millenium that had far reaching implications in the world economic systems is the formation and functioning of the WTO. To say the least‚ the economic history of the human kind can conveniently be divided into pre WTO era and post WTO era. While the WTO regime is compelling every country in the world to readjust‚ reformat‚ redesign their economic system to synchronise with WTO regime. Those countries are also doing considerable amount of research for developing propositions‚ positions and formulations to
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HYBRID DUG WELL TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY SHEHU M.A.‚ SHAIBU-IMODAGBE E.M. and U.D IDRIS Samaru College of Agriculture‚ Division of Agricultural Colleges‚ Ahmadu Bello University Zaria According to the most recent Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP 2012) statistics‚ 2.3 billion people (one third of the global population) obtain their drinking water directly from groundwater and it is reasonable to assume that at least another 1.7 billion people (one quarter of the world’s
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INTRODUCTION According to the article “Convention on the Rights of the Child”(20 November 1989) 1‚ a child is defined as every human being below the age of 18 years unless‚ under the law applicable to the child‚ majority (or adult ‘status’) is attained earlier; in other words‚ unless the relevant laws recognize an earlier age. Issues like gender discrimination‚ domestic violence‚ sexual abuse‚ child labour‚ human trafficking‚ health and education‚ just to name a few‚ tend to be adversely skewed
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As globalization uplifts the world economy‚ developing countries find themselves standing at the crossroads. Joining the world economy seems to be a great opportunity for a poor country to boost its economic growth rate and eradicate poverty. This idea is strongly promoted by globalist organizations such as the World Bank‚ the International Monetary Fund‚ and the World Trade Organization. However‚ during the past two decades poor nations addressed this issue in different ways. Some of them followed
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In Rio de Janeiro‚ a LEDC‚ the consequences of urbanisation are causing a lot of trouble. Higher rates of urbanisation is observed in LICs rather than HIC because most new economic developments in these countries are concentrated in the big cities. They also experience higher rates of population growth as they do not have much education about birth control. Adding to that‚ the push and pull factors are leading to high rates of rural and urban migrants who move in search of a better life. People are
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Third world immigration has greatly impacted the American life. Since the increase of immigrants in recent decades‚ American life isn’t so traditional anymore. With the increase of third world immigration there is an enrichment to American society. More foreigners are filling job positions than workers born in the United States. Let’s be clear‚ immigrants are filling jobs that many Americans cannot or will not fill such as lower-skilled sectors such as farming and restaurants‚ domestic service‚ construction
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THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS 1 ABSTRACT The role of an effective regulatory regime in promoting economic growth and development has generated considerable interest among researchers and practitioners in recent years. In particular‚ building effective regulatory structures in developing countries is not simply an issue of the technical design of the most appropriate regulatory instruments‚ it is also concerned with the quality
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IMPACT ON LABOUR STANDARDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTRODUCTION Globalization has increased the economic power of the multinational corporations (MNCs)‚ especially in developing countries where MNCs have shaped the economy through foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ knowledge transfer‚ influence on employment rates and strong competition within the domestic market. Additionally‚ MNCs have a direct impact on the economic‚ political‚ and social landscape of developing countries; their business activities
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Indoor Plumbing and Public Sanitation in Developing Countries The porcelain throne‚ the pot‚ the pooper‚ the potty‚ the latrine‚ the toilet. That is something we don’t give much thought to‚ unless something is wrong with it. What about the shower or the sink? How often to do you go to your sink to get a glass of water and wonder “Am I drinking someone’s poo? Will it be clean today or will I get sick?” I know for myself‚ I rarely give this any thought at all and I can honestly say that I have never
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discussed about the impact and benefit of globalisation on developing nations. The impact of globalisation for developing countries is many. Globalisation has intensified interdependence and competition between economies of the nations in the world market. This is reflected in regard to trading in goods and services and in kineticism of capital labour and employment environment. Globalisation also thrown up new challenges to developing countries like volatility in financial market‚ abuse of labour and
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