Essays about: "core periphery"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 48 essays containing the words core periphery.

  1. 16. (Ine)quality of air and water - A political ecology approach to a multilevel analysis of individual- and country-level factors impacting people’s experience of environmental quality in their community

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Josefin Stagge; [2019]
    Keywords : air quality; water quality; environmental justice; political ecology; uneven development; world-systems analysis; multilevel linear regression; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine inequalities in terms of air and water quality in a cross-national study comparing determinants at both individual and national level using a subjective measurement. This study explores how uneven development and economic inequalities within and between countries affect people’s experience of environmental problems (i. READ MORE

  3. 17. Unsolved Asymmetries and Complex Productive Structures in the Eurozone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bertus Markus Melles; [2018]
    Keywords : productive asymmetries; centre-periphery; Eurozone crisis; ECI; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract: The severity of the crisis in the Southern Eurozone countries is frequently attributed to inflated economies and reckless spending. Thus, it isn’t surprising that the main interpretation is that the crisis ought to be solved by decreasing government spending and lowering wages. READ MORE

  4. 18. Economic globalization and social conflicts in developing countries : A qualitative case study on the relationship between economic globalization and social conflicts in Benin and Zambia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic globalization; developing countries; social conflict; Benin; Zambia; Natural Resources; Trade; Structural Adjustment Programs;

    Abstract : Economic globalization is said to promote peace and prosperity while reducing poverty and deter conflicts. Liberal scholars argue that economic globalization is more important than good governance/democracy for deterring conflict, and that the pacifying effects of economic globalization are universal. READ MORE

  5. 19. Socioecological Transformation and the History of Indian Cotton, Gujarat, Western India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : JUYEON SIM; [2018]
    Keywords : Cotton cultivation; Agricultural landscape management; Ecologically unequal exchange; Cotton improvement program; GM cotton; Power dynamics;

    Abstract : Landscape management is often referred to as a holistic concept, which deals with large-scale processes and multidisciplinary manners in regards to natural resource use with ecological and livelihood considerations. Seen in this light, landscape transformation should be understood within the context of the human-nature relationship, viewing human activities and their institutions as an essential part of the system rather than as external agents. READ MORE

  6. 20. The City as a Museum : Reshaping the Urban Interiors of Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Theodoros Kanakopoulos; Michelle Pannone; [2018]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Urban; Design; Museum;

    Abstract : Physically speaking, contemporary urban environments exist on top of older ones. A perfect variation of layers remain hidden in the soil on which we walk. In European cities, the center remains a stagnant historical exhibit for tourists and locals alike. Change happens on the periphery affecting different areas that surround the center. READ MORE