Essays about: "material wealth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words material wealth.

1. 1. A Radical Restructuring of Development Aid : From Liberal Justice to “From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs” Assessing the Failures of Development Aid and Providing A New Normative Alternative

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexandra Holm; [2024]
   Keywords : Development Aid; Political theory; Justice; Rawls; Anarchism; Communism;

   Abstract : In this paper I will argue for the need for a change of norms in the global governance system in regards to development aid. I argue that liberal norms of justice and distribution of wealth have a negative effect on development aid practices. This study is a normative political theory and the material researched is relevant literature sources. READ MORE

3. 2. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

4. 3. The factors affecting young Chinese people’s fashion choices - The importance of conspicuous consumption

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Bo Ting Li; [2023]
   Keywords : conspicuous consumption; fashion consumption; young Chinese people; China’s economic growth; Chinese middle class; consumption factors; sustainability; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which young Chinese consumers are making conspicuous consumption of fashion products. With China's increasingly rapid economic development, the income and consumption levels of the Chinese middle class are rising. READ MORE

5. 4. Tick-Tock: Time to invest? : A Study of the Investment Performance of Luxury Watches versus Traditional Assets

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Gustav Sjöstedt; Sara Mannerford; [2023]
   Keywords : Veblen goods alternative assets traditional assets luxury watches hedonic pricing method hedonic characteristics regression analysis Sharpe ratio Treynor ratio CAPM Jensen’s alpha;

   Abstract : Background: This study discusses the phenomenon of luxury goods as investment assets,focusing on luxury watches in particular. The rise of globalization and increased wealth,particularly among the middle and high-income groups in developing countries, hascreated a larger potential customer base for luxury items. READ MORE

6. 5. A Minefield in Sápmi: A text analysis regarding Kallak K nr 1

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ida Fahlstedt; [2022]
   Keywords : Sápmi; Sami people; mines; mining industry; government of Sweden; cultural violence; structural violence; direct violence; indigenous rights; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is a text analysis regarding the processing concession of Kallak K nr 1, an iron ore deposit located in Sweden outside of Jokkmokk. On March 22, 2022, processing concession was granted the Jokkmokk Iron Mines AB. READ MORE