Sökning: "Poverty reduction and development"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 37 avhandlingar innehållade orden Poverty reduction and development.
1. Three Empirical Studies on Development : Democracy, the Resource Curse and Aid
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents three self-contained essays focusing on empirical questions in growth and development economics. Each article addresses specific questions on why countries perform differently. LÄS MER
2. Defining strong ownership: Institutional Determinants and Stakeholder Interests in Vietnamese Development Planning
Sammanfattning : The current development debate emphasizes national ownership of the development agenda as a precondition for sustainable development and aid effectiveness. Vietnam is often held up as a good example of strong ownership. Yet, the ownership concept is not clearly defined or understood due to a lack of empirically rooted evidence and analysis. LÄS MER
3. Millennium Development Goals in Nicaragua : Analysing progress, social inequalities, and community actions
Sammanfattning : The world has made important efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. However, it is still insufficient and inequalities prevail in the poorest settings. LÄS MER
4. Studies on Poverty in Mongolia
Sammanfattning : This thesis considers various aspects of the poverty in Mongolia, including estimations of the actual as well as future-looking poverty, its distributional and growth components, and selected policy impacts on poverty. Chapter two analyzes the inter-relationship between poverty, growth, and inequality in Mongolia, using Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) for 1998 and 2002. LÄS MER
5. Pregnancy and delivery-related complications in Rwanda : prevalence, associated risk factors, health economic impact, and maternal experiences
Sammanfattning : Background: Every year more than 1.5 million women suffer from pregnancy and delivery-related complications (PDCs) during pregnancy and childbirth worldwide, and these women are a vulnerable population for lifelong consequences, somatically, psychologically and financially. LÄS MER