Essays about: "cause and effect of poverty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words cause and effect of poverty.

  1. 1. Terrestrial Management: Ecological farming in Puerto Rico

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Tracy Trägårdh; [2022]
    Keywords : Terrestrial; management; multispecies; post-qualitative inquiry; plantationocene;

    Abstract : According to the 2022 IPCC report on mitigation of climate change, a transformational change is necessary in every aspect of society, industry and commerce by 2030 in order to keep global temperatures within safe limits. What would this transformation look like and how do we begin? I argue that applying Bruno Latour’s concept of the Terrestrial can help lead us towards the path of transformation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Border Carbon Adjustment and Inequality: Distributional Equity Concerns About the EU CBAM's Impacts in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jannick Leukers; [2022]
    Keywords : Border carbon adjustment; CBAM; Carbon pricing; Inequality; South Africa; Intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Border carbon adjustment (BCA) policies are increasingly discussed as an instrument to avoid carbon leakage; however, their social implications are not well understood. Nevertheless, the EU introduced its CBAM, which will take effect in 2026. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does corruption have a significant effect on economic growth? : An empirical analysis examining the relationship between corruption and economic growth in developing countries

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Alex Mikaelsson; Saliou Sall; [2014]
    Keywords : Economic growth; Corruption; Principal-agent theory; Institutions; Regression analysis;

    Abstract : Corruption is a major cause and result of poverty around the globe. It arises at all levels of society, from national governments and military to small businesses and sports. Corruption affects all elements of society in some way as it undermines democracy and economic growth as well as the environment and people’s health. READ MORE

  5. 4. Child labour; the effect on child, causes and remedies to the revolving menace

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Lana Osment; [2014]
    Keywords : child labour; poverty; education; India; Nigeria; governments; International labour organizations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It has been observed over decades that, poverty forces poor families to send their children to work, which results in a serious problem the world is facing nowadays. Child labour can leave many severe consequences on children and their families. READ MORE

  6. 5. How does asymmetric information affect donations to beggars?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Michel Elmoznino Laufer; Ezgi Saginer; [2012]
    Keywords : donations; beggars; information asymmetry; conditional altruism; dictator game;

    Abstract : In the current debate of donations to beggars, many individuals claim that they want to donate but that they refrain from doing so due to a lack of information about the beggar. The purpose of our study is to examine the impact asymmetric information has on altruistic behavior towards beggars. READ MORE