The Family, Socio-Economic Development and Suicide: A 52 Nation Comparative Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
George H. Conklin ◽  
Miles E. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
Socio Economic Development

SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF THE APPEARANCE OF “COBRA EFFECT” IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
M. S. Mokiy ◽  
E. K. Borzenko
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Gross National Product ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Energy Consuming ◽  
The Right ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Least Energy

The article on the basis of extrapolation of system laws of management of social and economic development illustrates the system reason of the Cobra effect, that is, a situation where, despite the rather attractive goals that managers formulate, the result of the activities of subordinates is opposite to what was intended. The main problem of management is the development of a system of indicators, in which, working on the indicator, employees would change the state in the right direction. The reason for the Cobra effect is the manifestation of systemic patterns of socio-economic development. The main system regularity is the desire of the system for stability and self-preservation. This state of the system is achieved using the least energy-consuming way. It is shown that any worker, realizing system regularities, aspires to stability and self-preservation. Therefore, the employee is always forced to work for achieving the indicator. The article analyzes the manifestation of these laws at the level of enterprises and state. When managers understand these patterns explicitly or covertly, changes in the economic system are moving in the right direction. It is shown that the existing system of target indicators used as indicators to assess the effectiveness of management does not meet the goals and objectives of socio-economic development. At the meso- and macrolevel, absolute, volumetric indicators, such as gross national product and others, reduce the range of benefits to the population. The article defines the vector of change in the system of indicators for assessing the effectiveness of management at the regional and state levels, based on the fact that the key element is the family. At the same time, the targets should be indicators to assess the availability of benefits for households.

“The Giant of Africa” and “Africa’s Success Story”: a Comparative Study of Democracy in Nigeria and Botswana

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-50
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Oladipo Ojo Oladipo Ojo ◽  
William Abiodun Duyile
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Documentary Data ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
Economic Goods

Nigeria and Botswana are famous for their sobriquets – while the former is often regarded as the ‘giant of Africa’; the latter is renowned as ‘Africa’s success story’, ‘African miracle’ and ‘Africa’s bastion of democracy’. This paper examines the fortunes of democracy in both countries with particular reference to the delivery of socio-economic and political goods. We argue that the delivery of socio-economic goods to Nigerians is almost exactly nil and that the country’s hybrid and militician democracy is a tragedy. On the other hand, we argue that although comparatively it still delivers substantial democratic gains, Botswana’s once ‘pure’ democracy is regressing particularly with regard to perpetual one party rule, ‘presidential strongman’ and growing inequality among others. We conclude that demographically and in ‘big brotherliness’, Nigeria qualifies as the ‘giant of Africa’ but with reference to qualitative governance, socio-economic development, functional institutions and delivery of the gains of democracy, Nigeria is a crippled giant and an eminent member of the committee of ‘failed democracies’. Its democratic regression in some core areas notwithstanding, relative to the ‘giant of Africa’ and other African states, Botswana still tolerably qualifies as ‘Africa’s success story’. The study relied on documentary data subjected to internal and external criticisms as well as textual and contextual analysis.

scholarly journals Empirical comparative study of mentalities of Russia and countries characterized by different level and pace of socio-economic development

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Sukharev
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Functional Synthesis ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Russian Education ◽  
Low Expression

The present study was performed from the standpoint of the transdisciplinary concept of the ethno-functional synthesis of chaotic (archaic) and cosmizing (premodern and modern) ideas, understood as a source of humanitarian systems development. An empirical comparative study of the mentality of Russia and countries with high and low rates and levels of socio-economic development was carried out on the basis of statistical analysis of Internet queries reflecting the interests of users: “Nature” (archaic), “God” (supra-ethnic-religious ideas — pre-modern) and “Knowledge” (modern). Compared with countries with high and low levels of socio-economic development, the Russian collective subject has the largest gap between a high interest in archaic and a less pronounced interest in religion; at the same time, the interest in knowledge occupies a middle position. This result can be interpreted as a relatively low expression of the inner need for religion (God) and knowledge (Knowledge), despite the fact that the values of Knowledge and Religion (God) are significantly represented in Russian education system and media. It is established that the countries with high rates of socio-economic development have predominant interest in knowledge (the query “Knowledge”), and there is also a relative integration (balance) of archaic (the query “Nature”) and supra-ethnic-religious (the query “God”) ideas. In developed and underdeveloped countries, compared with countries with high rates of development, interest in “God” and “Nature” prevails while interest in “Knowledge” is relatively low.

scholarly journals Socio-economic Development and Change in Sex-Ratio (at birth): Phase to re-examine it

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Devendra Kumar ◽  
Mamta Singh ◽  
Mohammed Sadik ◽  
Khurram Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Sex Ratio At Birth ◽  
The Family ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Level Information ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Half Decade

The study attempts to understand the phenomenon of high economic growth that directed to favourable sex ratio in China, and South Korea whether it has created the similar affects in India also, study finds that initially in half decade of moderately high economic growth in 21st century the trends have not been observed favourably using the unit level information which was directly collected from the households. Study also finds that in recent trends of declining fertility household inclined to maintain perfect composition of the family in which a slightly large proportion of the households ensures that in second birth order they should give birth to son if they had daughter in first birth order. However, contrary to these trends, study finds in case if the parents have an option to stay with the daughter in their old age that significantly negatively influences the odd of giving birth to son.

scholarly journals The hidden prevalence of leprosy: a comparative study between two Brazilian cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 1338-1343
Author(s):  
Tânia Rita Moreno de Oliveira Fernandes ◽  
Anderson de Almeida Pereira ◽  
Lara Sodré Cardoso ◽  
Valdir Pereira Alves Filho ◽  
Luiz Sergio Nunes de Rezende Junior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Leprosy Case

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: We compared the hidden prevalence of leprosy in two Brazilian cities with distinct differences regarding geographic region and socio-economic development profile, namely, Juazeiro, Bahia and Joinville, Santa Catarina. METHODS: A retrospective epidemiological study based on secondary data obtained from leprosy case notifications in the cities of Juazeiro-BA and Joinville-SC, 2007-2017. To calculate hidden prevalence, we used the method proposed by Gil Suárez and Lombardi. RESULTS: Joinville had 105 cases of leprosy that went undiagnosed (addition of 42.0% to the registered prevalence). For Juazeiro, it was estimated that 295 cases went undiagnosed (addition of 18.9%). CONCLUSION: Joinville presents a higher hidden prevalence than Juazeiro.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Personal Value-Meaning Systems of Latvian Youths in 1998, 2005, 2010 and 2015: A Comparative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 577
Author(s):  
Jeļena Ļevina ◽  
Kristīne Mārtinsone ◽  
Sandra Mihailova ◽  
Ilona Gintere
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Personal Value ◽  
Meaning Systems ◽  
Socio Economic Development

<p><em>Research of personal values is one of the most important tasks in the context of social and economic changes of the society. The purpose of this research was to compare the values and the level of disintegration of personal value-meaning systems of Latvian youths in different periods of socio-economic development of Latvian society. The research was conducted in 1998 and repeated in 2005, 2010 and in 2015. All participants were students of 11<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup> grade</em><em>. </em><em>To provide a measure of value-meaning systems the M. Rokeach technique modified by E.B. Fantalova was used. </em><em>The results revealed that there were </em><em>differences</em><em> </em><em>in ratings of importance and attainability of values as well as </em><em>in levels of discrepancy between importance and attainability of values </em><em>of Latvian youths in different periods of socio-economic development of Latvian society.</em><em> </em></p><p> </p>

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