... firms.
The economic growth of developingcountries relies on a greater engagement of
these countries in international trade. Participating actively in international trade
can significantly stimulate economic ... SMEs in developing
countries, where relatively few entrepreneurs have international experience or
a high level of management education. Compared to those in developed countries,
firms in developing ... in developingcountries have a very low discretionary income. The
proportion of personal income spent on goods other than food, clothing and housing
is very limited. Governments in developing countries...
... into developing
countries. However, bilateral investment agreements with developed countries and
developing countries may have differential impact. Results show that BITs with
developed countries ... FDI from developed and developing
countries show that economic fundamentals differ in terms of their significance in
attracting FDI from developed countries and developing countries. FDI from ... investment agreements in attracting FDI
flows to developingcountries and do FDI from developed and developingcountries
respond similarly to developing host countries policies? To answer this, the...
... to
The Economic and Social Effects of Financial
Liberalization: A Primer for Developing Countries
1
Jayati Ghosh
For more than a decade now, fi nancial liberalization in developingcountries ...
requirements of developed countries and are insuffi ciently fl exible for developingcountries (Griffi th-
Jones and Ocampo, 2004).
So, there is a strong case for developingcountries to ensure that ...
in increasing the investment rates of developingcountries and exposes countries to many undesirable risks
of volatility, defl ation and crisis.
3
In many countries, fi nancial reforms are seen,...
... ine-
quality among children in developing countries: does the
choice of the indicator of economic status matter? Interna-
tional Journal for Equity in Health 2003, 2:8.
12. Sastry S: Trends in socioeconomic ... 5.0 619 0.1
All 15 countries NAp
d
35.6 5.4 323 -0.7
Sub-Saharan Africa NAp 34.0 4.7 572 -0.8
Developing countries NAp 40.5 3.5 NAv
e
NAv
a
Ranking within 48 African countries. Countries are ranked ... socioeconomic subgroups in urban areas
[5].
The focus on malnutrition among children is predicated
on the fact that undernutrition is one of the major public
health concerns in developing countries, ...
...
marrying before 18 in 24 countries and no change in 3 countries. The percent having
premarital sex by age 18 has risen in 20 countries, and remained unchanged in 7
countries. Nonetheless, the ... data collected in 50 developingcountries representing roughly
60 percent of the population of the developing world as a whole and 88 percent of the
population living in countries defined as ... African countries, there has been no rise in the percent having sex before 18;
instead, in the majority of countries the percent having sex before 18 has either remained
unchanged (14 countries) ...
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24,25
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12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
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countries countries
Breast cancer Cervical cancer
Deaths DALYs lost
6.4
4.4
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0.8
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5.1
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... the risk of breast cancer among post-
menopausal women.”
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The burden of breast cancer
in developing countries
Recent evidence shows that in middle-income develop-
ing countries, breast cancer ... and effective early detection for women in
poor countries remain signicant challenges.
Still, it is not realistic to assume that developing
countries can move to offering all women aged 40...
... conferences among those who cannot
attend in person, at a fraction of the cost of conventional meetings. These forums can, and
do, effectively attract participation from people in developing countries, ... professionals in the developing world
are any better informed than they were 10 years ago. Lack of access to information remains
a major barrier to knowledge-based health care in developingcountries ... no. 1254 – page 32
barriers to widespread use of ICTs. National expenditures among countries, even for
countries of comparable income level, vary considerably (Casas, 2001). Low per capita...
...
countries?
School health programs in developingcountries often date
to the 1970s, 1960s, or even earlier, often to colonial-era
antecedents (Bundy, 2011). Many developingcountries had
well-articulated ... Programs
for School Health in
Developing Countries
Compendium
This First Principles: Designing Effective Education Programs for School Health in DevelopingCountries Compendium provides an ... School Health in Developing Countries
Acknowledgements
USAID commissioned this document, First Principles: Designing Effective Education
Programs for School Health in Developing Countries, through...
... IDA
Financing to DevelopingCountries
in 2010
F
inancing from IBRD and IDA is the most
important source of multilateral financing to
public sector borrowers in developingcountries
across ... out-
standing in 2010. Countries in Europe and Central
Asia are, on average, the most heavily indebted of
all developingcountries and were the ones severely
impacted by the global economic crisis. ... of 18.4 percent in 2010
compared to an average of 27.9 percent for other
developing countries (table 8).
Developing countries have seen a marked and
almost continuous improvement in the sustainabil-
ity...
... the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (9)
Indoor air pollution in developing countries
Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a
major environmental and public health challenge
Nigel Bruce,
1
Rogelio ... is the most important risk for lung
cancer and explains most cases in industrialized
countries. In developing countries, non-smokers,
frequently women, form a much larger proportion of
patients ... the evidence on exposure to biomass
smoke and asthma in developingcountries is limited
and inconsistent. Although asthma is less common
among rural populations where biomass fuels are
used most,...
... the
assembly industry in
developing countries
5
The Global Automotive Industry Value Chain: What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries?
29
Strategies for developingcountries auto industries ... their operations in developing countries. In
part, this was driven by the sales growth shown in Table 1. For the global
producers, rapidly growing markets in developingcountries were meant ... production capacity in developingcountries is shown in
Tables 5 and 6. These provide data on light-vehicle assembly plants owned by
the top ten vehicle companies in 11 major developing countries. At...
... risks (such as crime, drugs, AIDS, etc.)
The developingcountries context
In light of the above review a few characteristics of developingcountries are mentioned
that would influence perceptions ... studies have focused on
developing countries. This gap is critical because of the complex interaction between
poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development in developing countries. A Pressure-
State-Response ... pollution in mega-cities of
developing countries, while air quality in developed countries, notably Japan and the
United States, was improving. The harmful effects of economic growth often occur...
... Muslim countries and pig and poultry in countries where pig meat is
4
acceptable. This does not eliminate any other developments but places emphasis on
replication, in the developing countries, ... growth of young
cattle are major economic considerations for livestock production from mature forages,
which are the staple of most ruminants in developing countries. For instance, in
Bangladesh ... more applicable in developing countries, for
instance, to increasing milk yield in cows fed high forage diets in India [NDDB records
quoted in Leng [1997]. Industrialised countries normally...