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Education in every sense is one of the fundamental factors of development. No country can achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in human capital. Education enriches people’s understanding of themselves and world. It improves the quality of their lives and...
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and political will to overcoming the harsh poverty experienced by the majority of Nigerians. In this regard, the emerging …
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, and largely concerned with scientific evidence of harm to human health and the environment. This contrasts with the public …. The paper shows how the debate over GM technology has been framed and reflects the broader tensions within society. First …
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A new management technology, based on modern developments in macroeconomics, was offered. It is aimed at the highest …
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This article outlines work in progress on a study of technological choice in the context of North-South development. Its main purpose is to describe the methodology being developed in the pilot phase of the study. This is of interest because it links together a number of analytic...
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having a very low cost structure – making it lucrative for banks to target the rural poor. Poverty is an insidious problem in … states, the issue is even more pressing. High levels of poverty lead to high rates of migration towards the North. Augmented …
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Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) commonly have as their stated mission a desire to provide quality health services to … services more affordable. However, it suggests that in current African health contexts, FIIs may no longer be that different …
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and in the south, and in some cases (for example, for poverty) we estimate how much additional progress is likely to be … basic services would help in improving outcomes in the south, with a focus on health and education. Finally, we discuss the … existing evidence on the impact that programs such as the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (Programa de Educación …
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. The results attained and the evidence mobilized consistently show the interdependencies of health, education and poverty … affect access to health, to education and to economic opportunities. The emphasis is placed on South Mediterranean countries …
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The interdependencies of health, education and poverty that are common knowledge to individuals are also present at the … research but based on the Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) of Egypt, Morocco and Turkey. The results attained through …
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