Essays about: "Social structure africa"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words Social structure africa.

  1. 16. Looking for a Greener Pasture: Exploring the Narratives of Gambian Clandestine Migrants

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrika Uggla; [2015]
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    Abstract : Uggla, Fredrika (2015). Looking for a Greener Pasture: Exploring the Narratives of Gambian Clandestine Migrants. Human Geography, advanced level, master thesis for master exam in Human Geography, 30 ECTS credits. Supervisors: Karen Haandrikman and Natasha Webster. READ MORE

  3. 17. Can Corporate Governance be standardized?   A comparative study of South Africa and Sweden Corporate Governance codes based on multiple case studies. (A case study of Nedbank and Nordea Bank)

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan

    Author : Mekonen Araia Aseghehey; Bereket Assegid Taffese; [2015]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; Integrated report; Accountability; Sustainability; Internal control;

    Abstract : Stakeholder’s levels of trust and confidence in a company’s operational efficiency and leadership have been influenced negatively by some scandals in the last two decades. This creates a need for governance and transparency, through which corporate governance and social responsibility issues can get more attention from researchers, business and governmental and non-governmental bodies. READ MORE

  4. 18. Global Policies: Discrepancy Between Global Desires and Local Conditions? The Suitability of Global Policies to raise Local Agricultural Productivity Rates and Food Security in Lago District, Mozambique

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Jennifer Schiebel; Daria Hasse; [2015]
    Keywords : subsistence farming; development; agricultural productivity; poverty; food security; Mozambique; Niassa Province; Lago District; global policies; World Bank; World Development Report 2008; Logical Framework Approach;

    Abstract : The majority of the rural population in developing countries sustains their livelihoods through small-scale family farming on subsistence level. However, agricultural productivity is far from its potential and food insecurity and high absolute poverty rates are widespread challenges in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), including Mozambique. READ MORE

  5. 19. Anthropogenic Disturbance in Nocturnal Primates & Conservation Perception in Zaraninge Forest, Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Adam Murphy; [2015]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Galagos are an understudied family of primates which inhabit much of Sub-Saharan Africa, some of which are potentially at risk. The coastal forests of East Africa are home to many galagos, however this habitat is under threat from an increasing human population seeking timber, charcoal and land for agriculture, amongst other pressures. READ MORE

  6. 20. Between Power and Empowerment - Monitoring and Evaluation at a Grassroots Women's Fund in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Annika Krause; [2014]
    Keywords : monitoring and evaluation; women’s fund; grantees; grassroots development; principal-agent problem; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past few years women’s empowerment and gender equality initiatives have been under increasing pressure to measure their impact. This thesis explores the stakeholders’ experiences with the monitoring and evaluation practice with a case study of a women’s fund that provides grants to grassroots women’s organizations in South Africa. READ MORE