rate of urbanization in developing countries , such as iran, has flowed many problems for cities. among of thease common problems of cities is the growth of informal settlements that have several problems for them. in this relation, bonab as one of major cities of east azarbaijan , according to geographic location and having several resources and employment opportunities has been as a center of...

The National Poverty Eradication Programme (NPEP) has been renamed by the Government of the Lao PDR in order to avoid confusion with the 8 national programmes and to better reflect its true substance. This decision was based on suggestions of the National Assembly and other national stakeholders. The new name adopted after internal consultations is the National Growth and Poverty Eradication St...

The European Union (EU) is investing extensively in healthcare-related research and development as part of its Europe 2020 growth strategy, striving to address such long-term issues as the ageing population and increasing unemployment. Research has been conducted mainly in the areas of understanding chronic disorders—prevalent among people of advanced age—and medical system efficiency. There ha...

It has been almost three decades since Nolan proposed his stages hypothesis. Since then several studies on the stages of growth theory appeared in the academic literature. Despite the criticism it received, the s-tages theory is acknowledged by both the academic community and the professional as one of the most popular models to chart the progression of the IS/IT within an organisation. Althoug...

Built on the knowledge management and corporate growth literatures, this paper examined the antecedents of knowledge management strategy and its consequences. Grounded in the resourcebased view and corporate growth theory, this study found that a firm’s knowledge management strategy and strategic performance relate to long term corporate growth. Learning orientation has also been found relates ...

Are recent donor approaches compatible with a political understanding of policy processes in partner or recipient countries? This question is given increased urgency with the recent calls for and commitment to increasing financial flows, scaling-up of aid, and promoting donor coordination. Do these commitments sharpen the potential dilemma between increased aid and the political processes, and ...

Growing evidence supports the need to re-evaluate nature and function of our economies in favour post-growth principles if we are have a socially environmentally viable future. This study contributes discussion on how achieve such future by addressing remaining gap literature about public acceptance post-growth, since transition requires support validate political actions. Taking mixed-methods ...