Since its independence, Sri Lanka has been lauded by researchers and policymakers for its human capital outcomes and has consistently been ahead of its regional peers. On the other hand, Vietnam continued to struggle with conflicts and other economic bottlenecks which hindered the development of...

The financial collapse of 2007, the accompanying refugee crisis, the health crisis, and the coronavirus pandemic have all played their part in the current gloomy political climate. The left lacks a clear message or strategy to improve the lives of ordinary people. The emphasis on austerity and...

This research study examines the effects of social media addiction on the daily work performance of government employees in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region of the Philippines. Drawing upon the sampled government employees, data were collected through surveys and analyzed using statistical...

Education in Egypt has been an economic paradox for a long time and there is urgent need for change. The Egyptian Constitution guarantees the "right of education in all its stages" for every citizen free of charge in state educational institutions. Yet, there is overwhelming evidence suggesting...

Innovation, another important component of this type of economy, constitutes, in turn, an indicator of global competitiveness. In the national and supranational processes and strategies to implementation of regional knowledge–based economy, a leading role is played by universities, turned into...

This paper reports information on income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean computed from a sample of more than 50 household surveys from 20 LAC countries from 1989 to 2001. Although the core of the statistics is on household income inequality, we also report results on aggregate...

This paper reports information on income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean computed from a sample of more than 50 household surveys from 20 LAC countries from 1989 to 2001. Although the core of the statistics is on household income inequality, we also report results on aggregate...

The present paper is part of an unpublished book divided into three interrelated manuscripts that analyze the collapse of the Sudan. The current paper concludes that the decision of the International Criminal Court to arrest President Bashir triggered a process for the disintegration of an...

In the final two years of Barack Obama’s presidential administration, the United States executive branch made herculean strides to increase the bathroom rights of intersex and transgender Americans. Nevertheless, under President Obama’s successor, Donald Trump, the executive branch has...

Background: One of the foremost objectives of formal education is to improve learning ability. This requires cultivating the development of cognitive functioning. One of the methods for doing this, meditation, is the topic of this article.Aims: The article conducts an in-depth review of the...