Essays about: "international trade theory"

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1. 16. Increasing the Resilience of Colombia’s Indigenous Wayuu Communities Through Renewable Energy Technologies

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

   Author : Ian Granit; [2022]
   Keywords : Water-Energy-Food Security WEF Nexus; Renewable Energy; Energy Security; Water Security; Food Security; diffusion; innovation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Small scale renewable energy systems (SSRES) serve as a potential solution to decrease energy poverty, increase water and food security, and a potential climate change adaptation (CCA) strategy. This thesis investigates the diffusion of such systems amongst indigenous Wayuu communities in La Guajira, Colombia, through Roger's Diffusion Theory. READ MORE

3. 17. A Theoretical Analysis of Labour Exploitations in the New British Readymade Garment Industry using the 'Sweatshop Regime' Theory

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

   Author : Eilidh Dempsey; [2022]
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   Abstract : The recent phenomena of reshoring apparel manufacturing back to the UK has developed economic opportunities for the British garment industry alongside worsening labour conditions and social costs for its workers. Historic and ongoing international debates and research that have focused on the topic of labour conditions of global apparel manufacturing have been achieved and published using the sweatshop regime theory, which here is defined as the unjust and socially oppressive labour system of garment manufacturing. READ MORE

4. 18. Blockchain technology, an enabling force: : Getting access to a new spectrum of international markets

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Felix Albrektson; Max Bergström; [2022]
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   Abstract : The impact that technology has on modern international business is comprehensive, it has, and is transforming the way that business and interaction are conducted across borders. Through development of new technologies arises opportunities to be exploited in the search for beneficial advantages. READ MORE

5. 19. The window of Opportunity for the Paradox of Disputes Despite Interdependence by the Relational Theory of World Politics : A Predicate Analysis of the Relationship Between Japan and South Korea

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Maija Palomäki; [2022]
   Keywords : international relations; relational theory of world politics; Chinese IR theory; relational identity; relators; hierarchy; cultural communities; WTO; DSB; World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body; WTO DSB complaints; WTO DSB case analysis; international disputes; economic interdependence; disputes despite interdependence; Japan South Korea relations; non-Western IR; predicate analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between Japan and South Korea and the paradox of its disputes despite the economic interdependence with the relational theory of world politics by Qin (2018b). World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) complaints between the countries between the years 2016 and 2020 have been analyzed to study this. READ MORE

6. 20. “It’s still a north to south relationship” - A critical discourse analysis on the power of evaluative research and representations of social change within Voluntary Sustainability Standards

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

   Author : Julia Vita Helena Baumeister; [2022]
   Keywords : Voluntary Sustainability Standards; agricultural value chains; social change; development theories; power asymmetries; power and voice; agricultural producers; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs) build on market-based governance mechanisms to create fairer and more equitable terms of trade within smallholder-dominated agricultural value chains. Various frameworks and theoretical approaches have arisen to assess social impacts generated through VSSs; however, the findings are scattered and inconsistent. READ MORE