Essays about: "poverty corruption"

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  1. 6. Democracy in South Africa : Signs of democratic backsliding?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Pontus Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Democratic backsliding; Legal; Economy; Political; Social welfare; Civil liberties; Democratic institutions; Corruption; Accountability; Justice; Covid-19; Economic setback;

    Abstract : Like in many parts of the world, South Africa has experienced a democratic decline. However, every country has its own reason for that decline. This paper will with the help of a case study method detect and analyze the possible reasons for the democratic backsliding in South Africa. READ MORE

  3. 7. Foreign Direct Investment and Welfare: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Aida Ranjkeshan; [2021]
    Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Foreign Direct Investment; Poverty; Human Development; HDI; Fixed Effects; General Method of Moments; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is often considered to be favorable to long-run economic growth and has in recent years been promoted as a poverty-reducing tool. Although FDI to developing countries has increased rapidly in recent decades, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been unsuccessful in attracting large inflows of FDI. READ MORE

  4. 8. The quality of institutions and economic growth in Africa? : An empirical analysis of the relationship between quality of institutions and economic growth in Africa

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Semhar Ghebresus; Sauda Luzze; [2019]
    Keywords : Institutional Quality; Economic Growth; Panel Data Analysis; Africa;

    Abstract : Africa is one of the richest continents on the planet in terms of natural resources, but has the highest poverty rate, fastest growing population and includes many of the world ́s most corrupt countries. There is an ongoing discussion if the quality of institutions affects economic growth, and the applicability of economic institutional theory to the African continent. READ MORE

  5. 9. Remote sensing methods for detecting deforestation and illegal logging in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Ana Gebert; [2019]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH ; Canton Sarajevo; illegal logging; remote sensing; deforestation; Global Forest Change GFC ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the rapid and alarming rate at which forests are disappearing around the world, it is of great importance to effectively estimate loss of forest cover due to different causes. Among those causes illegal logging is a particularly enigmatic and dangerous one made well-known by the destruction of the tropical rainforests of South America and Southeast Asia. READ MORE

  6. 10. The role of social capital in resilience against poverty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Yoeri Dijkhof; [2019]
    Keywords : social capital; social trust; institutional trust; absolute poverty; pro-poor growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis captures the effect of social capital measured as social and institutional trust on a reduction of absolute poverty. The indicators of social capital are captured through the construction of a database of subjective well-being measures. READ MORE