Essays about: "science is a curse"

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1. 1. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
   Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE

3. 2. Monte Carlo Integration: A Comparison to Numerical Quadrature

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik (naturvetenskapliga fakulteten); Lunds universitet/Matematikcentrum

   Author : Mirjam Karlsson-Müller; [2021]
   Keywords : Monte Carlo Methods; Approximation of Integrals; Numerical Quadrature; Curse of Dimensionality; Integrals; Monte Carlo; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : Integrals are present everywhere in science, and their computation an emphasis in education. When methods of exact computation fail, a great variety of methods of approximation can step in. This project is interested in the Monte Carlo integration methods, an approach, where the integral is approximated based on the Law of Large Numbers. READ MORE

4. 3. The Curse of Corruption - A quantitative analysis of the association between Administrative Capacity and Violence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Lövgren; [2019]
   Keywords : Administrative capacity; Corruption; Governmental effectiveness; Violence; Non-state actor violence; Marginalized groups; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : It is not uncommon that states repress and oppress its citizens by exerting violence upon them. Sometimes this violence leads to cases where states abuse their power. This abuse can lead to terrible consequences which several historical and contemporary cases shows. READ MORE

5. 4. Commodity Prices and Violence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Marcus Otto Syk; Wessam El Ghoul; [2016]
   Keywords : conflict minerals; Democratic Republic of the Congo; resource curse; conflict intensity; commodity prices; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In this study it is theorized that the world market price of a certain commodity should affect the intensity of the violence in conflict zones in which this commodity is produced. This is tested on the Second Congo War and the continuing violence since, using statistical methods to analyse the effect of the world market price of gold, diamonds, oil, tin, copper, cobalt and coltan. READ MORE

6. 5. Oil Management and the Resource Curse in Ghana: the role of civil society

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Henrik Rundquist; [2014]
   Keywords : Resource curse; civil society; democracy; accountability; institutional quality; Ghana; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The so-called ‘Resource curse’ has manifested in several resource rich countries in the African continent. When Ghana found oil in 2007, the finding was consequently accompanied by high hopes of economic growth and increased social welfare (blessing), but also fear that they oil would increase corruption and political patronage (curse). READ MORE