Essays about: "company in Angola"

Found 4 essays containing the words company in Angola.

  1. 1. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE

  3. 2. Chinese Investment in Angola : How can construction firms become more competitive in a foreign market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan BBS

    Author : Tuan Hiep Dao; Astrid Akoyoko; [2008]
    Keywords : Project Marketing; Mapping project network; Institutions; Bilateral agreements; Chinese construction firms;

    Abstract : Chinese construction firms like any other construction firms, have to face a lot of challenges when dealing with the African construction environment, but unlike the others their success is heavily related to the network they have with their government as well as the African local government. A successful project marketing couple with a good mapping network as well as a clear understanding of the African business environment will then be the tools to be effectively competitive in that market. READ MORE

  4. 3. Private Military Companies and the Effect on the Control of Force in the Developing World

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Magnus Andersson; [2006]
    Keywords : Civil-Military Relations; Mercenary; Private Military; Control of Force; Private Security; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With the privatisation of war and the increasing importance of non-state actors in conflict, the need to study their effects on governments is increasing. This thesis? purpose is to analyse the effects on the government's control of force in the developing world, when contracting a Private Military Company (PMC). READ MORE

  5. 4. Incentives for Corruption: The role of the institutional make-up of Sonangol in fostering corruption

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Andreas Fransius; [2006]
    Keywords : Corruption; Angola; Incentives; Institutions;

    Abstract : The severity of corruption in the Angolan oil sector begs the question as to which factors in the institutional structure of the state oil company, Sonangol, that have contributed to creating incentives for corrupt behavior. A case study of the activities of the organization highlights the inherent conflicts of interest in its role as a regulator and actor on the market, which has laid the groundwork for a bidding process for contracts as well as a fiscal system that both breed corruption. READ MORE