Sökning: "development elite"
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1. Development and 'The other within': the culturalisation of the political economy of poverty in the Northern Uplands of Viet Nam
Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with the issue of poverty in eight villages in Northern Viet Nam during the current Doi Moi reforms. In all reforms, poverty alleviation has been a main concern for which market economy and economic growth have been seen as largely successful tools. However, in parallel to economic growth, the social inequality has increased. LÄS MER
2. The Power to do Good : Post-Revolution, NGO Society, and the Emergence of NGO-Elites in Contemporary Nicaragua
Sammanfattning : This thesis critically examines the world of NGOs in contemporary Nicaragua, and suggests connections between the current development 'boom' and the emergence of a materially privileged local development elite, which by means of its cultural and economic capital are in a position to exiercise considerable power in relation to other less powerful strata of the population. It is based on fieldwork conducted in Ocotal, Nicaragua, from June 2000 to April 2003. LÄS MER
3. Ghana in search of development : The challenge of governance, economic management and institution building
Sammanfattning : Why did Ghana, a country that was favourably endowed in its economic and social life, and judged to have considerable head start over other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1950s, and for which all predictions pointed to a bright future, come to experience a classic socioeconomic decline and is now struggling to survive?This study endeavours to explain how and why this happened. Combining sociological, economic and political, as well as institutional perspectives at the methodological level, the study focuses on the interplay between state politics and socioeconomic development. LÄS MER
4. Den inre kretsen : Den svenska ekonomiska elitens inflytande över partipolitik och opinionsbildning 1940-1949
Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the role of the business elite as a political actor in Swedenduring the 1940s. The issue has previously only been sparsely researched, mainly due tothe fact that sources on the subject have been difficult to find, rather than to a lack of political activism on the part of the business elite. LÄS MER
5. The Kolkata Intellectuals and Bengali Modernity
Sammanfattning : The aim with this thesis is to explore and enhance the understanding of methodological questions in anthropological analysis. I focus my main argument on topics taken up in antiorientalist and postcolonial approaches. Analysis is closely related to political issues and an analysis include a critical reflection and deconstruction. LÄS MER