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21. The impact of Human Capital on earnings - a study regarding urban Vietnam
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : The stock of human capital plays an important role for a sustained economic development, both at the individual and the country level. In order to prosper as a middle income country Vietnam need to increase the nation ́s human capital stock and this thesis shows that human capital theory holds for investments in years of education, knowledge of a foreign language and experience. READ MORE
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22. Todo el País, Uruguay in transformation : ICT transforming rural Uruguay
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of our research was to study the role and impact that ‘information and communication technologies’ and the MEC centers might have on the Uruguayan society. We want to examine how MEC and ICT usage could affect daily lives of marginalized people in Uruguay. READ MORE
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23. Determinants of Human Capital : A study on Swedish municipalities
University essay fromAbstract : It is widely accepted that human capital plays a positive role in a country’s and region’s economic growth and productivity. In recent times, regions are in need of new ways to keep their competitive advantage when faced with modern day challenges such as globalization or technological advances. READ MORE
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24. Motivations, Ambitions and Options : of Secondary School Students in Rural Mozambique
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Previous research attributed many positive developments to education, such as increasing employment opportunities, reducing gender inequality and stimulating empowerment. This research will, however, look more closely into what secondary education means to the students themselves by involving their own perceptions. READ MORE
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25. Sustainable knowledge sharing : An analysis of learning and management of knowledge in a water supply project in the Syrdarya region in Uzbekistan
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskaplig kommunikation och lärande (ECE)Abstract : This Master thesis in Science of Engineering and of Education at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm is conducted on the basis of a Minor Field Study financed by the Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA. The thesis aims to describe and analyze the process of learning and the knowledge exchange that occurs in a technical assistance project. READ MORE