scholarly journals Towards new partnerships for health development in developing countries: the contractual approach as a policy tool

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 512-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Carrin ◽  
Michel Jancloes ◽  
Jean Perrot
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Development ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Contractual Approach

scholarly journals Can Foreign Aid Dampen the Threat of Terrorism to International Trade? Evidence from 78 Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simplice Asongu ◽  
Ivo J. Leke
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Transnational Terrorism ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Risky Investment ◽  
Trade Distribution ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Effective Policy

The study investigates whether development assistance can be used to crowd-out the negative effect of terrorism on international trade. The empirical evidence is based on a panel of 78 developing countries for the period 1984–2008 and quantile regressions. The following main findings are established. First, bilateral aid significantly reduces the negative effect of transnational terrorism on trade in the top quantiles of trade distribution. Second, multilateral aid also significantly mitigates the negative effect of terrorism dynamics on trade in the top quantiles of trade distributions. It follows that it is primarily in countries with above-median levels of international trade that development assistance can be used as an effective policy tool for dampening the adverse effects of terrorism on trade. Practical implications are discussed. Moreover, steps or strategies that can be adopted by managers of corporations involved in international trade are provided, inter alia: (a) the improvement in physical security in high risky places, (b) the reduction of uncertainty linked with politically risky investment environments, (c) the reduction of costs associated with investments in locations that are very likely to be impacted by terrorism, (d) the role of security consultants and (e) the enhancement of security in networks. JEL: F40, F23, F35, Q34, O40

Achieving Cooperation: Contracts, Trust and Hostages

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong Ju Choi ◽  
Keith Grint ◽  
Brian Hilton ◽  
Ruth Taplin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
The Past ◽  
Contractual Approach

Different societies use different mechanisms to assist people or organizations achieve cooperation. The purpose of this paper is to compare three different approaches to achieving cooperation. They are a contractual approach widely used in Anglo-Saxon societies, a trust approach more common in Asia, and a hostage approach widely used in the past and perhaps useful now in Eastern Europe or perhaps in some developing countries.

scholarly journals Bailing Out Collapsing Social Infrastructure in Developing Countries Through Sports: How Football is Contributing to Healthcare Improvement in Urban Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 79-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Ingwe ◽  
Walter Mboto ◽  
Felix Ojong ◽  
Ikwun Angiating
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Health Development ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Healthcare Improvement ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

Bailing Out Collapsing Social Infrastructure in Developing Countries Through Sports: How Football is Contributing to Healthcare Improvement in Urban Nigeria Although the role of sports in shaping/changing urban and regional landscapes through megalomaniac building of stadia, golf courses, among other spectacular artifacts have recently attracted tremendous academic research interests, sports' role in improving collapsing health-care infrastructure in developing countries is poorly documented. Here, we show the potentials of football in multi-stakeholder mobilization for financing/improving/ in urban health-care Nigeria using contributions towards heart diseases treatment by Kanu Heart Foundation and campaigns by Nigeria's international footballers. Geo-demographic analysis of secondary data is applied to highlight inadequacy of healthcare in urban Cross River State, like of urban (like rural) Nigeria. How various diplomacy concepts could be employed by urban managements to mobilize sports-heroes, stakeholders (professionals: players, managers, clubs; civil society, etc) for fund-raising towards improving healthcare in Nigeria is described. The policy implication of this paper includes employing multi-dimensional diplomacy for managing multi-stakeholder urban sports and health development programmes as a means of surmounting the problem of inadequate funding for urban health development in Cross River State, Nigeria. Although this article focuses on Nigeria, its description of health-care deficits and findings speak for much of sub-Saharan Africa and developing countries.

Searching for General Principles to Guide the Design of Effective Disaster Mitigation Policy in Developing Countries: Part 2

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-348
Author(s):  
Alan Martina
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Initial Section ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Mitigation Policy ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Policy Program

The attempts it made to determine policies that effectively mitigate disasters and the averse consequences of disasters in developing countries. In this, the second part of this discussion, attention concentrates on considering a range of policies recommendations directed at mitigating the consequences of disasters. The initial section of the discussion concentrates on providing a brief discussion of long-term policies directed at stimulating certain types of real economic growth. Attention then turns to considering a range of shorter-term policy recommendations directed, essentially, at mitigating various types of failures in private market systems. Both efficiency and equity issues are taken into account in this discussion. Assistance-for-work programs are identified as a central component of any efficient and equitable disaster-mitigation policy. It is emphasised, however, that this policy tool wll need to be modified, and/or combined with other relevant policy tools, to make the overall policy program as effective as seems reasonably possible.

scholarly journals A Review of the Strength of Trade Polices in Emerging Economies towards their Goals of Sustainable Economic Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahat Sabah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Trade Policy ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Trade Policies ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Sustainable Economic Development ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Infant Industry

Purpose: The study aims to offer a review of trade policies and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) policies and their outcomes in developing economies. The EPZs are presented as a trade policy tool by using which the developing economies trying to pursue export-led growth policy can also achieve the goals of sustainable economic development. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study has followed qualitative research design using literature review logical and qualitative text analysis to critically summarize the trade theories, policies and growth theories specially the EPZs based trade policy in developing countries. Finding: The study has revealed that the developing countries are enhancing their economic growth and expanding their economic sectors through international trade. The mercantilist trade policies under infant industry argument or others have not been much successful in spurring long term growth. EPZs are identified as a strategic trade policy tool by which developing countries can achieve economic growth and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Implications/Originality/Value: It is concluded that the infant-industry idea has not helped developing countries regarding economic growth and development. The findings presented herein are useful for political leaders and economic managers in developing countries aspiring to achieve economic growth and SDGs.

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