Essays about: "International Development america"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 47 essays containing the words International Development america.

1. 16. The Security, Migration and Development nexus in Agadez, Niger : An actor-based re-evaluation of its eality

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Fega Francis Ikpogwi; [2019]
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   Abstract : This thesis re-evaluates the connections between security, migration and development in the Sahel region. Using Agadez as the point of departure and focus, the thesis examines the roles played by local, regional as well as international actors to critique how the three concepts are not just understood on the global level, but also how they are applied at the local level where they are relevant. READ MORE

3. 17. A life free from violence : The legacy of Belem do Para in Latin America

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Max Sundqvist; [2019]
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   Abstract : The inter american convention to eradicate all violence against women (also known as Convención de Belém do Pará, signed in 1994 ) was the first international treaty which purpose is to assure women a life free from physical, psychological and/or other forms of violence. In that sense, it actually turns the debate of men’s violence against women into a human rights debate. READ MORE

4. 18. Social Capability and Resilience to Economic Shrinking: An Empirical Investigation for Latin America c. 1970-2016

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Alvaro von Borries; [2019]
   Keywords : Shrinking; crisis; resilience; catch-up; social capability; survival analysis; Latin America; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Long term economic growth leading to development is as much about growing as avoiding spells of considerable negative growth, or shrinking. However, much more attention has been given to understand what makes countries achieve high growth rates than to avoid shrinking. READ MORE

5. 19. Exploring the new North of the South? A qualitative study of Venezuelans migrating to Chile since 2013 and the push and pull factors influencing South-South Migration in Latin America

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Mario de la Hoz Schilling; [2018]
   Keywords : South-South migration; intraregional migration; push and pull factors; Venezuela; Chile; Latin America; South America; North of the South; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With the wide-ranging crisis in Venezuela exacerbating since 2014 and Chile consolidating its leading economic position within Latin America, the number of Venezuelan immigrants in Chile has significantly grown. This paper aims to understand the push and pull factors of Venezuelans migrating to Chile and their perceived integration. READ MORE

6. 20. The relationship between foreign direct investment and socio-economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Linn Alexandersson; Gabriella Myrbäck; [2017-05-30]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI; economic growth; Latin America and the Caribbean; panel data; socio-economic development;

   Abstract : This study examines the effect of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2014. Furthermore, the study investigates the relationship between FDI and the social development, compared to the relationship between FDI and GDP per capita. This is investigated through a cross-country analysis with panel data. READ MORE