Essays about: "International Development america"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 47 essays containing the words International Development america.

  1. 6. Towards a Green Workforce: Assessing Green Job Preparation in Panamanian and Costa Rican Universities

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

    Author : Julius Ulrich; [2023]
    Keywords : Panama; Costa Rica; Universities; Education for Green Jobs; Education for Sustainable Development; Green Transition; Green Skills; Triple Planetary Crises; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The triple planetary crisis exerts high pressure on countries to transform their current economic system. The transition to a green economy is not only necessary to ensure sustainable development but also essential for countries to remain economically competitive. READ MORE

  3. 7. Foreign Direct Investment to Encourage Sustainable Development in South America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriela Isabel Otero Lastra; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainable development; economic growth; social development; environmental conservation; foreign direct investment; South America.; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The seventeen sustainable development goals are the response of the United Nations to make efforts for economic growth, social development, and environmental conservation. International organizations, governments, and the private sector play a fundamental role to achieve the 2030 Agenda of sustainable development. READ MORE

  4. 8. The impact of democratic transitions on innovation. An empirical panel analysis of 168 countries from 1960-2019.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Flatz; [2022]
    Keywords : innovation; democratic transitions; political regimes; institutions; development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis empirically examines the impact of democratic transitions on innovation using a difference-in-differences method on a panel of 168 countries from 1960 to 2019. Patents, R&D expenditure, and scientific articles are employed as proxies for innovation. The results indicate that democratisations have a positive effect on patents. READ MORE

  5. 9. From "the Will to Improve" to "the Will to Transform": Some Promises & Challenges of Sida's Multidimensional Poverty Analysis (MDPA) Framework in Bolivia

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

    Author : Jonathan Solarte Espinosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Sida; Sweden; Latin America; Bolivia; MDPA; multidimensional poverty; poverty reduction; development discourses; development paradigms; power; capitalism; donors; ODA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: This study sets out to answer the following research questions: 1. How do Sida and CEDLA problematize poverty and what does this reveal about their underlying development paradigms? 2. READ MORE

  6. 10. Playing a two-faced game in a changing arena: A Neo-Gramscian analysis of China's policy on Latin America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; Anna Turesson; [2021]
    Keywords : Hegemony; power; dominance; The People’s Republic of China; Latin America; Chinese foreign policy; Neo-Gramscianism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Teun A. van Dijk; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The position of The People’s Republic of China in international relations has developed significantly during the 21st century. In Latin America, growing Chinese engagement has been particularly visible. READ MORE