Essays about: "economic shrinking"

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  1. 1. Drivers of Transformation and Recovery from Shrinking

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Proximity analysis; Sectoral variety; Shrinking recovery; Sectoral transformation; Regional disparity; The Great Recession; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : To understand the mechanisms of economic resilience, we have studied how sectoral proximity relates to the regional capability to transform and recover from a shrinking crisis. Through a comparative study of Irish regions, a proximity analysis provided evidence that the majority of new sectors in the recovering region developed in proximity to the region’s leading sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. Household livelihoods and food security in jeopardy : farmers’ perspectives on impacts of land scarcity on household livelihoods and food security in rural Rwanda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Venuste Rwabukambiza; [2022]
    Keywords : smallholder; rural livelihoods; diversification; rural household food security; land scarcity;

    Abstract : Land scarcity is a global challenge that has implications for rural household livelihoods. This study explores how land scarcity impacts not only rural livelihoods, but also food security for smallholder farmers and their households in Rwanda. READ MORE

  4. 3. Growth and Resilience Theory: A new way of conceptualising convergence dynamics.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anthony Smythe; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Development; Growth; Shrinking; Resilience; Convergence; Divergence; Catch-up; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Recent studies have highlighted how building resilience to ‘shrinking’ episodes, as opposed to increasing growth rates, appears to be the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to between-country income convergence. All economies seem to be able to grow, but few countries have been able to drastically improve their shrinking patterns, which has underpinned the divergence often argued in literature. READ MORE

  5. 4. Are Ecuador’s social capabilities progressing and developing resilience to shrinking? A regional comparative study, 1970-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Rebeca Anahí Sánchez Enríquez; [2022]
    Keywords : Shrinking; resilience; catch-up; social capability; social capabilities; Ecuador; Latin America; South America; economic development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : New research suggests that the key to explaining the development gap might be resilience to shrinking instead of increasing growth rates. Latin America is considered an improving region from the growth rate point of view in development, but not so much from the shrinking perspective. READ MORE

  6. 5. New Avenues in Development Economics: Identifying the Determinants of Economic Shrinking

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kees van Genuchten; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Shrinking; Growth Models; Shrinking; Growing; Institutional Economics; Social Capabilities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Recently there has been a revision of longstanding ideas in development economics. Studies have shown that it is not so much increases in growth rates which cause long-term economic development, but rather decreases in shrinking rates, alongside a reduced frequency of shrinking. READ MORE