Essays about: "Institutional resilience"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words Institutional resilience.

1. 21. The role of social capital in resilience against poverty

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Yoeri Dijkhof; [2019]
   Keywords : social capital; social trust; institutional trust; absolute poverty; pro-poor growth; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis captures the effect of social capital measured as social and institutional trust on a reduction of absolute poverty. The indicators of social capital are captured through the construction of a database of subjective well-being measures. READ MORE

3. 22. Interorganizational Learning & Resilience: A Case Study of the Swedish Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain, under Normal Circumstances and in a Crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Emelie Craft; Elin Håkansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Interorganizational Learning; Resilience; Critical Infrastructure; Swedish Pharmaceutical Supply Chain; Supply Disruptions; Crisis Management; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Background: Increasing dependencies between Swedish societal sectors and the critical infrastructures upon which they depend as well as institutional fragmentation within the societal sectors, have caused a need to map the critical infrastructures in Sweden. The descriptive research aiming to map and understand the Swedish pharmaceuticals supply chain is to a high degree missing today. READ MORE

4. 23. Disaster Capitalism in a neoliberal era: An NGO perspective : A qualitative study of NGO practice, disaster capitalism and the privatisation of the humanitarian sector

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Erik Lago; Charles Drury; [2019]
   Keywords : disaster capitalism; NGO; privatisation; disaster relief; humanitarian work; post-disaster;

   Abstract : The rising number of disasters, both natural and man-made, has created a greater need for humanitarian interventions. Simultaneously, it has also created larger room for disaster capitalism, a phenomenon where certain actors use disasters to push economic interests. READ MORE

5. 24. Beyond the turning point of activation : Describing the characteristics and changes of Active Labour Market Policy in Sweden between 1991-2017.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sam Assadi; [2018]
   Keywords : The Activation Turn; ALMP; describing characteristics and change; legitimation; institutional legitimacy; comparison; content analysis; state documents; coding scheme; resilience and stability.;

   Abstract : This paper tries to contribute to the collective knowledge on Bonoli’s (2010) concept “The Activation Turn “, both as a phenomenon and a turning point for ALMP in Sweden. It is argued that the Activation Turn has been legitimized in four phases in Sweden (Identification, First organisation, Second organisation and Stabilisation phase, between years of 1991-2017). READ MORE

6. 25. A Sea Change : Unpacking the different conceptualisations of fisheries development in Eastern Africa

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Abigayil Blandon; [2018]
   Keywords : fisheries development; institutional paradigm; conceptual model; World Bank; East Africa; complexity thinking;

   Abstract : The global narratives behind development aid are constantly changing, but aid is still criticized for being ineffective. The most recent trend within development thinking is the push for complexity science concepts to be incorporated, in order to better capture the uncertainties and dynamics of the real world. READ MORE