Essays about: "Resource Trap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Resource Trap.

  1. 1. China's Green Transition: Analysing Chinese Minerals Policy, and its Impact on Zambia

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Richard Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : China; Zambia; resource security; energy metals; energy minerals; copper; environment; Debt Trap Diplomacy; Pollution Haven Hypothesis; Resource Security Theory; Green Transition;

    Abstract : This study concerns the dynamics of Chinese strategic minerals policy and its effects on Zambian copper mining between 2016-2020. The essay employs a complementary—theories congruence analysis using Resource Security Theory, Debt Trap Diplomacy, and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis in order to analyse China’s actions and ascertain their effects on Zambia. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Janus Face of Petroleum: Norway, Venezuela and Petrostate-led Development

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

    Author : Santiago Benavides García; [2023]
    Keywords : Petroleum; Petrostate; State intervention; economic development; political context; Transnational Oil Companies; natural resource trap; corporate independence; natural resource management.;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Nuvarande och framtida tillämpning av automatiserad mönsterigenkänning inom ekologi : Applicering av bildigenkänningsprogram inom ett kamerafällaprojekt i viltreservatet Ol Pejeta, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Måns Ingvarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : ekologi; kamerafälla; hotspotter; IBEIS; automatiserad; identifikation;

    Abstract : Recent technical advancements within the field of ecology have increased the ability to collect scientific data. This change in effectivization contrast the time consuming process of processing said data. This effectivization is exemplified in the use of camera traps for ecological research. READ MORE

  5. 4. How to evade a fossil gas trap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jacob Schönning; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate justice movement; policy impact; LNG-terminal; fossil gas; resource mobilisation; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper examines to what extent a government decision concerning a debated climate issue was a result of the efforts of a climate justice campaign. In 2017, a campaign organisation was launched under the name ‘Fossilgasfällan’, and two and a half years later the Swedish government essentially met their most important demand. READ MORE

  6. 5. Chinese FDI and Debt-trap Diplomacy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Fallenius; [2021]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; China; Sub-Saharan Africa; debt-trap diplomacy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This empirical study seeks to initiate a new field of study. Through panel data analysis the relationship between Chinese FDI, non-Chinese FDI, and government debt in Sub-Saharan Africa is investigated. The model is expanded to include resource endowment and political stability variables. READ MORE