488 research outputs found
a case of Zimbabwe
No full textThesis(Master) --KDI School:Master of Public Management,2016As nations of the world have gradually opened their borders for trade and investment, FDI is increasingly becoming an impeccable engine for economic growth and development for developed, emerging market economies as well as developing countries such as Zimbabwe. In light of this fast paced global economy which has become a borderless society, a nation’s comparative advantage is no longer only confined to God given natural resources, but also to knowledge advantage. Today’s dynamic world calls for strategic agility, implying that there is need for a competitive, nimble and agile IPA team to beat competition. More importantly, FDI is vital to the host country since it brings technological and managerial know-how to the recipient country. Furthermore, it brings fresh capital and liquidity into the host economy. The issue of liquidity is of fundamental importance in dollarized economies such as Zimbabwe whose economy thrives on a basket of multiple currencies dominated by the US dollar. The fresh capital is used to increase economic production and create employment for the host populace as well as generating revenue for government. In addition, FDI capital also “crowds in” domestic investors through creating forward and backward linkages in the host economy. However, the flow of FDI across borders happens in a global FDI market characterized by “cut throat” competition, in which nations fiercely compete amongst one another for FDI capital. To assess Zimbabwe’s performance in attracting FDI for her economic development, this research has benchmarked Zimbabwe’s performance against that of its neighbors Zambia and Mozambique, against that of two global FDI attracting success stories – South Korea in Asia and Ireland in Europe as well as against the world average performance for the twenty five (25) year period 1990 – 2014. Regression analysis of FDI inflows data for the twenty five (25) year period 1990 – 2014 and individual country policy analysis revealed that Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, South Korea and Ireland attract approximately 3%, 20%, 40%, 136% and 300% of mean world FDI inflows, respectively. Individual country policy analysis and primary data also revealed the following as factors impeding FDI capital inflows to Zimbabwe – economic sanctions, macro-economic policy inconsistency, unfavorable ease of doing business and economic freedom indicators as well as lack of robust FDI marketing and promotion policies. In light of the above findings, this research proffers recommendations that the government of Zimbabwe can adopt to attract adequate FDI capital for its economic development.SECTION ONE (1): INTRODUCTION
SECTION TWO (2): LITERATURE REVIEW
SECTION THREE (3): DATA AND METHODOLOGY
SECTION FOUR (4): QUANTITATIVE DATA FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS (RESULTS)
SECTION FIVE (5): DISCUSSION AND SYNTHESIS OF FINDINGS
SECTION SIX (6): RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONmasterpublishedEdson BASERA
066 - Edson Costa Filho
No full textColorado State University - Civil and Environmental Engineering.Includes bibliographical references.Better irrigation water management requires accurate estimates of crop water use. Modeling evapotranspiration (ET) using the surface energy balance approach and remote sensing data has been showing promising results, but the complex nature of heat and momentum transfers among land, plants, and atmosphere has imposed a challenge towards obtaining more accurate crop water consumptive use results. The project aims to improve estimates of crop ET by improving the estimation of sensible heat (H), the most critical component of the surface energy balance, through a combined application of remote sensing data and an aerodynamic temperature approach
Człowiek i medycyna w sztuce Margaret Edson "Dowcip"
No full textThe author analyses problems of disease, dying, and death addressed in a play by
Margaret Edson entitled Wit. Special attention is paid to the structure of meta-theatre
and the function of wit in the play. The author investigates limitations of reason in the
approach adopted by the doctors who take care of Vivian Bearing, and who subject
her to an excruciating experiment in order to achieve a potential research success.
She also discusses the protagonist’s attitude to literary works, dealing with her own
disease, to other people and to God. This offers an opportunity to ruminate on the
exact meaning of irretrievable loss involved in suffering. She also concentrates on
the attitude of the nurse who – thanks to her emotional intelligence and empathy –
accompanies Vivian on her way to death
Abordagens de estudo e performance na obra Elegía de Edson Zampronha para violoncelo e eletroacústica
No full textThis article will address technical and interpretative aspects in study and
performance in Elegy (2003-2009) by Edson Zampronha for cello and eletroacoustics.
