Challenges and Opportunities of Meeting the Needs of Children With Disabilities in a Developing Country Like Bangladesh

PurposeThis paper investigates the challenges and opportunities for the deployment of whistleblowing as an accountability mechanism to curb corruption and fraud in a developing country. Nigeria is the institutional setting for the study.Design/methodology/approachAdopting an institutional theory perspective and a survey protocol of urban residents in the country, the study presents evidence on the whistleblowing program introduced in 2016. Nigeria’s whistleblowing initiative targets all types of corruption, including corporate fraud.FindingsThis study finds that, even in the context of a developing country, whistleblowing is supported as an accountability mechanism, but the intervention lacks awareness, presents a high risk to whistleblowers and regulators, including the risk of physical elimination, and is fraught with institutional and operational challenges. In effect, awareness of whistleblowing laws, operational challenges and an institutional environment conducive to venality undermine the efficacy of whistleblowing in Nigeria.Originality/valueThe study presents a model of challenges and opportunities for whistleblowing in a developing democracy. The authors argue that the existence of a weak and complex institutional environment and the failure of program institutionalization explain those challenges and opportunities. The authors also argue that a culturally anchored and institutionalized whistleblowing program encourages positive civic behavior by incentivizing citizens to act as custodians of their resources, and it gives voice to the voiceless who have endured decades of severe hardship and loss of dignity due to corruption.

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The Potential of Economic Diplomacy for Kosovo’s Economic Growth

ILIRIA International Review ◽

10.21113/iir.v5i1.21 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 287

Author(s):

MA. Arben Salihu

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Economic Development ◽

Full Advantage ◽

Developing Country ◽

Economic History ◽

Economic Potential ◽

Wise Use ◽

Economic Diplomacy ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

The Republic

Historically, the wise use of country’s economic potential brought conducive political gains. In contemporary times, where the business competition has reached its peak, the creative diplomacy that caters economic concerns, generally called the economic diplomacy is gaining pace. The term of Economic Diplomacy is fairly new, but apparently the research and evaluation of this concept is rapidly increasing, primarily to assess its impact on economic growth. Despite gaining popularity and acknowledgment, many countries are not taking full advantage of economic diplomacy, the Republic of Kosovo is case in point. The aim of this work is to explore the importance of economic diplomacy for Kosovo, a developing country, but with vast potential for growth. The study begins with a brief analysis on Kosovo economic history and the first signs of economic diplomacy. In addition, it discusses the role, importance and the future of economic diplomacy for Kosovo, vis a vis challenges and opportunities. It analysis the level of the use of economic diplomacy in the region, as well as presents data concerning Kosovo trade with world during the period 2004-2014. Finally it offers a number of recommendations for economic development in relations to economic diplomacy and concludes that success of the economic diplomacy largely depends on active, creative and proactive leadership as well as shrewd decison making.

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Challenges and opportunities for children with disabilities in Europe: The future role and development of the voluntary sector

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb12293.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 14-17

Author(s):

Philippa Russell

Keyword(s):

Children With Disabilities ◽

Voluntary Sector ◽

Future Role ◽

The Future ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

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Doing research in a developing country: The challenges and opportunities

The Biochemist ◽

10.1042/bio02506031 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 31-33

Author(s):

Colleen Flanagan

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Developing Country ◽

Public Life ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Western Countries ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

What is it like doing scientific research in a developing country? Although each developing country has its own characteristics and peculiarities, I can only tell you about my own country, South Africa. The most marked feature of developing countries is a considerably smaller economy than in most Western countries. This results in much less money, in every aspect of public life.

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