Essays about: "poverty and socio-economic development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words poverty and socio-economic development.

1. 21. GIS-based optimal localisation of beekeeping in rural Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Damian Gimenez Cruz; [2016]
   Keywords : forest conservation; beekeeping; multi-criteria decision analysis; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; poverty alleviation; rural Kenya; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : A Geographic Information System (GIS) based multi-criteria site suitability evaluation provides the means to locate potential beekeeping areas in rural Kenya. The criteria considers specific environmental and socio-economic variables. READ MORE

3. 22. On the Evolution of the Determinants of Household Poverty in Mexico: a Logistic Regression Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Luis Adrian Serratos Sotelo; [2015]
   Keywords : Mexico; determinants; occupation; gender; education; poverty; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has almost eradicated extreme poverty according to the Millennium Development Goals; however, official statistics show that by national standards poverty levels are still quite high, reaching up to half its population. This paper looks into how the determinants of poverty in Mexico have evolved after the last major economic crisis the country experienced in the mid-90s. READ MORE

4. 23. Understanding High Dropout Rates in Primary School Education in Mozambique

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Jonathan Casey; [2014]
   Keywords : Mozambique; primary school; dropouts; sustainable livelihoods; resilience;

   Abstract : Mozambique remains one of the poorest countries in the world and has one of the least functional basic education systems. Despite a rapid expansion in access to basic education, the vast majority of pupils fail to complete a full seven year cycle of primary school. READ MORE

5. 24. Democratization of the Republic of Azerbaijan : a study about the impact of socioeconomic development on democratization of Azerbaijan

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Aysel Yusubova; [2014]
   Keywords : Azerbaijan; modernization theory; socio-economic development; freedom; political freedom; Seymour Martin Lipset.;

   Abstract : Democratization has been studied by several scholars, who have argued about significance of various factors for democratization of a certain country. One of these scholars was Seymour Martin Lipset and he claimed that there is a linear correlation between democracy and socioeconomic development. READ MORE

6. 25. Microcredit, Food Security and Women Empowerment in Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Syeda Nadia Sharmin; [2014]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Food security is an important factor contributing to the socio-economic stabilization and development of Bangladesh. Though, the country has made a steady progress in the expansion of food production, but food insecurity is still a major problem mainly because of poverty. READ MORE