Essays about: "Poverty in indonesia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Poverty in indonesia.

1. 1. Extraordinary or Ordinary at Best? - An Empirical Study on the Application of Machine Learning Tools for Proxy Means Tests in Poverty Targeting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Nicolas Leicht; Colja Maser; [2019]
   Keywords : Poverty targeting; Proxy means tests; Machine learning; Household surveys;

   Abstract : Proxy means tests are a widely used approach in development programs where the beneficiaries need to be determined through targeting. These tests apply a standard econometric method, ordinary least squares, to predict consumption levels using household characteristics as input variables. READ MORE

3. 2. Nurses’ Perspectives and Experiences in Giving Palliative Homecare to Paediatric Patients from Marginalized Communities in Jakarta, Indonesia

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

   Author : Veronica Andersson; [2019]
   Keywords : palliative care; paediatric; nurses experiences; qualitative content analysis; home-based care; Indonesia; Minor Field Study;

   Abstract : The development of palliative care in Indonesia has been slow due to the absence of palliative care guide lines and standards. This results in the limited provision of palliative care where it can only be found available in 14 hospitals in the whole country with a population over 260 million, and the palliative care is basically directed to adult patients. READ MORE

4. 3. The Extractive Institutions as Legacy of Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia : A Historical Case Study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Fida Fathimah; [2018]
   Keywords : Extractive Institutions; Institutional Drift; Institutional Economics; Colonialism; Political Development; Patrimonialism; Javacentrism; Racism;

   Abstract : While some countries are thriving in political stability and economicprosperity, others are struggling with political instability and poverty. The fundamental difference between the successful and the failed nations boildown to their institutions, as stated by Acemoglu and Robinson in their influential institutional economics work, “Why Nations Fail”. READ MORE

5. 4. Time preferences and community-based conservation: Insights from elephant patrolling efforts in Aras Napal, Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Helena Rydberg; [2018]
   Keywords : Indonesia; individual time preferences; social time preferences; patience; community-based conservation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study took place in an Indonesian village in Aras Napal, North Sumatra, which previously has been involved in an elephant patrolling conservation program to mitigate human-elephant conflicts and protect the neighboring Leuser National Park. The study examines the villager’s individual and social time preferences, particularly comparing those who were actively involved in the elephant patrolling unit and those who were not. READ MORE

6. 5. Women in Tourism: Exploring the Links between Women's Skills Development, Empowerment and Employment

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Elma Hamzic; Maja Ekbladh; [2017]
   Keywords : Women; Empowerment; Vocational Education and Training; Marginalized; Indonesia; Bali;

   Abstract : Women's empowerment is a current and crucial issue of our time. There is increasing recognition that the economic empowerment of women is essential both to realize women’s rights, and toachieve broader development goals such as economic growth, poverty reduction, health,education and welfare. READ MORE