scholarly journals Comparison of American and Third World Students` Preferences for Conventional and Alternative Development Ideas

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (0) ◽  
pp. 99-111
Author(s):  
Il Hwan Chung
Keyword(s):  
System Approach ◽  
Third World ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Historical Reality ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

The issue of development has been widely discussed during the last four decades on social science. For over four decades the subject has been debated and examined from different perspectives. Theoretical perspectives on development have changed in response to the changing historical reality of the development process and of relations between developing and developed countries (Lehmann, 1979; Ardent, Evans and Stephens, 1988). In the 1950s and 1960s, the decades hall-marked by an intense interest in development themes, the classical development model was popular in the world and most countries adopted this strategy to achieve their economic development. In the 1980s, skepticism towards development theories such as modernization and human capital theories produced other development positions, e.g., the dependency school, world system approach, Neo-Marxism and so on.

Effectiveness of E-government in Delivering Services

2010 ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Ronnie Park
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

This chapter examines the effectiveness of delivering e-government services in terms of how citizens value the service and how e-government has changed citizens’ expectation of contacting government by digital means. This chapter articulates the following issues as they are related to the effectiveness of e-government services. It starts by addressing e-government strategies in developing and developed countries throughout the world, then discusses the inherited nature of e-government from e-commerce and the differences between them. Next, it considers various barriers to the success of e-government and how to overcome those barriers. The chapter concludes with a list of the value items collected from an empirical study, and explores how they might improve e-government’s effectiveness in delivering services.

Nuclear Energy for the Poor

Worldview ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 12-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iqbal Akhund
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Third World ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Equal Degree ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Moral Doubt

The subject of nuclear energy, arousing hope and anxiety in almost equal degree, is of interest to all mankind. Of late, however, attention has focused on the implications of the spread of nuclear power and technology to Third World countries, and in that context the views of Pakistan—a developing country with similar economic compulsions—may be of some general interest.Thirty years after Hiroshima-Nagasaki one sees nuclear energy being used beneficently all over the world in research institutions and hospitals, in farms and factories. But a number of recent developments have reawakened the fear and moral doubt concerning man's capacity to make wise use of the terrible power his intelligence has unleashed: the explosion by India of a nuclear device in 1974; disclosures about the real risks of accidents in power reactors; and the fear that terrorists, political or’ criminal, may obtain recourse to nuclear bombs to further their ends.

scholarly journals Anticancer Herbs for Improving the Quality of Life

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Darakhshan Qaiser ◽  
Anurag Srivastava ◽  
Afshan Qaiser
Keyword(s):  
Animal Studies ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Public Health Burden ◽  
Health Burden ◽  
The World ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

In the world, there are many systems of traditional medicine. Cancer is the major public health burden both in developing and developed countries. Around 50% of existing medicines for cancer treatment have plants origin. Anticancer property of some plant extracts proven to be significantly effective in the treatment of cancer. Many herbs like sadabahar, turmeric, Kalonji, cannabis, garlic, flaxseed contain active components which may be effective in prevention and treatment of many cancers. The present review focuses on the evidence of health benefit of various herbs though recent human and animal studies.

scholarly journals Making Eco-Bricks as a Solution to Environmental Problems through Empowering Creative Children: A Case Study in Baruga District, Kendari City

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-221
Author(s):  
Farida Wardani ◽  
Nurul Khotimah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

Garbage is one of the complex problems faced by both developing and developed countries in the world. The waste problem is a common problem and has become a universal phenomenon in various countries in the world. This research uses qualitative research with a descriptive analysis approach. The data used are primary data collected from community-based empowerment activities in the Baruga sub-district, Kendari city. From this research, it can be seen that making eco-bricks can be used as a solution to the use of plastic waste, which is very much in the Baruga sub-district, Kendari City, through creative child empowerment activities. To make products using eco-bricks, glue for PVC plastics is not recommended because the plastic bottles used as eco-bricks are PET plastic, so they are unsuitable if glued with PVC glue.

scholarly journals Improving the effectiveness of the special and differential treatment of the World Trade Organization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Fitria Anindhita H. Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Preferential Treatment ◽  
The World ◽  
Slow Progress ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Way

<p>This paper deals with the subject of Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a special right that allows developing countries preferential treatment by other member countries, particularly developed countries. The paper more specifically discusses the ineffectiveness of the SDT owing to its structure and formulation, and explores the factors that have caused such ineffectiveness. It touches upon the provisions and the ways in which they are formulated and implemented, which deemed to have lead to the ineffectiveness. An observation of the way that negotiations are conducted and the underlying interests that direct those negotiations also contribute to the slow progress of introducing changes to the provisions. Furthermore, this paper analyses and identifies steps that may be taken to improve the concept, formulation, and implementation of SDT, inter alia through amendments of the provisions and conduct of negotiations. The paper also looks at several dispute cases which highlight the ineffectiveness of the existing provisions in advancing the interests of developing countries in particular and in fulfilling its purpose in general.</p>

