Economic Enfranchisement, Goal Setting, and Rural Development

The Hindu : Development and goal-setting

THE ``DECADE of development’’ cannot rest on an unstable fiscal base. India has seen too often how bold objectives can be pushed aside through financial crisis. It is extremely important to bring down fiscal deficits mainly through budget cuts and privatisation revenues to reduce the ratio of public debt to national income to avoid future macroeconomic destabilisation. Unless substantial fiscal...

Goal Setting , Goal Striving , and Goal Attainment : Entrepreneurs ’ Motivation

from the proposal: “Although goal striving is important in people’s lives, little research has examined goal striving. In the motivation literature focus has been on goal setting and, to a much lesser degree, goal attainment. No published study has examined entrepreneurs’ goal striving, which constitutes the purpose of the study. A sample of entrepreneurs will provide the data for the study. Th...

Economic burden of stroke in a rural South African setting

BACKGROUND Stroke is the second leading cause of mortality and leading cause of disability in South Africa yet published data on the economic costs of stroke is lacking particularly in rural settings. METHODS We estimate the total direct costs of stroke in 2012 from a health system perspective using a prevalence-based, bottom-up costing approach. Direct costs include diagnosis, inpatient and ...

Economic Theories Development in Rural Regions

Goal Setting and Energy Efficiency

This paper shows that goal setting can act as an effective mechanism to induce energy efficiency and conservation actions in the residential sector. We evaluate a large-scale implementation of an energy efficiency program in Northern Illinois and conclude that, on average, households saved approximately 3%. However, savings are heterogeneous, and consumers choosing realistic goals save substant...