and DCEs in low income countries and in populations which have little or no formal education. Theoretical validity is examined by testing whether willingness to pay corresponds to theoretical expectations focusing on gender and willingness to pay, sensitivity to scope, starting point bias, and strategic bias in CV. The theoretical validity of the DCE method in populations with no formal education is also explored. It is found that whilst iterative methods to elicit willingness to pay often mimic local market conditions in low income countries they are prone to starting point bias and strategic bias. An association between gender and willingness to pay was also found. Issues of gender, starting point bias and strategic behaviour can be tested for and controlled for in the estimation of willingness to pay and do not present an insurmountable problem. Willingness to pay was also found to be insensitive to the size of the benefit in CV. Using the DCE method, it was found that with the use of visual aids, DCEs can be used among respondents with no formal education. It is concluded that CV and DCEs are feasible and valid in populations with low levels of education when surveys are conducted using trained enumerators and administered using face-to-face interviews. This suggests that both techniques are capable of being used in wide variety of settings. The exception to this is a lack of evidence on sensitivity to scope. Further research is therefore required into sensitivity to scope. Further research is also required to examine the association between gender and willingness to pay.
Subjects/Keywords: 330.0151; Contingent valuation; Developing countries
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Ternent, L. (2012). Testing methods to value health outcomes in low income countries using contingent valuation and discrete choice experiment methods. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Aberdeen. Retrieved from https://abdn.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/44ABE_INST/12153456130005941 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553815
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ternent, Laura. “Testing methods to value health outcomes in low income countries using contingent valuation and discrete choice experiment methods.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Aberdeen. Accessed February 27, 2021.
https://abdn.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/44ABE_INST/12153456130005941 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553815.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ternent, Laura. “Testing methods to value health outcomes in low income countries using contingent valuation and discrete choice experiment methods.” 2012. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Ternent L. Testing methods to value health outcomes in low income countries using contingent valuation and discrete choice experiment methods. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Aberdeen; 2012. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: https://abdn.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/44ABE_INST/12153456130005941 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553815.
Council of Science Editors:
Ternent L. Testing methods to value health outcomes in low income countries using contingent valuation and discrete choice experiment methods. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Aberdeen; 2012. Available from: https://abdn.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/44ABE_INST/12153456130005941 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553815
Universidade Nova
30.
Sumer, Selçuk Cemal.
The impacts of free trade agreements on use of antidumping.
Degree: 2009, Universidade Nova
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9647
► A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business…
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▼ A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
This paper investigates the effects of bilateral trade agreements on
the antidumping use. It points out the antidumping investigations and
measures imposed from the 16 major members of WTO, in the recent
years. It also states the increasing number of use of antidumping and
its policies in developing countries. From the available data it
examines the alterations of antidumping investigations initated by a
developed country (the USA) and a developing country (Brazil)
against their major trading partners under bilateral trade agreements.
It states that if there is more or less antidumping use depending on a
country being developed or developing.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tabakis, Chrysostomos.
Subjects/Keywords: FTAs; Antidumping; WTO; Developed countries; Developing countries
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Sumer, S. C. (2009). The impacts of free trade agreements on use of antidumping. (Thesis). Universidade Nova. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9647
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Sumer, Selçuk Cemal. “The impacts of free trade agreements on use of antidumping.” 2009. Thesis, Universidade Nova. Accessed February 27, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9647.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sumer, Selçuk Cemal. “The impacts of free trade agreements on use of antidumping.” 2009. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
Vancouver:
Sumer SC. The impacts of free trade agreements on use of antidumping. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2009. [cited 2021 Feb 27].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9647.
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Sumer SC. The impacts of free trade agreements on use of antidumping. [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2009. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9647
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