Essays about: "poverty measures"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 94 essays containing the words poverty measures.

  1. 11. Is there a trade-off between poverty reduction and climate action? : A glance at the determinants of official development assistance in environmentally relevant sectors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nora Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Economics of development; climate; aid; ODA; poverty;

    Abstract : In a time where environmental issues are increasingly important and measures are being taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve biodiversity, aid that targets sectors relevant for these issues are important to examine. The world is simultaneously taking measures needed to increase economic development around the world, by allocating aid to developing countries. READ MORE

  3. 12. The increasing neonatal mortality in Lesotho : An explorative case study

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Mikaela Stadig; [2021]
    Keywords : Lesotho; Neonatal mortality; Case Study; Social Determinants of Health.;

    Abstract : Child mortality rates do not only reflect the development in a society but also reflect access to basic health interventions and socio-economic conditions. The uneven distribution of child mortality rates is a matter of inequity. READ MORE

  4. 13. Never Mind the Brexit: Poverty in the UK : A Comparative Qualitative Content Analysis of the Conservative Party’s Poverty and Welfare Discourses, 2015 - 2019

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

    Author : Robert Harrison; [2021]
    Keywords : Poverty; Welfare; Discourse; United Kingdom; European Union; Brexit.;

    Abstract : In a 2018 United Nations (UN) report on extreme poverty and human rights in the United Kingdom, the British government was condemned for their implementation of austerity measures. The Conservative Party, who had instigated and overseen the austerity measures, were accused of dismantling the welfare state and forcing millions of people into poverty. READ MORE

  5. 14. Measuring Informal Institutions with Google Trends

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Bjoern Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Informal institutions; quality of institutions; R D; financial literacy; development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Informal institutions are believed to be especially determinant in institutional change, as argued by both old and new institutional economic theory. However, due to the complexity of quantifying them, they are rarely measured. In this study, I examine how well one can capture informal institutions by using Google Trends. READ MORE

  6. 15. Risodling i Mekongdeltat : hur påverkas risodling i Mekongdeltat av klimatförändringarna och vattenkraften?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mathilda Ogden; [2021]
    Keywords : Vietnam; Mekongdelta; risodling; klimatförändring; vattenkraft;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen redogör för hur klimatförändringen och vattenkraften i Mekongregionen påverkar risodling i Mekongdeltat samt vad det betyder för livsmedelssäkerheten och fattigdomsbekämpningen i Vietnam. Cirka 40% av Vietnams landyta används till jordbruk och Mekongdeltat är ett av världens största jordbrukssystem för risodling (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2018). READ MORE