Search results for: “economic vulnerability”

  • Economic Vulnerability

    Economic Vulnerability and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Economic Vulnerability: In the context of trade relations, the proportion of a country's GNP accounted for by exports and imports […]

  • Vulnerability

    Vulnerability (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Vulnerability means: is the threat of deprivation in multiple dimensions that reduce core human capabilities below the threshold. Vulnerability is a human condition or process resulting from physical, social, economic and […]

  • Economic Nationalism

    A conscious, articulated national drive toward economic self-sufficiency. Economic nationalism is comparable to Autarchy (read this and related legal terms for further details) but does not mandate the economic isolation…

  • Poverty

    The Legal History of Poverty This section provides an overview of Poverty Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) means: _ composite index measuring […]

  • Gender Equality

    Gender Equality and the United Nations The United Nations has the responsibility to ensure that all its actions promote and protect gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN efforts to help establish the rule of law for all on the basis of equality are essential to this end. Advancing […]

  • Developing Countries

    Developing Countries in International Trade Meaning of Developing Countries, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The developing countries generally lack a high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated […]

  • Developing Countries

    Developing Countries in International Trade Meaning of Developing Countries, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The developing countries generally lack a high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated […]

  • Inter-Organizational Relations

    Inter-Organizational Relations Researchers began to engage in the study of inter-organizational relations later than their colleagues in neighboring disciplines such as sociology and economics. A further consolidation of the study of inter-organizational relations is expected to be achieved, including for the broader philosophical or socio-theoretical assumptions and for the political and societal implications of these…

  • SEXISM

    SEXISM Millions of believers gather regularly in churches, synagogues, and other “holy” places to worship a higher power, learn the doctrines and principles of their faith, socialize with other followers, and celebrate a particular form of “family life.” Commensurate with the faith messages are admonitions concerning the rights and responsibilities of men, women, and children…

  • Public Assistance Programs

    Literature Review on Brazil: Public Assistance Programs in Brazil In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Fabrício M. Fialho and Stanley R. Bailey provide the following summary about the topic of Public Assistance Programs in Brazil: This entry explores the […]

  • Public Assistance Programs

    Literature Review on Brazil: Public Assistance Programs in Brazil In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Fabrício M. Fialho and Stanley R. Bailey provide the following summary about the topic of Public Assistance Programs in Brazil: This entry explores the […]

  • Money Laundering in Iran

    Designating Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): 2. Use of government agencies and state-owned or controlled financial institutions to […]

  • Money Laundering in Iran

    Designating Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): 2. Use of government agencies and state-owned or controlled financial institutions to […]

  • Poverty Assessments

    Ppa (participatory Poverty Assessments) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Ppa (participatory Poverty Assessments) means: _ method of using participatory research methodologies to capture qualitative dimensions of poverty, such as people's perceptions of powerlessness and […]

  • Global Governance

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on so-called right to democratic governance explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "democratic governance, so-called right to" in the Parry and Grant […]