Rwandan model’s longevity will depend on donor support

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Events ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Donor Support ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
National Congress

Subject Rwanda's governance model. Significance The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) celebrated its 30th anniversary in late 2017 with a series of major public events. Taken together, they provide a lens onto President Paul Kagame and the RPF’s rule -- and the very nature of power in Rwanda today. In particular, they demonstrate the extent to which the national political space now revolves around the figure of Kagame himself. Impacts Despite impressive development gains, Rwanda’s goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2020 remains ambitious. The Rwanda National Congress, which includes many former senior RPF figures, is the main opposition threat, but faces internal divisions. Regional insecurity in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be destabilising if it spills across borders.

No one can challenge Kagame in Rwandan polls

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Term Limits ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
The Political ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Republic Of The Congo

Significance The incumbent, President Paul Kagame, is also running after Rwanda voted in 2015 to allow him to extend term limits in a referendum. Rwigara is not the only candidate challenging Kagame, but the political system favours the incumbent and offers little opportunity for a significant opposition challenge. The electoral commission will receive official candidate nominations in the coming weeks before listing qualified candidates in early July. Impacts Kagame’s next term could start with economic challenges if the agricultural sector struggles. Regional insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi poses a risk to domestic stability. The government’s goal of becoming a middle-income country in the 2020s could prove overly ambitious.

Chronic disease treatment seeking and depression

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Noah Lorincz-Comi ◽  
Samba Bah ◽  
Howard T. Welser ◽  
Jack Maduka
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
World Health ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the effect of depression symptoms and their associated severity on reducing treatment sought for chronic medical conditions in respondents living in a low-/middle-income country. Design/methodology/approach Data for this paper are provided by the national cross-sectional World Health Survey (2003) completed in Pakistan. The authors constructed two samples: one reporting an angina diagnosis (n=150) and another an arthritis diagnosis (n=176), each reporting two or more respective disease symptoms. Logistic regression models, after controlling for confounding variables, were performed to predict treatment received in the last two weeks for respondents’ respective disease. Findings In respondents with angina, depression severity significantly reduced the likelihood of angina treatment received in the two weeks before survey; depression treatment significantly increased this likelihood. In respondents with arthritis, no psychopathologic variables predicted arthritis treatment received. Research limitations/implications This paper works to elucidate the constructs underlying the heavy chronic disease burdens, we currently witness in low-/middle-income countries. As the authors’ design is cross-sectional, future research would benefit from using longitudinal designs to further investigate the relationship between these morbidities. Practical implications These findings encourage further collaboration between medical and mental health professionals to develop stratified treatment strategies, especially in potentially underdeveloped settings, such as Pakistan. This paper also encourages the development of policy intended to provide residents of Pakistan and countries in similar socioeconomic positions with more medical and psychiatric treatment services. Originality/value This paper is unique in identifying the relationship between these morbidities in a large, population-based sample of respondents from a low-/middle-income country, Pakistan.

scholarly journals Effective marketing of high-rise luxury condominiums in a middle-income country like Sri Lanka

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Anthonisz ◽  
Chad Perry
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Stage 1

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an effective process to market high-rise luxury condominiums in a middle-income country in Asia like Sri Lanka, based on empirical evidence. Design/methodology/approach The case research methodology used to address the four research issues used multiple sources of data. In stage 1, qualitative data were collected in interviews with managers and salespersons of six condominium developments that ranged from successful to failure. In stage 2, quantitative data were collected in a survey of the buyers of the six cases. Findings The authors contributions to knowledge include the first evidence-based findings about what influences the success and failure of high-rise luxury condominium developments in a country like Sri Lanka. In addition, a comprehensive marketing model of an effective marketing process is developed for forward-thinking professionals in the field to use to successfully market their luxury high-rise condominiums projects in the future. Practical implications Detailed steps for successful marketing are outlined, from the Board of Management down to salespersons. Originality/value This is the first academic research paper to examine the effective marketing of high-rise luxury condominiums in a middle-income country like Sri Lanka.

Prospects for the Russian economy in 2019

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Russian Economy

Subject Prospects for the Russian economy in 2019. Significance Russia's economic growth is already slow for a middle-income country, and is expected to decelerate next year. Sovereign borrowing requirements are minimal and state finances are generally robust. Despite this, fear of further sanctions creates an exaggerated concern for economic security at the expense of growth.

Women break down the barriers to the Vietnamese social sciences and humanities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan-Hoang Vuong
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Income Country ◽  
The West ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Valian rightly made a case for better recognition of women in science during the Nobel week in October 2018 (Valian, 2018). However, it seems most published views about gender inequality in Nature focused on the West. This correspondence shifts the focus to women in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC).

International Health Research Ethics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Health Research ◽  
International Research ◽  
International Health ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Health research funded by organizations from HICs and conducted in low- and middle-income countries has grown significantly since 1990. Power imbalances and inequities frequently (but not always) exist at each stage of the international research process. Unsurprisingly then, a variety of ethical concerns commonly arise in the context of international health research, such as inequities in funding, the semi-colonial nature of international research models, the brain drain of low- and middle-income country researchers, and inequities in partnerships between HIC and low- and middle-income country researchers. In this chapter, these (and other) ethical concerns are introduced and the following ethical concepts to address the concerns are then discussed: responsiveness, standard of care, benefit sharing, community engagement, and social value. Existing guidance and remaining debates about how to specify each of the concepts are summarized. The chapter concludes by highlighting the existence of epistemic injustices within the field of international research ethics.

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