Essays about: "Capital accumulation"

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  1. 16. "I'LL NEVER DO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM HERE IN TANZANIA IN MY ENTIRE LIFE".Challenges of press freedom and female journalists in mainland Tanzania

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Mirja Kolttola; [2021-09-10]
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    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of the study is to reflect the perceived professional identities of female journalists in relation to investigative journalism and how much the legislative restrictions by the state change their perceived possibilities to produce journalism according to their ideals. Theory: Findings are discussed with the theory of social capital by Pierre Bourdieu. READ MORE

  3. 17. Capital Accumulation and the Labor Share of Income

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julius Broman; [2021]
    Keywords : factor shares of income; labor share; capital accumulation; capital heterogeneity;

    Abstract : This paper estimates the effects of capital accumulation on industry labor shares by taking account of capital heterogeneity. Using a cross-country, cross-industry dataset covering 15 European countries over 38 industries, I take advantage of a detailed breakdown of the capital stock distinguishing between physical, ICT and intangible assets. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Swedish Dream – appropriation of nature at the timber frontier in ‘Swedish America’, Norrland, 1850-1900

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Anton Blanck; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: socio-ecological transformations; modernity; human-nature relations; Sweden; environmental history; capitalist transitions; steam-power; historical natures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis provides a historiographical account of the multiple socio-ecological transformations that occurred in Västernorrland, Sweden, during the second half of the 19th century. By engaging with ecological Marxist thinking, such as the world-ecology framework proposed by Jason W. READ MORE

  5. 19. In Peripheral Sickness and in Core-like Health: An explorative case study analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic using World-Systems Theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mimmi Yiyi Shen; David Alexanderson; [2021]
    Keywords : Vaccine nationalism; World-Systems Theory; Covid-19; Global Health Equity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest in modern history. Vaccines are currently the primary resource used for stopping the pandemic and minimizing harm. READ MORE

  6. 20. Deepening Automation and Wealth Inequality: An Intergenerational Perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Zhaoqin Zhu; [2021]
    Keywords : Deepening automation; Tax policies; Intergenerational transfers; Wealth inequality; Aging population;

    Abstract : The fast development of automation technology has been widely recognized as a key reason for the rising wealth inequality in the US since 1980s, and current literature focuses on the channel of increasing wage inequality triggered by deepening automation. This thesis contributes to the literature by examining the interaction between autonomation and an additional channel: cross-generation wealth accumulation via bequests. READ MORE