Essays about: "formal policies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 92 essays containing the words formal policies.

  1. 21. The Struggle of Education in Hausaland, Nigeria - A document analysis of education’s effect on Hausa children’s social mobility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jacqueline Olsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Hausa children; education; social mobility; socio-economic inequalities; cultural practices; educational institutions and policies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Education is known to be the most prominent factor of social mobility, meanwhile, in Nigeria, the system fuels school dropouts. Thus, this thesis analyses the structures, norms and behavior behind policies and practices of education in Nigeria, and how they may affect Hausa children’s social mobility. READ MORE

  3. 22. Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Egypt - Disentangling Heterogeneous Services and Identifying Drivers of Growth: A Structural Change Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Agnes Jansen; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Premature deindustrialization and a shift to services at early stages of economic development raise concerns about growth prospects of low-income and emerging economies. Within the manufacturing- vs. READ MORE

  4. 23. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE

  5. 24. Overcoming social barriers to urban green adaptation : a social representations approach to local environmental governance

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

    Author : Johanna Desthon; [2022]
    Keywords : urban green adaptation; green infrastructure; climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; social representations;

    Abstract : In May 2020, the Stockholm City Council adopted a new environmental program for the period 2020–2023. The sustainability goals within Agenda 2030 have been a guide for the environmental program, and the purpose of the program is to manage and coordinate the city's operations to achieve the vision of a climate-smart and ecologically sustainable Stockholm. READ MORE

  6. 25. Globaliation and Female Labor Force Participation : The case of Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Tifuh Regine Check; [2022]
    Keywords : Globalization; Female; Africa; Labor force participation; Gender; Development.;

    Abstract : Female labor force participation is an essential factor for the economic andsocio-economic development of nations. Closing gender gaps on the Africanlabor market is thus not just a fairness issue, it is good economics. READ MORE