Essays about: "africa s economy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 68 essays containing the words africa s economy.

  1. 16. Vulnerability to Social Risks through the Lens of Food Security : A Mixed Methods Study at the Household Level in Cape Town, South Africa

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Helena Römmelmann; [2018]
    Keywords : Social risks; Food security; vulnerability; intersectionality; urban; South Africa; youth;

    Abstract : Abstract Background The number one goal of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 is to eradicate poverty. The second goal is to end hunger. The impact of climate change on food production is likely to exacerbate already widespread hunger by a negative effect on the supply of food, which again will increase the gap between the rich and the poor. READ MORE

  3. 17. Can Rwanda leapfrog to the digital economy with ICT enabled development? A case study of a developing country determined to modernize without the traditional model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kia Korpela; [2018]
    Keywords : ICT; services; structural transformation; developing country; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Proclaiming the successful way forward for Africa to modernize continues to puzzle economists and policy makers. Though the region has experienced the highest growth rates for the past decade, no large-scale structural transformation can be observed. READ MORE

  4. 18. Costs and benefits of using the Rand as common currency in southern Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bettina Chlond; [2018]
    Keywords : monetary union; Rand; Common Monetary Area; South African Reserve Bank; Taylor Rule; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Do monetary unions between developing economies support sustainable economic development for the members? Previous research has only considered traditional research methods to examine costs and benefits of monetary unions in developing regions. This thesis applies new measures to determine how the operation of institutions encounters specific problems of developing economies for the case of the Common Monetary Area in southern Africa. READ MORE

  5. 19. Modelling the national electricity system of Rwanda : Contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : CAROLINA NORDSTRÖM; IDA STENBERG FORSBERG; [2018]
    Keywords : Energy; Electricity; Rwanda; OSeMOSYS; MoManI; Sustainable development; SDG 7; Energi; Elektricitet; Rwanda; OSeMOSYS; MoManI; Hållbar utveckling; SDG 7;

    Abstract : För att ett samhälle ska utvecklas på ett modernt och framgångsrikt sätt är elektricitet en grundläggande faktor. Tillgång till elektricitet förhöjer levnadsstandarden för befolkningen genom att generera positiva synergieffekter såsom att fler utbildar sig, ekonomisk tillväxt och stabilitet, förbättrad välfärd och internationella samarbeten. READ MORE

  6. 20. Resistance to Coal: The Challenges of Achieving Environmental Justice in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Daria Rivin; [2018]
    Keywords : Coal Extraction; Environmental Justice; Environmental Injustice; Environmental Racism; Unequal Distribution of Environmental Goods and Bads; Environmentalism of the Poor; Languages of Valuation; Carbon Lock-In; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While the environmental justice movement has grown worldwide, it seems that the movement has yet to mobilise in South Africa. The instances of environmental injustices in South Africa are abundant but paradoxically this has not given rise to a united movement demanding environmental justice for a transition to a new and renewable energy path. READ MORE