Essays about: "Informal institutions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 152 essays containing the words Informal institutions.

  1. 11. Institutional dynamics in Cuban agriculture : a case study from three Cuban farms

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Calle Lindkvist; Lisa Hedborg; [2023]
    Keywords : institutions; institutional change; Cuba; agriculture; path-dependency; informal constraints; formal constraints;

    Abstract : Cuba is still subjected to the trade embargo imposed by the United States in 1962, restricting global trade and historically forcing Cuba into a dependency on the Soviet Union for energy, oil, and agricultural inputs. Today's agricultural system in Cuba bears the imprint of this historical reliance in the form of institutional constraints that shape Cuban farmers everyday activities. READ MORE

  3. 12. Purchasing and Digitalization in an era of Turbulence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Emil Sarajlic; Vishal Natesan; [2023]
    Keywords : Supplying; digitisation; digitalization; Artificial Intelligence; Turbulence; Delivery performance; Duni Group; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: This research delves into the uncertainties and challenges encountered in global supply chain operations, exacerbated by unpredictable events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 Suez Canal obstruction. These disruptions can lead to stock-outs, poor capacity utilization, and the need for expensive buffers. READ MORE

  4. 13. Exploring learning processes and social capital in community urban agriculture projects in Bogotá, Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Lily Begg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban and peri-urban agriculture UPA ; social capital; social learning; knowledge transfer; capacity-building; agroecology; community UPA; Bogotá; huerta;

    Abstract : As the world’s population becomes increasingly urban, the social, economic and environmental living conditions of city-dwellers are under pressure. High levels of pollution, lack of transport links, informal housing, unemployment rates and increasing inequalities are just some of the challenges that rapidly urbanising cities face. READ MORE

  5. 14. Challenges of cross-border collaboration and coordination in marine national parks.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaper

    Author : Julia Sandsten; [2022-09-26]
    Keywords : Marine national parks; Cross-border collaboration; Koster Sea; Outer Hvaler; Sustainable; Skagerrak;

    Abstract : Protection of marine areas is important to tackle global environmental challenges humanity faces and manage human activities in a sustainable way. Due to the lack of ecological boundaries in the seas, cross-border collaboration and coordination is essential. READ MORE

  6. 15. CUSTOMISING EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY - The national strategy behind implementing Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012: a case study of Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isabell Börjesson; [2022-06-22]
    Keywords : EU; Policy implementation; Customisation; Rational choice institutionalism; Sociological institutionalism; Sweden; Energy Efficiency Directive; 2012 27 EU;

    Abstract : This Master Thesis examines the topic of Member States (MS) implementation of EU policy, with the two-folded aim of studying how and why MS customise EU policy in the manner that is proceeded with. The strategy behind MS implementation of EU policy is hence at centre stage and is analysed through the development of an innovative theoretical framework. READ MORE