SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. In this part I provide a summary of the key findings of Chapters 2, 3, and 4 in three subsections that relate to one of three contradictions. Each sub-section thereby includes an answer to the overarching research question of this dissertation.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis (EPSA) requested an assessment of global nuclear markets, including the structure of nuclear companies in different countries and the partnerships between reactor vendors and buyers. This report documents the findings of the first phase of the Global Nuclear Markets project, along with a description of the work performed. This includes findings on the countries and companies involved with trade in nuclear reactors and fuel services, market arrangements, and service agreements, in conversion, enrichment, reactor design, construction and operation, and used fuel storage and reprocessing, along with assessment of the trends in these areas. The work was conducted by collecting information of nuclear facilities and service providers, and performing an extensive open-sourced literature search to validate and update the information and to identify agreements and relationships between countries and companies. Chronological information was developed to assist in the identification of market trends. Analysis was then performed to assess overall market conditions and develop insights on developments with the major players. Extensive lists of existing and planned fuel cycle facilities and reactors under construction or planned were developed and general relationships between suppliers and customers identified. Specific relationship identification was limited due to a lack of publicly available information for a systematic assessment. The main sources of facility information were found to be slightly dated and not always in agreement, especially with respect to the status of planned reactor projects and the capacities of existing conversion and enrichment facilities. Efforts to validate data in these areas revealed the constantly changing nature of the information. The main conclusions of the work include: Financing for a new nuclear reactor projects continue to be a significant obstacle for most countries wanting to include nuclear in their energy mix. o Countries like China and Russia that have the ability to offer financing terms for reactor construction that are outside of the OECD Financing Nuclear projects guideline can have a competitive advantage. Reactor construction performance seems to have a major impact on where growth is occurring and which providers are obtaining new business. o Average construction times under 6 years in Korea and China may be contributing to domestic growt...
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. Awareness and use of Quality improvement checklists is high in Mozambique and Kenya. This has probably contributed to improved performance by community-based workers and as such had an impact on improved food security in the target communities. Monitoring and evaluation capacity was strengthened, but losses of key management staff during the past two years has left gaps in Mozambique and Kenya for their new DAPs.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. FHI had a significant impact on the M&E working group in terms of its contributions as chair of the working group and in terms of research and other support that went into the development of the M&E toolkit.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. The local capacity working group was less active than anticipated and FHI’s involvement has been restricted to commenting on documents generated by the group as a result of a lack of staff.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. Summary of Key Findings
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. This Summary is provided for the convenience of readers. In the event of any difference between this Summary and the body of the Decision, the wording in the body of the Decision shall prevail. Furthermore, the inclusion or omission of particular findings in this Summary should not be construed as an indication of the Board’s view of the relative significance of any of the findings in this Decision.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. The key findings discussed in the previous chapters are summarized below according to the research questions.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. This research found empirical evidence in support of indicators of complexity theory- based organising within London’s TB control system. However, some of these precepts manifested themselves in a negative manner, helping to explain the inertia which seems to have gripped the system for so long. This is seen as due to the strong and on- going influence within the UK healthcare sector from deeply embedded NPM-inspired principles. The research also found that medical consultants exercised limited influence and power over the organisational response to TB in London, despite being virtually universally identified by research respondents as (potentially) the dominant force within the TB control system. This unexpected finding of weak professional dominance was also attributed to the ongoing influence of NPM. Finally, an inductive analysis of the collected data suggested tuberculosis control in London is a very low priority on both the general healthcare and the public health agendas. A health problem has not become a health issue, or in the language of Kingdon (1995), an identified condition has not become a problem. This situation is surprising given the communicable nature of TB and the growing incidence of drug resistant TB. However, the harsh “real politik” of the situation means there is little upside for key players and entities within the system to expend political capital in pushing TB control up the health policy agenda and advancing the necessary reforms to improve the current system.
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