Essays about: "Natural Resource Dependence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Natural Resource Dependence.
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1. Reflections on the economic strategies of private museums. A comparative study of the private museums in Meteora.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskapAbstract : The thesis examines the economic strategies which two private museums of Meteora, the Hellenic Culture Museum and the Natural History Museum of Meteora and Mushroom Museum implement, so as to grasp the economic strategies that private museums in Greece adopt. Utilizing Varbanova’s (2013) framework which places specific emphasis not only on the open-system theory as an efficient way to comprehend the macro-level challenges (in particular the economic crisis and Covid-19, which had been plaguing the two museums for a long time) and opportunities (as the ones that can result from the implementation of a particular legal status in the context of a given cultural policy), but also on the stakeholder and resource-dependence theories, which acknowledge the pivotal role that various actors and resources inside and outside an organization play in museums’ prosperity, the thesis analyzes previous literature that demonstrates economic strategies that (public and private) museums adopt, so as to secure their continuation and thriving. READ MORE
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2. The Janus Face of Petroleum: Norway, Venezuela and Petrostate-led Development
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionenAbstract : This paper examines the strategic management of natural resources in Venezuela and Norway,focusing on the role of the State in the petroleum industry and its implications for economicdevelopment. In Venezuela, the national oil company PDVSA experienced increased stateintervention, leading to a dependence on petroleum revenues and limited diversification. READ MORE
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3. Delayed Demographic Transitions - The Natural Resource Curse Extended? A case study for Bolivia 1900--2010
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates if dependence on natural resources causes a delayed demographic transition. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is taken as an example as it is a country with a high share of Mining \& Oil activities in its economy. The method of investigation is a time series analysis covering the period 1900--2010. READ MORE
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4. Optimization of Protein Recovery Process from Rapeseed Cake
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : The need for sustainable sources of food is brought about by the never-ending exploitation of natural resource that our planet has provided. The heavy dependence on animal-based foods for protein has led to major depletion of the earth’s resources. READ MORE
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5. The Platinum Boom in Rustenburg and the Bust of the Community : A case study of the Natural Resource Curse in South Africa
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The dependence on natural resources is not a new phenomenon and it has posed issues in undiversified economies. The social impact that the booming of the mining industry has on the local level is still an area in need of investigation. READ MORE
