Essays about: "informal social networks"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 82 essays containing the words informal social networks.

1. 21. Determinants of Financial Inclusion: A Case Study of Remittance Recipients in Vietnam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Hong Dao; [2020]
   Keywords : financial inclusion; financial literacy; financial development; remittance; Vietnam; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The topic of financial inclusion has attracted attention from several researchers and policymakers in the recent years. However, there has been limited number of studies in the context of Vietnam, especially to explore the factors driving financial inclusion in the country. READ MORE

3. 22. Formalising the informal : a qualitative case study of the formalisation of domestic work in Vietnam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Lisa Elamson; [2020]
   Keywords : Vietnam; domestic work; informality; formalisation; social insurance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Domestic workers are an essential part of Vietnam’s urban labour market. However, many are in informal employment, which means they lack needed legal and social protections. In 2014, legal protections were introduced to formalise domestic work in Vietnam. READ MORE

4. 23. Sex differences and multiplexity in Swedish local elite networks

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Idil Ekim Erdogan; [2019]
   Keywords : Social capital; elite networks; multiplexity; social network analysis;

   Abstract : This study discovers sex differences in multiplex links on formal and informal networks of Swedish local elite. Elites are widely known to have an immense influence on a country’s politics and governance, and proportional representation of women in elite positions is an indicator of democratization and gender equality. READ MORE

5. 24. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Informal Settlements – A multiple-case study of challenges and possibilities in the favelas and informal sector of Rio de Janeiro city

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Emma Bergman; [2019]
   Keywords : municipal solid waste management; informal settlement; favela; waste picker; recycling cooperative; environmental protection; social inclusion; Rio de Janeiro; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. READ MORE

6. 25. Self-Governed Interorganizational Networks for Social Change: A Case Study of the Criminalization of Online Sexual Grooming in Malaysia

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Rachel Kuilan; Keren Acevedo; [2019]
   Keywords : self-organization; interorganizational networks; cross-sector collaborations; governance structure; criminalization; online sexual grooming; social sustainability;

   Abstract : Cross-sector collaborations in the form of self-organized interorganizational networks are key mechanisms to address complex social sustainability problems in a systematic manner with accelerated and effective results. Self-organized interorganizational networks allow for collaborations through low degrees of hierarchy and bureaucracy while achieving high levels of ownership and commitment among member organizations. READ MORE