Some Economic Aspects of Ground Water Projects Executed by the United Nations in Developing Countries

1989 ◽  
pp. 509-518
Author(s):  
R. Dijon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Water Projects ◽  
The United Nations

Conference on the Role of Industrialisation in Developing Countries

1964 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-442
Author(s):  
Ronald Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Business Executives ◽  
Agricultural Revolution ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations

At the fourth Cambridge conference on development problems, the role of industry was discussed by ministers, senior officials, economic advisers, and business executives, from 22 African, Asian, and Caribbean countries, the United Nations, and the World Bank. Have some, if not all, of Africa's new nations now reached the stage when it would pay them to put their biggest bets on quick industrialisation? Or must they go on putting most of their money and brains into bringing about an agricultural revolution first, before striving for industrial take-off? These questions started the conference off on one of its big themes.

EKREM TATOGLUAND KEITH W. GLAISER, Dimensions of Western Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey (Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, 2000). Pp. 226. $67.50 cloth.

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Erdilek
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Multinational Corporation ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Investor ◽  
Managerial Control ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Nations

The surge in foreign direct investment (FDI)—investment with managerial control by the foreign investor, usually a multinational corporation—has been the major driver of globalization in the past two decades and the accelerator of economic development in many developing countries. It has, however, bypassed Turkey. By all relevant relative measures found in the United Nations' annual World Investment Report, Turkey has failed to attract much FDI.

Persistent Barriers to E-commerce in Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
pp. 205-220
Author(s):  
William Wresch ◽  
Simon Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
Shipping Costs ◽  
The United Nations

Studies summarized by the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development show that companies in developing countries face problems executing e-commerce strategies. To determine which barriers might be transitional and which might be persistent, a longitudinal study was conducted of companies in five Caribbean countries. Interviews were conducted with 23 companies in 2004. Interviews were repeated in 2008 with those companies that were still in operation. Some improvements were found in general telecommunications support, but persistent barriers were found in logistics services, and new problems were identified in increased competition and increased shipping costs. As a result of these changes, the general focus of managers shifted from establishing web sites and making them visible to more general managerial tasks connected to finding a place in an increasingly competitive environment. The results of this study suggest improved strategies for companies in developing countries seeking to use e-commerce to expand their markets.

POLITIČKA VOLjA KAO CONDICIO SINE QUO NON IMPLEMENTACIJE MEĐUNARODNIH ANTIKORUPCIONIH KONVENCIJA – OSVRT NA KONVENCIJU UJEDINjENIH NACIJA PROTIV KORUPCIJE

2021 ◽  
pp. 255-276
Author(s):  
Branislav Simonović ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Satisfactory Level ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

International anti-corruption conventions are of great importance for building universal standards aimed at combating corruption. Despite the fact that most countries have ratified regional anti-corruption conventions and the universal - UN Convention against Corruption, the implementation of conventions in developing countries is not at a satisfactory level. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of political will to fight corruption. This paper analyzes some systemic weaknesses of the United Nations Convention against Corruption regarding ambiguity, vagueness and optionality in the application of some norms of the convention, as well as weaknesses in the system of monitoring the implementation of the convention, which do not contribute to improving political will to fight corruption.

When Perceptions and Aspirations Clash

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-110
Author(s):  
Dawn Chatty
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
United Nations High Commissioner ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Turkish State

This chapter talks about refugees crossing the borders into neighboring countries, which reveals a discrepancy between the reality on the ground and the standardized approaches taken by humanitarian actors. It cites Turkey as the country where the humanitarian presence was limited, and the Turkish state and civil society took the lead without the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in responding to refugee needs. It also argues that the refugee response in Turkey was provided without undermining refugee agency and dignity. The chapter emphasizes that global templates for humanitarian assistance built from experiences in very different contexts and among populations of significantly different makeup are not easily integrated into Middle Eastern concepts of refuge, hospitality, and charity. It criticizes the architecture of assistance that was built upon templates developed largely among agrarian and poor developing countries.

Implementation of a Health Information Systems Programme

2005 ◽  
pp. 420-426
Author(s):  
Zubeeda Banu Quraishy
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Large Growth ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government

In general, developed countries in the world is where Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is in an advanced state, governments in developing countries particularly in the Asia- Pacific region are only in the initial phases of adopting ICT. ICT has demonstrated benefits for governments in developing countries to improve management, information and reporting, streamline the delivery of government services, enhance communication with the citizenry, and serve as a catalyst for empowering citizens to interact with the government. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, 2001) considers that ICT is a useful tool for developing countries to progress and leapfrog to the applications applied in the developed world. The Indian draft report on ICT and Human Development records that in the 21st century there is large growth and diversification of the ICT sector in India particularly in areas of agriculture and in service sectors (UNDP, 2004). The United Nations even has an ICT advisory group with representatives from governments of developing countries and the industry (Singh, 2001).

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