Essays about: "Poverty Reduction"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 205 essays containing the words Poverty Reduction.

  1. 26. Balancing Normative and Pragmatic Considerations in Foreign Aid : A Case Study of Swedish Aid and its Focus on Democracy and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isolde Limé; [2021]
    Keywords : Democracy and Human Rights; Swedish Aid; Qualitative Content Analysis; Development Cooperation; Aid Suspension;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish aid and its focus on democracy and human rights. It analyses the space given to these normative objectives in relation to pragmatic considerations like strategic interests and institutional incentives. READ MORE

  3. 27. The role of Vocational Skills Training in promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality to reduce poverty for sustainable development in Ghana

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Irene Danso Boahene; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of vocational skills in promoting women‟s empowerment and gender equality to reduce poverty in Ghana. The purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select 15 interviewees for the study. Semi-structured interview was employed to elicit responses for the study. READ MORE

  4. 28. Risodling i Mekongdeltat : hur påverkas risodling i Mekongdeltat av klimatförändringarna och vattenkraften?

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

    Author : Mathilda Ogden; [2021]
    Keywords : Vietnam; Mekongdelta; risodling; klimatförändring; vattenkraft;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen redogör för hur klimatförändringen och vattenkraften i Mekongregionen påverkar risodling i Mekongdeltat samt vad det betyder för livsmedelssäkerheten och fattigdomsbekämpningen i Vietnam. Cirka 40% av Vietnams landyta används till jordbruk och Mekongdeltat är ett av världens största jordbrukssystem för risodling (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2018). READ MORE

  5. 29. What factors motivate foreign aid allocation?A comparison of the aid allocation patterns of multilateral and bilateral donors

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Shima Khabbaz; Johannes Kyriakidis; [2020-02-13]
    Keywords : Bilateral; multilateral; aid allocation; donor; maximising poverty reduction; economic development;

    Abstract : Aid allocation patterns have been measured and observed for over four decades and it has been noticed that the aid is allocated differently based on different factors like what kind of donor it is and how they measure the need for aid before donating it. In this study two set of regressions were run and in the first set of regressions, we compare aggregate aid flows from multilateral organizations and bilateral donors respectively, and in our second set we compare aid from five individual bilateral donors. READ MORE

  6. 30. Poverty and Inequality Reduction in the Case of Bolivia: What Has Impacted the Reduction during Evo Morales's Administration Period?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alisa Buchstab; [2020]
    Keywords : Pro-poor growth; poverty; inequality; social spending; Bolivia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Bolivia has experienced a drastic decline in inequality and poverty since 2000. It coincided with the administrative period of Evo Morales between 2006 and 2019. Hence, it is debated whether poverty reduction was mainly driven by economic growth alongside the commodity boom in the 2000s or by policy implementations during Morales’s presidency. READ MORE