CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Low standard of living • Low Standards of living tend to be experienced by the majority of the population. • The main indicators of these low living standards are high poverty levels (i.e very low incomes)‚ high levels of inequality‚ very poor housing‚ low standards of health‚ high infant mortality rates‚ high levels of malnutrition and a lack of education. Low levels of productivity • The main causes are low education standards within the countries‚ the low
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India’s Information Technology Sector: What Contribution to Broader Economic Development?( Nirvikar Singh Professor of Economics University of California‚ Santa Cruz Santa Cruz‚ CA 95064‚ USA First Draft: October 2002 Abstract What contribution can information technology (IT) make to India’s overall economic development? This paper offers some perspectives that can help answer this question‚ using concepts and analysis from economic theory. It examines the theory
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The Misunderstanding of Internet Freedom The public governance has been a significant part of every system. People as citizens always discuss their opinions with each other. In accordance with the system which they are ruled‚ their discussions have an effect on the rules and regulations of the government. In modern societies which embrace democracy as management system‚ the influence of public determination is predominant. As it is mentioned above sharing and declaring public decision is the milestone
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The Internet and its impact on developing countries: examples from China and India T. Kanti Srikantaiah Dominican University‚ River Forest‚ Illinois‚ USA and The Internet and its impact on China and India 199 Received February 1998 Revised March 1998 Dong Xiaoying Peking University‚ Beijing‚ China Introduction In the new information climate many countries are relying on electronic access to information through the Internet‚ which is revolutionising information management and information
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The People’s Freedom of Information Act of 2013 was defined as an important piece of legislation to promote transparency in the government ’s administrative process. With this act‚ Filipino citizens are empowered to make a formal request to get information which is held by the government‚ barring certain sensitive and important data related to the nation ’s security. In some countries‚ this law also states that the government is duty-bound to publish information in the spirit of openness
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Internet Censorship Variations between Western Countries Abstract Governments and organizations commonly implement Internet censorship‚ which in turn provides an established online reality for Internet users. This paper discusses whether there are differences in Internet censorship between western countries and if so‚ why do these differences exist. Background information on Internet censorship and the reasons for differences in censorship between western countries
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This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and Policies." Citations for the research referred to in this shortened version are provided in the original paper which readers can purchase (for $10.00 a copy) from the IMF Publication Services‚ or download from www.imf.org. Paul Gleason prepared the text for this pamphlet. Rural Poverty in Developing Countries The causes of rural poverty are complex and multidimensional. They involve‚
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The theme of this essay is: the importance of a study of other semi-developed countries as they struggle for economic growth‚ the elimination of mass poverty and‚ at the political level‚ for democratisation and the reduction of reliance on coercion. New countries are finding their voices in all sorts of ways and are managing to interest an international audience. South Africa is not least among them; contemporary international consciousness of the travail of our particular path towards modernity
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role in our lives as the main tool of interaction between people. Communication is a very important aspect which helps people to send both verbal and nonverbal messages including facial expression‚ behavior and physical setting. In the Information Age communication patterns have been changed because of changing nature of interaction between people. Although‚ communication still performs the major function: the means whereby people exchange information. It is the interchange of ideas‚ facts‚ and emotions
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2.1 About WTO World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ international body that promotes and enforces the provisions of trade laws and regulations. The World Trade Organization has the authority to administer and police new and existing free trade agreements‚ to oversee world trade practices‚ and to settle trade disputes among member states. The WTO was established in 1994 when the members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ a treaty and international trade organization‚ signed a new trade
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