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  1. 1. Bridging the Gap: Assessing the Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction - A Case Study on Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ebba Ragnartz; [2023]
    Keywords : The Integrated Approach; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change; National Adaptation Plan;

    Abstract : There are two primary purposes of this study. One is theory development and the other is empirical. The first aim will be conducted by proposing a framework for the integrated approach between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. READ MORE

  3. 2. From "the Will to Improve" to "the Will to Transform": Some Promises & Challenges of Sida's Multidimensional Poverty Analysis (MDPA) Framework in Bolivia

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

    Author : Jonathan Solarte Espinosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Sida; Sweden; Latin America; Bolivia; MDPA; multidimensional poverty; poverty reduction; development discourses; development paradigms; power; capitalism; donors; ODA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: This study sets out to answer the following research questions: 1. How do Sida and CEDLA problematize poverty and what does this reveal about their underlying development paradigms? 2. READ MORE

  4. 3. Square-pegs for Round Holes? What’s the Problem Represented to be in Public Sector Reform in Zambia?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victor Glückman; [2021]
    Keywords : Public sector reform; Good governance; Zambia; Decentralization; Poverty reduction; Economic growth; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Efforts to reform the public sectors of Zambia have been ongoing since the 1990s with objectives to ensure efficient and high-quality provision of public goods and services to all citizens and battling persistently high levels of poverty. Outcomes have however been mixed at best. READ MORE

  5. 4. Balancing Normative and Pragmatic Considerations in Foreign Aid : A Case Study of Swedish Aid and its Focus on Democracy and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isolde Limé; [2021]
    Keywords : Democracy and Human Rights; Swedish Aid; Qualitative Content Analysis; Development Cooperation; Aid Suspension;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish aid and its focus on democracy and human rights. It analyses the space given to these normative objectives in relation to pragmatic considerations like strategic interests and institutional incentives. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Effects of Income Inequality and Poverty on Economic Growth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eline Kesti; [2020]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Poverty; Economic Growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : During the last decades, extreme poverty has been declining globally while income inequality within countries has, in the developing world, been increasing. While the reduction of income inequality and poverty can be seen as crucial targets for development intrinsically, they might also have economic impacts. READ MORE