Sökning: "Private Voluntary Organizations"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden Private Voluntary Organizations.
1. Work in voluntary welfare organizations : A sociological study of voluntary welfare organizations in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Since Sweden has one of the most comprehensive welfare states, the role of voluntary organizations active in the field of welfare is often neglected. The unique Swedish nonprofit sector is characterized by 1) the tradition of popular mass movements in which members are central and the real owners of the organization, 2) large membership and volunteering, but low employment levels, 3) dominance in the fields of culture and recreation, but the relative marginalization in welfare. LÄS MER
2. Constructing and contesting the legitimacy of private forest governance : The case of forest certification in Sweden
Sammanfattning : In recent decades, political scientists have devoted substantial attention to the changing role of the state towards more inclusion of non-state actors in policymaking. This deliberative turn, or move towards governance, may signal inability to handle complex problems without cooperation with nonstate actors. LÄS MER
3. Multinational Companies and Host Partnership in Rural Development : A Network Perspective on the Lamco Case
Sammanfattning : Multinational companies (MNCs) in less developed countries (LDCs) are regularly contracted to undertake rural development around their sites. Likewise, they regularly fail. LÄS MER
4. Till studiet av relationer mellan familj, ekonomi och stat : Grekland och Sverige
Sammanfattning : Within a loose framework of two ongoing and interrelated processes (globalisation and changing roles of the nation-state) family and relations between family, economy and state are studied in Greece and Sweden. Greece is in focus. Modernization, development and family in social science literature are discussed. LÄS MER
5. Essays on Behavioral Economics and Policies for Provision of Ecosystem Services
Sammanfattning : Forests provide key ecosystem services such as clean water, timber, habitat for fisheries, carbon sequestration, pollination, and biodiversity. However, many of these services are being lost or degraded at a furious pace, brought about by human activity. LÄS MER