Essays about: "social mechanisms"

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1. 1. Provisions of social workers to victims of internal child trafficking in Uganda: A case study of children living on the streets of Kampala City

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Martin Nkurunungi; [2024-02-26]
   Keywords : Human trafficking; Street children; Kampala; Maslow; Social workers; Service needs; Perceptions;

   Abstract : Human trafficking has become a serious global challenge in the recent past. Regarded as a global epidemic, it has triggered an increase in numbers of children living on the streets especially in countries where internal trafficking in children is a common social vice. READ MORE

3. 2. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
   Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

   Abstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE

4. 3. Beyond borders and barriers: A qualitative study of foreign direct investment and its effect on knowledge transfer in Rwanda

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Linnea Helgegren; Astrid Viktorsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Knowledge transfer; Absorptive capacity; Social integration mechanisms; Foreign direct investment; Developing country;

   Abstract : Foreign direct investment has been considered to provide an avenue for knowledge transfer between investors and entrepreneurs. However, few studies have investigated what capacities influence the quality of cross-border knowledge transfer. READ MORE

5. 4. Experiences and challenges of Collaboration between Civil Society Organizations and the United Nations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Mina Mirzakhani-Moghaddam; [2023-11-17]
   Keywords : Interorganizational collaboration; civil society organization; CSO; United Nations; UN; civil society participation; CSO and the UN collaboration;

   Abstract : Interorganizational collaboration is defined by Phillips, Lawrence and Hardy (2000) as “a co-operative relationship among organizations that relies on neither market nor hierarchical mechanisms of control” (pp. 24). READ MORE

6. 5. Willingness to Pay for Externalities – Does Earmarking Taxes Matter?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Joel Eliasson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Willingness to Pay; Environmental Beef Tax; Earmarking; Sweden; Contingent Valuation; Inferred Valuation; Payment Card Approach; Demand Curve;

   Abstract : This study explores the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for an environmental beef tax and the effects of revenue recycling mechanisms on WTP and beef consumption. It surveys students from Gothenburg University using a payment card approach, addressing literature gaps concerning the role of revenue recycling in environmental tax policy, behavioral economic factors affecting public perceptions, and potential biases in contingent valuation methods. READ MORE