Essays about: "crisis in china"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 essays containing the words crisis in china.
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16. On the Silk Road with Giovanni Arrighi
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : This thesis explores contradictions, inadequacies, and competing formulations within Giovanni Arrighi’s theory of systemic cycles of accumulation (SCAs) as a Kuhnian scientific paradigm. This has been carried out through a comparative study on how the theory has been applied by scholars on the issue of the prospective hegemonic rise of China in the contemporary setting. READ MORE
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17. Emerging Powers in Global Climate Politics: The discursive story-lines used by the BASIC countries regarding the climate crisis, responsibilities and burden sharing in the UNFCCC
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Global climate policy negotiations have become increasingly complicated with the rise of the socalled emerging powers as they have seen both great economic growth and increased emissions of greenhouse gasses – yet they continue to hold a developing country, or non-Annex I, status under the UNFCCC, which determines their responsibilities for addressing the climate crisis. This thesis examines the story-lines that constitute the discourse used by the BASIC countries, Brazil, China, India and South Africa, following the Paris Agreement in order to discern their understanding of the climate crisis and hence their policy preferences when it comes to addressing the crisis. READ MORE
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18. Bolar Exemption of the TRIPS Flexibilities : A comparative analysis between the US, Finland and China, of patenting pharmaceuticals and access to vaccines during COVID-19
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutet för immaterialrätt och marknadsrätt (IFIM)Abstract : In this thesis, the aim is to address the persistent challenges posed by differing perspectives despite the establishment of the TRIPS agreement, which serves as a shared foundation for addressing legal and practical gaps among jurisdictions worldwide. The focus is on analyzing the Bolar exemptions within TRIPS Flexibilities for pharmaceutical patents in three specific regions: the Republic of Finland, the People's Republic of China (China), and the United States (the US). READ MORE
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19. The Chinese dream, a migrant’s nightmare?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to uncover whether having a long-term or permanent contract improves the quality of employment of internal migrants in China. The focus lies specifically on the labour reforms in 2008, which will be analysed using a differences-in-differences approach. READ MORE
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20. Challenging the authoritarian advantage in crisis management: a case study of the outbreak of COVID-19 in China
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : 2020 has been a year thoroughly marked by the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the ways in which different governments have sought to manage the crisis have sparked controversy. This paper aims to challenge and ultimately falsify the theory of “authoritarian advantage” in crisis management using a single-case study design of most-likely logic. READ MORE