Beyond North and South: The Second Coming of the World Economy

Worldview ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Novak
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
International Economic Cooperation ◽  
Systemic Problems ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
North And South ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

The world economy and international economic institutions are in trouble. That, at least, is the opinion in informed circles following the Conference on International Economic Cooperation (CIEC) held in Paris last spring. There is a growing realization that CIEC failed to grapple with the systemic problems the world economy faces, a failure that threatens developing and developed countries alike.Despite Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's dramatic call for a “new international economic system,” the Paris conference failed to address systemic issues. Instead, the developed nations of the North angled for a separation of the issues of energy from those of development; and the developing countries of the South closed ranks by linking the two. Consequently neither side truly debated the crushing problems of the world economy.

ANALISIS STRUKTURALISME GENETIK DALAM NOVEL MIDAH SIMANIS BERGIGI EMAS KARYA PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Nani Anggraini
Keyword(s):  
Social Problem ◽  
World View ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Historical Reality ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The World ◽  
Pramoedya Ananta Toer ◽  
The Subject

This study discusses how the world view according to the author in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's novel Midah Simanis Bergigi Emas based on genetic structuralism which covers the world view and collective subject and the surrounding environment and how the author views Pramoedya Ananta Toer's Midah Simanis Bergigi Emas novel based on reality history linked to the literary work. The method used in this research is descriptive analytical method. The analysis technique performed is dialectical technique, namely, prioritizing coherent meaning. Dialectic techniques develop two kinds of concepts, namely "whole-part" and "understanding-explanation". Sources of data in this study used primary data sources in the form of a novel entitled Midah Simanis Bergigi Emas by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. the creation of the Midah Simanis Bergigi Emas novel was lifted from a social problem that affected it. Genetic elements of the work of Sasta are worldview, author's relationship with historical reality, author's biography, application of novel genetic structuralism. The world view on genetic structuralism in the Midah Simanis Bergigi Emas novel is lifted from a social problem that influences its views on God, the world, and humans. The world view that triggers the subject to identify world views is considered as one of the characteristics of the success of a literary work in genetic structuralism.

Factors that Determine the Adoption of Cloud Computing

2012 ◽  
pp. 210-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bay Arinze ◽  
Murugan Anandarajan
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Computer Services ◽  
Security And Reliability ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries ◽  
It Innovations

Cloud computing has spread within enterprise faster than many other IT innovations. In cloud computing, computer services are accessed over the Internet in a scalable fashion, where the user is abstracted in varying degrees from the actual hardware and software and pays only for resources used. This paper examines the adoption of cloud computing in various regions of the world, as well as the potential of cloud computing to impact computing in developing countries. The authors propose that cloud computing offers varying benefits and appears differently in regions across the world, enabling many users to obtain sophisticated computing architectures and applications that are cost-prohibitive to acquire locally. The authors examine issues of privacy, security, and reliability of cloud computing and discuss the outlook for firms and individuals in both developing and developed countries seeking to utilize cloud computing for their computing needs.

Preface

1981 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. vii-viii
Author(s):  
Annette Dula ◽  
Michael Fultz ◽  
Andrew Garrod
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Harvard Educational Review ◽  
Identity Change ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Critical Consideration ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

The editors of the Harvard Educational Review are pleased to present "Education as Transformation: Identity, Change, and Development." This special issue is dedicated to those engaged in the struggle for freedom—whether it is waged against political or economic subjugation, illiteracy, racism, or sexual and cultural chauvinism. Our intent is to focus on the role of education in that struggle in both developing and developed countries and on ways of perceiving and understanding reality that frequently differ from traditional Western conceptions. A critical consideration, then, has been not merely to raise issues pertinent to the Third World but rather to acquire a balanced representation of Third World authors who discuss their own particular values, problems,and strategies.

Planning language treatment: linguistics for the third world

1981 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn H. Jernudd
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Speech Communities ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
The Third World

ABSTRACTI shall argue that adoption of linguistics at institutions of higher learning in its present international disciplinary form, and in its expression through the medium of English (because English is a major foreign or second language in much of the world and the by far dominant language for the discipline of linguistics), can be contrary to the public good in less developed countries (LDCs) and emerging speech communities. Linguistics in its current international disciplinary form serves needs different from those of emerging speech communities, where a new language treatment system ought to be created by a new cadre of caretakers of the community's language resources. (Language planning; developing countries; linguistics as an international discipline; English)

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