Good Enough Governance: Poverty Reduction and Reform in Developing Countries* Merilee S. Grindle Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development Kennedy School of Government Harvard University merilee_grindle@harvard.edu November 2002 “People now place their hope in God‚ since the government is no longer involved in such matters.”1 So lamented a poverty-stricken citizen of Armenia. Indeed‚ it is all too clear that when governments perform poorly‚ resources are wasted‚ services go
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every teenager hears at school; yet‚ for many gay teens these words are a constant mantra they cannot escape. Schools are deemed institutions where children and teenagers not only learn‚ but where they can develop their identity and learn to express themselves socially. However‚ all of this can certainly be negated when a typical high school student hears an average of “25.5 anti-gay slurs a day.”1 The Gay‚ Lesbian and Straight Education Network‚ or GLSEN’s 2005 National School Climate Survey
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Health Advocacy Campaign: Fighting Mental Illnesses one Day at A Time Millions of American’s are affected by mental health illnesses. As a nurse I understand that mental health illnesses have no respect of person. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reported that approximately 61.5 million Americans are affected by mental illness in a given year‚ and almost 13.6 million individuals live with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia‚ depression‚ or bipolar disorder (National Alliance on
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ADVOCACY SKILLS PROJECT MOTIVATION:- VARIOUS TYPES OF MOTIVES- a) BIOLOGICAL MOTIVES b) SOCIAL MOTIVES c) PERSONAL MOTIVES NAME- ANURAG SHARMA CLASS- SECTION B ROLL NO. 08616503813 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am using this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout the course of this project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance‚ invaluably constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. I am sincerely grateful to them for sharing their
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encourage the sort of betting/gambling that is promoted in your country? Narrowed Topic: Encouraging Gambling can be beneficial to one’s country I. Thesis: Positive outcomes are inevitable in major capacities for a country. Despite the positive‚ other negative implications can cause detrimental effects on individual and society. II The country is position for Economic gain A. Increase in investment for the country 1. New businesses is generated 2. New development
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Advocacy As most of us have heard through our nursing career‚ nurses play many roles in their profession including being an advocate and a leader. As Dye (2010) mentioned‚ “leaders are advocates for personal and professional needs” (p. 85). Advocacy Needs Tomajan (2012) described advocate as a person who tries to protect others’ interest and needs (p. 2). Therefore‚ wherever there is a need‚ there can be advocacy as well. Nurses can be advocate for their patients‚ co-workers‚ the nursing profession
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How to measure development? Few can deny that the world’s wealth is highly concentrated. ‘Populations of North America and Eastern Europe eat well‚ consume most of the world’s fuels‚ live in generally well serviced homes while many people in Africa‚ Asia and America are less fortunate.’ In those areas majority of population lack balanced diets‚ reliable drinking water and adequate incomes. Many of them are illiterate‚ malnourished and suffer from various contagious diseases. We cannot reject information
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WHAT EXTENT THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEPEND ON THE INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. A developing country‚ also called a less-developed country (LDC)‚ is a nation with a low living standard‚ undeveloped industrial base‚ and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. Meanwhile‚ an industrial country also known as developed country or "more developed country" (MDC)‚ is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure
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According to the article “The voice of Florence Nightingale on Advocacy”‚ Florence Nightingale was born on May 12‚ 1820 as the second daughter to English parents. She was intelligent‚ and as a young woman learned several languages. Nightingale was known to be most comfortable in the solitary activities of reading‚ writing in her journals and attempting to discern purpose in her life (Selanders & Crane‚ 2012). However‚ Florence Nightingale believed in making mankind’s life better. With these thoughts
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competency of nurses under a Preceptorship Program Author : Karl Nelson S. Marquez‚ Agustine Miguel G. Saavedra‚ Mary Danilyn S. Sandal School : Cebu Normal University Degree : Master in Nursing; Master of Science in Nursing Adviser : Jezyl T. Cempron Year Completed : 2012 ______________________________________________________________________ Background: Known to be the most effective method to develop professional nurses is through a
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