Obesity is becoming a global concern because many non-communicable diseases are attributable to obesity. Though it is highly prevalent in developed countries, obesity is quickly growing to be of concern in low- and middle-income countries such as Thailand, primarily due to the potential strain...

This paper seeks to quantify existing financial barriers among East African Community (EAC) member countries based on analysis of each member country’s foreign exchange market. The primary contribution of this paper is the generation of an aggregate measure of financial barriers for the three...

Introduction: the central question -- The pre-recognition period (1949-1972) -- The Whitlam/Fraser period (1972-1983) -- The Hawke era (1983-1989) -- The Hawke/Keating period (1989-1996) -- The Howard era (1996-2007) -- The Rudd period (2007-2010) -- Findings and conclusions