Economic Growth and Community Development -Nigerian Examples By John Paul Akinduro Post Graduate Diploma (Blended) Submitted to: The School of Media and Communication Pan Atlantic University‚ Lagos November 2013 Table of contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………3 Methodology…………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..4 What is Economic Growth………………………………………………………....4 What is Community Development………………………………………….…...4
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Poverty continues to be a major issue in Rural Kenya; and a number of social factors influence the level of poverty experienced in surrounding communities. The supply of unclean water‚ the vulnerability of the villagers to water-borne diseases‚ the absence of communication channels‚ and the failure of the community heads to treat infected persons due to lack of sufficient funds to upkeep professional medical services – all give rise to further complications‚ such as high mortality rates and consequently
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Americans and Hispanics from the ages of 16-24 who live in urban areas tend to commit more crimes rather than those ethnicity males in rural areas because of their lifestyle. Minorities who live in urban areas tend to follow what they see and believe that it is acceptable to hang out on the streets and commit robberies. They believe the deviant acts they commit are normal. Rural areas like Orange County‚ NY are filled with African American and Hispanics around the same age but there is less crime committed
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Abstract: The rural settlement within the Malda district highlights human attempts for the livelihood and building the habitat on the diverse geographical landscapes. The characteristics of its natural endowments‚ social conditionality and historical antecedents and most importantly the human efforts gave the rural countryside a certain kind of social and morphological characteristics. The morphological characteristics of the villages have been collected from the different natural regions of the
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The Implications of England’s Economic Development for Today’s International Community England‚ like many other countries during the medieval era‚ had an autocratic‚ self-interested government. In many cases‚ England’s economic policies were inefficient and anticompetitive‚ which delayed economic growth. However‚ by the early 1700s‚ England became the leader in economic development. Many scholars questioned why England was the first to develop as greatly as it did during the 1700s as opposed to
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Definition of rural non-farm activities‚ determinants of rural non-farm activities‚ challenges of rural non-farm activities and the contribution of rural non-farm activities to poverty reduction. Rural non-farm activities Junior R. Davis (2005)‚ defines rural non-farm activities as comprising all those activities associated with wage work or self employment in income generating activities(including income in kind that are not agriculture but which generate income) including remittances etc. in rural areas
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learned some really great information about the physical and mental health of a community‚ and ways to better them. With the knowledge I have obtained‚ I will now design a community that I feel is healthy‚ and describe what it would look like. For starters‚ there are some factors that I have learned that make a healthy community. These are the physical factors: geography‚ environment‚ community size‚ and industrial development. The social and cultural factors are: beliefs‚ traditions‚ prejudices‚ economy
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health and social measures. A main social target of governments‚ international organizations and the whole world community in the coming decades should be the attainment by all peoples of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Primary health care is the key to attaining this target as part of development in the spirit of social justice.” This declaration was not attained because of HIV and AIDS pandemic which emerged
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peers‚ family‚ community‚ infrastructure within the community‚ etc. All these things impact the individual’s perception of their health and they outcomes they will accept for their health. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are a list of 10 items that are basically psychosocial influences that have helped mold the health of the individual. SDOH: The Social Gradient – the socioeconomic gradient of society Stress – stressful circumstances Early Life – the impact of early development and education
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Changing Rural Environments: Unit 2: section A In the human paper you will have to answer 3 questions; 1 on changing rural environments‚ 1 on population change and 1 on tourism. The paper is 1:30hrs long therefore you should aim to spend 30 minutes on each question. The Syllabus Opposite is a copy of the syllabus for this unit of work. It should help you to highlight any gaps in your notes and learning. A case study of a commercial farming area in the UK to illustrate the following points: •
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