Sökning: "north-south"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 35 avhandlingar innehållade ordet north-south.

  1. 1. Essays on North-South Trade

    Författare :Lars Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; intra-industry trade; exchange rate regimes; export processing zones; aid; donor exports; EU trade preferences; North-South trade; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to examine some factors that influence the volume of North-South trade. The study concerns the period from the early- and mid 1970s to the early 1990s. It consists of an introductory chapter and five main chapters. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Sowing the Seeds of Change : Entrepreneurial Practices in a North-South Collaboration on Pemba Island from a Structuration Perspective

    Författare :Alina Husung; Malin Tillmar; Richard Ferguson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social entrepreneurship; entrepreneuring; structuration theory; sustainability; Global North-Global South partnership; East Africa; climate change; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation aims to expand our understanding of social entrepreneuring on the micro- and meso-levels in the Global South. The study employs structuration theory by Giddens to explore how social entrepreneurs in a North-South collaboration engage in everyday practices that aim to affect socio-ecological regenerative change. LÄS MER

  4. 3. From Trade Preferences to Trade Facilitation

    Författare :Maria Persson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Developing countries; EU trade preferences; Trade Facilitation; Gravity model; ACP; EU; Economic Partnership Agreements; Sample Selection; Extensive and Intensive Margins of Trade; Export Diversification; North-South Trade; Homogeneous and Differentiated Goods;

    Sammanfattning : The main theme of the thesis is how to increase trade between the European Union (EU) and developing countries. Two available policy options are assessed: trade preferences and trade facilitation. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Designing Together: A Frugal Design Approach. Exploring Participatory Design in a Global North-South Cooperation Context

    Författare :Helena Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Design; Hållbar utveckling; Sustainable development; Design; Sverige; Kenya;

    Sammanfattning : Since the turn of the millennium, participatory designers have increasingly begun to engage in collaborative research processes in the so-called Global South, targeting sustainable development. The quest is to take on the larger challenges through cooperative work, and such a design process is here referred to as Global North–South cooperation. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Adding Fuel to the Fire : North-South dynamics in the geographies of transport energy: the case of EU biofuels

    Författare :David Harnesk; LUCSUS; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; energy geography; geopolitics; territorialisation; climate change mitigation; transport; biofuels; agrofuels; European Union EU ; certification; sustainability criteria; sustainability science; energi; geografi; geopolitik; territorialisering; klimatomställning; transport; biodrivmedel; biobränsle; Europeiska Unionen; certifiering; hållbarhetskriterier; hållbarhetsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Since the 2000s, the European Union (EU) has promoted biofuels for transport to achieve climate change mitigation, and rural development in the global South. In contrast, critiques have argued that biofuel promotion impedes more meaningful mitigation while also resulting in dispossession of land and loss of labour opportunities in the global South. LÄS MER