This project investigates the effect of international diversification on the ope rating performance of firms listed in the United Nations Council on Trade and De velopment's World Investment Report for the years 1998 to ...
Urban planners and scholars have developed an interest in regions as they have significant urban and economic roles. Regional planning is used as a tool to manage regions’ growth and development. Regional planning policies ...
As international humanitarian organizations shift from emergency aid to the
development and self-sufficiency of refugee populations, this thesis seeks to examine
the latter approach to understand in what ways its stated ...
Does the International Monetary Fund provide loans to countries experiencing bal ance of payments deficit, or do American policy makers influence IMF lending dec isions? These questions are evaluated econometrically against ...
Neorealism is an approach in the field of International Relations which was first outlined by Kenneth Waltz in 1979. It is the most prominent and popular approach in the field, despite a large literature criticizing it. ...
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are self-governed associations aimed at pr omoting goodwill actions through engaging people, who share interest in the same cause, in groups and communities. Such organizations depend ...
This Master's thesis sought to answer the question: How do Internet- cafes contribute to the cultural identity of lower- income youth in Beirut? The resear ch placed youth activities in Internet- cafes in a framework of ...
Concern with dynamics over networks particularly with the interplay between stru cture and behavior on the network is still in relatively early phases and it is around this interplay, that we would like to conduct our ...
Metalloproteinase (MMP)-mediated extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling has been reported in many chronic inflammatory disorders. Few reports describe the regulation of MMPs during short-term acute inflammatory conditions, ...