The bibliographic database widely used for measurement of scientific production (counting of publications) either for developed or developing countries is Science Citation Index. So then, only the contribution of each country to the ”mainstream” of world science is evaluated. In the case of LDCs this contribution is negligible. The use of international specialized or multidisciplinary databases...

BACKGROUND It is unknown whether inequalities in under-5 mortality by wealth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are growing or declining. METHODS All Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2002 and 2012 were used to measure under-5 mortality trends in 3 wealth tertiles. Two approaches were used to estimate changes in under-5 mortality: within-survey changes from all 54 coun...

Transaction-cost politics views economic policymaking as a political process constrained by asymmetric information and limited commitment possibilities. This paper examines some implications of this perspective for less-developed countries considering policy reform. It emphasizes that success requires reform of the rules and institutions which govern the strategic interaction of the participant...

The objective of this study was to summarize and critically assess the effects of interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS among adolescents in less developed countries. Reports of studies that evaluated interventions for preventing HIV/AIDS/STDs among persons aged 11-25 years were obtained from online computer databases, by searching conference proceedings and relevant journals, and by following up r...

arly detection is an important approach for controlling cancers for which an effective treatment is available. For cancers such as breast, uterine cervix, ovary, head and neck and colorectum, early detection and appropriate treatment contribute to significant improvement in survival and good quality of life. There is wide variation in the proportion of cancer patients presenting in early clinic...

BACKGROUND The survival of retinoblastoma in less-developed countries (LDCs) and the impact of socioeconomic variables on survival are not widely available in the literature. METHODS A systematic review of publications from LDCs was performed. Articles were from multiple databases and written in seven languages. Results were correlated with socioeconomic indicators. Lower-income countries (LI...

Transaction-cost politics views economic policymaking as a political process constrained by asymmetric information and limited commitment possibilities. This paper examines some implications of this perspective for less-developed countries considering policy reform. It emphasizes that success requires reform of the rules and institutions which govern the strategic interaction of the participant...

Following the notion of skill-biased FDI fl ows from developed to less developed regions, high-skilled workers are likely to benefi t from FDI to a larger extent. They earn a productivity advantage that potentially transfers into a skilled wage premium. This gives rise to distributional confl ict that might turn into heterogeneous attitudes toward FDI infl ows in line with skill. In this paper ...