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  1. 1. TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE: EXAMINING BUREAUCRATIC INFLUENCES ON GREEN AID A quantitative study of the effect of politicized bureaucracy on the effectiveness of climate mitigating aid – a global perspective.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tova Jonasson; [2023-09-20]
    Keywords : Official Development Assistance; ODA; Climate change mitigation; CO2 emissions; Politicization; Bureaucracy; Clientelism; Forbearance;

    Abstract : The climate threat is alarming, which has spurred research regarding how to mitigate its consequences. A significant amount of environmental aid is transferred yearly, to help developing countries adjust and mitigate climate change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tax-aid nexus - The case of Sub-Saharan Africa and China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marthe Coppieters; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper empirically discusses the interaction between Chinese Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Sub-Saharan tax revenue 2000-2017. Through the use of the methods OLS and IV, I pose the question whether there is evidence supporting the tax-aid nexus, which suggests a negative impact of increasing foreign aid on tax revenue. READ MORE

  4. 3. The influence and impact of Japan to upbringing the human rights norms in Southeast Asia through the world of business

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Chieri Yamamoto; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Human Rights; International Law; Human Rights in Asia; Japan; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Japan’s influence in Southeast Asia has been enormous throughout history, whether in its military occupation, culture, or economic ties, and there is no doubt that Southeast Asia has developed under its influence. Have Southeast Asian states then developed and improved their human rights situation because of Japan? Or has Japan aggravated the situation being “blue washed”, by performing its business activities to be “cooperative”, or to simply make profit? My answer to these questions is that Japan has certainly done a considerable amount of upbringing human rights norms, with afterwar compensation and ODA to help shape the infrastructure of many countries in the region, and this can especially be seen in economic, social and cultural rights. READ MORE

  5. 4. Foreign Aid And Peacekeeping : A quantitative study on peacekeeping contributions between 1990-2019,evaluating the link between ODA and troop contributions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Qadir Malik; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; UN Peacekeeping; Troop Allocations; Military Engagement; International Relations;

    Abstract : This thesis considers whether donor countries that contribute with foreign aid to a recipientcountry also contribute with peacekeeping troops. The question is premised on the idea thatforeign aid serves as a proxy for national interest. READ MORE

  6. 5. Donors’ priorities when reducing HMA allocation : Are the needs of people the criteria of decision-making when it comes to budget cuts in Humanitarian Mine Action?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Michael Frei; [2023]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Mine Action; Official Development Assistance; Humanitarian Assistance; aid allocation; budget cuts; needs of people; Australia; Germany;

    Abstract : There is always competition between regions when it comes to their needs after facing a conflict, disaster, or long-term crisis. Donors allocating ODA or Humanitarian Assistance must decide to whom they want to allocate their support. READ MORE