Essays about: "the World Bank Group"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words the World Bank Group.
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21. The role of banking sector performance for renewable energy consumption : a panel study for 124 countries between the years 1998 -2012
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Renewable energy has in recent years become an important component of world energy consumption since it holds the characteristics of decreasing carbon oxide emissions while at the same time being able to meet the future increase in energy demand. To secure future universal access to modern energy, large investments in renewable energy technology are required. READ MORE
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22. Gini in the bottle : Does income inequality (Gini) affect trade flows (bottle)?
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Consumer studies are well known to assume non-homothetic preferences in their models, as the demand for a good can not be determined by assuming a single representative consumer. The question of how to include non-homothetic preferences into an empirical model for international trade is of importance as if not, the model exclude the demand side reason for trade. READ MORE
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23. Income Inequality and Population Health: Regional Differences and New Evidence
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper analyzes the link between income inequality and the health of the population. To do so I use both a cross-sectional and panel data econometric approach to look at the impact from income inequality, both globally as well as separated by region and income group as defined by the World Bank. READ MORE
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24. Civil Society Participation in Global Governance. A Road to Empowerment?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Whether it is global warming or financial crisis, more and more challenges we face today are increasingly of a global or transnational character. As global governance increasingly has been perceived as having a democratic deficit however, increased forms of participation by non-state actors in global governance processes has attracted scholarly attention. READ MORE
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25. Kivukoni Waterfront: public place or neglected space? : a design proposal for a harbor area in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Urbanization is occurring faster in Sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world (Africa Research Institute 2012, p. 1). The World Bank (2012b, pp. 181-182) states that Dar es Salaam is one of the fastest growing cities in Sub-Saharan Africa with an annual population growth rate of about 8 percent. READ MORE
