Essays about: "poverty thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 505 essays containing the words poverty thesis.

1. 1. How democratic backsliding impacts security and development in El Salvador

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Joel Claesson; Mohammed Alizadeh; [2024]
   Keywords : Security and Development nexus; Democratic backsliding; Democracy; Development;

   Abstract : The security and development nexus outlines the interdependence between security and development, this theoretical framework has been used in peacebuilding efforts around the world and the idea of the concept is that both security and development reinforce each other, more security is expected to create more development and vice versa. If a society is riddled with poverty and economic despair, insecurity will follow as a result, and likewise an economy will not be able to grow and flourish if a secure environment is not applied. READ MORE

3. 2. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2023-12-18]
   Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

4. 3. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Gustav Carlsson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : Hope; Social mobility; Capital; Social suffering; Temporality; Potentiality;

   Abstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Noa Almfors; Klara Stenman; [2023-07-10]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Financial Inclusion; Information and Communication Technology; Internet; Mobile Money;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries in the last decade. A unique feature of this research is the incorporation of an index measuring financial inclusion, developed specifically for this study. READ MORE

6. 5. Perspectives of dropped-out children on quitting public primary schools in Kasur- Pakistan

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Somia Bashir; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : dropped-out children; dropout rate; public primary schools; Kasur- Pakistan; perspectives; education;

   Abstract : Aim: This thesis is an endeavour to explore the causes behind the significant rate of students leaving their primary-level education at the Primary level. The study aims at exploring the causes of high dropout rates by recording the voices of out-of-school children and examining the help they receive from their learning institutions after leaving their studies and schools in the Kasur District in Pakistan. READ MORE