Essays about: "Madagascar"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the word Madagascar.

  1. 21. Hunger: a Matter of Security? : A case study of North Korea and Madagascar.

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Isabel Nauclér; [2013]
    Keywords : Food security; North Korea; Madagascar; Securitization; Copenhagen School.;

    Abstract : This paper examines the securitization of food/nutrient. It explains how the untraditional security issue of food insecurity is being constructed as a threat, by asking questions as how, why and to what extent this occurrs. The paper uses the theoretical framework of securitization from the Copenhagen School to fully analyze posed questions. READ MORE

  3. 22. Land Use Change : Complexities in the initial phase of a Malagasy land deal

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Liza Hermansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Madagascar; land deal; land use change; sustainable livelihoods framework; rural development; Rainbow Oil;

    Abstract : Land deals are common in resource-rich countries and have increased during the past years. Contributing factors to the augmentation of land investments in agriculture and forestry are known to be climate change, rising global food prices, rising income levels and changing diets. READ MORE

  4. 23. Deforestation and carbon stocks in Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Bosede Adenike Kosemani; [2011]
    Keywords : Deforestation; Carbon stock; Carbon cycle; MODIS VCF; LPJ-GUESS; FAO; Africa; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Scientific summary Deforestation has been recognized as the second largest source of anthropogenic carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Carbon stocks play an important role in the global carbon cycle and global climate. The effect of deforestation on carbon stocks is of great concern to all stakeholders. READ MORE

  5. 24. Dignity Line vs. Priority Lists : a study of Martha Nussbaum’s List of Central Human Capabilities in Relation to the PRSPs from Madagascar and Yemen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Emma Ebintra; [2010]
    Keywords : Capability Approach; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; Fattigdom; Dignity; Poverty; Martha Nussbaum; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As an equality producing mechanism Martha Nussbaum presents a list of ten central human capabilities which, if realised, will lead to a dignified life. The purpose of this thesis is to discover if it is reasonable to suggest that Nussbaum’s list of central human capacities equates to a unified definition of dignity. READ MORE

  6. 25. Made in Madagascar - The Impact of Rules of Origin on the Textile and Clothing Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Andersson; [2009]
    Keywords : Rules of origin; Madagascar; textile clothing; AGOA; Lomé Cotonou; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impact of rules of origin (ROO) on the Malagasy textile and clothing industry. The ROO of two different preferential trading arrangements for developing countries, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of the US and the Lomé/Cotonou agreement of the EU, are compared and related to Malagasy clothing exports and textile imports. READ MORE