5 CONTEMPORARY WORLD PROBLEMS Global Financial Crisis The global financial crisis‚ brewing for a while‚ really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen‚ large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out‚ and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems. Treatment of Women in Afghanistan Women in Afghanistan are treated unfairly due
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Nigeria………………………………………………………..7 Nigeria’s democracy and Economic Growth……………………………………8 Is Nigeria a developing nation……………………………………………………13 Practical approach to Community Development- The Nigerian case………………………………………………………………….….17 Achieving the MDGs – Ondo State example…………………………………..20 References………………………………………………………………………………..21 Abstract The study of economic growth in relation to community development cannot be overemphasized. Community development is not all about economic growth
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Todaro defines development “as a multidimensional process involving major changes in social structures‚ popular attitudes‚ and national institutions‚ as well as the acceleration of economic growth‚ the reduction of inequality‚ and the eradication of absolute poverty. Development‚ in its essence‚ must represent the whole gamut of change by which an entire social system‚ tuned to the diverse basic needs and desires of individuals and social groups within that system‚ moves away from a condition of
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Aims and objectives This paper provides a context for this special edition. It highlights the scale of the challenge of nursing shortages‚ but also makes the point that there is a policy agenda that provides workable solutions. Results An overview of nurse:population ratios in different countries and regions of the world‚ highlighting considerable variations‚ with Africa and South East Asia having the lowest average ratios. The paper argues that the ‘shortage’ of nurses is not necessarily
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aims to explain the current state of how ICT is being used in education and how it can better benefit current and future users. The United Nations’ Second and Third Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are achieving universal primary education and promoting gender equality‚ respectively. The MDGs in education are defined in terms of participation and completion of primary education by all children and the elimination of gender discrimination in education. 2 ICT plays an important role in
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A review of corporate social responsibility in India Bajpai‚ G.N. (2001)‚ “Corporate Social Responsibility in India and Europe: Cross Cultural Perspective “‚ available at http://www.ficci.com (accessed 06August UN MDG Report (2013). UN Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (2013). MDG Report‚ GoI (Government of India) Report‚ 2011. Annual Report – (2009-2010). ArvindVirmani (2006) ‚Poverty and Hunger In India : What is needed to
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UNICEF put forward the concept of human development to focus on human needs and capabilities. In 2000‚ this concept led to the abandonment of modernization theory and to the adoption of shorter-term goals branded as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MDGs include the eradication of extreme poverty‚ the provision of universal primary education‚ the reduction of child mortality‚ the achievement of gender equality‚ etc. For each goal‚ specific targets to be achieved at specific dates were
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References: Olise F. P. 2010. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Sustainable Development in Africa: Mainstreaming the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into Nigeria’s Development Agenda
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ITC CHANGE MANAGEMENT REPORT ITC mission: ITC enables small business export success in developing and transition countries by providing‚ with partners‚ sustainable and inclusive trade development solutions to the private sector‚ trade support institutions and policymakers. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Trade Centre concerning the legal status of any country
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Our country fails to prepare all the students for the university during their S.S.C and H.S.C level. What do make a country succeed? We know that it is education because an adage goes that “Education is the backbone of a nation”. And to grab the success we must build a educated nation but our country fails to prepare all the students for the university during their S.S.C and H.S.C level. It is become a major problem of our educational system. And day by day it is increasing. I strongly believe
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