Browsing by Subject "Regional Report"

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    Region Report 2018: Balkan Countries
    (2018) Koeshall, Nathan
    In a region with the backdrop of variable levels of political and economic stability and a civil society sector still oriented towards foreign donations as the primary source of revenue, there is great potential for the emergence and further development of the nascent domestic philanthropy ecosystem in each country. However, there is an imbalanced legal and regulatory framework on paper and an inconsistent application of even the most progressive frameworks for philanthropy organizations in practice. With growing corporate and individual philanthropy in each economy over the past several years, the importance of philanthropy organizations advocating for improved frameworks and their implementation has begun to rise on the prioritization of these organizations’ advocacy agendas.
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    Region Report 2018: Central Asia and South Caucasus
    (2018) Salibekova, Roza
    The Central Asia and South Caucasus region for the Global Philanthropy Environment Index includes seven of the economies that were part of the Soviet Union before its disintegration in late 1991. These economies are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Russia.
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    Region Report 2018: Eastern and Southern Europe
    (2018) Hyánek, Vladimír
    The Eastern and Southern Europe region of the Global Philanthropy Environment Index is both geographically and religiously diverse, and includes economies in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine) and Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain). Nine countries are members of the European Union: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain; and Ukraine is one of the priority partners of the European Union. The most represented religions are Roman Catholic and Orthodox; but the common Christian values and practices have contributed to create similar philanthropic traditions across the region.
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    Region Report 2018: Eastern Asia
    (2018) Menyhart, Russell
    The Eastern Asian region of the Global Philanthropy Environment Index comprises China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. The history of the region is tied to the evolution mainly of China and Japan. Japan established itself as a strong political and industrial state by the late 19th century. In 1937, Japan invaded China and during World War II, became an ally with Germany against the U.S. allies. After its defeat and massive devastation during WWII, Japan took nearly three decades to revive its economy and civil society. Hong Kong and Taiwan were part of the greater Chinese Empire under the Qing Dynasty. Hong Kong is now a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China; however, it retains control over its political and economic systems independent from China. Taiwan is an island state in the East of China, annexed to the Chinese empire under the Qing Dynasty and later handed over to Japan in 1895. With the fall of Japan in World War II, Taiwan became part of the then Republic of China (ROC). The question of sovereignty of Taiwan is still an issue of political debate between Taiwan and China. Korea was under Japanese rule during 1905 -1945. At the end of World War II, the southern part of Korean Peninsula known as Korea established a democratic state, while a communist style government was established in North Korea.
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    Region Report 2018: Latin America
    (2018) Evans, Van
    Political corruption, social inequality and informal employment are three of the most important challenges and obstacles for sustainable development in Latin American societies.
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    Region Report 2018: Middle East and Northern Africa
    (2018) Hasan, Samiul
    The Middle East and North Africa is a fluid transcontinental region comprising about twenty countries ranging from Morocco in the West, Iran in the East, Turkey in the North, and Yemen in the South. This ten-country report of the above region includes two countries in northern Africa (Egypt and Morocco), and eight countries in the Middle East (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates). The last four countries in the list (along with Bahrain and Oman) form the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (aka Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC) – a political and economic alliance created in 1981.
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    Region Report 2018: Northern and Western Europe
    (2018) Enjolras, Bernard
    The Northern and Western Europe region includes economies from Northern Europe—Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and Western Europe—Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are member states of the European Union, and both Norway and Switzerland are key partners to the European Union. The Northern and Western European regions have an estimated population of 299 million (World Bank, 2016); the countries participating in this study account for 93.7 percent of the population in the region.
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    Region Report 2018: Oceania
    (2018) Barker, Susan
    Oceania is a region of the South Pacific Ocean that comprises multiple islands. The United Nations divides the region into four sub-regions: Australia and New Zealand (including also the Christmas Islands, Keeling Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and Norfolk Island), Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The entire region has an estimated population of almost 39 million; Australia and New Zealand account for 75 percent of the population in the region. However, the second most populated country in Oceania is Papua New Guinea in Melanesia, with 8 million inhabitants.
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    Region Report 2018: Southern and Southeastern Asia
    (2018) Ali, Muhammad; Maqsood, Shazia
    The Southern and Southeast Asian region includes South Asian countries: Nepal, India, and Pakistan, as well as Southeast Asian countries: Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore. India, Pakistan, and Nepal are members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) along with other South Asian nations. Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). These intergovernmental organizations focus on stability through cultural and economic cooperation at the regional level.
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    Region Report 2018: Sub-Saharan Africa
    (2018) Aina, Tade Akin
    The Sub-Saharan Africa region contains 53 countries with an estimated total population of 1.03 billion (UN Statistics, 2017, World Bank, 2016). Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe account for 36.5 percent of the population.