Essays about: "The World Bank"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 410 essays containing the words The World Bank.

1. 16. World Bank Group Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening Sustainable Finance in International Investment Standards

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Andrew Sefufan Simamora; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainable finance; international investment law; public-private partnership;

   Abstract : The prioritisation of private funds in financing public infrastructures due to limited financial resources available through the public sector has raised concerns about the protection of human rights and environment considering that the main goal of corporations is to generate as much profit as possible. The presence of the World Bank Group in the mix is to strike a balance between these competing needs by introducing the concept of sustainable finance through technical assistance and the adoption of standards that are integrated with the concept to influence the behaviour of state and non-state actors in their investment practices, especially in the developing world. READ MORE

3. 17. Oil and Dutch Disease : The case of Nigeria

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Josef Sindre; [2023]
   Keywords : Dutch Disease; Nigeria; Agricultural sector; Natural resources;

   Abstract : This essay examines the impact of the phenomenon of Dutch Disease on the agriculture sector in Nigeria since the beginning of the 1980s. Dutch Disease is a misfortune that generally affects resource-rich countries due to exploiting and exporting their natural resources. READ MORE

4. 18. The influence of institutional factors on the effectiveness of global product launch

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Diego Daniel Vargas Carmona; Mohamed Kamil Morsi Mahmod; [2023]
   Keywords : global product launch; institutional factors; panel regression analysis;

   Abstract : In today’s fast-changing markets, many international firms invest a significant amount of money in terms of marketing and technology to launch their products globally. To reduce such costs, a better understanding of the factors that affect the performance of global products launch is needed. READ MORE

5. 19. The Integration of Female Refugees in Tanzania

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Cliona Kelly; [2023]
   Keywords : Integration; female refugee; migrant; Tanzania;

   Abstract : This study examines the integration of female refugees who struggle to establish themselves in their new homes. Integration is widely researched in the field of migration, however the female perspective in African countries is minimally present in this debate. READ MORE

6. 20. World Bank Assisted Intervention Development Projects on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: An Impact Evaluation of National FADAMA III in Enugu State.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Chinedu Maduekwe; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: poverty; poverty alleviation; impact evaluation; Fadama; Fadama III.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This evaluation research which deals with the World Bank-assisted intervention development programme known as Fadama III in Nigeria precisely sought to investigate how the National Fadama III Intervention Development Project impacted poverty alleviation of the residents of Enugu State that participated in the project in relation to their income level. The study made use of 168 benefiting households in the Fadama III project and 67 non-benefiting households that were randomly selected. READ MORE