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Developing countries : political, economic and social issues /
In this book, the authors gather and present research from across the globe in the study of the political, economic and social issues of developing countries. Topics discussed include food security in Yemen; urban housing and social development in Nigeria; beef production in Southern Africa; NGOs pa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Countries, regional studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Developing countries : |b political, economic and social issues / |c Arthur Ramazzotti and Walther Gravina, editors. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; FOOD SECURITY IN YEMEN: AN INTEGRATED, CROSS-SECTOR, AND MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. CONCEPT AND METHODOLOGY ; 2.1. Analytical Framework: An Integrative Approach ; 2.2. Assessing Macro-Level Food Security and Data ; 2.3. Assessing Micro-Level Food Security and Data; 2.3.1. Household Dietary Energy Adequacy; Estimation of Food and Calorie Consumption ; Estimation of Calorie Requirements ; 2.3.2. Child Nutritional Status; 2.4. Estimating the State of Household Food Insecurity in 2009. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2.4.1. Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model 2.4.2. Household Calorie Demand Model ; 2.5. Adjustments for Mapping Household Food Security ; 3. THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY ; 3.1. Macro-Level Food Security; 3.2. Micro-Level Food Security ; 3.2.1. Prevalence and Incidence of Food Insecurity in 2009 ; 3.2.2. Dietary Diversity and the Risk of Micronutrient Deficiencies ; 3.2.3. Prevalence of Child Malnutrition; 3.3. Relationship between Poverty, Household Food Insecurity, and Malnutrition ; 4. CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY ; 4.1. Macroeconomics, Growth, and Incomes. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 4.1.1. Macroeconomic Challenges 4.1.2. Economic Growth and Household Incomes ; 4.2. Trade and Transportation ; 4.3. Agriculture and Water ; 4.3.1. Agriculture, Irrigation, and Drinking Water ; 4.3.2. Fishery ; 4.4. Public Health and Education ; 4.4.1. Public Health and Population ; 4.4.2. Nutrition and Education ; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; URBAN HOUSING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONTEXT OF NIGERIA; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE ; CONCEPT AND MEANING OF HOUSING. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a FUNCTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES OF HOUSING NEXUS OF HOUSING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ; Housing and Quality of Life ; Housing and Health; Housing and Security; Housing and Education ; URBAN HOUSING SITUATION IN NIGERIA; ISSUES WITH URBAN HOUSING IN NIGERIA ; URBAN HOUSING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE WAY FORWARD ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES FOR BEEF PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; DISCUSSION ; The Beef Cattle Sectors; Political Challenges ; Market Access ; Production Levels ; Climate Change ; Effect of Global Warming. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Adaptation to Production Environments Appropriate Genotypes ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; FINDING SOLUTIONS: HOW SMALL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) CAN PARTNER WITH UNIVERSITIES TO OVERCOME EVALUATION CHALLENGES; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE METHODOLOGICAL OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES ; The Student Solution for Methodological Challenges ; OVERVIEW ; CHALLENGES TO PERFORMING EVALUATION ; Issues with the Organization ; Issues with the Development Initiative ; Issues with the Evaluation Itself ; CASE STUDIES ; Case Study: Organization A ; Case Study: Organization B. | |
| 520 | |a In this book, the authors gather and present research from across the globe in the study of the political, economic and social issues of developing countries. Topics discussed include food security in Yemen; urban housing and social development in Nigeria; beef production in Southern Africa; NGOs partnering with universities to overcome evaluation challenges; colorectal cancer in relation to country development; social health protection and maternal health and the Millennium Development Goals; improving economic growth in South Africa; disparity in trauma burden between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries; energy system transition research for developing countries; and skills and business cycle in Uruguay. | ||
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