Essays about: "structural adjustment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 essays containing the words structural adjustment.

  1. 11. (RE)ASSEMBLING INTEGRATION : Swedish for Truck Drivers as a Context for Integrating

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Kayla Van Cleave; [2019]
    Keywords : integration; actor-network theory; driver-car; community of practice;

    Abstract : ‘Integration’ is often referred to in Swedish policy documents and analyzed by measures of effectivity and structural adjustment, assuming acculturation and essentialization of populations. This thesis explores how integration is practiced and defined within the context of professional adult education for newly arrived immigrants. READ MORE

  3. 12. Asset-Backed Securitization of Chinese PPP Projects : Operating Mechanism and Current Difficulties

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Xiaokuan Li; [2019]
    Keywords : Asset Securitization; PPP Asset Securitization; Risk Segregation; Credit Enhancement; legal practice; Asset Securitization; PPP Asset Securitization; Risk Segregation; Kreditförbättring; juridisk praxis;

    Abstract : Under the background that China's economy has entered the new normal, de-leveraging, structural adjustment, and resolution of various risks have become an essential part of macro-control. The unique advantages of PPP asset securitization make this tool widely recognized and respected by the government, enterprises, and investors. READ MORE

  4. 13. Feminist movements as agents of political change : An analysis of feminist social movements’ impact onlabour rights legislation in Morocco

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cajsa Hemström; [2019]
    Keywords : feminist movements; structural adjustment; Morocco; labour rights;

    Abstract : Inspired by the contestatory debate over whether globalisation has brought more benefits or disadvantages, and feminist movements all over the world gaining more agency and leverage every day, this paper is an attempt to connect said components. Morocco is a case where both are highly present. READ MORE

  5. 14. Economic globalization and social conflicts in developing countries : A qualitative case study on the relationship between economic globalization and social conflicts in Benin and Zambia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic globalization; developing countries; social conflict; Benin; Zambia; Natural Resources; Trade; Structural Adjustment Programs;

    Abstract : Economic globalization is said to promote peace and prosperity while reducing poverty and deter conflicts. Liberal scholars argue that economic globalization is more important than good governance/democracy for deterring conflict, and that the pacifying effects of economic globalization are universal. READ MORE

  6. 15. What is driving energy intensity decline in Swedish manufacturing? A decomposition analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Clara Schultz; [2016]
    Keywords : Energy intensity; Log Mean Divisia Index LMDI decomposition; Structural change; Induced technological change; Swedish manufacturing;

    Abstract : This paper uses decomposition techniques to analyse factors influencing electricity intensity in Swedish manufacturing over the period 1993-2012. The results of the analysis show that both changes in the composition of the sector (the structure effect) and technological change within manufacturing industries (the technology effect) have contributed to an aggregate decline in electricity intensity. READ MORE