Essays about: "Economic Aid"

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1. 6. Decolonizing Aid: A Comparative Analysis of USAID and Sida's gender equality strategies in Guatemala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alejandra Perez Towns; [2023]
   Keywords : Decolonizing aid; discourse; colonial markers; USAID; Sida; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The development aid field has been subject to increased questioning regarding power relations between donors and recipients; some studies shed light on the fact that development aid is an extension of colonial practices. Currently, there have been efforts to ‘decolonize aid’. READ MORE

3. 7. The Impact of the Swedish Student Financial Aid Income Ceiling - A Student Perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Carolina Wretman; [2023]
   Keywords : Student Financial Aid; Sweden; CSN; Income Ceiling; Fribelopp; Students; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Swedish students obtaining student financial aid from Centrala Studiestödsnämnden (CSN) face an income ceiling of how much they can earn per half a calendar year before their aid is lowered according to a matrix. The thesis investigates how CSN’s income ceiling impacts students. READ MORE

4. 8. Ready to Respond to Freddy? Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Nutrition in Malawi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing pace and intensity of climate-related shocks have driven the emergence of international interest around the role of national social protection systems for shock-responsiveness. An increasing number of already vulnerable people is in need of humanitarian assistance, risking to fall into poverty and malnutrition. READ MORE

5. 9. Maximizing the Value of Large-Scale Solar PV Parks through Battery Storage and Ancillary Services : An analysis using multiple-integer linear programming optimization

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Byggteknik och byggd miljö

   Author : Nora Ekström; [2023]
   Keywords : Solar PV park; BESS; ancillary service; linear programming optimization;

   Abstract : Renewable power production is becoming a necessity to improve society and overcome the challenges of climate change. In Sweden, large-scale solar PV power is growing year-on-year and today comprises 1 percent of electricity production. READ MORE

6. 10. The Impact of Chinese Foreign Aid on OFAC Sanctions Effectiveness: Non-conditionality, Non-interference, and the Reality of Chinese Foreign Policy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Anastasiia Trehubova; [2023]
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   Abstract : The analysis examines the impact of Chinese developmental and military aid on the effectiveness of the OFAC sanctions enforcement. Despite the official claims of China’s adherence to the principles of non-conditionality and non-interference, Chinese foreign policy in proactive reveals a pattern of using its aid as political and economic weapon to widen its sphere of influence by undermining the efficacy of US sanctions. READ MORE