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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden globalization impact on.

1. 1. Globalization and Development : The Impact of International Trade on Political and Social Institutions

   Författare :Roza Khoban; Anders Åkerman; David Strömberg; Andreas Moxnes; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Globalization; International Trade; Economic Development; Political Distortions; Gender Norms; Protests; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The Impact of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of Political DistortionsPolitical distortions are prevalent in many developing countries and can imply substantial productivity losses. Theory is ambiguous as to whether greater openness to trade amplifies or reduces the effects of such distortions. LÄS MER

3. 2. Inequality, Globalization and Health

   Författare :Therese Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Liberalization; Height-for-age; Life expectancy; Inequality measurement; Multidimensionality; Globalization; Inequality; Health; Household data; Panel data; Zambia;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis contains four independent studies that analyze various aspects of the nexus of inequality, globalization, and health with the aim to build our knowledge so some of the empirical relationships connecting these three concepts. Using data on four welfare attributes in Zambian households, Chapter 2 explores three approaches to evaluate multidimensional inequality. LÄS MER

4. 3. Sites and Modes of Knowledge Creation: On the Spatial Organization of Biotechnology Innovation

   Författare :Jerker Moodysson; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; epistemic communities; biotechnology; communities of practice; geography; proximity; knowledge; localization; globalization; innovation systems; Innovation; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The accelerated speed and intensity of global interconnections in all segments of society during the last couple of decades have had a profound impact on the workings of contemporary capitalism. Increased pressure is put on national and regional economies to continuously upgrade their competitive advantages, at the same time as new learning opportunities occur at a faster rate than ever. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Political Economy of Structural Adjustment. The Case of Cotton, Coffee and Maize Production in Arumeru and Geita District, Tanzania

   Författare :Jonas Ewald; Björn Hettne; Sweden University of Gothenburg; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural Adjustment Program; International Political Economy; development; development theory; inclusive growth; rural development; agricultural development; local level; globalization; Tanzania; Geita; Arumeru; Cotton; coffee; Maize; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

   Sammanfattning : This licensiate thesis is based on a number of fieldworks in Arumeru and Geita district during the years 1992-1996, as well as on national level in Tanzania. The aim was to study how the SAPs have affected local level economies, with a specific focus on cash crop (coffee and cotton) vs food crop production, as well as social service provision on local level with a focus on the quantity and quality of health and education. LÄS MER

7. 5. Gender, Technology and Knowledge

   Författare :Sara Goodman; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Studies of Science and Technolgy STS ; Sweden; Gender; sociology; computerization; globalization; gender and work; gender division of labor; midwifery; midwives; India; reproductive technology; globalisation;

   Sammanfattning : During the last 15 years questions concerning gender, technology and knowledge, have become increasingly recognized as central to the field of the sociology of technology. Nonetheless, critical questions remain unanswered. These issues are addressed here through investigations of the relationship between gender, work, knowledge and technology. LÄS MER