Essays about: "globalization poverty"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words globalization poverty.

  1. 6. The Socialization and Cultivation of Children in Economic Elite Families in Recife : An Investigation of Family Educational Strategies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Henry Leonard Peters; [2019]
    Keywords : Educational Strategies; Economic Elite; Brazil;

    Abstract : Brazil is a country with great social disparities, in which most often those who are poor stay poor, and those who are rich stay rich. While literature on the former is extensive, the lifestyles of the latter is a highly understudied research area. READ MORE

  3. 7. Big Goals - Small Island: Will Fiji achieve sustainable food security? : Comparing the plans and policies built by the Fijian government under the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helene Elvira Berg Henriksen; [2018]
    Keywords : Food security; Vulnerability; Poverty; Small Island Developing States; Republic of Fiji;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how global development goals affect Fijian plans and policy strategies to achieve food security. The concept of food security is vast and complex, as several development issues contribute to the difficulty in achieving such security. READ MORE

  4. 8. Economic globalization and social conflicts in developing countries : A qualitative case study on the relationship between economic globalization and social conflicts in Benin and Zambia

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

    Author : Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic globalization; developing countries; social conflict; Benin; Zambia; Natural Resources; Trade; Structural Adjustment Programs;

    Abstract : Economic globalization is said to promote peace and prosperity while reducing poverty and deter conflicts. Liberal scholars argue that economic globalization is more important than good governance/democracy for deterring conflict, and that the pacifying effects of economic globalization are universal. READ MORE

  5. 9. A Global Governance Shift in Development : A study on how transnational corporation´s CSR initiative can address Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining and how that can facilitate development

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Sophie Runesson; [2016]
    Keywords : transnational corporations; freedom of association; collective bargaining; global governance; development; poverty; transnationella företag; föreningsfrihet; kollektivavtal; global styrning; utveckling; fattigdom;

    Abstract : Through globalization non-state actors including transnational corporations (TNC), have taken on a more important global governance role from the nation state, where they through their CSR initiatives, impact social issues surrounding development. There are however conflicting views whether CSR could contribute to development in the society. READ MORE

  6. 10. Registered nurses’ experience caring for patients subscribed antibiotic treatment in The Philippines : An interview study

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Karin Dahlin Kretz; Signe Harlén; [2015]
    Keywords : patient education; patient teaching; nursing role; nursing; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance;

    Abstract : Background: Antibiotic treatment of humans was introduced in 1930. The drug improved the living conditions globally due to the fact that bacterial diseases now could be treated. The development of antibiotic resistant bacteria is undeniable and globalization increases the spread of the resistant bacteria. READ MORE