Essays about: "MDG"

Showing result 21 - 24 of 24 essays containing the word MDG.

  1. 21. Determinants of Childhood Mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh : How Health Intervention Programmes Can Bring Success

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vanda Czifra; [2007]
    Keywords : childhood mortality; health intervention programmes; Matlab; Bangladesh; logit regression model;

    Abstract : Given the question of how to further decrease childhood mortality and attain the fourth MDG in Bangladesh, the determinants of childhood mortality and successful health intervention programmes in a rural area of Bangladesh are examined in this paper. The binominal logit regression analysis, on Matlab HDSS data from 2001 to 2005, indicates that the child’s birth order, outcome of mother’s previous pregnancy, mother’s age, mother’s education, economic condition of the household, immunization, and place of delivery are important determining factors of childhood mortality. READ MORE

  3. 22. Aid required to halving poverty in Tanzania until 2015

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, statistik och informatik

    Author : Anders Johansson; Joakim Lindberg; [2007]
    Keywords : growth; poverty; Tanzania; elasticity; growth-poverty elasticity; Millenium Development Goals; savings; investment; aid; Africa; crowding-out; Tanzania; fattigdom; tillväxt; bistånd; elasticitet; investeringar; sparande; Afrika;

    Abstract : Halving poverty until 2015 is something that all member states of United Nation have agreed up on by adopting the Millennium Development Goals MDG in 1991. The question asked in this paper is how much aid is needed in Tanzania, to reduce poverty by half. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Effects of Palm Oil Biodiesel in Producer Developing Countries: A Case Analysis of Malaysia Linking National Perspectives with Ground Realities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Tahia Devisscher; [2007]
    Keywords : modern biofuels; palm oil; alternative energy source; stakeholder analysis; rural development; sustainability of local livelihoods; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The growing economic risk of relying primarily on fossil fuels with unstable prices and which availability highly depends on limited reserves and poor global distribution has increased the international interest on modern biofuels as an alternative energy source. Moreover, the growing awareness of energy-related pollution and of climate change consequences, and the international and national strategies to comply with Kyoto Protocol, has put biofuels on the global agenda. READ MORE

  5. 24. Microcredit - A Way to Overcome Problems of Financial Markets in Developing Countries?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Hercules; [2006]
    Keywords : poverty; Ghana; Microcredit; Grameen Bank; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Fighting poverty is the overall goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Africa has highest percent of poor people in the world and in order to achieve the MDGs poverty and development trends must take a new turn in almost all African countries. READ MORE