Sökning: "limits to growth"

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1. 1. No limits : the 20th century discourse of economic growth

   Författare :Eva Friman; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; economic growth; growth discourse; development discourse; history of economics; environmental economics; ecological economics; ecomodernism; modernist economic ethos; narrative; power of language; limits to growth;

   Sammanfattning : The breakthrough of the concept of economic growth in economics marks a paradigm shift in thinking about the economy and its place in 'reality.' This thesis analyzes the 20th century discourse of economic growth, focusing its unlimited connotations. The thesis consists of four case studies, two introductory parts and a concluding dis­cussion. LÄS MER

3. 2. Att utmana förändringens gränser : En studie om förändringsarbete, partnerskap och kön med Equal-programmet som exempel

   Författare :Anna Isaksson; Johanna Esseveld; Lena Abrahamsson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transformative work; Change; Partnership; Equal Programme; Doing gender; Leadership; Growth; Discrimination; Institutional ethnography; Social relations; Ruling relations; Governance; Inequality; Equality; Diversity; Förändringsarbete; Förändring; Partnerskap; Equal-programmet; Att göra kön; Ledarskap; Tillväxt; Diskriminering; Institutionell etnografi; Sociala relationer; Styrningsrelationer; Governance; Ojämlikhet; Jämställdhet; Mångfald; Sociology; Sociologi; inequality; governance; Change; transformative work; partnership; Equal Programme; doing gender; leadership; growth; discrimination; institutional ethnography; ruling relations; social relations; equality; diversity; working life;

   Sammanfattning : In this thesis the overall aim is to analyse conceptions of change with the point of departure being texts developed within the framework of three development partnerships financed by the European Social Fund's Equal Programme 2001-2007. The development partnerships, consisting of collaborating parties from both the public and private sector, aimed at developing new methods and ideas in order to counteract discrimination and all kinds of inequality in working life. LÄS MER

4. 3. Limits of Tax Policy

   Författare :Åsa Hansson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; government size; growth; benefit- reduction rate; Marginal effective tax rates; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Sammanfattning : The size of government has increased dramatically over the last century. Given the magnitude of government involvement in the economy and the potential influence it has on individuals as well as the economy, studies documenting the effects of government size may offer particularly timely insights. This thesis addresses some of these issues. LÄS MER

5. 4. Relationship-to-Profit : A Theory of Business, Markets, and Profit for Social Ecological Economics

   Författare :Jennifer B. Hinton; Sarah E. Cornell; Arnaud Diemer; Wiebren J. Boonstra; Eric Dacheux; Max Koch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sustainability; Sustainable economy; Sustainable business; Institutional analysis; Systems thinking; Post-growth economy; Degrowth; Not-for-profit business; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

   Sammanfattning : How does the relationship between business and profit affect social and ecological sustainability? Many sustainability scholars have identified competition for profit in the market as a key driver of social exploitation and environmental destruction. Yet, studies rarely question whether businesses and markets have to be profit-seeking. LÄS MER

7. 5. Modelling of laser-based powder bed fusion for bulk metallic glass formation

   Författare :Johan Lindwall; Andreas Lundbäck; Albert To; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Material Mechanics; Materialmekanik;

   Sammanfattning : The work presented in this thesis aims to develop a modelling approach to predict crystalline phase evolution in bulk metallic glass during additive manufacturing with laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB). Metallic glasses are non-crystalline metallic materials that generally possess exceptional properties because of its amorphous struc-ture. LÄS MER