Essays about: "government public investment"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 73 essays containing the words government public investment.

  1. 26. Biodiversity after Brexit : agri-environmental policy in England after Brexit and private investment in ecosystem services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Gavin Lord; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; agri-environmental policy; Brexit; immanent critique; biodiversity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The process of agricultural intensification in England has brought with it significant negative environmental and biodiversity impacts associated with large-scale land use change. The Common Agricultural Policy, implemented at the European Union level, has historically been a significant driver of this intensification, but has also introduced agri-environmental (AE) policies for managing these negative environmental impacts. READ MORE

  3. 27. The Role of the National Institutional Framework for Land Tenure on Contract-Farming Public-Private Partnerships in Malawi: a Case Study of Two Sugarcane Outgrower Schemes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eleanor Grace Annie Hinde; [2017]
    Keywords : contract farming; public-private partnerships; outgrower schemes; inclusivity; land tenure policy; agricultural development initiatives; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a form of contract farming are increasing in number across Sub-Saharan Africa; providing a potential solution to the threat of food insecurity and stimulant of economic growth. Yet, the perceived extent to which the operations of contract-farming PPPs include original smallholders – inclusivity - is often questioned. READ MORE

  4. 28. Energy simulation for improved ventilation system in a collection of Swedish multi-family houses

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem

    Author : Taoju Zhang; [2017]
    Keywords : Building energy simulation;

    Abstract : Building sector takes a large part of Swedish domestic energy use. Swedish government had set goal that required energy consumption should decrease by 20% in year 2020 compared to 1995. Public house companies will play an important role in the process. READ MORE

  5. 29. Forced to develop? : A cross-sectional study on how coalition size, security costs and natural resource endowments correlate with education investments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vera Lundan; [2017]
    Keywords : systemic vulnerability; education; natural resources; coalitions; military expenditure; public goods; government investments;

    Abstract : This paper aims to measure the relationship between systemic vulnerability and government development investments. Systemic vulnerability is a concept introduced by Doner et al. (2005), which suggests that broad coalitions, severe external threats and scarce resources will lead to developmental states. READ MORE

  6. 30. Effects of intra-state political protests on stock returns in emerging market economies: An empirical study of stock markets in Brazil, Thailand, and Turkey

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Tobias Michael Brickel; Malte Melnyk; [2016]
    Keywords : Political Protests; Emerging Markets; Abnormal Returns; Political Uncertainty;

    Abstract : This empirical study investigates the effects of intra-state protests and political uncertainty on stock returns in Brazil, Thailand, and Turkey by analyzing three large-scale events between 2013 and 2014. Although distinct by nature, the studied events combine common characteristics as they turned from a single catalyst event into mass protests that targeted several aspects of public discontent. READ MORE