Essays about: "the World Bank Group"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 40 essays containing the words the World Bank Group.

  1. 11. From "the Will to Improve" to "the Will to Transform": Some Promises & Challenges of Sida's Multidimensional Poverty Analysis (MDPA) Framework in Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jonathan Solarte Espinosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Sida; Sweden; Latin America; Bolivia; MDPA; multidimensional poverty; poverty reduction; development discourses; development paradigms; power; capitalism; donors; ODA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: This study sets out to answer the following research questions: 1. How do Sida and CEDLA problematize poverty and what does this reveal about their underlying development paradigms? 2. READ MORE

  3. 12. Smart Grids and Turkey: An Overview of the Current Power System and Smart Grid Development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/CEMUS; Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Müge Keskin; [2021]
    Keywords : power systems; smart grid; turkey; sustainable development; electrical grid;

    Abstract : Successful integration of the smart grids is crucial for ensuring the efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability of future power systems. With a 46.53% increase in total primary energy supply between 2008 and 2018 (IEA, 2020a), Turkey has the fastest-growing energy market within OECD countries (Erdin and Ozkaya, 2019). READ MORE

  4. 13. How to Improve the Swedish Corporate Bond Market

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Max Bacco; Madeleine de Sá Gustafsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate bonds; Market; Liquidity; Transparency; Credit rating; Real estate; Investors; Issuers; Covid19; The Financial Supervisory Authority; The Swedish National Bank; Financing; Regulators; Företagsobligationer; Marknad; Likviditet; Transparens; Kreditrating; Fastigheter; Investerare; Emittenter; Covid19; Finansinspektionen; Riksbanken; Finansiering; Regulatorer;

    Abstract : In late Mars 2020, Covid19was declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization.The following crisis negatively affected the overall economy and also the Swedish corporate bond market. Generally, corporate bonds have been described as secure investments during turbulent market conditions, but now they decreased in value rapidly. READ MORE

  5. 14. Health or Wealth during a global pandemic? : An interpretivist analysis of the World Bank Group’s COVID-19 strategy on health.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mia Jacobsen; [2021]
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    Abstract : As health transcends all borders so does the power of dominant global actors on health issues. The COVID-19 strategy of the World Bank Group will in this thesis be analyzed to demonstrate the dependency relations constructed through the World Bank Group’s health approach and its relation to Nigeria in particular. READ MORE

  6. 15. Participation and inclusiveness in process and design : a case study of the urban upgrading of two parks in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Emma Johannesson; Maria Östlund; [2020]
    Keywords : public space; public participation; inclusive; Sri Lanka; urban upgrading;

    Abstract : Who is included and has the right to shape public spaces is constantly contested through power struggles and expressions of politics and culture, where conflicting interests shape urban development. The public’s right to engage in the decision-making that affects different aspects of their lives has led to that public participation is now often seen as an important part of a democratic society. READ MORE