Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Introduction -- SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO HOSHIN KANRI -- 1. Introduction to Hoshin Kanri -- 2. A Practitioner's Guide to Hoshin...

The present article uses semiparametric regression to capture the impact of foreign-aid given for health purposes on the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of poor developing countries, after controlling for other covariates. We also investigate whether education (general awareness) helps lower IMR...

Empirical literature examining the effectiveness of foreignaid on infant mortality, using mean regressions, has not found robust evidence in favour of foreignaid. The present article uses quantile regression technique to perform detailed scrutiny of the effect of multilateral health-aid on...