Sökning: "devaluation theory"

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  1. 1. Target zones : theory and evidence

    Författare :Mats Kinnwall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prisutveckling;

    Sammanfattning : In three papers we analyze the effects on different economic variables of implementing explicit target zones for economic policy. The first paper examines and tests two different models for devaluations in a target zone. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Mind the Gap : Essays on Explanations of Gender Wage Inequality

    Författare :Charlotta Magnusson; Michael Tåhlin; Charlotta Stern; Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender wage gap; labour market; occupational prestige; devaluation theory; work-family balance; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The gender wage gap is accounted for to a substantial degree by the sex composition of occupations. The present thesis examines the mechanisms that produce this pattern. In particular, the theory of devaluation, currently the most widely accepted sociological explanation, is tested. LÄS MER

  4. 3. God Rests in Rwanda : The Role of Religion in the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

    Författare :Olov Simonsson; Lars M Andersson; Karen Brounéus; R. Scott Appleby; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Rwanda; Genocide; Religion; Christianity; Catholicism; Church; Propaganda; Dehumanisation; ICTR; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : This study analyses the role of religion in the Rwandan genocide, providing new explanations to the complex dynamics of devaluation and victimisation processes in genocidal violence. The thesis explains how religion was used in different contexts prior to, during, and after the 1994 genocide. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Unraveling the Socio-Technical Tensions of Performance Measurement in Public Welfare Organizations

    Författare :Annika Hasselblad; Leif Olsson; Katarina L Gidlund; Aron Larsson; Karin Danielsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In the name of efficiency, performance measurement has gained traction in public welfare organizations. The idea of performance measurement originates from views of all organizations rooted in scientific management notions that emerged during industrialization, as kinds of production units, according to an industrial logic. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Läkarprofessionens feminisering : ett köns- och maktperspektiv

    Författare :Margreth Nordgren; Anita Nyberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : There is a pervasive assumption about the effects of gender composition that presumes that a devaluation and deterioration in professional prestige and power goes hand in hand with feminization of a profession. In this study about the Swedish medical profession, these assumptions are challenged through an analysis of structural processes and administrative reforms in the Swedish welfare state. LÄS MER