Essays about: "development assistance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 360 essays containing the words development assistance.

1. 21. Donors’ priorities when reducing HMA allocation : Are the needs of people the criteria of decision-making when it comes to budget cuts in Humanitarian Mine Action?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Michael Frei; [2023]
   Keywords : Humanitarian Mine Action; Official Development Assistance; Humanitarian Assistance; aid allocation; budget cuts; needs of people; Australia; Germany;

   Abstract : There is always competition between regions when it comes to their needs after facing a conflict, disaster, or long-term crisis. Donors allocating ODA or Humanitarian Assistance must decide to whom they want to allocate their support. READ MORE

3. 22. Aid Strategies of an Asian Democracy: The Formation of Japanese Governance and Democracy Promotion in the Field

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hugo Ekelund; [2023]
   Keywords : Key words: democracy promotion; development assistance; Japanese foreign policy; street-level bureaucrats; Asian development cooperation.; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This is a study of the promotion of democracy and governance as a part of Japan’s official development cooperation. Despite being one of few Asian democracies among aid donors, Japan’s work with democracy and governance has largely been overlooked in the discussion of its aid programme. READ MORE

4. 23. Design of the medical device Sangair SangAsept : A usability, conceptualization and design centered analysis of a blood treatment device

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Björn Carlshamre; Kristoffer Regard; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis report presents a collaborative project carried out by Industrial Design Engineering students, Björn Carlshamre and Kristoffer Regard, together with KTH, Svensk Konstruktionstjänst AB ("Svekon") and Sangair AB. The project mainly explores research and implementation of human centered design of an extracorporeal ozone therapy medical device for sepsis treatment, Sangair's recent successful study on swine and human blood demonstrated the effectiveness of their ozone treatment method for eliminating bacteria and potentially revolutionizing sepsis treatment. READ MORE

5. 24. Exploring nearshoring opportunities in a low-cost country : a case study of nearshoring between Sweden and Morocco

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Lovisa Hillberg; Jenny Gustafsson; Märta Huldén; [2023]
   Keywords : Sourcing strategies; Nearshoring; Textile industry; Production; Sustainability;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore possibilities for textile companies in European high-cost countries to relocate production to low-cost countries in North Africa by performing a case study on Sweden and Morocco. The study will thereby contribute to increased understanding of nearshoring opportunities in low-cost countries. READ MORE

6. 25. Postdevelopment Assistance Made Possible? A Qualitative Analysis of the ICLD’s International Training Programmes in Tanzania from the Local Stakeholders’ Perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Michal Piatkowski; [2023]
   Keywords : development assistance; power relations; international training programmes; postdevelopment; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Development is a contentious concept, praised by some for enabling progress and criticised by others for perpetuating global power imbalances. Development assistance tends to strengthen the donor-recipient dependency, which, according to critics, primarily serves the interests of the Global North while neglecting the needs of the Global South. READ MORE