Essays about: "Political Economy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 697 essays containing the words Political Economy.

  1. 16. Freedom in the Digital Age - VAT challenges from data as currency and the platform economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : André Dammert; [2023]
    Keywords : Value Added Tax VAT ; e-commerce; Bitcoin; Data as Currency; Platform Economy; Natural Rights; Public Choice; Governing the Commons; New Institutionalism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 2000-talet har introducerat nya sätt att bedriva e-handel, med plattformsekonomin som suddar ut gränserna för vilken person som tillhandahåller tjänster från ett mervärdesskatteperspektiv. Bitcoin har blivit pengar för internetåldern. READ MORE

  3. 17. Is China Really Socialist?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alessandro Maffei; [2023]
    Keywords : China - Political Economy - Economic History - Socialism; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates if China is a socialist economy or not. The topic, which has triggered many leading scholars, is highly interesting since institutions are pivotal to understanding a country’s economic performance. Previous studies have neglected the classic socialist literature, giving ambiguous interpretations of what is socialism. READ MORE

  4. 18. The effects of mining on a community in rural Syria : a case Study of mining in the region of ArRuhayba, Syria

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

    Author : Mohamad Turkman; [2023]
    Keywords : rural; mining; livelihoods; development; sustainability; participation; governance; Syria; ArRuhayba;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the effects of mining activities on the livelihoods of rural people and their environment in ArRuhayba, close to Syria’s capital Damascus. A public and political debate about such potential effects has not existed yet in Syria, probably because of the ongoing civil war in the country, which leaves a research gap to be filled. READ MORE

  5. 19. Accessing Housing : How the political-economy of Sweden’s Housing Market impacts the accessibility for marginalized groups in Malmö

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Pauline Wedepohl; [2023]
    Keywords : housing; accessibility; discrimination; marginalized groups; radical right to housing; political-economy; urban studies; Malmö; Sweden;

    Abstract : Under urban neoliberal policies, housing has become a vehicle for wealth accumulation, detached from its social function, leading to a shortage of adequate and affordable housing. The lack of adequate housing is perceived as an issue of availability. READ MORE

  6. 20. Surrender to Dagaa : An ethnographic study of Fishing in Zanzibar

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Trägårdh; [2023]
    Keywords : Phenomenology; political economy; fishing; overexploitation; neoliberalism; blue economy; scientific capitalism; unlimited goods;

    Abstract : This thesis explores Zanzibari fishing practices and the fishermen’s relation to the ocean, within the context of the global political economy. The study focuses on catching small pelagic fish, locally known as dagaa, which has become vital for food security in Zanzibar. READ MORE