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  1. 1. Cross-Border Collaboration for a Sustainable Future : - a case study about Interreg V ÖKS subsidyand sustainable transportation projects

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Sara Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; sustainable transportation; Structural Fund Programmes; Interreg V Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerak ÖKS ; Cross Border Cooperation CBC ; Transnational Cooperation TNC ; border regions; collaboration;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate one of the European Structural Fundprogrammes, Interreg V Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak (ÖKS) and the priority areaTransportation. The programme gives financial support to transportation projectsaiming to develop sustainable (environmentally friendly) transportation alternativesand solutions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is Free Trade Good for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Stefania Galli; [2014-12-12]
    Keywords : trade; trade liberalization; trade openness; trade policy; growth rate; Sub-Saharan Africa; development; economic growth; development economics; Structural Adjustment Programmes; liberalization; reforms;

    Abstract : The debate over the determinants of growth has occupied scholars for decades. Among them, trade regime has gradually emerged, receiving a large consensus among academics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Involvement without Influence? : Theoretical and Organisational Premises for Women´s Empowerment in Development Programmes

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Moa Cortobius Fredriksson; [2011]
    Keywords : Women‟s empowerment; development programmes; gender approach; collectivity; bottom-up influence; involvement of men; resource and responsibility allocation; integration;

    Abstract : The objective of the thesis is to discuss how the theoretical and organisational premises of the gender approaches of development programmes affect their possibilities to empower women and to enhance gender equality. This will be done through a study of the gender approaches of six development programmes for democratic and economic governance in the water and sanitation sector located in Angola, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Philippines respectively. READ MORE