Essays about: "radical reforms"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words radical reforms.

  1. 6. Social Capabilities and Catch-up Growth in Natural Resource Rich Developing Countries: A long-term perspective for the case of Chile

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alvaro von Borries; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic development; catch-up growth; social capabilities; natural resources; Chile; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research addresses the role of social capabilities over the growth trajectory of natural resource (NR) rich developing countries through a case study – an analytical narrative using data from various sources – of the Chilean experience since the early 1900s to the present. The paper adopts a novel framework, which identifies four distinct but interrelated dimensions of social capabilities: transformation, inclusion, and autonomy and accountability of the State. READ MORE

  3. 7. Conflict, Feminism and Identity in German Social Politics-a discourse analysis on gender equality and freedom of choice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sarah Katharina Fügenschuh; [2014]
    Keywords : Discourse-analysis; Gender-equality; Identity-formation; Radical Democracy; Post-Structuralism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper's interest is the debate about the Child Care Subsidy (Betreuungsgeld). A German family policy that came into force in August 2013. The subsidy rewards parents that take care of their children themselves instead of sending them to daycare centres. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Transition in Kazakhstan - From Command to Market Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Fredborn Larsson; [2010]
    Keywords : Kazakhstan; Transition Economy; command economy; former Soviet Union; J-curve; privatisation; shock therapy; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union the newly independent state of Kazakhstan launched reforms aiming at dismantling the command economy and developing a market economy integrated into the world economy. The reform programme was relatively rapid and comprehensive and inspired by the ‘shock therapy’ philosophy that dominated in the early 1990s. READ MORE

  5. 9. Overcoming trade distortions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Niklas Elert; [2009]
    Keywords : CAP; New Institutionalism; EU; path-dependency; joint-decision trap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis in political science focuses on the possibility to achieve reforms of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy, making the policy less trade distorting. Sociological, Historical and Rational Choice Institutionalism are applied to explain both the persistence and the evolution of the CAP. READ MORE

  6. 10. The European Union and the Fight Against Discrimination - A Case Study of EU Pressure on Romania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gabrielle Jönsson; [2006]
    Keywords : EU enlargement; anti-discrimination; civil society; radical reforms; policy-making structure; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Romanian revolution of 1989 ended a communist era of oppressive leadership exercised by Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu. During the 1990s Romania went through a painful transition with increased economic hardship and an unstable political situation. READ MORE