Essays about: "Social and Economic Welfare"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 191 essays containing the words Social and Economic Welfare.

  1. 6. Civil society organizations in a complex institutional landscape : Investigating institutional logics in Swedish civil society organizations work with social impact measurement

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

    Author : Hanna Franziska Fischer; [2023]
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    Abstract : The role of civil society has been discussed frequently as of the last decades, and with growing influence of new public management and related market-oriented reforms in public sector, civil society organizations have become welfare service providers too. As part of this development, social impact measurement has been a way for financers to prove and private actors to invest in social change. READ MORE

  3. 7. Optimal taxation by two-agent reinforcement learning

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Erik Lindau; [2023]
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    Abstract : An economy’s tax policy is one of the vital moments for, on the one hand, stimulating economic growth and labor, and, on the other hand gaining revenues from economic performance. A sufficient level of tax revenues is further important to keep up with governmental obligations and social welfare. READ MORE

  4. 8. Energy Poverty : Computing the silent problem of developed countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Alfred Larsson; Märta Strømme; Herman Falkenmark; Freja Klucis; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy Poverty;

    Abstract : Energy poverty is a new term in the Swedish context, though it is becoming increasingly more relevant because of inflation and higher prices for electricity. Because research on the matter is scarce in developed countries such as Sweden and similar contexts in the EU, it creates uncertainty whether there is a ‘correct’ way of conducting energy poverty research. READ MORE

  5. 9. The role of age for the relationship between unemployment and well-being : A comparative study across different welfare state regimes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Arezo Rezvani; [2023]
    Keywords : Unemployment; social exclusion; well-being; happiness; welfare regimes; gender regimes; gender roles; Arbetslöshet; social exkludering; välbefinnande; lycka; välfärdsregimer; könsregimer; könsroller;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT  Aims:  While the relationship between unemployment and well-being is widely acknowledged, there has been little exploration of its consequences for older workers. It is also less clear whether this relationship differs between welfare states characterized by varying levels of social protection for the unemployed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Competitive cities and architecture. : A case study of Malmo, Sweden

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

    Author : Nathan Frank Ó Néill; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Urban Planning Architecture; City-Branding; Competitive city;

    Abstract : Abstract    This thesis explores the evolving relationship between architecture and the globally competitive city, specifically examining how architects are involved in the realization of market metaphors that underpin city-branding on global markets. Specifically, this research focuses on waterfront redevelopment projects of post-industrial cities. READ MORE