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Item Sierra Leone: A Political History by David Harris London: Hurst, 2013. Pp. 232. £19·99 (pbk)(Cambridge University Press, 2014-04-30) Richards, Paul M.Item Health and demographic surveillance systems in low- and middle-income countries: history, state of the art and future prospects(Taylor & Francis, 2021-10-26) Herbst, KobusHealth and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) have been developed in several low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews their history, state of the art and future potential and highlights substantial areas of contribution by the late Professor Peter Byass.Historically, HDSS appeared in the second half of the twentieth century, responding to a dearth of accurate population data in poorly resourced settings to contextualise the study of interventions to improve health and well-being. The progress of the development of this network is described starting with Pholela, and progressing through Gwembe, Balabgarh, Niakhar, Matlab, Navrongo, Agincourt, Farafenni, and Butajira, and the emergence of the INDEPTH Network in the early 1990'sThe paper describes the HDSS methodology, data, strengths, and limitations. The strengths are particularly their temporal coverage, detail, dense linkage, and the fact that they exist in chronically under-documented populations in LMICs where HDSS sites operate. The main limitations are generalisability to a national population and a potential Hawthorne effect, whereby the project itself may have changed characteristics of the population.The future will include advances in HDSS data harmonisation, accessibility, and protection. Key applications of the data are to validate and assess bias in other datasets. A strong collaboration between a national HDSS network and the national statistics office is modelled in South Africa and Sierra Leone, and it is possible that other low- to middle-income countries will see the benefit and take this approach.Item Health-care availability, preference, and distance for women in urban Bo, Sierra Leone(Springer Science+Business Media, 2016-03-30) Fleming, Lila CObjectives To examine the diversity of the health-care providers in urban Bo, Sierra Leone, identify the types of health-care facilities preferred by women for fevers, and analyze the road network distances from homes to preferred health-care providers. Methods A population-based random sampling method was used to recruit 2419 women from Bo. A geographic information system was used to measure the road distance from each woman's home to her preferred provider. Results Preferred health-care providers for acute febrile illnesses (commonly referred to as "malaria" in the study communities) were hospitals (62.3 %), clinics (12.6 %), and pharmacies (12.4 %). Participants lived a median distance of 0.6 km from the nearest provider, but on average each woman lived 2.2 km one-way from her preferred provider. Women living farther from the city center had preferred providers significantly farther from home than women living downtown. Conclusions The diverse health-care marketplace in Bo allows women to select clinical facilities from across the city. Most women prefer a malaria care provider farther from home than they could comfortably walk when ill.Item The empirical evidence of corporate tax impact on private investment of developing countries using Ghana as a case study(RELX Group (Netherlands), 2019-02-22) Senzu, Emmanuel TweneboahUnderstanding and appreciating the crucial role privates’ investment plays in developing economies towards it sustainable growth, it became an imperative assignment to investigate the effect of corporate taxes and it impacts on privates’ Investment in developing countries, but focused the study on Ghana for the hypothetical test. For this very reason, the study sort to derive a cogent argument between corporate tax and it impacts on private investment including controllable variables like real GDP, Inflation estimated under consumer price index, exchange rate measured nominally, government expenditure and finally domestic credits as a vector indicators using Johansen approach to co-integration.Item THE COMPLEMENTARY ROLE OF NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (NBFIS) IN SIERRA LEONE FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION SPACE: A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL CORPORATIVE DEVELOPMENT BANK, SIERRA LEONE(RELX Group (Netherlands), 2015-04-04) Kabia, Allieu BadaraIn the past, little or no attention was directed to the informal sector in the development agenda in Sierra Leone. The inability of the formal sector to absorb all the available resources in the country has led to the rapid growth of the neglected informal sector. The aim of this research is to assess and evaluate the role played by the National Cooperative Development Bank as a Non-Bank Financial Microfinance Institution in providing financial services to class of economically poor people in the Western Area whom hitherto were been neglected by the formal sector. A sample of 30 “Barrays” with each constituting 5 members totaling to 150 respondents were thoroughly investigated 2001 to 2005. The OLS econometrics estimation technique was used to analyse the data employing a Probit Regression