Essays about: "Unbalanced Growth"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words Unbalanced Growth.

  1. 11. The controversies of destructive spending: Arms production and growth in the post-Cold War era

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Athina Swahn; Anja Tuneld; [2018]
    Keywords : Arms trade; Beyond GDP; Defense spending; Economic growth; Military expenditure;

    Abstract : Critics of the GDP measure are claiming that it fails to capture the true well-being of a country and demand that alternative measures be developed. To determine how the destructive spending on arms should enter a new measure, an understanding of its effects on GDP is required. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Tiger in the Cage : Discourse on China's Engagement in Kenya

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Nils Ståhlkrantz; [2017]
    Keywords : China; Kenya; Reciprocity; Iron Cage; Neocolonialism; Sino-Africa;

    Abstract : Using as a point of departure Max Weber's concept of the "iron cage" of capitalism and Marcel Mauss' notions of reciprocity, along with more recent works of China-Africa relations, this study aims to counter dominant Western narratives that frame China as a neocolonial power and suggests some explanations as to why such narratives gain so much traction in international circles.  Such narratives are provided support by comparisons with the European colonization of Africa, but often fail to take into account the differences in China's foreign policies, as well as the potential for growth and development allowed by Chinese engagement. READ MORE

  4. 13. Djurhälsa hos snabb- och långsamväxande hybrider i ekologisk slaktkycklingproduktion

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Stefanie Macklin; [2016]
    Keywords : Gallus gallus domesticus; sjukdom; djurvälfärd; benproblem; extensiv; tillväxt;

    Abstract : Efterfrågan av ekologiskt slaktkycklingkött ökar i världen på grund av att konsumenter värdesätter visionen om en bättre djurvälfärd, men de ekologiska slaktkycklingproducenterna är få. Det finns problematik i regelverket kring ekologisk slaktkycklingproduktion som medför svårigheter i att nå en ekonomiskt lönsam och etiskt försvarbar produktion. READ MORE

  5. 14. Swedish SMEs' Determinants of Capital Structure During the 2008 Financial Crisis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Rasmus Brännhult; Jonathan Roos; [2016]
    Keywords : Capital Structure Determinants; Leverage; Financial Crisis; Swedish SMEs;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between capital structure and capital structure determinants for Swedish SMEs during financial instability. The study will focus on the 2008 financial crisis, using data from 2005-2014, which is divided into three separate periods for analysis. READ MORE

  6. 15. Weak acids’ microbial and sensorial effect on marinated herring

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi; Lunds universitet/Bioteknik

    Author : Jennika Larsson; [2016]
    Keywords : sensorial test; Lactobacillus plantarum; acetic acid; malic acid; citric acid; Marinated herring; lactic acid; applied microbiology; teknisk mikrobiologi; MRS; accelerated test; Technology and Engineering; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Marinated herring is a food product usually with a sauce containing acetic acid. In this project the weak acids malic acid, citric acid, and lactic acid were evaluated for use in the sauce for marinated herring instead of using acetic acid. The microbial and sensorial effects of the acids were evaluated. READ MORE