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MAHATMA GANDHI  (1869 – 1948) Mahatma Gandhi and the dignity of labor! Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, the foremost anti-colonial nationalist and socio-political leader with strong ethical values. Gandhi led the non-aggressive resistance for the successful campaign that led to India's sovereignty from British rule and was to later inspire the global movements for civil rights and freedom. Gandhi was very concerned and critical about ethics and was devoted to moral principles that govern human behavio r. He believed in the dignity of labor, and that one respects all jobs equally and does not consider one job superior to another. Gandhi believed in the respect for labor and positions in the workplace. Mahatma Gandhi had the usual desire for justice and equality, and he was motivated by a strong ethical value of right and wrong. He was very principled, empathetic, warm-hearted, and supportive. The dignity of labor is the philosophy that all types of jobs and...

  Hello Africa, Deficit spending, in most countries in the continent, is a function of the excess of budgeted revenue of funds usually raised by borrowing rather than from fiscal measures. Since the last century, Africa has been grappling with the numerous challenges of generating enough revenue needed for infrastructural development. Sourcing funds for infrastructural development has been a standard development policy in most African countries. A large portion of the total debt incurred by most African countries is channeled toward infrastructural development. Infrastructure is the basic physical and organizational systems, structures, and facilities, such as electricity, educational and health, roads, bridges, and buildings required for the working of any nation.   Human resources, and basic equipment needed for the running of any society also constitute infrastructure. The role of infrastructure in national development cannot be overemphasized. Infrastructure enables tr...