Abstract This paper analyzes critically and thoroughly the capacity building approach with widespread application, evaluation and assessment of case-studies and examples from the Third world or developing world. Countries in parts of Latin America, Africa, the Anglophone Caribbean and South East Asia are given special attention in terms of those situations in which capacity has or has not been built, alongside useful recommendations for capacity building gaps.
From the Paper "As a comprehensive, yet broad-ranging approach to problem-solving in public policy, capacity building in itself embraces certain norms, values, attitudes, procedures, principles, practices and strategies that together promote the idea of good governance. Administrative capacity in particular, being separated within the whole process of good governance ? which implies both democracy and development as fundamental pillars, is at the very least trite not to mention unrealistic given the turbulence of modernity within the context of globalization which implies further the need for multidimensional approaches for the achievement of such good governance. Indeed, it is the case that administrative capacity that requires technical, technological, financial, management, incentivized and strategic administrative coordination and training within administration itself, should exist alongside other frameworks of social capital, inter-organizational relationships, assessments of task environments, as well as lesson drawing techniques, among other things, for the promotion of good governance. Some such techniques, practices and strategies of capacity building itself within the Caribbean and other developing countries have been proven limited in many respects thereby stultifying the realization of good governance principles and practices. As evidence will later show, the political, social, economic, cultural, technological, demographic and geo-political aspects of the "task environment" in the developing world have illuminated differences in the levels of development in such countries, even though the limitations of effective capacity building for good governance may be more so in some such countries, as in parts of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, as opposed to fewer limitations in others for Example in Southeast Asia. Special reference to Barbados's successes in Capacity building will also be entertained briefly. The central thesis here, is therefore, that capacity building needs to be promoted within the Caribbean as in other areas of the developing world, not only on a national but local, regional and even global basis, if good governance is to be achieved more effectively."
Abstract This paper describes two of the biggest problems facing Bombay (Mumbai) today. Massive population growth has led to high levels of overcrowding and poor health conditions as a result. There are also huge problems in providing adequate infrastructure as a result of this population growth, made worse by the unique geography of Bombay. The essay then describes the solution that is being implemented: the creation of a new 'growth pole': New Bombay a few miles away.
From the Paper "The City of Bombay is located on the west coast of India and is one of the largest cities in the world. It is a good example of the kind of dramatic growth that has affected many developing countries in the past 50 years. But this was not always so. Bombay in the mid 17th century consisted of 7 small islands off the west coast of India. The area was surrounded by marshy land, had almost no fertile soil and was inhabited mainly be fishermen. There was no important trade and no resources and thus very little economic activity. But by the end of the 20th Century Bombay had become one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world with around 15 million inhabitants. Bombay is India's most important port, busiest airport, has the highest concentration of industry, and the most multinational corporations in South East Asia. Why did this dramatic change occur and what have been the resulting negative impacts? To answer these questions it is worth looking at the history of Bombay briefly to understand the background to Bombay's problems, before investigating further two urban problems that Bombay faces and the solutions put forward."
Tags: India, Portuguese, Mughal, Empire, Central, Business, District, CIDCO
From the Paper "Until 1984, when the first Patent Law of the People's Republic of China was passed, the government of China afforded no patent protection to foreigners (Moser and Ho 453). Along with legislation involving trademark, copyright, and intellectual property rights, China's patent laws have signaled the Republic's desire to open its doors to new technology transfer (Shan 1). Though, in its original form, China's Patent Law fell short of international standards, amendments passed in 1992 have brought the law in line with the international community (Global Sources).
Cultural hurdles faced by the government in enforcing the patent protection it affords have been aggressively pursued. The characteristically Chinese concept of technology as a ..."
From the Paper "Research Proposal:
Acculturation of Iranians in America
Background of the Problem
The United States has been variously characterized as either a "melting pot" or a society that reflects cultural pluralism (Hess, Markson, & Stein, 1990). The "melting pot" model suggests that differences among groups are "melted down" over time and cease to exist, creating a social system of a high degree of homogeneity. In the model of cultural pluralism, it is proposed that the special contributions of immigrant groups and cultures add to the diversity and vitality of American cultural life (Hess, Markson, & Stein, 1990). Cultural pluralism implies an acceptance of differences in relatively personal matters such as food, family, religious rituals, and community associations. Further..."
From the Paper "For most of the 20th Century, Thailand (Siam) was a natural economic leader in the ASEAN region. Because of the openness of the Kings who ruled Thailand, and their willingness to learn all they could of the Western ways, the nation was able to build an industrial base that includes textiles, cement, electronics, petroleum, refining, transportation equipment, tourism, food processing. Because of this openness, Thailand was the only nation in Southeast Asia to escape colonial rule. With some reservations, Thailand became an excellent place for Western businessmen to do business. In 1997, however, the economy did a dramatic turnaround, and launched what is now known as the ?Asian financial crisis.? The objective of this paper is to determine the feasibility ..."
Abstract This paper examines how the author Mohammed Ayoob, provides a fresh and in-depth view on the political dynamics on the other side of the world, the Third World. It shows how throughout the book it is emphasized that the Third World security concerns are linked to its internal vulnerabilities, which stem from a low level of social cohesion and of regime's legitimacy vis-?-vis its own population and how these are the main factors that are considered to have resulted on much intrastate conflicts and upheaval in the Third World.
From the Paper "Ayoob explains that such a condition is caused by two factors. Firstly, these countries are still in the early phase of state-building. Most of the Third World countries have only started this process only after the end of the colonization era in the 20th century. Conversely, North American and European countries have undergone four to five centuries of state-building process and have now become "territorially satiated" with social and political cohesiveness, high level of industrialization and evenly-distributed prosperity (p. 195). These countries have already obtained the three primary components of "security software": legitimacy, integration and policy capacity."
