Essays about: "Inequality development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 341 essays containing the words Inequality development.

1. 1. Unpacking the Agenda 2030 Puzzle : A Critical Discourse Analysis on SDGs 8 and 10 through the lens of the Post-Development approach

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Moa Bergsten; Saga Messering; [2024]
   Keywords : Development Discourse; Critical Discourse Analysis; Post-Development Theory; Agenda 2030;

   Abstract : Agenda 2030 has reached its half-way mark, making it a highly relevant topic to examine. A critical discourse analysis (CDA) is applied through this research to identify the underlying norms and values of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 10 (reduced inequalities). READ MORE

3. 2. A Radical Restructuring of Development Aid : From Liberal Justice to “From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs” Assessing the Failures of Development Aid and Providing A New Normative Alternative

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexandra Holm; [2024]
   Keywords : Development Aid; Political theory; Justice; Rawls; Anarchism; Communism;

   Abstract : In this paper I will argue for the need for a change of norms in the global governance system in regards to development aid. I argue that liberal norms of justice and distribution of wealth have a negative effect on development aid practices. This study is a normative political theory and the material researched is relevant literature sources. READ MORE

4. 3. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Gustav Carlsson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : Hope; Social mobility; Capital; Social suffering; Temporality; Potentiality;

   Abstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE

5. 4. Examining the Relationships between GII, HDI, Gini, and GDP per capita -A Comparative Analysis of Undeveloped and Developed Countries (1990-2021)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : David Mandegar; Max Olsson; [2023-07-10]
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   Abstract : This thesis examines and evaluates key measurements, namely the Gender Inequality Index (GII), Human Development Index (HDI), Gini coefficient (a measure of income and wealth inequality), and GDP per capita. Further, this study investigates the strengths and weaknesses of each measurement, providing a comprehensive background on previous research and their interrelationships. READ MORE

6. 5. Education, Employability and Imagining the Future: A Minor Field Study of Goals and Motivations in a South African Small-Scale Development Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Melina Pettersson; Julia Rönnbäck Finocchio; [2023]
   Keywords : Youth unemployment; Development; Education; Inequality; South Africa; Employability; Horizons of opportunity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, and that shows in the distribution of opportunities amongst South Africans. In the face of political failures to deliver improvements for unemployed youth NGO projects become more important avenues for young people to acquire resources needed to improve their lives. READ MORE