Essays about: "regional disparities"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 53 essays containing the words regional disparities.

  1. 26. PERSISTENT FOOD INSECURITY IN KENYA: EXAMINING THE POTENTIAL CHALLENGE OF HORIZONTAL PUBLIC POLICY INEQUALITIES (HPPIs)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hassan Aden; [2017]
    Keywords : Food insecurity; Horizontal Inequalities HIs ; Horizontal Public Policy Inequalities HPPIs ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Food insecurity is a persistent challenge in the developing world, particularly the Sub-Saharan African region. Based on the latest report on the state of the World Food Insecurity, an estimate of 28% of the population in the Sub-Saharan Africa is recorded to be malnourished. READ MORE

  3. 27. Spatial Channels and Regional Mechanisms of Dutch Disease in Canadian Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Oleksandr Shapovalov; [2017]
    Keywords : Dutch disease; economic growth; productivity gap; regional divergence; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Dutch disease is one of the mechanisms through which the boom in one of the sectors induced by an exogenous shock may have profound adversary implications over the economic growth in the long term. The windfall gains generated from the commodity price increase leads to real exchange rate appreciation boosting wages and prices across all economic sector. READ MORE

  4. 28. The Relationship between Fiscal Federalism and CO2 emissions in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jeremia Hector; [2017]
    Keywords : Decentralization; Inter-jurisdictional competition; Fiscal disparities; Environmental protection; CO2 intensity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The decentralization of fiscal responsibilities in China has strengthened economic development and enhanced local public management. However, due to fiscal competition, local governments that are fiscally constrained tend to neglect environmental standards in favour of economic growth. READ MORE

  5. 29. Estimating Aquifer Transmissivity based on Streamflow Records using an Analytical Approach in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Jamila Tuwa; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Streamflow recession techniques have been useful in estimating aquifer hydraulic propertiesthat are not easily measured, but are important for the hydrologic responses of catchments.Compared to other hydraulic properties, aquifer transmissivity (T) is a key parameterproviding insight on groundwater development at a local and regional scale. READ MORE

  6. 30. Missing Women Found On Historical Tea Plantations: Evidence From British India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victoria Bahar Towliat; [2016]
    Keywords : sex imbalance tea production female survival East India Company; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : It has been previously shown that an increase in the relative value of tea increases female survival rate by enhancing their economic value. By combining contemporary district-level census data with historical data on tea production, in this paper I examine whether contemporary regional variations in gender disparities across India can be traced back to the tea production induced by the British East India Trading Company in the 19th century. READ MORE