Essays about: "International Development america"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the words International Development america.
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11. ISDS vs. Diplomatic protection : What venue, for future investment disputes, would be the best of choices in accordance to have justified investment protection?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : From the end of 18th century, investors from the Western hemisphere were in need of a protection for their investors. Whenever, inter alia, host-States of Latin America could not – or did not – assist the foreign investors through sufficient local remedies, investors instead sought remedies through their own government. READ MORE
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12. Sustainable environmental vs. sustainable social development : Tendencies of carbon colonialism and green authoritarianism when implementing renewable energy strategies on indigenous peoples’ territories
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/ReligionsvetenskapAbstract : The intention with this essay is to illustrate the conflicts that might occur when states implement renewable energy strategies on lands that have traditionally belonged to indigenous peoples. To do so I have analysed case studies from Sweden as well as Latin America regarding renewable energy projects in areas that could be claimed to belong to indigenous groups and compared the conclusions from these studies to what the existing legal framework on the topic of the rights of indigenous peoples dictates. READ MORE
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13. Internationalization of Financial Technology Start-ups (Fintechs) : Evidence from Ecuadorian case studies
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)Abstract : In the past decade, the financial industry has been criticized to lack a faster digital transformation to provide more efficient services, where FinTech (a neologism generated from the contraction of “(Fin)ancial” and “(Tech)nology”) start-ups or fintechs represent a paradigm shift to reinvent the industry. FinTech is gaining attention in multiple academic disciplines, however, it was found that it has been neglected from the international business discipline to understand the internationalization process of fintechs. READ MORE
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14. The Voices of the Unheard : A postcolonial analysis of how indigeneity is discursively (re)produced by international donors
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In the last 20 years, international donors have made efforts to increase the participation of minorities into development programmes. Despite these efforts, development actors continues to receive critique from postcolonial theorists for continuing to reinforce neocolonial and Western-centered tendencies onto minorities. READ MORE
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15. Urban Food Systems Strategies in Latin America – A Tool for Local Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals?
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This study aims to examine how local governments originated from the global South, through Urban Food System Strategies (UFSS), are realizing global sustainability priorities as outlined by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study is based on the policy analysis of three Latin American UFSS, with the aim to detect synergies and connections between the UFSS and the SDGs. READ MORE
