Sökning: "collectivism"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade ordet collectivism.

  1. 1. Russia on the Move-The Railroads and the Exodus From Compulsory Collectivism 1861-1914

    Författare :Sylvia Sztern; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Institutions; technology; village commune-obshchina; insurance; famines; calamities; railroads; rationality; collectivism; individualism;

    Sammanfattning : Western scholars of Tsarist Russia emphasize the continuity of collectivism on the Russian plain. Numerous endogenous factors explain the human clustering that occurred as kinship structures evolved into territorial agrarian communal patterns. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays on Finance, Networks and Institutions

    Författare :Katarzyna Burzynska; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lending networks; Banking; China; Microfinance; Trust; Collectivism; Growth;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four essays discussing network structures and institutions in financial markets. The first essay explores the determinants of the egocentric lending networks of stock listed companies in China. LÄS MER

  4. 3. HIV-infected African parents living in Stockholm, Sweden : social networks, disclosure, parenthood, and knowledge about HIV-transmission

    Författare :Ann-Sofie Åsander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :African parents; collectivism-individualism coping and adaptation ; disclosure; HIV AIDS; parenting; social network; Sweden; Uganda; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Background: HIV-infected individuals born in Africa constitute about 30 percent of the about 5000 persons who are living with HIV in Sweden, and represent the largest group of those infected through heterosexual contact. Thus, most children of HIV-infected persons in Sweden have a parent of African origin. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Confronting Value Strain : Press Coverage of Health Care Reform in Sweden and the United States

    Författare :Susan Holmberg; W. Lance Bennett; Peter May; Steven Hanson; Seattle University of Washington; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health care reform; Sweden; United States; media coverage; press coverage; value strain; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the journalistic discourse surrounding health care reform debates in Sweden and the US in the early 1990's. It found that in both countries, the challenging value (i.e. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Essays on Culture, Institutions, and Economic Development

    Författare :Ho Hoang-Anh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Culture; Institutions; Economic Development; Vietnam;

    Sammanfattning : Culture and institutions are important to understand individual behaviors and economic development. In this thesis, I study the origins of cultural divergence across societies, the emergence of private property rights, and the relationship between private property rights and economic development. LÄS MER