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1. 16. Arctic geographies in the making : understanding political economy, institutional strategic selectivity, and agency in tourism pathway development

   Författare :Dorothee Bohn; Doris A. Carson; Linda Lundmark; E. Carina H. Keskitalo; Dimitri Ioannides; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Arctic tourism; political economy; institutional strategic selectivity; agency; tourism pathways; uneven development; metagovernance; regional development funding; resort enclave; firm financing;

   Sammanfattning : Tourism has long been promoted as a catalyst for socio-economic development in sparsely populated areas based on the commodification of culture and natural environments. This thesis examines the case of Arctic tourism in the two neighbouring northern counties of Finnish Lapland and Norrbotten (Sweden). LÄS MER

3. 17. On inter-industry relatedness and regional economic development

   Författare :Kadri Kuusk; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic geography; relatedness; regional economic development; structural change; agglomeration economies; knowledge spillovers; labour mobility; path development; Sweden; innovation; economic growth; related variety; related diversification; regional growth; evolutionary economic geography; labour market;

   Sammanfattning : The dissertation aims to advance our understanding about the role of local industry structure in regional economic development. More specifically, it investigates how relatedness between local industries (i.e. similarities in what kind of knowledge industries use) contributes to and constrains regional economic development. LÄS MER

4. 18. Societal Impacts of Modern Conscription : Human Capital, Social Capital and Criminal Behaviour

   Författare :Daniel Almén; Heléne Berg; Mårten Palme; Yann Algan; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conscription; Military; Human Capital; Social Capital; Civic Engagement; Crime; Criminal Behaviour; Labour Market; Election Participation; Nation-building; School for the Nation; Opportunity Cost; Welfare State; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Opportunity Costs and Conscription: An Unintended Progressive Tax?Throughout history to present days, policymakers, social commentators and others have oftentimes viewed conscription as a natural extension of secondary education, and an important institution for vocational training. This paper uses Swedish administrative data and exploits a reform in 2004, implying a sudden downsizing of the military, to identify the causal effects of peacetime conscription on later labour market outcomes and education. LÄS MER

5. 19. Unequal tracks? Studies on work, retirement and health

   Författare :Harpa Sif Eyjólfsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: In Sweden, the proportion of people aged 65 and older has doubled since 1950, and is projected to continue to increase. The increased longevity and proportion of older people in the population pose a challenge for financing and maintaining of the welfare, social security and pension systems. LÄS MER

7. 20. Studies of Alcoholics Anonymous (and similar self-help group) affiliation in longitudinal samples of treated and untreated problem and dependent drinkers in the U.S. and Sweden

   Författare :Jane Witbrodt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: AA has become an important adjunct to alcoholism treatment worldwide. As well, many persons turn to AA as a first (sometimes only) source of help for a drinking problem. Thus, these groups represent a significant resource for the handling of alcohol problems, both at the system level and the individual level. LÄS MER