Aravind Eye Care System: A unique model It was year 1976. Padmashree Dr. G. Venkataswamy‚ popularly referred to as Dr. V.‚ had just retired from the Government Medical College‚ Madurai‚ India as the Head of the Department of Ophthalmology. Rather than settling for a quiet retired life‚ Dr. V. was determined to continue the work he was doing at the Government Medical College‚ especially organizing rural eye camps to check sight‚ prescribe needed corrective glasses‚ do cataract and other surgeries
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CITIZENS THEMSELVES? Whether or not rich countries should help poor nations by providing food and education has long been an issue. Others go against such act of charity arguing that it is the poor countries’ governments’ full responsibility. I say‚ charity is good‚ but governments should not rely on it. Rich countries like Japan‚ Australia and the United States (to name a few) have been sending volunteers to aid poor and developing countries like the Philippines. Indeed‚ they have done much
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managing the revenues the country generates by using its national wealth. The Dutch Disease has attacked both developed and developing nations and have impacted their economies in negative way‚ so the policymakers have been looking for effective ways of curing it. While some countries have been struggling to manage their economic situation‚ others seem to find the right measures to prevent the problem. So the key question is how an economy suffering from this
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References: Adebusuyi‚ B. S. (1997) Performance Evaluation of SmallMedium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. Bullion Vol.21 No.4‚ Central Bank of Nigeria. 2 Anderson‚ Dennis (1982) “Some Industry in Developing Federal Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (1989). The National Economic Reconstruction Fund‚ Information Bulletin and Operational Guidelines‚ January (1988). Olorunshola‚ J. A. (2001) “Industrial Financing in Nigeria: Some Institutional
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this necessary? (Explain his motivation and the factors surrounding the genesis of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) • After seeing the power off laptops firsthand in Cambodia‚ Negroponte decided to create an affordable device for use in the developing world. He wanted to create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a low cost laptop. This laptop will have educational software to provide children’s with otherwise unavailable technological learning
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efficiency of the abovementioned organization from the perspective of a developing country. The emergence of the ICSID can be traced in the early 1960s this era was characterized by a wave of take overs‚ high intensity capital based investment in regions such as Africa‚ Asia etc. It is during this time span that the eminent need was felt by foreign investors to develop a a mechanism to govern disputes in foreign countries and also to ensure that rules and practices of international investment
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poor countries and making sure the poorest people are not left behind. ODI mission statement states‚ “inspiring and informing policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty‚ the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. We do this by locking together high quality applied research‚ practical policy advice‚ and policy-focused dissemination and debate. We work with partners in the public and private sectors‚ in both developing and developed
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has Huawei been so successful when entering new oversea market？ content 1. Introduction At the beginning of the 21st century‚ it has shocked the world that Huawei technology‚ an IT company from a developing country‚ China‚ has achieved great success in the international market which has suppressed Nokia to be the second largest telecommunication company. Huawei is a private company‚ which differs from other Chinese successful companies that were supported
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BRICS Countries Introduction BRICS represents the first important non-Western global initiative in the post-Cold War world. It brings together five major emerging powers located in different parts of the world — Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ China‚ and South Africa‚ with the first letter in their names making up the acronym BRICS. In fact‚ the BRICS grouping can be called the R-5‚ after the names of its members’ currencies — the real‚ ruble‚ rupee‚ renminbi‚ and rand. * History The foreign
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IMF performs the following functions. (i) Providing short terms credit to member countries for meeting temporary difficulties due to adverse balance of payments. (ii) Reconciling conflicting claims of member countries. (iii) Providing a reservoir of currencies of member-countries and enabling members to bor row on another’s currency. (iv) Promoting orderly adjustment of exchange rates. (v) Advising member countries on economic‚ monetary and technical matters. Resources IMF is a pool of central
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