1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910158681703321

Autore

Whitford G.M

Titolo

The Metabolism and Toxicity of Fluoride / /  G.M. Whitford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel : , : S. Karger, , 1989

ISBN

9783318040197

3318040193

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII + 160 pages) : :   63 figures, 19 tables

Collana

Issn Series

Disciplina

612/.3924

Soggetti

Dental Medicine

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Caries Prophylaxis

Metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960986103321

Titolo

Toward universal primary education : investments, incentives, and institutions / / Lead authors: Nancy Birdsall and Amina Ibrahim (Coordinators), Ruth Levine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; Sterling, Va., : Earthscan, c2005

ISBN

1-136-55007-0

1-280-47631-1

9786610476312

1-84977-357-2

600-00-0095-2

1-4237-0902-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Classificazione

81.74

Altri autori (Persone)

BirdsallNancy

LevineRuth <1959->

IbrahimAmina

Disciplina

372.0115

372.91724

Soggetti

Education, Elementary - Developing countries

Education, Primary - Developing countries

Education - Developing countries

Educational equalization - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-183).

Nota di contenuto

Toward universal primary education: investments, incentives, and institutions; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Task force members; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Part 1 Setting the stage; Chapter 1 The task force's contribution; Task force methods; Audience and organization of the report; The contribution of the task force; Chapter 2 Education and society: multiple benefits, unrealized potential; Education is society's main instrument for reproducing itself and can be a key ingredient for social change



Education is an end in itself and has tremendous benefits for individuals and societyThe benefits of education are conditioned by the context; Chapter 3 The Goals and the history of goal-setting in education; Chapter 4 Trends in primary education and gender parity; A host of factors affect enrollment and retention rates; Learning achievement needs to be measured; Conclusions and future prospects; Part 2 Education systems in developing countries: income, institutions, and incentives; Chapter 5 Education systems in developing countries

High-performing educational systems can achieve results even with limited resourcesCountries with low-performing systems need to address a variety of governance problems; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Strategies for creating more and better educational opportunities; Strategy 1: get out-of-school children into school; Strategy 2: create better institutions, increase transparency, and provide better incentives; Chapter 7 Financing the education Goals; Part 3 Forging an international compact for education: roles and responsibilities of donors and developing countries

Chapter 8 A global compact for basic educationChapter 9 What donors should do; Recommendation 1: support bold political leadership and provide firm financial commitments to make Education for All and the Fast Track Initiative work; Recommendation 2: reform the donor business; Recommendation 3: use a transparent accountability framework for reporting; Recommendation 4: invest in genuine evaluation; Chapter 10 A call to action; Appendixes; Appendix 1. Commissioned papers for educational report

Appendix 2. Summary of the civil society e-discussion on the education report of the Task Force on Education and Gender EqualityAppendix 3. Success stories in policy interventions toward high quality universal primary education; Appendix 4. Data issues; Appendix 5. Major initiatives that promote the Millennium Development Goals on education and gender equality; Appendix 6. Need for postprimary education; Notes; References

Sommario/riassunto

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them.  Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all.  The UN Mi



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911031575803321

Autore

Gossel Sean

Titolo

The Promise and Peril of FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa : Overcoming Resource Dependence, Underdevelopment and Dysfunctional Capitalism / / by Sean Gossel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

3-032-01320-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics, , 3004-961X

Disciplina

332.6730967

Soggetti

Development economics

Economics

Africa - Economic conditions

Evolutionary economics

Institutional economics

Development Economics

Political Economy and Economic Systems

African Economics

Institutional and Evolutionary Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1)Introduction -- 2)Colonial Legacies -- 3)Economic Policy Legacies -- 4)Democracy -- 5)Corruption -- 6)Between East and West -- 7)Financial Sector Development -- 8)Economic Growth.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the developmental prospects, risks, and implications of foreign direct investment (FDI) in sub-Saharan African (SSA). Despite the region’s significant potential, it continues to face complex challenges and significant capital shortages. In theory, FDI could promote development by supplementing domestic savings, enhancing financial systems, and promoting global integration, but it can also weaken the balance of payments and undermine domestic investment. In addition, SSA’s weak institutions and poor governance means that FDI may also contribute to dysfunctional capitalism and tax evasion. This book argues that colonial legacies and flawed policy



choices have entrenched institutional weaknesses and socio-economic outcomes that deter diversified FDI and attract extractive FDI, leading to underdevelopment and resource dependency while undermining industrialization and diversification. This book will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in development economics and the political economy of SSA. Sean J. Gossel is Professor at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business where he teaches, supervisors, and researches topics in the areas of financial economics and financial globalisation with a particular focus on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. .