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1. 1. Sustainable and Circular Business Models: Textiles in West Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Björkdahl; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainable business models; circular economy; West Africa; ECOWAS; business model innovation; textile and clothing industry; secondhand clothing; textile waste; sustainable business model pattern taxonomy; 45 SBM patterns; modèles d affaires durables; économie circulaire; Afrique de l Ouest; CEDEAO; innovation de modèle d affaires; industrie du textile et de l habillement; vêtements d occasion; déchets textiles; taxonomie des modèles d affaires durables;

   Abstract : West Africa’s textile and clothing (T&C) industries have persevered through the decline following the economic liberalization policies in the 1980s. This thesis seeks to explore the sustainable and circular business models which exist in the West African region. READ MORE

3. 2. Mobile e-commerce application for the West African market

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Victor Annell; Kimiya Ata; Rohat Bedikanli; Aishwarya Gupta; Gustav Pettersson; [2022]
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   Abstract : I västvärlden finns det ett överflöde av e-handel applikationer där användare kan köpa och sälja olika produkter och tjänster, både nya och använda. En del av världen där dessa applikationer inte är tillgängliga i samma skala som västvärlden är Västafrika. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
   Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE

5. 4. Globaliation and Female Labor Force Participation : The case of Sub-Saharan Africa

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

   Author : Tifuh Regine Check; [2022]
   Keywords : Globalization; Female; Africa; Labor force participation; Gender; Development.;

   Abstract : Female labor force participation is an essential factor for the economic andsocio-economic development of nations. Closing gender gaps on the Africanlabor market is thus not just a fairness issue, it is good economics. READ MORE

6. 5. The Debate of Decent Work in Emerging Economies: Minimum Wage Policy in South Africa.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Elliot Mackenzie; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : There exists considerable debate on the utility of ILO’s decent work agenda and its four pillars of full employment, rights at work, social dialogue, and social protection in the context of emerging economies. Whether these pillars be achieved in unison or if there a need to prioritize a pillar over another and whether the notion as a whole is complementary with other development objectives like economic growth is dependant on how an emerging economy understand the issue at hand, which is itself a function of the historical and socioeconomic context in which the labor markets exists within. READ MORE