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USAID Reporting on the Status of the Work of U.S. Universities in Developing Countries

A letter in which USAID reports on the status of the support it has for the work that U.S. universities complete in developing countries.

Date: September 15, 2009

Creator: Driesler, Stephen

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Structural Adjustment, Civil Society, and Democratization in Sub Saharan Africa

Two recent developments dominate the political economy of Sub Saharan Africa -- the adoption of economic structural adjustment reforms and the emergence of pressures for the democratization of the political process. Economic reform measures have spawned civil society, made up of anti-authoritarian, anti-statist, non-governmental organizations, that demand political liberalization. This study is an attempt to analyze, theoretically and quantitatively, the unanticipated association between these … more

Date: December 1995

Creator: Iheduru, Obioma M.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Decentralization, Privatization, and Economic Development in Developing Countries : A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis

This study focuses on clarifying the relationships among decentralization, privatization, and economic development in developing countries.

Date: August 1993

Creator: Iheanacho, Vitalis Akujiobi

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Developing Countries: Debt Relief Initiative for Poor Countries Faces Challenges

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO: (1) assessed whether the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) is likely to free up resources for poverty reduction and achieve the goal of debt sustainability; (2) described the strategy to strengthen the link between debt relief and poverty reduction and how this strategy is to be implemented; and (3) described the challenges creditors face in f… more

Date: June 29, 2000

Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Comparing Countries' Levels of Development

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Date: August 7, 1997

Creator: Sanford, Jonathan E.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Public Libraries and Democratization in Three Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of Social Capital

This article explores the role of social capital. The authors develop a theoretical framework intended to facilitate systematic investigation of the contributions public libraries may make to democratization.

Date: March 2012

Creator: Ignatow, Gabriel; Webb, Sarah M.; Poulin, Michelle; Parajuli, Ramesh; Fleming, Peter; Batra, Shika et al.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Partnership for Enhancing Developing Countries' Capacity in Participating in Global Knowledge Production and Use

Poster discussing a partnership for enhancing developing countries' capacity in participating in global knowledge production and use. This poster highlights some of the contributing factors that enhance the capacity of African institutions to play active roles in the current global knowledge economy (in terms of information and knowledge creation, access, use and reuse).

Date: July 2013

Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Assefa, Shimelis & Rorissa, Abebe

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries

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North-South Scholarly Collaboration: Opportunities and Experiences in Africa

Article from a panel held at the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) 2021 conference held on October 23-November 3, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The panel was meant to stimulate future north-south collaborations by increasing awareness of both funded opportunities and low budget initiatives for scholarly exchanges and collaborations, benefits for scholars and their institutions in developed and developing countries, and best practices with respect to north-south co… more

Date: October 31, 2021

Creator: Sonnenwald, Diane H.; Rorissa, Abebe; Fourie, Ina; Julien, Heidi; Raju, Jaya & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

North-South Scholarly Collaboration: Opportunities & Experiences in Africa

Presentation given to stimulate future north-south collaborations by increasing awareness of both funded opportunities and low budget initiatives for scholarly exchanges and collaborations, benefits for scholars and their institutions in developed and developing countries, and best practices with respect to north-south collaborations and scholarly exchanges.

Date: October 31, 2021

Creator: Sonnenwald, Diane H.; Fourie, Ina; Raju, Jaya; Julien, Heidi; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Open Access and Scholarly Communications: Looking Ahead to a Post-Pandemic Future

Presentation that covers open access in the context of Ethiopia. This presentation provides examples of the background of open access and scholarly communication, the policy frameworks in place (including the White House OSTP Call to Action), the challenges and opportunities in relation to developing nations, and the emerging trends in institutional initiatives in Ethiopia.

Date: May 2, 2020

Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Content Divide: Africa and the Global Knowledge Footprint

This presentation discusses Africa and the global knowledge footprint.

Date: October 2012

Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Open Access Increases Educators Ability to Plan Equitable Curriculum: Global Context

This presentation gives an overview of Open Access including its definition, basic assumptions, open access registries, technology and trends, technological structure, policy frameworks, challenges and opportunities. It then applies this to the need for developing countries' contributions to global knowledge production and creating institutional initiatives.

Date: 2020-10-14/2020-10-16

Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Tsunami disaster response: A case analysis of the information society in Thailand.

The December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami wrecked thousands of lives, homes, and livelihoods - losses that could have been avoided with timely and better information. A resource such as information is needed at a fundamental level much like water, food, medicine, or shelter. This dissertation examines the development of the Thai information society, in terms of the share of information workforce and the level of diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as, the role of… more

Date: December 2009

Creator: Aswalap, Supaluk Joy

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Basic Policy On Development Cooperation in the Field of Climate Change: Recommendations by Experts' Panel for Realization of "Cool Earth"

The document encourages international cooperation for dealing with climate change and offers strategies for making climate policy and economic policy compatible.

Date: 2008

Creator: Japan. Gaimushō.

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Economic Development of Thailand's Agriculture

Agriculture is usually the largest economic sector in developing countries. Typically, most of the countries' population is employed in this sector. The economic growth is dependent upon productivity in agricultural production and its export potential. Increased production and exports from this sector result in foreign exchange earning by which to promote development of the other sectors. Given the importance of agricultural development, this thesis attempts to study the impact of the agricultu… more

Date: December 1981

Creator: Pichyangkul, Sonit

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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[News Clip: Economic resources]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: October 21, 1952

Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Open Access and Scholarly Communication

Presentation on the concepts of open access and scholarly communication. This presentation covers the background of these topics and their definitions, tools and policies for open access, technology and emerging trends, challenges/opportunities that open access faces, and ultimately relates this information to open access initiatives in developing countries.

Date: December 13, 2019

Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Article describes how data-driven decision-making (DDDM) technologies are increasingly being utilized, aiming to enhance education quality. Authors assert that this paper examines articles that explore the implementation of DDDM technologies and their effects on education quality.

Date: November 6, 2023

Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem & Jimma, Worku

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries