Essays about: "Paraguay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word Paraguay.

  1. 1. Deconstructing Informality: Evidence from South American Household Surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ana Maria Teresa Morales Curiel; [2021]
    Keywords : labor informality; social security; socio-economic characteristics; household surveys; South America; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The persistence and growth of the informal economy in South America is considered one of the most relevant problems in the region. However, studying informality across countries can be a complicated task due to the lack of homogeneous concepts and measurements. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urbanisation by expulsion : the political economy of landed property in Asunción, Paraguay

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maiwenn Jensen-Guenec; [2020]
    Keywords : Paraguay; real estate development; land inequality; urban development; Marxian political economy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although much research has been conducted regarding the uneven distribution of land in developing countries, such work tends to focus on rural land dispossession. In turn, land inequality in urban property markets of vulnerable economies remains somewhat understudied. READ MORE

  4. 3. Indigenous Peoples and Internal Displacement: A Legal No Man's Land?

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

    Author : Jack Musgrave; [2020]
    Keywords : Indigenous peoples; human rights; internal displacement; Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement; UNDRIP; ILO Convention no. 169; Colombia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : “Cultural identity is closely linked to their ancestral lands. If they are deprived of them, by means of forced displacement, it seriously affects their cultural identity, and finally, their very right to life lato sensu... READ MORE

  5. 4. State Capacity and COVID-19 lockdowns - a Case-Study on Brazil, Chile and Paraguay.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Berglund Wiklund; [2020]
    Keywords : coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 ; state-capacity; quarantine; Paraguay; Chile; Brazi; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper tests the applicability of state-capacity theories concerning countries decision to carry out national ’lockdowns’ during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on previous research by Axel Cronert and deepens his conclusion of high state-capacity’s connection to slow implementation of disruptive measures through a contrasting qualitative analysis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female Labor Force Participation Rate and Economic Growth

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Rustam Salimov; [2019]
    Keywords : Labor Force Participation Rate; Economic Growth; Solow Model; Female Labor Force Participation Rate;

    Abstract : This thesis analysed the effect of female labor force participation rate (FLFPR) on economicgrowth and included changes in male labor force participation rate (MLFPR) to help improve thepower of the model. Here, three robust regressions were used on the sample of 16 Latin Countries(Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala,Honduras, Venezuela, RB, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador) for theperiod of 1995-2015 in order to identify the effect of each key variable when tested separately andwhen tested together. READ MORE