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- a country, often a producer of primary goods such as cotton or rubber, which cannot generate investment income to stimulate growth and which possesses a national income that is vulnerable...
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- How Developing Countries are Developing Medical Tourism
- The first time I heard about US folks outsourcing their heart surgery or hip replacement to doctors in India or China, it sounded crazy. But clearly the rise of "medical tourism" -- traveling to different countries to have a medical procedure done less expensively, more expediently, and in some cases...
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- VoIP Does Good
- ShoreCap Exchange, a non-profit whose board I’m on, provides and helps fund technical assistance to microcredit institutions in developing countries. At a recent meeting we heard the story of a successful engagement which was Skype-enabled. The bank receiving assistance is in a remote Asian country....
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- The Burden of Non Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries
- Non communicable diseases are more and more prevalent in developing countries where they double the burden of infective diseases. If the present trend is maintained, the health systems in low-and middle-income countries will be unable to support the burden of disease. Prominent causes for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and pulmonary...
- White papers 2005-01-14
- Who Benefits From Social Health Insurance in Developing Countries?
- A major policy issue in developing countries is the lack of formal insurance markets. A popular approach to this problem is compulsory social health insurance. The movement towards SI has been motivated not only by the desire to expand insurance coverage, but also by fiscal pressure to shift the burden...
- White papers 2000-03-01
- Health Insurance Impacts on Health and Nonmedical Consumption in a Developing Country
- The paper examines the effects of the introduction of Vietnam's health insurance VHI program on health outcomes, health care utilization, and non-medical household consumption. The use of panel data collected before and after the insurance program's introduction allows them to eliminate any confounding effects due to selection on time-invariant un-observables,...
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Oxymoron No More: The Potential of Nonprofit Drug Companies to Deliver on the Promise of Medicines for the Developing World
- Although some pharmaceutical company efforts to develop and distribute drugs in developing countries have been successful, many fall short of meeting needs in resource-poor nations. The paper discusses the concept of a nonprofit pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and distributing drugs for diseases endemic in developing countries. Using the experience...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- The Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining in Developing Economies
- This paper addresses the issue of law process pertaining to labor unions and collective bargains. The paper describes the activities of unions and reviews the research designed to measure the consequences of unionism. The context of this review is a developing country, which, by its very nature, cannot sustain as...
- White papers 1996-06-01
- The Role of Health Insurance and Community Financing in Funding Immunization in Developing Countries
- This paper discusses on the role that health insurance and community financing can play in funding immunization in developing countries. Health insurance is taken as a group of persons contributing funds to a common pool, usually held by a third party. This paper also discusses policy considerations for the financing...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- Trade, FDI And Technology Diffusion In Developing Countries: The Role Of Human Capital And Institutions
- This paper examines the impact of inflows of foreign knowledge on economic development, in the context of different institutional development and differing levels of human capital. It employ threshold regression analysis based on Hansen (2000) to determine whether there is cross-country heterogeneity in the flows of foreign knowledge from advanced...
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Social Health Insurance in Developing Countries: A Continuing Challenge
- This paper addresses the issue of the feasibility of "Social" Health Insurance SHI in developing countries. SHI aims at protecting all population groups against financial risks due to illness. There are substantial difficulties in implementation, however, due to lack of debate and consensus about the extent of financial solidarity, problems...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- Trends in International Nurse Migration
- Predicted shortages and recruitment targets for nurses in developed countries threaten to deplete nurse supply and undermine global health initiatives in developing countries. A twofold approach is required, involving greater diligence by developing countries in creating a largely sustainable domestic nurse workforce and their greater investment through international aid in...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Globalization and Health: A Survey of Opportunities and Risks for the Poor in Developing Countries
- The first section of this paper discusses the notion of globalization. The second section tries to characterize the different aspects of globalization, and highlighting those relevant for health issues. The emphasis will be on the impact on developing countries and poor and vulnerable groups within them. The third section of...
- White papers 2001-01-01
- Voluntary Health Insurance in Development: Review of Role in Africa Region and Other Selected Developing Country Experiences
- This paper summarizes the contribution made by voluntary health insurance (background, issues and policy options) to fiscally sustainable financing and financial protection against the cost of illness in the Africa Region. It provides a rationale for Bank/IFC involvement in exploring voluntary health insurance as one of several policy options in...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for Health: Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Strategies to Combat HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
- The sixth millennium development goal, adopted by the United Nations in 2000, aims to halt by 2015 and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS. Since the millennium development goals were set, the incidence of HIV infection and associated mortality have continued to climb in low and middle income countries,...
- White papers 2005-11-10
Additional Resources
- Government of Queensland, Australia: HR Business Solutions
- Government of Queensland, Australia comprising 26 agencies with more than 180,000 employees, serves more than 3.6 million residents in the country's northeast corner. The government began a wide-ranging initiative that will create shared services centers to support a number of "Back-office" functions - including finance, procurement and human resources. The...
- Case studies 2004-03-30
- Success Never Goes Out Of Style For Ethnic Clothing Entrepreneur In Sheffield, VT
- The popularity of Gay's designs led her to start a small company called Samii Clothes and, eventually, make the fateful trip to New York. Returning home with orders from buyers across the country, Gay realized that expanding Samii Clothes from a home-based sideline into a full-fledged business would require expertise...
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- Is My Job 'Offshorable'? You Might be Surprised
- Is My Job 'Offshorable'? You Might be SurprisedBut...they won't need American consumersProblem with that hypothesis: as all companies of any size globalize directly or indirectly...they no longer need American consumers to buy their products...we'll see what happens when this little tidbit finally sinks into the heads of most Americans...Offshoring is...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Koreans plan gas pipeline to China
- The Korean-led consortium developing a gas field off Burma's coast is to invest billions of dollars in a project to supply gas to China over 30 years, including a controversial plan to build a supply pipeline between the countries.Starting in 2013, the consortium will feed 500m cubic feet of...
- External links 2009-08-25
- Mashable's Weekly Conference and Event Guide
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-11-09
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. Today’s question-and-answer will be conducted electronically. [Operator Instructions]. And we will go first to Paul Westra of Cowen And Company. Paul Westra - Cowen And Company Hi, thanks. Good afternoon Jack Hartung - Chief Finance and Development Officer...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-30
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