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A Battle Of Wills: Examining The Religious Factor In Hizbullah's 2006 Ground Engagements With Israel, Arwa Salah Mahmoud Dec 2008

A Battle Of Wills: Examining The Religious Factor In Hizbullah's 2006 Ground Engagements With Israel, Arwa Salah Mahmoud

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Environmental Scarcity And Water Development In The Eastern Nile Basin, Kennan Wright Jun 2008

Environmental Scarcity And Water Development In The Eastern Nile Basin, Kennan Wright

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No abstract provided.


Private Sector Participation In The Provision Of Primary Healthcare In Ghana: A Case Study Of Savelgu/Nanton District And Tamale Metropolis In The Northern Region, Ibriham Sayibu Jun 2008

Private Sector Participation In The Provision Of Primary Healthcare In Ghana: A Case Study Of Savelgu/Nanton District And Tamale Metropolis In The Northern Region, Ibriham Sayibu

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Governments making healthcare accessible and affordable to a majority of people contribute positively to the socioeconomic development of individual nations. It would also reduce vulnerability and inequalities which are common in societies. However, accessibility to health services by majority of the population in sub-Saharan Africa remains unmet. There is still less affordable healthcare coupled with poor quality of services. Infrastructure provision is unevenly distributed across regions while investment in the sector has not been favorable over the past decades. The rural people are negatively affected as a result of these problems. For these reasons, private health sector participation in the …


From Brothers To Partners: The Evolution Of China's Foreign Policy To The Middle East (1949-2008), Shuang Wen Jun 2008

From Brothers To Partners: The Evolution Of China's Foreign Policy To The Middle East (1949-2008), Shuang Wen

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This thesis examines the evolution of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) foreign policy to the Middle East from 1949 to 2008. Using a historical analysis approach, it argues that in the past fifty nine years, the policy has changed from ideology orientated to economic oriented, from idealistic to pragmatic, and from reactive to pro-active. The reasons behind these changes are mainly due to the changing situations within and without the PRC. It concludes that in the near future, the PRC may not confront the US's policy in the region, but instead will actively engage with Middle East countries with …


The Roman Catholic Church: A Transnational Challenge To State Sovereignity?, Ashley Regina Hudson Feb 2008

The Roman Catholic Church: A Transnational Challenge To State Sovereignity?, Ashley Regina Hudson

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Access To Energy Resources In The Caspian/Central Asian Region Has Become One Of The Biggest Struggles In The Contemporary Geopolitical Context, Senada Kanlic Chelminski Jan 2008

Access To Energy Resources In The Caspian/Central Asian Region Has Become One Of The Biggest Struggles In The Contemporary Geopolitical Context, Senada Kanlic Chelminski

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No abstract provided.