Essays about: "foreign literature in poverty"
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6. Environmental and socioeconomic assessment of rice straw conversion to ethanol in Indonesia : The case of Bali
University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECSAbstract : The vast rice production in some developing Asian countries like Indonesia raises expectation on poverty alleviation and energy diversification through second generation biofuel production from rice residues, specifically rice straw. This work attempts to estimate the potential environmental and socioeconomic benefits of rice straw-to-ethanol project in Indonesia. READ MORE
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7. Naturresursernas roll i konflikten i östra Demokratiska Republiken Kongo : en analys av primitiv ackumulation och ackumulation genom fråntagande
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : I Demokratiska Republiken Kongo (DRC) lever 71% (2006) av landets befolkning under fattigdomsgränsen, trots att landet är kapabelt att producera 80% av världens diamanter och besitter stora reserver av mineralerna coltan, kassiterit och koppar. Förklaringen till detta är delvis att landet sedan 1996 plågats av en utdragen konflikt som än idag pågår i östra DRC. READ MORE
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8. How should foreign impact and commercial use of traditional design, with the intent to promote development in indigenous communities, be considered in relation to the lege de ferenda legal protection stipulated in
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The rich Mayan weaving tradition in Guatemala has survived even though the indigenous population has been subject to centuries of hardship and oppression. After conducting a field study and scrutinising the commercialisation process of the traditional designs in five different producer cooperatives of which, for the purpose of this thesis, some are characterised as weaving cooperatives and others as international projects, I found that there has been and still is a large degree of foreign influence in the structure, organisation and the commercialisation process of traditional textile crafts. READ MORE
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9. Aid and Corruption : Possible solutions for the Babati District, Tanzania
University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaperAbstract : In many countries poverty is widespread, and so is also corruption. Foreign aid is given to countries in need to combat poverty, but unfortunately corruption has a restraining effect on the effectiveness of aid. READ MORE
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10. Remittances and Poverty - a Case Study of the Philippines
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Remittances are the second largest inflow of capital to the Philippines after Foreign Direct Investment. The Philippines are a lower middle income country with about 33 percent of its 76.5 million population living in poverty. Earlier research on remittances and poverty agrees on the positive effects of remittances on poverty. READ MORE
