Through GEOSS, by means of GEONETCast, data has come within reach of users anywhere on the globe. If no efficient processing tools are available the full strength of the system might not be utilized by non-meteorological organizations in less developed countries dealing with geo-spatial temporal data analysis. Here the freeware toolbox developed, to handle and process multiple data sets from th...

The present paper analyzes the forward linkages of a multinational’s investment in a resort which kicks off tourism activity in a LDC. We show that, under quite natural assumptions, overnight stays are increasing in the number of tourism related, differentiated goods and services supplied in equilibrium. These goods and services, if supplied by the local community, represent forward linkages of...

Industrial development options for less developed countries (LDCs) hinge increasingly on leveraging e-business as a means of promoting upgrading within global value chains. E-business represents a major opportunity for third world companies (TWCs) that can access and use it effectively and a threat to those companies that cannot. E-business holds great promise for TWCs in four key areas: levera...

OBJECTIVE To compare treatment effects from randomised trials conducted in more developed versus less developed countries. DESIGN Meta-epidemiological study. DATA SOURCES Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (August 2012). DATA EXTRACTION Meta-analyses with mortality outcomes including data from at least one randomised trial conducted in a less developed country and one in a more devel...