Stayer University Health Care Policy and Law Discussion
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Comparing the Causes of Underdevelopment in Two Least Developed Nations
Introduction:
Explain what underdevelopment is and why it matters.
Describe the Human Development Index and how it can determine undeveloped countries.
Give an overview of your chosen two LDCs and explain your decision-making process.
Explain your paper’s structure and goal.
Selecting a nation:
Introduce the two selected nations (Country A and Country B) from the list provided.
Describe the thinking behind your decision. Considerations might include geographic location, historical context, socioeconomic climate, etc.
Underdevelopment factors: (Each underdevelopment factor should be covered under a different topic.)
Examine how geographic variables, such as both countries’ landlocked location, climate, and natural resources, contribute to underdevelopment.
Explain the idea of extractive institutions and how they impede the development and expansion of the economy.
Talk about particular examples of extractive institutions in countries A and B.
Governmental Corruption: Describe how corruption affects development and governance.
Give instances of corrupt behavior by both countries’ governments.
Internal or External Disputes? Discuss how internal and external disputes can thwart development initiatives.
Highlight the main disputes and their effects in countries A and B.
Shaky Financial Systems: Examine the flaws in the financial systems of the two nations.
Describe how these flaws impact development, investment, and the economy.
Unfair Judicial Systems: Consider the effectiveness and fairness of the legal systems in both nations.
Examine the effects of judicial injustice on social and economic growth.
Conclusions and Commonalities
List the similarities and causes of underdevelopment in the two countries.
Consider how these similarities affect the general underdevelopment of these countries.
Discuss how these elements might interact and how they might affect development overall.
Conclusion:
Summarize the critical conclusions of your analysis.
Stress the significance of tackling these issues to encourage development in developing countries.
Give potential plans of action or areas where both nations could improve.
Finish by making a provocative comment on the more significant implications of your analysis.
References:
Using the APA citation style, list all the reliable sources you used for your research.
It is essential to keep a logical flow of ideas throughout your article and to support your analysis with specific examples and facts. With distinct headers, each factor should have its section. Before submitting your paper, proofread it for language, clarity, and coherence. I wish you luck on your assignment!
QUESTION
Description
Written Assignment: Comparing Factors that Lead to Underdevelopment
Due Week 9 and worth 400 points
This assignment calls for you to select two Less Developed Countries (LDCs) and assess if there are any factors that are common to both as far as their development is concerned. Your two countries must come from the following list:
Burundi
Benin
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Central African Republic
North Korea
Angola
Ghana
Chad
Yemen
Eritrea
Cuba
Congo
Thailand
Egypt
Iran
Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Oman
Ethiopia
Philippines
Congo
Liberia
Gabon
Bahrain
Tanzania
India
Guyana
Mexico
El Salvador
Lebanon
Honduras
Pakistan
Syria
Guinea
Kenya
Sri Lanka
Algeria
Gambia
Mozambique
Senegal
Malawi
Indonesia
Namibia
Vietnam
Morocco
Myanmar
Rwanda
Haiti
Sudan
Bolivia
Somalia
Kuwait
Mauritania
Mali
South Africa
Iraq
Botswana
Bangladesh
Tunisia
Niger
Libya
Malaysia
Uganda
Panama
Source: United Nations, 2014
It may help you to be familiar with the concept of poor governance, because this often plays a significant part in why a country is underdeveloped. According to the World Bank, governance is defined as how power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources for development. Therefore, if good governance is synonymous with sound development management, then poor governance means a government has failed to deliver desirable outcomes for its people. This could mean that officials are corrupt, not transparent with their decisions, unqualified to make decisions in the first place, or prone to make decisions based on racism, tribalism or ethnicity — all of which are very common practices in LCDs.
The most common factor used to decide whether countries are underdeveloped nations is through the Human Development Index. Countries that are underdeveloped in nature offer poor health care, few educational opportunities, a low average life expectancy, a low number of job opportunities, few recreational facilities, poor economic growth, a low standard of living and a poverty-stricken life.
Instructions:
Write at least a six-page paper, in which you:
Identify the two LDCs (from the list above), which you will compare and assess. Explain why you chose these two countries.
Analyze the features that the LDCs have in common using at least five of the following nine factors (clearly label the five factors using headings):
geography
extractive institutions
governmental corruption
internal or external conflicts
shaky financial systems
unfair judicial systems
ethnic, racial or tribal disparities
lack or misuse of natural resources
closed (statist) economies
Use at least seven credible sources. Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, blogs and other material that does not qualify as reputable academic source work at the college level. Do not use sources that are older than seven years.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double-spaced (no extra spacing between paragraphs), using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date (do not include an abstract).
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. Graphs, tables and photographs are not counted toward the length of the paper; only what you have written as text itself.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Determine why private investment, open political competition and the intelligent use of natural resources can serve as incentives to further economic development.
Decide why good governance, a sound financial system, and a fair system of judicial justice are necessary to development.
Assess why enforceable environmental regulations are critical to sustaining development.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.