Essays about: "Dominican Republic"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 32 essays containing the words Dominican Republic.

1. 26. Health in developing countries - The determinants of health in Latin American and Caribbean countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Klintberg; [2009]
   Keywords : economic growth; poverty; Developing Countries; health determinants; health care system; Latin America; rural population; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Problem discussion: There are still today many problems related to health in developing countries. When reasoning on how to deal with these problems, it is important to study the determinants of health in each country. Each country has got its own characteristics. READ MORE

3. 27. Invisible children in the Dominican Republic : A Minor Field Study on obstacles to birth registration

   University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

   Author : Mikaela Flygge; [2009]
   Keywords : Dominican Republic; Haiti; Birth registration; Birth certificate; Convention on the Rights of the Child; UNCRC; Citizenship; República Dominicana; Haití; Registro de nacimiento; Registro civil; Certificado de nacimiento; la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño; Ciudadanía;

   Abstract : Birth registration is a fundamental key in ensuring several essential rights of the child; including the right to a name and a nationality, the right to education and health care, and protection from abuse and exploitation among others. The United Nation’s Convention on the Right of the Child establishes that the child shall be registered immediately after birth and have the right to a name and a nationality. READ MORE

4. 28. A Study of Building Procedure in the Dominican Republic : How to develop a sustainable building process. -Are there applicable models and techniques from Sweden?

   University essay from JTH, Byggnadsteknik

   Author : Kristina Myrberg; Caroline Knutsson; [2009]
   Keywords : Building techniques; Building materials; Working environment; Building ecology; Housing; Developing country; The Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo; Environmental objectives; Byggnadsteknik; Byggnadsmaterial; Arbetsmiljö; Byggekologi; Husbyggnad; U-land; Dominikanska Republiken; Santo Domingo; Miljömål;

   Abstract : This report is the final thesis and the conclusion of the final project that was done during the spring semester of 2009, in the city of Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic, West Indies by Caroline Knutsson and Kristina Myrberg. The project is based on the field studies that are done in the investigation together with the information from interviews from the construction sites and the collected information from the research. READ MORE

5. 29. To increase the efficiency in sugar and ethanol industries by using a decanter centrifuge : a feasibility study made in the Dominican Republic

   University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

   Author : Mikael Sjöberg; Daniel Nilsson; Pontus Widén; [2008]
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   Abstract : This Bachelor Degree Project is a study about possible improvements of the efficiency at sugar mills and ethanol distilleries by using a decanter centrifuge. The report handles background, purpose and result including conclusions and discussions. READ MORE

6. 30. Migration, Remittances and Gender: a case study of the Dominican Republic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jennie Hokander; [2008]
   Keywords : remittances; migration; gender; NELM; The Dominican Republic; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : International migration is a way to find work and support family members for many people in developing countries where income opportunities are few. The number of female migrants have grown and women migrate increasingly as main providers for their families or as heads of households. READ MORE