Essays about: "global employment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 142 essays containing the words global employment.

  1. 21. The Rattlin' Bog: The role of cultural values in discourse around peatland use in Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Niamh Mulville; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability science; turf-cutting; cultural practice; just transition; peatland conservation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ireland is reducing its reliance on turf (peat fuel), as draining peatlands for fuel-harvest impacts biodiversity and global warming. Turf-cutting is a historically important practice in Ireland, with many relying on it for fuel and employment. READ MORE

  3. 22. The informal sector workers in India: a precarious situation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Aleksandras Bubnys; [2022]
    Keywords : informal sector in India; precarity; thematic analysis; social security; Employment Precarity Index; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Informal employment in the 21st century is increasingly prevalent across the world and becomes particularly insecure in the Global South. This thesis studies different aspects of the precarious nature of informal sector jobs in a specific district in India. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Problematisation of Work-Life Balance within the EU, Austria, and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Andrea Metzger; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this Master’s thesis it is asked how work-life balance is problematised within the EU, Austria, and Sweden, aiming to understand how certain representations of the work-life balance problem might contribute to the stagnation or progress of tackling gender equality matters. The research question is answered through the analysis of an EU Directive as well as Austrian and Swedish policies and debates applying a post-structural feminist perspective and the What’s the problem represented to be? approach. READ MORE

  5. 24. 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

  6. 25. Does economic diversification affect female labour force participation? - A study of the surge in female employment in the GCC region

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nikie Håkansson de Leeuw; [2022]
    Keywords : female labour force participation; economic diversification; gender equality; GCC region;

    Abstract : The aim with this thesis is to explore why the female labour force participation (FLFP) currently is increasing in one of the most conservative regions of the world: the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), while decreasing globally. (World Bank, 2022). READ MORE