Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 24‚ Number 3—Summer 2010—Pages 207–232 Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa Jenny C. Aker and Isaac M. Mbiti S ub-Saharan Africa has some of the lowest levels of infrastructure investment in the world. Merely 29 percent of roads are paved‚ barely a quarter of the population has access to electricity‚ and there are fewer than three landlines available per 100 people (ITU‚ 2009; World Bank‚ 2009a). Yet access to and use of mobile telephony
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Girls’ education: towards a better future for all Cover photo: A schoolgirl in Surinam. (© Ron Giling/Still Pictures) Girls’ education: towards a better future for all Published by the Department for International Development January 2005 ii Foreword by the Secretary of State for International Development ‘To be educated means… I will not only be able to help myself‚ but also my family‚ my country‚ my people. The benefits will be many.’ MEDA WAGTOLE‚ SCHOOLGIRL‚ ETHIOPIA
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Table of Contents Executive Summary: 3 Introduction 4 Modes of Transferring Remittances 5 Importance 5 Impact of Remittances on an Economic Insecurity 6 Economic cycle 7 Natural Disasters 7 Policy Implications 8 FORIEGN REMITTANCES TO PAKISTAN 9 Fluctuation In Remittances 10 Detailed Analysis and Impact of Foreign Remittances 12 Findings of Different Analyst on Foreign Remittances 13 Skilled and Unskilled Labor 15 Remittances and Migration in Pakistan 17 Remittances 17
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Introduction to Law I.BASIC CONCEPTS............................................................................................................... 3 1.WHAT IS LAW?......................................................................................................................... 3 Do’ s and DonÆts .................................................................................................................. 3 Is and Ought..........................................................
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Municipal Waste Management in Namibia: The Windhoek Case Study by Raili Hasheela October 2009 Universidad Azteca Municipal Waste Management in Namibia: The Windhoek Case Study Dissertation Thesis for the Management Doctorate of Philosophy in Management with specialisation in Environmental Management by Raili Hasheela October 2009 Supervisor: Professor Gerhard Berchtold Universidad Azteca 1 Commission: Dissertation Examination Commission: DDr. Gerhard Berchtold‚ PGDipEDM
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INNOCENTI DIGEST No.7 - March 2001 EARLY MARRIAGE CHILD SPOUSES s OVERVIEW s HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? s EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT s THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE s TAKING ACTION s THE NEED FOR RESEARCH s IN CONCLUSION s LINKS s REFERENCES EARLY MARRIAGE w CONTENTS EDITORIAL OVERVIEW Neglect of the rights perspective Scope of the Digest HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT Early marriage as a strategy for economic survival Protecting girls
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# 2006 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria EDAHOD-5/1/2007-2009 97989266 A4 Icon Style (iii) EDAHOD-8/1/2007±2009 Contents Study unit INTRODUCTION The role of assessment Changes in assessment Expected outcomes: what to expect from the course Reading the course material A two-way conversation Application Ð a practical approach Planning your study 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO ASSESSMENT Introduction
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The International Harmonisation Process of Accounting Standards Susanne Fritz Christina Lämmle II Avdelning‚ Institution Division‚ Department Datum Date 2003-01-20 Ekonomiska Institutionen 581 83 LINKÖPING Språk Language Svenska/Swedish X Engelska/English Rapporttyp Report category Licentiatavhandling Examensarbete ISBN C-uppsats X D-uppsats Serietitel och serienummer Title of series‚ numbering ISRN International Master Program Strategy and Culture 2003/3 ISSN Övrig rapport ____ URL
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER CONFLICT IN THE NILE BASIN: IMPLICATION FOR EGYPT NATIONAL SECURITY BY IDAMA OGHENEROBO SUPREME PG/PHD/11/59989 BEING A SECOND SEMINAR PAPER PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE‚ UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ NSUKKA‚ IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE Ph.D IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION) SUPERVISOR: PROF E.E. EZEANI MARCH 2012 ABSTRACT CONTENTS Abstract
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WHO collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - CRED Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 The numbers and trends Debby Guha-Sapir‚ Femke Vos‚ Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 The numbers and trends Debby Guha-Sapir Femke Vos Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre (UNISDR) Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Université catholique de Louvain – Brussels‚ Belgium Acknowledgements The data upon which this report
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