Essays about: "marketization"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 essays containing the word marketization.
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11. Urban Redevelopment in Shenzhen, China : Neoliberal Urbanism, Gentrification, and Everyday Life in Baishizhou Urban Village
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : Urban redevelopment is increasingly used as a policy tool for economic growth by local governments in Chinese cities, which is taking place amid rapid urbanization and in an expanding globalized economy. Along with the spatial transformation, urban redevelopment often entails socioeconomic change in the form of processes of gentrification, which is propelled by the dominance of neoliberal market-oriented policy and practice in the country. READ MORE
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12. Humanitarian Security in the Light of Financial Independence: Why funding structures are also a matter of security management
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Marketization of the humanitarian system and the financial independence is thought to have an impact on humanitarian organisations’ behavior. With an increased insecurity for aid-workers and thus investment in aid-worker security management, research on this matter is pressing. READ MORE
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13. MSF and the Hippocratic Approach : a single case study on communication in the conflict of South Sudan
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates Médécins Sans Frontières (MSF) communication in the setting of South Sudan. More precisely, the thesis investigates MSF’s engagement in a discussion regarding the potential harm NGOs, both other and themselves, might cause in terms of conflict dynamics. READ MORE
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14. A new profile for non-profit actors? : Tracing marketization in Médecins Sans Frontières
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis engages in and contributes to the current debate of marketization on the potential consequences of the seemingly increasing marketization of non-governmental organizations and the emerge of for-profit actors in humanitarian work, focusing on one of the biggest actors in humanitarian aid; Médecines Sans Frontières (MSF). By interviewing three highly positioned representatives from the organization, examining a report on the matter as well as MSF website several aspects of marketization identified in the literature were searched for, such as: market language/concepts, commercialization, private sector funding and professionalization. READ MORE
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15. The decision journey to apply for higher education abroad: An exploratory study of the interactions between international students and online media communication channels
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this research was to explore the consumer behavior of international students in the context of the choice for a higher education institution abroad in order to gain insights on their interactions with different online media communication channels during their decision journey. Previous research discussed the increased use of the internet during the application process for universities abroad. READ MORE
