S. Dodaro Development Studies 200 Fall 2005 Introduction to International Development Fall Term: The Global South Instructor: Santo Dodaro Office: Immaculata Hall‚ 401 Telephone: 867-3945 Email: sdodaro@stfx.ca Office Hours Monday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. At Other Times by Appointment Course Description This course will introduce students to development theory and practice
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practical level of hands-on development work. (I also never managed to finish my dissertation and never quite made it to the big Ivory Tower in the sky‚ but that’s another story best filed away in the lost dreams folder). I have recently revisited the development literature‚ both for personal reasons and out of professional necessity in my current consulting work at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). And I must say that I am impressed by the breadth and logic of current development philosophies. Let’s
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in Somalia in the highest risk category worldwide. A woman’s health and behavior during pregnancy affects the health of her unborn baby. A poor diet‚ certain environmental exposures‚ illnesses‚ medication‚ and other factors affect the baby’s development. Prenatal and antenatal care is extremely important in order to ensure the health of the baby and the mother. In Somalia only one out of every four pregnant woman gets antenatal care and for those lucky few that do‚ the service isn’t even good enough
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Access to Clean Water is a Life Changing Experience Access to clean water is a life changing experience. 30‚000 people die every year because they don’t have access to clean water. Now imagine if those people hadn’t died there would be over 780 million people who don’t have access to clean water‚ that is more than 2 ½ times the population of the US. Every single person in these conditions has to make a decision that ends in death. They have the choice of drinking the dirty water and becoming
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important role in the economic development of the country. Women education promote women empowerment‚ which in turn leads to the economic empowerment of women themselves as well as the society as a whole with the knowledge‚ skills and self-confidence. Now‚ It is high time to devote more attention on the women education in our state to realise the women’s contributions at large to the economy of the state . KEYWORDS: Women Education‚ Women Empowerment‚ Economic Development. Introduction – ‘Economy
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Planning Commission/ NITI Aayog and Development Communication The Planning Commission was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950 in pursuance of declared objectives of the Government to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient exploitation of the resources of the country‚ increasing production and offering opportunities to all for employment in the service of the community. The Planning Commission was charged with the responsibility of making
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Education and Training (TVET) for curbing food insecurity and promoting development in Africa. The paper highlights the concept of TVET and its objectives; challenges and opportunities of repositioning TVET. The paper also identifies causes of insecurity and implications to development in Nigeria; roles of TVET in curbing insecurity and promoting development. The paper emphasizes strategies for repositioning TVET in promoting development. The paper concludes that for a nation to develop and overcome the
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org/topics/pubs/English.pdf Woodward‚ Bob‚ Bush at War‚ New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 2002. ___ ‚ World Development Indicators Database. As of November 5‚ 2007: www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html World Health Organization‚ Draft Guidelines on Gender-Relevant Indicators in Health Research‚ 2004 November 5‚ 2007: http://w3.whosea.org/en/Section13/Section390_8280.htm Development‚ An Oxfam Journal‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 3‚ 2004.
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Strategy Paper 2011 - 2013 Foreword by the ACTED Sri Lanka Country Director alleviating potential sources of conflict resulting from socio-economic inequalities. In parallel‚ we will support community-driven development management as a way to ensure more democratic and participatory local development processes. Last but not least‚ we will focus on encouraging the protection and sustainable use of environmental resources‚ as these represent one of Sri Lanka’s most precious and crucial assets‚ as well as
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Therefore‚ the seventh MDG is an additional important goal that raises strong concerns and possesses strong relevance in the Chagas epidemic. Ultimately‚ the seventh MDG argues to ensure environmental sustainability. Ricardo Gurtler presents his discoveries about environmental issues due to Chagas in his research
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