Tags: africa, america, asia, developing, latin, politics, postcolonialism, south
From the Paper "Indonesia is a nation formed in 1949. The region was formerly under the control of the Netherlands. Indonesia is composed of the islands of Java and Madura, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi (Celebes), Bangka Belitung, the Riau Archipelago, the Moluccas, and the Nusa Tenggara Islands (including Bali and Timor). In 1963 Indonesia also assumed sovereignty over Irian Jaya, formerly Netherlands New Guinea. In 1976, East Timor joined Indonesia as the 27th province. Indonesia today has a well-diversified economy. Every sector of the Indonesian economy plays an important role. The country has a strong agricultural potential, and thus agriculture has historically been the dominant activity, both in terms of employment and output. The mining sector has also made important contributions..."
Analyzes two quotes from books on cultural sensibility of Japanese working on Hawaiian sugar plantations & compares with Japanese & Chinese on mainland.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, 1996, $ 55.95
From the Paper "Milton Murayama, in Five Years On A Rock and All I Asking For Is My Body explores the cultural sensibility of Japanese in Hawaii working on sugar plantations. Two quotes from these books will be used in this report to examine this sensibility in comparison with the Japanese on the mainland and with the Chinese. The information provided by Sucheng Chan, in Asian Americans: An Interpretive History, will be used to support the positions taken in this report.
The first quote, from All I Asking For Is My Body, brings up a point which shows how the Japanese in Hawaii were similar to the Japanese on the mainland. The quote refers to the narrator's mother and her determination to maintain her family's identity and unity. An argument is taking place between the mother and her son Tosh as the son expresses his individualism and his..."
From the Paper "In attempting to circumscribe the feminist and even ideological contributions which women in South and Southeastern Asia have made to their respective countries, there will first need to be an overview of the concept of nation itself. Even the common phrase "love of country" underscores a concept of "eroticized nationalism" (Parker in Anderson 12). What analysis of the feminine within cultural space will assist in revealing is the high degree of contradictory status which nations, especially those of South and Southeast Asia, impose upon their female citizens. Emphasis in this research will be given to tracing out this split of contradictory status opened up by a conjoined feminist and ideological/cultural analysis of women's status as it is displayed in South and Southeast Asia. Stylistic..."
From the Paper "Teach Us To Outgrow Our Madness is a collection of four short novels by Kenzaburo Oe which focus on the disillusionment of Japanese characters whose traditional values have been blasted away just as certainly as Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
Oe's early heroes have been expelled from the certainty of childhood, into a world that bears no relation to their past. The values that regulated life when they were growing up have been blown to smithereens . . . ' what confronts them now, the postwar world, is a gaping emptiness, enervation, a terrifying silence like the eternity that follows death (xv).
This does not mean that the characters in these stories are without hope, although that hope is hardly rooted in the real world. So alienated from that real world is the protagonist in..."
From the Paper "One perception of international relations is based upon a premise "that a rational and moral political order, derived from universally valid abstract principles, can be achieved here and now." An alternative perception holds that "the world, imperfect as it is from the rational point of view, is the result of forces inherent in human nature." This alternative perception holds further that the conduct of international relations must, therefore, be realistic, must accept human nature as it actually is, and must deal with political processes as they actually occur. The theory of political realism holds that international relations is the concept of interest defined in terms of power. "Political realism does not require, nor does it..."
From the Paper "Maxine Hong Kingston, in The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, explores, among other themes, the significance of Asia in relation to America for the people in her book. Kingston examines the impact on herself and others of the cultural clash they experience as they try to fashion a hybrid reality out of contrasting American and Chinese cultures and perceptions of life. Among the many questions the book tries to answer in this regard, there are the following:
Chinese-Americans, when you try to understand what things in you are Chinese, how do you separate what is peculiar to childhood, to poverty, insanities, one family, your mother who marked your growing with stories, from what is Chinese? What is Chinese tradition and what is the movies? (Kingston 5-6)."
From the Paper "This research examines the Japanese American segment of the population of the United States. The findings of this research are presented in three separate topical discussions. The immigration history of the Japanese to the United States is examined in the first discussion, while the demography of Japanese Americans are examined in the second discussion, and contributions by Japanese Americans to American society are reviewed in the third discussion.
Japanese Immigration to the United States
There is no record of Japanese immigration to the United States prior to..."
Compares insights into Japanese culture, value systems, roles of Japanese & Amer. women, ethnocentrism, ethics, modernization. "The Chrysanthemum & The Sword" ( Ruth Benedict ) & "The Japanese Mind" (Robert C Christopher )
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, 1996, $ 47.95
From the Paper "This research paper summarizes the insights into the roots of Japanese culture, its value systems and its outward manifestations which are contained in Ruth Benedict's The Chrysanthemum and the Sword and Robert C. Christopher's The Japanese Mind. It also compares and contrasts the roles and patterns of conduct of Japanese women, as depicted in these books, and of American women. Both authors provide an in depth explanation of the unique features of Japanese culture and its seeming contradictions. As a cultural anthropologist, Benedict searches for cultural patterns which have evolved over Japan's long history. She is at her best in probing the inner workings of Japanese society. As a journalist, Christopher uses history to buttress his observations of contemporary Japanese life, including the post-..."
Introduction
In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, only a handful of formally Communist states are left in the world. Moreover, most of these survivors, such as Cuba and North Korea, have the derelict appearance of societies left stranded by the tides of history. Their systems can no longer credibly claim to be on the vanguard of anything, and their political establishments appear all too likely to unravel in succession crises, a process perhaps already underway in North Korea, and hanging over any prospects of a post-Castro Communist Cuba. Their economies are in a state of slow-motion collapse. From being parts of a global movement, the surviving Communist states have become a collection of rather sad.."
