Essays about: "informal economy"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 106 essays containing the words informal economy.

  1. 31. Secondary Materials in Indian Manufacturing - Factors, barriers and the implications for secondary materials brokers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Benjamin Adam Donovan; [2019]
    Keywords : Secondary materials; circular supply chain management; manufacturing; barriers; factors; India; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Consumer manufacturing brands are touting circular business models as the solution to current linear economy production systems that are overburdening the Earth’s ecological carrying capacity. Using secondary materials in manufacturing can reduce the waste generation and embedded environmental impacts associated with consuming manufactured goods. READ MORE

  3. 32. Informal economy in the context of globalization and urban gentrification : the case of small-scale farmer-vendors in the City of Naga, Philippines

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Lilibeth Back; [2019]
    Keywords : Globalization; urban gentrification; urban space; informal economy; street-market vendors;

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  4. 33. From Do It Yourself to Do It Together : Sociological analysis of knowledge sharing in Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mayya Shmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : Sharing economy; knowledge sharing; commons-based peer production; DIY communities; ethnography;

    Abstract : The study examinesthe variety of interaction and motivation practices to participate in the sharing initiative as well as pinpointing key elements of member-driven organization functioning;in the case of Stockholm Makerspace– a community of non-professional makers.  The Current scholarship on sharing is mostly focused on the large-scale platform businesses in a North American context, thus evidence from grassroots small-scale initiatives is lacking. READ MORE

  5. 34. The Copenhill Crisis. The Dark Side of Planning The Greenest Waste-fired Power Plant Ever Seen

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ulrik Kohl; [2019]
    Keywords : urban politics; power plant; neoliberal planning; iconicity; city marketing; sustainable energy; waste-to-energy; dark side of planning;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the making of a power plant. It sheds light on how neoliberal ideas shape large public investments in sustainable energy infrastructure. It tells the story of how the City of Copenhagen decided to build what was claimed to be the greenest waste-fired power plant in the world: Copenhill. READ MORE

  6. 35. Unequal opportunities in the knowledge economy : A social network analysis of formal and informalnetworks

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : John Eklund; [2019]
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    Abstract : A new capitalistic era known as the knowledge economy has emerged since the middle of the 20thcentury, identified by ‘knowledge-based work’ and ‘immaterial labor’ generating innovation inleading-edge sectors, and recognized as a driver for economic change and future growth. As aspatial consequence, the importance of regions as economic entities has increased. READ MORE