Advanced search

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays matching the above criteria.

1. 1. Risk Communication in Veldfire Prevention and Preparedness – A Minor Field Study in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Sofie Hällsten; Elvira Trolltoft; [2023]
   Keywords : Risk communication; Veldfire; Wildfire; Risk Perception; Awareness; Prevention; South Africa; The Vredefort Dome; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The World Heritage Site the Vredefort Dome in South Africa is an area that is continuously exposed to the dangers of veldfires. In this study it was investigated how risk communication is used to raise public awareness about safe fire use, fire hazards, and veldfires. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the Economic Relationship Between China and Sub-Saharan Africa : A Study on the Role of Chinese Foreign Direct Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Axel Pettersson; Rushil Patel; [2023]
   Keywords : FDI; China; Sub-Saharan Africa; Fixed Effect Model; Panel Data; Economics; Foreign Policy; Debt trap; FDI; Kina; Sub-Sahara Afrika; Fixed Effect Model; Paneldata; Ekonomi; Utrikespolitik; Skuldfälla;

   Abstract : This paper adopts a quantitative and qualitative lens, through which we explore the economic relationship between the region of Sub-Saharan Africa and China as a consequence of Chinese Foreign direct investments (FDI).  Primarily, the paper’s direction, analysis, and discussions are dictated by the usage of primary and secondary data. READ MORE

4. 3. Chinese FDI and its effect on trade for the five African countries Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Lagging; [2021]
   Keywords : FDI; Imports; Exports; Chinese FDI in Africa; Chinese FDI affecting imports and exports in Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the effect of Chinese Foreign direct investment (FDI) on exports and imports for the five African countries: Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe using the gravitational model. The gravitational model will analyze how both inward FDI investments and Chinese investments impact import and export by using a sample of 166 partner countries over the period 2003-2012. READ MORE

5. 4. FDI Inflows and Economic Growth in South Africa from 1994 to 2013

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lea Strauss; [2015]
   Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Growth; Absorptive Capacity; South Africa; Extractive Resources; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Since the beginning of democracy the South African government has been increasingly trying to attract FDI into the country. South Africa is an interesting case, since despite being a middle income country and highly developed compared to other African countries, FDI does not seem to offer positive spill-over effects. READ MORE

6. 5. Chinese OFDI in Africa. A firm-level analysis of Chinese investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Åhl; Mika Lönnbro Fukino; [2014-08-12]
   Keywords : China; Africa; FDI; OFDI; motives; economic development;

   Abstract : As a result of the widespread globalization, historically separated markets have merged into one global marketplace and consequently MNEs have been able to disperse their operations abroad. Over the past decades, there has been a shift in the FDI pattern as flows now originate from developing and emerging economies, in particular from China. READ MORE