Essays about: "thesis poverty levels"

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  1. 1. How democratic backsliding impacts security and development in El Salvador

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Joel Claesson; Mohammed Alizadeh; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and Development nexus; Democratic backsliding; Democracy; Development;

    Abstract : The security and development nexus outlines the interdependence between security and development, this theoretical framework has been used in peacebuilding efforts around the world and the idea of the concept is that both security and development reinforce each other, more security is expected to create more development and vice versa. If a society is riddled with poverty and economic despair, insecurity will follow as a result, and likewise an economy will not be able to grow and flourish if a secure environment is not applied. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender-based Violence : A Comparative Study of Gender-based Violence in Afghanistan and Armenia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ellen Otendal; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-based violence; Women; Afghanistan; Armenia; Human Rights; Conflict; Poverty; Religion; Impunity; Women’s security; Gender; Feminism;

    Abstract : Despite the amount of studies conducted in the field and actions taken, gender-based violence continues to be rampant in both Afghanistan and Armenia. This study investigates potential causes and factors as to why the two societies look and function the way it does. READ MORE

  4. 3. More Fish, more Mahasoa? A Quantitative Analysis of Food Security & Poverty Reduction in Rural Small-scale Aquaculture in Madagascar

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gianna Laura Angermayr; [2023]
    Keywords : Madagascar; Small-scale Aquaculture; Pond Aquaculture; Integrated Rice-Fish Farming; Community Well- being; Poverty Reduction; Food Security.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The role of food-producing sectors such as agriculture and aquaculture in the development process is debated and while some consider industrial production to be the answer, others suggest that small-scale production can also make contributions to poverty reduction and food security. This thesis aims to shed light on these relationships by performing quantitative analyses of the small-scale freshwater aquaculture sector in six regions of Madagascar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Predicting Health and Living Standards of India using Deep Learning

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Sarath Mookola Raveendran; [2022-10-14]
    Keywords : IWI index; Deep CNN; poverty; ResNet-18; Deep Learning; multispectral images; nightlight images; India; health and living standards;

    Abstract : Poverty eradication is an inexorable process in human growth [21], with poverty estimation being the first and most important stage. Identifying strategies for poverty reduction programs and distributing resources appropriately requires determining the poverty levels of distinct places throughout the world. READ MORE

  6. 5. WOMEN´S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND LOWERED SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS UNDER THE CONTEXT OF CORRUPTION. A quantitative cross-country study of the effect of women´s political empowerment on socio-economic barriers moderated by corruption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marie Aagaard Holden; [2022-08-11]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis theorizes that higher levels of women’s political empowerment (WPE) lower socio-economic barriers to development across countries and that this is moderated by countries’ level of corruption. Using cross-sectional data from more than 100 transitioning and developing countries from 2009 and 2014 this thesis develops upon the results of previous research on WPE and poverty reduction under different contexts by extending the analysis to include a measurement of political empowerment including both empowerment in official political positions, formal empowerment, and as political empowerment of ordinary citizens in civil society, informal empowerment. READ MORE