Moi University COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IRD 200: DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN ENSURING DEVELOPMENT IN A COUNTRY Submitted By: FRED WAICHERE M. FEBRUARY 2013 INTRODUCTION A state may be simply defined as a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Claude Ake (1992) defines a state as: The organized aggregate of relatively permanent institutions of governance. It is seen as a set of associations and agencies claiming control
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IntroduceThough after the second World War some countries have revised their nuclear weapons programme‚ nuclear weapons still today are considered to be an established currency of politics and security. While the nuclear weapons states have agreed on a legally binding commitment to nuclear disarmament‚ they continue to rely heavily on such weapons in their security doctrines and continue to invest and modernise their arsenals. The way towards nuclear disarmament has many different paths and there
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Chemical Weapons Chemical weapons use the toxic properties of chemical substances rather than their explosive properties to produce physical or physiological effects on an enemy. Although instances of what might be styled as chemical weapons date to antiquity‚ much of the lore of chemical weapons as viewed today has its origins in World War I. During that conflict "gas" (actually an aerosol or vapor) was used effectively on numerous occasions by both sides to alter the outcome of battles. A significant
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the country to develop is greatly undermined by debt crisis because the country is always involved in the repayment of the principle loans of the interests. This is a significant outflow of capital to finance debts. Excessive debt‚ burdens the poor nations since they are forced to drain away all the resources meant for development in order to finance their debts. Underdevelopment is worse when the money borrowed is embezzled hence ending up in private pockets which leads to the whole country repaying
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facilities/infrastructures for themselves through self-help programmes and Community Based Organizations. In most developing countries of the world‚ increase in level of income‚ social and educational awareness have created new standards of living‚ which have led to enhanced level of social standard of living. As these nations grew in size‚ the provision of houses has become more costly; there are new problems of health‚ safety and communications‚ which create the needs for sewer‚ drainage‚ water pipes
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Good evening‚ my fellow citizens: This Government‚ as promised‚ has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week‚ unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere. Upon receiving the first preliminary hard information of this
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democratization. While it has succeeded and brought democracy to some countries‚ governance in others have remained the same. Amongst the countries involved in the Arab Spring‚ there are poorer countries like Syria‚ Tunisia and Libya. Thus‚ given the international spotlight that these countries were under‚ it is critical for us to know if democracy is an ideology that should be embraced by poorer countries. I feel that poorer countries should embrace democracy except if they are confident that their leaders
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From Rocks to Rockets: How Weapon Technology has Changed the World “Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be‚ but it would be both overwhelming and devastating‚” William Perry. This quote shows that the United States is one of the most feared fighting powers on this planet. It is like this because the United States spends millions of dollars per
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Lending financial aid to poor countries has become a trend of rich countries since the second half of the 20th century. In my opinion‚ it doesn’t matter whether rich countries should lend poor ones financial aid or not but the way poor countries utilize this capital source because financial aid has both pros and cons. For the first reason‚ financial aid is a helpful source to poor countries. It provides huge capital for these nations to develop infrastructure‚ improve education as well as health
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Healthcare Certificate in Strategic Sourcing Assignment #1: Spend Analysis Instructions: 1) Prepare the assignment using this template‚ maximum 2 pages 2) Save the file as: Healthcare Assignment 1 Yourlastname You are new to the purchasing department at Riverbend General Hospital (RGH). In your previous organization‚ you conducted a thorough review of spending by category and by supplier every year‚ looking for opportunities to aggregate spend‚ standardize products and reduce pricing. This process
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