scholarly journals Community-Based Surveillance for Action towards Health and Nutrition: Experience in Thailand

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aree Valyasevi ◽  
Pattanee Winichagoon ◽  
Sakorn Dhanamitta
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Operational Strategy ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Nutrition Programme

Nutrition surveillance has been in place in Thailand for more than ten years. Nutrition was first addressed as an explicit entity within the national development policy during the fourth National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDP; 1977–1981). Surveillance was conceived as an important component of a nationwide nutrition programme, and an operational strategy to implement it was sought.

Overcoming Social Inequality in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-396
Author(s):  
M. V. Makarova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
National Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
National Development Plan ◽  
The 19Th Century

The presented study examines certain aspects of Mexico’s social policy from the 19th century to the implementation of the key programs of the 2019-2024 National Development Plan.Aim. The study aims to identify the major causes and find solutions to one of the main problems of social development in Mexico - social stratification.Tasks. The authors determine the sequence of historical, political, and economic actions that have influenced social inequality; examine the factors that have led to social stratification; analyzestatistics pertaining to reforms; examine the programs of Mexico’s 2019-2024 National Development Plan.Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition to identify social development trends in Mexico’s socio-economic policy and the underlying internal and external factors, and to analyze the directions of the programs of Mexico’s 2019-2024 National Development Plan.Results. Social inequality in Mexico can be traced back to medieval times. Since the 19th century, oppressed people have been openly asserting their social standing. Significant social stratification and an overwhelming number of poor people with little education cannot resist the country’s political system. There is constant pressure from foreign countries, particularly from the United States, on the political order of Mexico through the promotion of foreign standards aimed at deriving profit for other countries and the Mexican elite. The country’s domestic regulation is carried out in the context of limited wage growth, lack of a progressive taxation system, and disparate accessibility of social benefits for different population groups. Since the beginning of the 21st century, introduction of socially oriented programs has reduced social inequality, but it remains too high in comparison with developed and developing countries.Conclusions. A study of the country’s socio-economic policy since the 19th century reveals features that are specific to Mexico: a very high level of corruption and criminality, social stratification with an overwhelming number of low-income people and general marginalization hinder the country’s social development and economic growth. The middle class is poorly developed and cannot provide the domestic consumption necessary for the stable development of Mexico and reduction of the country’s dependence on its trading partners. Population support measures are ineffective in the context of the established way of life.

scholarly journals O papel das associações empresariais da indústria na criação do antigo CEBRAE

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Tavares Dias
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
National Development Plan ◽  
National Economic ◽  
National Capital

O presente texto analisa os motivos que levaram à institucionalização do antigo CEBRAE no âmbito do Ministério do Planejamento e Coordenação Geral do governo ditatorial de Garrastazu Médici (1969-1974). A investigação aponta para a relação entre a criação da agência e a tentativa do Executivo de dar respostas ao pleito do capital privado nacional da indústria que, à época, encontrava-se sub-representado nos Planos Nacionais de Desenvolvimento. Procuramos apresentar o movimento e a articulação do empresariado local que, sob a contenção seletiva da sociedade civil, encontrava espaço amplo para organizar eventos, congressos e, ainda, duplicar entidades de representação com o fito de disputar papel decisório nos projetos econômicos. Por conseguinte, a institucionalização da agência, assim como o seu propósito de defender as pequenas e as médias empresas, é compreendida à luz da organização bem-sucedida da burguesia interna naquele contexto.Palavras-chave: CEBRAE, sociedade civil, empresariado nacional.This text analyzes the motives that led to the institutionalization of the former CEBRAE, under the Ministry of Planning and General Coordination during the dictatorial government of Garrastazu Médici (1969-1974). The investigation suggests a relationship between creating an agency and the Executive’s attempt to respond to the demands of National Capital Industry, which, at that time, was under-represented in the National Development Plan. The aim of this text is to present the movement and articulation of local entrepreneurs who, under the selective contention of civil society, found ample space in which to organize events, symposiums, and even duplicate representative entities in order to dispute the decision-making role in national economic projects. Keywords: CEBRAE, civil society, national entrepreneur.

scholarly journals Agrarian business development in accordance with the national economic and social development plan of SMEs in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 13036
Author(s):  
Pisit Potjanajaruwit
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Multiple Correlation Analysis ◽  
Duration Of Operation ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research was to study the impact of the business environment on business development of SMEs in accordance with the National Economic and Social Development Plan of Thailand. The data was collected from 420 entrepreneurs of SMEs in Thailand using stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was the study’s data collection tool while multiple correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used with the statistics for data analysis. The results showed that most of the entrepreneurs were males aged 41-50 years, married, and had a bachelor’s degree or higher for education. Most SMEs were partnership businesses dealing with agricultural products with a duration of operation between 10-15 years. Most had registered capital of less than 5 million baht with an average annual income of less than 5 million baht and a number of employees fewer than 20 people. According to the national economic and social development plan for these SMEs, there was one particular business environment factor like technology that showed a relationship and a positive impact on overall business development. When considered in each aspect, it was found that (1) technology was related to and had a positive impact on business development in marketing knowledge and (2) technology was related to and had a positive impact on the development in businessmanagement.

Compressed Development

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Hugh Whittaker ◽  
Timothy Sturgeon ◽  
Toshie Okita ◽  
Tianbiao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
National Development ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The One

This book highlights the importance of time and timing in economic and social development. ‘Compressed development’ consists of two key features and their interaction: the tendency for development processes to unfold more rapidly (compression) and the institution-shaping influences of major periods of change and growth, especially when countries become integrated into the global economy (era). Using an interdisciplinary conceptual framework of state–market and organization–technology co-evolution, the authors contrast the experiences of ‘early’ and ‘late’ developers such as the United Kingdom and Japan, with countries–most notably China–which have become more deeply integrated with the global economy since the 1990s. Compressed developers experience ‘thin industrialization’, layered types of employment, and ‘double burdens’ or challenges in social development. National development strategies must accommodate global value chains and powerful international actors on the one hand, and decentralization on the other. To cope, and thrive, states must remain developmental, whilst being increasingly engaged and adaptive in multiple levels of governance. Compressed Development explores the historical and contemporary features of economic and social development at the intersection of development studies and studies of globalization. By bringing a new perspective on the ‘middle-income trap’, as well as the emerging digital economy, and the state–market and geopolitical tensions that are currently upending conventional wisdoms, the book offers timely insights that will be useful, not only for students of development, but for policymakers, business, and labour organization seeking to navigate the rushing currents of contemporary capitalism.

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