Through study strategies and performance the author proposes to guide future
interpreters, from her personal experiences reporting its preparation of this work
process. The theoretical framework is based in De Andrade (2010) and Zampronha
(2015).Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)O presente artigo irá abordar aspectos técnicos-interpretativos no estudo e performance da obra Elegia (2003-2009) de Edson Zampronha, para violoncelo e eletrônicos. Através de estratégias de estudo e performance a autora propõe orientar futuros intérpretes, a partir de suas experiências pessoais relatando seu processo de preparação desta obra. A fundamentação teórica está baseada em Andrade (2010) e Zampronha (2015), além de referenciais de demais autores
Tackling maternal mortality by improving technical efficiency in the production of primary health services: longitudinal evidence from the Mexican case
No full textUnder request of PlosONE and in order to contribute to transparency and replicability of research, the authors of the study entitled “Tackling maternal
mortality by improving technical efficiency in the production of primary health
services: longitudinal evidence from the Mexican case”, made the data available. Any other use than exploring or replicating the results of the above-mentioned paper is not authorized and shall not be used without previous authorization of the investigators. If you are interested in analyzing this database for original research purposes please contact Edson Serván-Mori (PI and principal author of the study, [email protected]) or Gustavo Nigenda (corresponding author [email protected])
Sustainable Frameworks of Public-Private-Partnerships in Zimbabwe: A Holistic, Sector-Wide Review
No full textIn the wake of increasing calls for open governments amid declining external and domestic financial support, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are emerging as viable models of financing infrastructural development and service delivery across the globe. The main goal of this study is to present a holistic, sector-wide review of the genesis, etymology, forms, impact and constraints in the implementation of PPPs in Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe, the case of PPPs is particularly imperative in view of the recent change in political leadership. The study answered the questions: What measures are being taken to attract-in PPPs? What are the constraining factors? What should be done to mainstream PPP best practices towards increasing private participation towards investment in Zimbabwe? Through desk-research and key informant interviews, the study found that PPPs assist in: sourcing finance, risk management, improving efficiency through technology, employment creation and reduction due to technology. Among its key recommendations are: the revamping of the legislative framework, harnessing the demographic dividend, roll-out PPPs in-basket training workshops, formulate policy documents on PPPs, incentives for risk, ensure community participation through roping-in the traditional leaders as well as systemizing policy consistency and predictability to build investor confidence as framework for sustainable implementation of PPPs in the new dispensation
Exploring the Genesis, Nature, Etymology and Efficacy of Austerity Policies: Drawing Lessons for Austerity Policy Initiatives in Africa
No full textThis article presents a diagnosis of the concept of austerity and its evolution as a policy tool in public affairs in a bid to sniff out sustainable factors for the implementation of austerity policies in Africa and beyond. To this end, experiences in Greece, the three European Baltics, Portugal, Italy, Argentina and Spain were reviewed to draw lessons for Zimbabwe and Africa in general. The term austerity, whose intellectual roots lie in neo-classical school of economics, denotes economy, frugality, thriftiness, stinginess, prudence in the use of resources by an individual, corporate or nation. Austerity becomes a national policy where governments create restrictive and difficult economic conditions in order to revive economies in crises by cutting public expenditure, debt and deficits. In recent years, austerity policies have become the dominant global wisdom for solving economic and fiscal stress. Cuts in social welfare budgetary allocations, cuts and freezing of posts in the public service and state enterprises—generally characterise countries under austerity policies. For austerity policies to be effective, the article proposes an interplay of factors such as strong political will, buy-in and ownership of the policy by business, labour and civic society; bailouts to support the reform; strong regulatory frameworks for the supervision and surveillance of the banking and financial services sector towards market stability; institutional policy consistency and coherence, and embedded institutional fiscal discipline, among others
Old principles, persisting challenges: Maternal health care market alignment in Mexico in the search for UHC
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Under
request of PlosONE and in order to contribute to transparency and replicability
of research, the authors of the study entitled “Old principles, persisting
challenges: Maternal health care market alignment in Mexico in the search for
UHC”, made the data available. Any other use than exploring or replicating the
results of the above-mentioned paper is not authorized and shall not be used
without previous authorization of the investigators. If you are interested in
analyzing this database for original research purposes please contact Edson
Serván Mori (corresponding author [email protected]).</p
Questionaries
No full text<p>Under request of PlosONE and in order to contribute to transparency and replicability of research, the authors of the study entitled “A cross-sectional study of prisoners in Mexico City comparing prevalence of transmissible infections and chronic diseases with that in the general population”, made the data available. Any other use than exploring or replicating the results of the above-mentioned paper is not authorized and shall not be used without previous authorization of the investigators. If you are interested in analyzing this database for original research purposes please contact Sergio Bautista-Arredondo (PI of the study, [email protected]) or Edson Serván Mori (corresponding author [email protected]).</p
Databases
No full text<p>Under request of PlosONE and in order to contribute to transparency and replicability of research, the authors of the study entitled “A cross-sectional study of prisoners in Mexico City comparing prevalence of transmissible infections and chronic diseases with that in the general population”, made the data available. Any other use than exploring or replicating the results of the above-mentioned paper is not authorized and shall not be used without previous authorization of the investigators. If you are interested in analyzing this database for original research purposes please contact Sergio Bautista-Arredondo (PI of the study, [email protected]) or Edson Serván Mori (corresponding author [email protected]).</p
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