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What is the purpose of a literature review?

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In a larger piece of written work, such as a dissertation or project, a literature review is usually one of the first tasks carried out after deciding on a topic.   Reading combined with critical analysis can help to refine a topic and frame research questions.  A literature review establishes familiarity with and understanding of current research in a particular field before carrying out a new investigation. Conducting a literature review should enable you to find out what research has already been done and identify what is unknown within your topic. In a literature review, it is good practice to: summarise and analyse previous research and theories; identify areas of controversy and contested claims; highlight any gaps that may exist in research to date. Conducting a literature review Focusing on different aspects of your literature review can be useful to help plan, develop, refine and write it.  You can use and adapt the prompt questions in our worksheet below at different points i

The Economic Impact of COVID-19 around the World:

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Travel restrictions and lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 continue to impact the economic outlook for low- and middle-income countries. Despite the unabated increase in infections (reaching 3.3 million confirmed cases and over 238,000 deaths this week), some countries have started reopening farms and factories to combat the threat of massive economic loss and hunger. Multilateral emergency financing, expanded social safety nets, and tax measures remain top policy priorities for affected countries. Here are the most recent headlines from Africa, Asia, and Latin America divided into sections: growth and income analysis, sector and sub-population analysis, economic policy responses, and commentary. WWW.spycovid19.com www.howdygadgets.com https://howdygadge.blogspot.com/ https://www.google.de/url?q=https://www.spycovid19.com  https://images.google.co.jp/url?q=https://www.spycovid19.com  https://maps.google.co.jp/url?q=https://www.spycovid19.com