Essays about: "MDG"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the word MDG.

  1. 11. The Effect of Female Education on Human Development and Economic Growth : A Study of Human Capital Formation in developing countries

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Pegah Jalilian; [2012]
    Keywords : Human Development; Female Education; MDG; Economic growth;

    Abstract : According to the different studies, there is a strong correlation between (GDP) per capita as the index of economic growth and indicators of human development such as life expectancy, infant mortality, adult literacy, political and civil rights. Based on Millennium Development Goals, which is a program made by UN to reduce extreme poverty and improve human development in developing countries, we can find the indicator of which has key role and affect the other goals of human development directly and clearly. READ MORE

  3. 12. Like, share and tag : A comparative study of UNDP Stockholm and UNDP New York’s usage of Facebook as a communication tool 

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Victor Petersson; [2012]
    Keywords : Facebook; UNDP; Millennium Development Goals; Agenda Setting; text analysis; Public Relations; ; Facebook; UNDP; Millenniemålen; Agenda Setting; textanalys; Public Relations;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to study how the UNDP offices in Stockholm and New York are using Facebook to set the agenda regarding the Millennium Development Goals, but also how the offices are communicating and presenting the goals towards the public. The research is based on publications from the two Facebook groups “millenniemålen – åtta mål för en bättre värld” and “United Nations Development Programme – UNDP” published between November 2011 until April 2012. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Dynamics of Health and Welfare : A Methodological Study Analysing the Two Phenomena in Five Populations During the Early 2000s

    University essay from Hälsa och samhälle

    Author : Nermin Ahmetagic; [2011]
    Keywords : Health; welfare; methodological study; Martha Nussbaum; Cappabilities Approach; G. Esping-Andersen; ODA; foreign aid; WHO; UN; OECD; MDG; development; Hälsan; välfärd; utvickling;

    Abstract : This paper aims to describe the dynamics of objective health and welfare in five populations, from the year 2000 to 2009, qua a methodological study. It proposes a three step approach to ensure the validity criteria in the conducted research process: firstly, to identify the relevant variables as predictors of the two phenomena, empiric studies and sociological theories by Esping-Andersen (1999) Nussbaum (1999, 2000, 2011), were consulted. READ MORE

  5. 14. Why grow lettuce? : agricultural production policies being implemented in Koinadugu District, West Africa

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

    Author : Florence Conteh; [2011]
    Keywords : agriculture production; food security; policy;

    Abstract : "Continued failure to effectively implement policy wastes increasingly scares resources and undermines the prospects of sustainable development" (Brinkerhoff,1395)After a decade long civil war ravaged the country, Sierra Leone faced the challenge of rebuilding its broken infrastructure, social disconnect and food and health inadequacies. With approximately two thirds of the population residing in rural areas and engaged in subsistence level agricultural activity it is estimated that 70% of the total population lives below the poverty line. READ MORE

  6. 15. How Poor is The Poverty Line? : A matter of dietary norms and perceptions

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Monia Lundgren; [2011]
    Keywords : Poverty assessment; Millennium development Goal; MDG 1; Extreme poverty; Basic needs; Human energy requirements; Minimum Dietary Energy Requirements; MDER; Poverty Line; Calories; kcal; Recommended intake; Food needs; poverty rates; poverty sensitivity;

    Abstract : Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG 1) on halving extreme poverty is measured with the international poverty line. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the measurement of MDG 1 by reviewing the robustness of the international poverty line and some of its national sub-reports. READ MORE