model. The result reveals that the probability of access to credit is increased if the individual is a; trader, self employed, widow and with increases in the initial amount deposited which was used as a proxyItem Uncovering Maqoshid Sharia: Safeguarding Ethics in Islamic Economics(Inovasi Analisis Data, 2024-06-02) Kaira, LaminThis study investigates the relationship between maqoshid sharia and economic practices in Indonesia, aiming to provide insights into how Islamic principles can contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development. Utilizing a qualitative research methodology grounded in post-positivism, the study examines 89 publications from 2019 to 2023, employing descriptive statistics and an inductive approach to ensure nuanced interpretations. The research highlights the role of maqoshid sharia in adapting Islamic law to contemporary social dynamics, promoting human welfare, and guiding sharia application in economic practices. It categorizes maqoshid sharia into Dharuriyat (necessities), Hajiyat (needs), and Tahsiniyat (enhancements), emphasizing their importance in achieving socio-economic justice. Key contributions in the field include studies on corporate social responsibility, Islamic banking performance, and the foundations of Islamic finance. A bibliometric analysis with VOSViewer maps the development of maqoshid sharia research, identifying major clusters and collaboration patterns among authors. Overall, this study underscores the critical role of maqoshid sharia in shaping ethical economic practices in Indonesia, offering a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between religion, ethics, and economics in a multicultural context, with significant implications for public policy and economic strategies.Item Evaluating Management Support to the Internal Audit System in Bo District Council, Sierra Leone(Scientific Research Publishing, 2021) Sheriff, SualihoOne of the daunting challenges facing the effective operations of Local Councils in Sierra Leone, particularly the Bo District Council is the quality of support services that drive accountability in the use of scarce financial resources. It is on this note that the study is intended to assess management supports towards the internal audit system. The study was conducted in Bo District Council located in the Southern Region of Sierra Leone. Bo District Council consists of 16 Chiefdoms, 25 Councilors, 3 Paramount Chiefs, 25 Wards, 16 Committees, 11 Constituencies, and 13 Core Staff Members. The secondary objectives were: 1) to assess the level of respondents’ perceptions on management support to the internal audit system; 2) to identify the scale of management support to the internal audit effectiveness, and 3) to establish the relationship between management support and internal audit effectiveness. The instruments employed for data collection include: questionnaires and documentary analysis. The sample population of the study is thirteen (13) core staff members that represents the sample size of the study, and includes all the departments and units of the Bo District Council. The 13 core staff members were selected by stratified sampling selection technique. The study employed descriptive design and results discussed in qualitative and quantitative methods. The reliability test was conducted 0.765 using the Crumb Alpha Test and was considered valid. The key findings of the study include: Lack of full support to the audit committee; lack of independence of the internal audit system; insufficient allocation of budget. It is recommended that the Local Service Commission should let the internal audit system being independent by creating a directorate of the internal audit department.Item MODERN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOUR AND PROPOSED TREND-LIKE FORECASTING MODEL(RELX Group (Netherlands), 2020) Senzu, Emmanuel TweneboahItem The Advanced Proposed Architecture of Eco-Currency: Technical Analysis of West Africa Single Currency Program(2020) Senzu, Emmanuel TweneboahThe different target of the time period has been established over the past two decades in the institutionalization of a single currency union in West Africa. Depending on varied reasons the proposed programs have always failed before the set timelines in respect of ECOWAS monetary unification and single currency adoption. As a result, the paper explored and developed its argument based on the existing studies of structured economic shocks, significant to the failure of the single currency union, and its major causal factors. And with observed structured analysis propose catalytic activator method as a theoretical guide to attain the single currency union within three (3) years ahead, if the necessary requirement as the commitment level of members’ State is applied towards the single currency unification program. It then elaborates in the spirit of precision the process required to sustain the eco-currency program in other to elevate members State in an out-date of its domestic currencies struggling as a subservient economic bloc to the adoption of a new anticipated domineering currency in its own merit to shoulder with the global dominating hard currencies.Item Elementary forms of war: Performative aspects of youth militia in sierra leone(2013-11-01) Richards, Paul M.