After Timor-Leste restored independence in 2002, the new nation established a rigorous system to manage oil and gas revenues activities, based on international best practice. Policymakers hoped that it would protect small from ‘resource curse’ which afflicts countries depend exporting non-renewable wealth. Within five years, petroleum exports were financing 85% of state budget comprised 75% GDP...

this paper examines paradox in the symbols of the poem unsh?dat al-matar (‘song of rain’), composed by sh?kir al-sayy?b. it also investigates how meaning is developed in these symbols. in the symbols in this poetry, paradoxical themes like happiness and grief, rain and drought, and life and death emerge. the onomatopoeia ‘rain’, which forms the central image of this poetry, has the same paradox...

India is often thought of as a development paradox with relatively high economic growth rates in the past few years, but with lower progress in areas of life expectancy, education and standard of living. While serious inequalities in growth, development and opportunity explain the illusion of the paradox at the country level, still, a significant proportion of the world's poor live in India, as...

the markedly high prevalence of obesity contributes to the increased incidence of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and heart disease. because of high prevalence of obesity in almost all countries, it has been the focus of many researches throughout the world during the recent decades. along with increasing researches, new concepts and controversies have been emerge...