Essays about: "poverty and socio-economic development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words poverty and socio-economic development.

  1. 1. THE NATURE OF FOREIGN AID AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Paschal Okuji; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; Economic Development; Nigeria; Dependency Theory; Debt Overhang Theory.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is an investigative inquiry into the nature of foreign aid and its impact on Nigeria’s economic development. The role of foreign aid in the growth process of developing countries has been an issue of intense debate. Foreign aid is an important issue given its implications for poverty reduction in developing countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. WOMEN´S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND LOWERED SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS UNDER THE CONTEXT OF CORRUPTION. A quantitative cross-country study of the effect of women´s political empowerment on socio-economic barriers moderated by corruption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marie Aagaard Holden; [2022-08-11]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis theorizes that higher levels of women’s political empowerment (WPE) lower socio-economic barriers to development across countries and that this is moderated by countries’ level of corruption. Using cross-sectional data from more than 100 transitioning and developing countries from 2009 and 2014 this thesis develops upon the results of previous research on WPE and poverty reduction under different contexts by extending the analysis to include a measurement of political empowerment including both empowerment in official political positions, formal empowerment, and as political empowerment of ordinary citizens in civil society, informal empowerment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ett nyliberalt skifte i Tanzania? : en WPR-analys av ledarkrönikor i tanzanisk statsägd media

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Carl Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Tanzania; Samia Suluhu Hassan; nyliberalism; render technical; anti-politics; WPR; utländska direktinvesteringar; FDI;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats undersöker huruvida Tanzanias president Samia Suluhu Hassan har en nyliberal inställning till utländska direktinvesteringar. Ledarkrönikor från den statligt ägda tidningen Daily News analyseras med hjälp av WPR-metoden, en definition av nyliberalism inklusive de två begreppen anti-politics och render technical. READ MORE

  5. 4. Case Study On Chinas And Swedens Development Strategy In Ethiopia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Brian Bruggeman; [2022]
    Keywords : Development Policies;

    Abstract : Development assistance has been important in providing sustained socio-economic progress in a developing country. Overall, it has decreased consumption poverty, contributed to a rapid expansion of modern sectors (industry), enhanced government spending, and increased aggregate investment. READ MORE

  6. 5. The increasing neonatal mortality in Lesotho : An explorative case study

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Mikaela Stadig; [2021]
    Keywords : Lesotho; Neonatal mortality; Case Study; Social Determinants of Health.;

    Abstract : Child mortality rates do not only reflect the development in a society but also reflect access to basic health interventions and socio-economic conditions. The uneven distribution of child mortality rates is a matter of inequity. READ MORE