Essays about: "informal economy"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 106 essays containing the words informal economy.

1. 26. Gendered narratives of work, depletion and reversal : the case of home-based seamstresses in Hanoi

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

   Author : Natalia Montana Marino; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender; depletion; social reproduction; Vietnam; home-based work; informal economy.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Designed as a case study, this thesis sheds light on women’s narratives about their experiences as home-based seamstresses working in the informal sector in Hanoi. It examines the ways in which social reproduction (SR) intersects with productive activities through the integration of paid work into the domestic space. READ MORE

3. 27. Preserving the Precariat in the Name of the Innovation Economy. Case Study: Online Motorcycle Taxis in Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Izzan Fathurrahman; [2020]
   Keywords : Innovation economy; The precariat; Motorcycle taxis; Gojek; Grab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research explains the distribution of rewards within the innovative economic practice of online motorcycle taxi services in Indonesia. Those analyzed are online transportation platforms and their driver-partners. READ MORE

4. 28. Public place, female space : a proposed structure plan for Kihinani, Zanzibar which includes women in the planning process

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

   Author : Hanna Axelsson; Louise Nederman; [2019]
   Keywords : urban planning; women; informal settlements; developing country; public space; Zanzibar; MFS;

   Abstract : The urban population is rapidly expanding and Africa has the fastest growing population in the world. Zanzibar Town is the urban, densely populated area in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island state in Tanzania. During the last fifty years, the population has increased by 630% in the city. READ MORE

5. 29. Can the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Industry 4.0 - Hold the Future for Africa´s Industrialisation? Case Study of Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Dana Kresova; [2019]
   Keywords : Keywords: the fourth industrial revolution; industry 4.0; global value chain; Kenya; digital economy; Sub-Saharan Africa; industrialisation; digital platforms; green growth; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract The world has seen three industrial revolutions and now it embraces the fourth. The fourth industrial revolution, (globalisation 4.0) or as this study uses industry 4.0, follows onto the third industrial revolution by connecting digital, material and living spheres. READ MORE

6. 30. Motivations and Experiences of an Airbnb Host: An Explorative Study in Umeå, Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Sihan Wang; [2019]
   Keywords : sharing economy; Airbnb hosts; motivations and experiences; Sweden;

   Abstract : In recent years, a new wave power of sharing economy, or known as collaborative consumption has emerged in accommodation, and tourism marketplaces (Guttentag, 2015). Airbnb is one of the most talked-about among the sharing hospitality companies, which is an online marketplace and a platform connecting worldwide travelers with local hosts somewhere. READ MORE