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Farmers against Fascism: How India’s Farmers’ Protests Cultivated Alternatives to Neoliberal Hindu Nationalist Dystopia 农民反对法西斯主义:印度农民的抗议如何培养新自由主义印度教民族主义反乌托邦的替代品

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2022-02-11 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341609

Sarang Narasimhaiah

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Education, Health Care, and Poverty in Cuba 古巴的教育、卫生保健和贫困问题

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2022-02-11 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341611

Isaias Rivera

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FM Stations’ Role in Rural Development: The Case of Northern Ghana 调频电台在农村发展中的作用:以加纳北部为例

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341599

Mu-azu Iddirisu Andani, Osman Antwi‐Boateng

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Decolonization of Higher Education in South Africa 南非高等教育的非殖民化

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341601

A. Abdullahi

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Movers, Motives, and Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining: A Case Study in Ghana 非法小规模采矿的推动者、动机和影响:以加纳为例

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341602

Osman Antwi-Boateng, Mamudu Akudugu

{"title":"Movers, Motives, and Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining: A Case Study in Ghana","authors":"Osman Antwi-Boateng, Mamudu Akudugu","doi":"10.1163/15691497-12341602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15691497-12341602","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research unravels the agents and driving motivation behind the rise of illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and its impact. This is accomplished via a qualitative study using illegal small-scale mining in the Talensi and Nabdam districts of Ghana as a case study. At the forefront of this phenomenon are rent-seeking elites, whereas structural factors such as rising unemployment and high population growth, as well as opportunistic factors including low barriers to entry, get-rich quick syndrome, and political corruption/weak institutions are fueling it as well. Although there are some economic benefits of illegal small-scale mining, these benefits are undermined by factors associated with the Resource Curse Hypothesis (<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">RCH</span>) or the ‘Paradox of Plenty.’ We argue that most illegal small-scale mining communities are characterized by increased rent-seeking activities by diverse stakeholders particularly the elites, poor investments in human capital development, and weak institutional structures and processes. To sustainably address the illegal small-scale gold mining menace in Ghana, all efforts should be aimed at holistically dealing with the rent-seekers, especially the elites involved, eliminating their motives and removing the conditions that facilitate their involvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":43666,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Global Development and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring Visitor Perceptions towards Urban Park Design and Levels of Enclosure: A Case Study from the UAE 探索游客对城市公园设计和围合水平的看法:以阿联酋为例

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341603

Amna Gargoum, A. Gargoum

{"title":"Exploring Visitor Perceptions towards Urban Park Design and Levels of Enclosure: A Case Study from the UAE","authors":"Amna Gargoum, A. Gargoum","doi":"10.1163/15691497-12341603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15691497-12341603","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000As cities transition towards urbanization and sustainability, designing attractive green spaces and urban parks is an important issue to planners and urban designers. One factor believed to have some impact on a park’s attractiveness is level of enclosure. Despite the importance of such a factor in identifying types of park visitors and frequency of visits, a limited amount of research has attempted to statistically model impacts of level enclosure on a park’s attractiveness. To address this gap, this article explores impacts of multiple physical characteristics, including levels of enclosure, on park attractiveness and user behavior. Activities in two parks in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) were studied using field observations, photography, interviews, and statistical analysis. Field observations were utilized to model people’s attitude while using parks. Logistic regression was employed to the field observations to investigate associations between different factors and park attractiveness. Results indicated levels of enclosure had a direct influence on park users. Gender, age, and ethnicity were also found statistically significant determinates of park visitor attitudes and park choice. Traces of territorial behaviors and social conflicts were also observed.","PeriodicalId":43666,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Global Development and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77005659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diversification and Industrialization in the Economic Development of Turkmenistan 土库曼斯坦经济发展中的多样化和工业化

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341600

Ho-Jun Kwon, J. S. Mah

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Ethnic Organizations and Adaptation: A Case Study of Indian Immigrant Engineers in the US 族群组织与适应:以美国印度移民工程师为例

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341598

Meghna Sabharwal, R. Varma, Zeeshan Noor

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Semi-Systematic Review of the Perceived Cost of Mobile Payment in Sub-Saharan Africa 对撒哈拉以南非洲移动支付感知成本的半系统回顾

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-08-12 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341592

C. Coffie, Hongjiang Zhao

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Students’ Perceptions Concerning Emergency Remote Teaching During COVID-19 新冠肺炎疫情期间学生对应急远程教学的认知

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Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Pub Date : 2021-08-12 DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341595

K. Fuchs

{"title":"Students’ Perceptions Concerning Emergency Remote Teaching During COVID-19","authors":"K. Fuchs","doi":"10.1163/15691497-12341595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15691497-12341595","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000The sudden shift from physical classroom education towards emergency remote teaching (ERT) in higher education during the unprecedented global pandemic SARS-CoV-2, or more commonly known as COVID-19, caused an abrupt change in the learning environment for students and educators alike. The disruptive overnight change to convert entire courses to emergency remote teaching caused distress for not only educators, but also students as they had little time to adapt to the new circumstances. While the embedment of technologies in the classroom is not a new concept, this quantitative research examined the impact on perceived student engagement as a result of the sudden change, and how students in higher education in Finland (n = 121) and Thailand (n = 137) responded to this change. One of the primary findings of the research was that students in Thailand indicated difficulties completing group assignments digitally, while, contrary to that finding, students in Finland consented to ease in digital collaboration concerning their group works. As a logical next step, it is recommended to conduct qualitative research to gain a more comprehensive insight into how the views on this particular statement differed significantly between both focus groups of students.","PeriodicalId":43666,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Global Development and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78243382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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