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What explains development - Development strategy for developing countries.

English, German · Paperback / Softback

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The book stresses the importance of good governance, education, secure property rights and sound economic policies in making progress towards higher HDI values. If progress is to be made, all four factors, basic pillars of development , should be promoted simultaneously. The book also discusses a set of long durée factors and auxiliary development factors. They form the platform , from which the basic pillars may be managed. The long durée factors are: geography & environment & climate. The auxiliary factors are: culture & religion, colonialism; peace keeping & security; health, international aid, communication and globalization. The main body of this book consists of case studies of Zambia, Thailand, Chile and Finland. The study reveals that the status of the various development factors clearly improves moving from Zambia, through Thailand, to Chile and Finland. Scatter plot diagrams illustrate strong correlation between the factors studied and HDI score values in case-study countries compared with as many as 177 countries. Keywords: Development, HDI, governance, education, property rights, economy.

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La sua specializzazione è: politica di sviluppo, gestione della cooperazione allo sviluppo, programmi, diverse modalità di finanziamento, gestione finanziaria del settore pubblico e privato e gestione del rischio fiduciario. Ha 25 anni di esperienza lavorativa versatile in Africa, Asia, Medio Oriente.

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Authors Kaj Bjork
Publisher LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
 
Languages English, German
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2010
 
EAN 9783838338255
ISBN 978-3-8383-3825-5
No. of pages 220
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Politics and business

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