Essays about: "export democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words export democracy.

1. 1. Mind the Gap: Quantifying fraud on Swedish exports using bilateral trade asymmetries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Giulian Etingin-Frati; Ivelina Ilkova; [2023]
   Keywords : International taxation; Trade; Tax evasion; Customs;

   Abstract : Using open-source international trade statistics, we analyse cases where export country statistics do not match import country statistics for the same trade flow due to fraud. Specifically, we are interested in uncovering undervaluation fraud, whereby importers understate the value of their goods in order to pay lower taxes. READ MORE

3. 2. Behind Closed Doors : Analysing the Ethical Dilemma of Swedish Arms Export to Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Anna Wikner; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish arms trade; Saudi Arabia; international ethics; Swedish foreign policy; security policy; military equipment; human rights; democracy;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed light on the ethical implications of Sweden’s arms export to Saudi Arabia. It compares the compatibility of such exports with fundamental human rights standards and analyses the Swedish Government's justification of arms trade to Saudi Arabia in relation to international and local ethics, considering the principles of human rights, conflict resolution, states’ responsibility in promoting peace and conflict resolution and the recognition of people’s shared responsibility for the well-being of all people. READ MORE

4. 3. Should The Swedish State Export War Munition? A normative study on whether war munition export contradicts Sweden’s democratic values

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Noor Alkhamisi; [2022-06-28]
   Keywords : Swedish war munition export; Argumentation-analysis; Normative study; Pro et contra model;

   Abstract : The following thesis invites the reader for a discussion on Swedish war munition export and in specific the moral justification of the export. Sweden is ranked as one of the countries with highest democracy and is at the same time one of the world’s top exporters of munitions. READ MORE

5. 4. Arms Export to Developing Countries: Making the Critical Appraisal : A qualitative comparative case study on the connection between arms export to developing countries and the level of development in the receiving country.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lisa Stulic; [2022]
   Keywords : arms export; development; developing countries;

   Abstract : Arms export to developing countries is heavily debated. Scholars have presented arguments about both why arms export may be beneficial and why it may be detrimental to development of the receiving country, and empirical results are inconclusive. READ MORE

6. 5. The democratic arms export

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

   Author : Helena Larsson; [2018]
   Keywords : arms export; democracy;

   Abstract : Arms export research has largely focused on the behaviour of superpowers or major powers, while arms export behaviour of small democracies has received little attention. By using a quantitative method, this paper explored whether democracy had any impact on the arms export behaviour of small democracies. READ MORE