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A model for partner selection criteria in Energy from Waste projects
Energy from Waste is being deployed in both developed and developing economies as a route to reduce dependency on fossil fuels whilst making positive use of resources which might otherwise be landfilled. Energy from Waste supply chains are complex, with a rich diversity of partners and stakeholders involved. For this purpose, the selection of appropriate criteria to guide supply chain design, and in particular the selection of suppliers, is critical for success. In this study, a three-stage process was conducted to identify, refine and validate an evidence-based model. The evidence based model proposed comprises seven categories of criteria used in the design of these supply chains, namely Economic, Environmental, Location, Operations management, which has a sub-category of Plant operation, Political/Legal and Social. The work reported here supports practitioners and researchers involved in supply chain partner selection to systematise their thinking in relation to the criteria that may impact their study or project
Socialization, legitimation and the transfer of biomedical knowledge to low- and middle-income countries: analyzing the case of emergency medicine in India
BACKGROUND: Medical specialization is a key feature of biomedicine, and is a growing, but weakly understood
aspect of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including India. Emergency medicine
is an example of a medical specialty that has been promoted in India by several high-income country stakeholders,
including the Indian diaspora, through transnational and institutional partnerships. Despite the rapid evolution of
emergency medicine in comparison to other specialties, this specialty has seen fragmentation in the stakeholder
network and divergent training and policy objectives. Few empirical studies have examined the influence of
stakeholders from high-income countries broadly, or of diasporas specifically, in transferring knowledge of medical
specialization to LMICs. Using the concepts of socialization and legitimation, our goal is to examine the transfer of
medical knowledge from high-income countries to LMICs through domestic, diasporic and foreign stakeholders,
and the perceived impact of this knowledge on shaping health priorities in India.
METHODS: This analysis was conducted as part of a broader study on the development of emergency medicine in
India. We designed a qualitative case study focused on the early 1990s until 2015, analyzing data from in-depth
interviewing (n = 87), document review (n = 248), and non-participant observation of conferences and meetings
(n = 6).
RESULTS: From the early 1990s, domestic stakeholders with exposure to emergency medicine in high-income
countries began to establish Emergency Departments and initiate specialist training in the field. Their efforts were
amplified by the active legitimation of emergency medicine by diasporic and foreign stakeholders, who formed
transnational partnerships with domestic stakeholders and organized conferences, training programs and other
activities to promote the field in India. However, despite a broad commitment to expanding specialist training, the
network of domestic, diasporic and foreign stakeholders was highly fragmented, resulting in myriad unstandardized
postgraduate training programs and duplicative policy agendas. Further, the focus in this time period was largely
on training specialists, resulting in more emphasis on a medicalized, tertiary-level form of care.
CONCLUSIONS: This analysis reveals the complexities of the roles and dynamics of domestic, diasporic and foreign
stakeholders in the evolution of emergency medicine in India. More research and critical analyses are required to
explore the transfer of medical knowledge, such as other medical specialties, models of clinical care, and medical
technologies, from high-income countries to India
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