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  1. 1. Social Entrepreneurship in the Favelas of Brazil: Challenges and Constraints

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Mohammed Rafid; [2023]
    Keywords : social entrepreneurhip; Minor Field Study; MFS; Brazil; inequality; global challenge; UN 2030; sustainable development goals; SDGs; socialt entreprenörskap; Brasilien; omjämlikhet; globala utmaningar; FN 2030; hållbarhetsmål; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : As global inequality reaches unprecedented levels, social entrepreneurship has emerged as a promising tool for addressing this and fighting some of the most challenging social issues of our time. This thesis seeks to dive into the specific challenges that social entrepreneurs encounter in low-income settings by conducting a case study in the favelas in Brazil, one of the world’s most widely recognized low-income areas. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can Universal Basic Income be a Sustainable Welfare instrument? A systematic literature review analysing implementations in eight countries and perceptions of Universal Basic Income since 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sophia Roller; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; planetary boundaries; global inequality; fair distribution; social security; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current climate crisis together with growing global inequality requires a transformation of the economic systems. Sustainable Welfare is an emerging concept in which the welfare system seeks to meet everyone’s basic needs while staying within the planetary boundaries and decoupling the welfare-growth nexus. READ MORE

  4. 3. Distribution matters: Meeting human needs at sustainable carbon consumption

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Felix Barbour; [2022]
    Keywords : wellbeing; human needs; inequality; social provisioning; planetary boundaries; post-growth; panel methods; dynamic linear modelling;

    Abstract : To avoid irreversible damage to the climate system and biosphere, the majority of the world’s countries must reduce rates of resource throughput. However, the socio-economic conditions for satisfying basic human needs at low resource use have received scant empirical attention. READ MORE

  5. 4. Who Benefits? : A cross sectional study on the use of Fintech and reduction of income inequality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Glimt Jensen; [2022]
    Keywords : fintech; financial inclusion; income inequality;

    Abstract : Fintech has been promoted as a tool for financial inclusion and in turn income inequality reduction. While previous research in large has shown a negative relationship between Fintech adaptation and income inequality there are discrepancies regarding whether this is the case across countries. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish Foreign Aid Engagement in Georgia : Through Neoclassical Realist Incentives

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Anton Schyllander; [2022]
    Keywords : Foreign Policy; Neoclassical Realism; Official Development Assistance; Foreign Aid;

    Abstract : In the wake of World War II, development aid became an important staple in alleviating impacted areas through external economic assistance by supporting infrastructure, income distribution, and inequality, and has become a global channel for less developed countries in an attempt to secure sustained development through the possibility of external inflows of resources. A rather crude measure of global foreign aid net flow for 2020 is around $194. READ MORE