Sökning: "rural trade"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden rural trade.

  1. 21. Creating opportunity by connecting the unconnected : mobile phone based agriculture market information service for farmers in Bangladesh

    Författare :M. Sirajul Islam; Åke Grönlund; Rahul Dé; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; agriculture market information service; design science research; mobile phones; farmers; technology acceptance; artifact design; Bangladesh; least developed countries; Informatics; Informatik; Informatik; Informatics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is framed within the research area of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which is concerned with how ICT can make a difference to the lives of the poor. This study focuses primarily on mobile phones and how they can be used as part of an Agriculture Market Information Service (AMIS) in order to provide crucial information to farmers in Bangladesh. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Gold, Coal and Iron : Essays on Industrialization and Economic Development

    Författare :Adrian Poignant; Niklas Bengtsson; Mounir Karadja; Ola Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; electricity; female employment; labor supply; artisanal mining; agriculture; displacement; industrialization; industrial revolution; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I: How does electricity provision affect female employment? In theory, electrical household appliances can save labor in domestic production and divert it to the market. However, the empirical evidence has been inconclusive. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Det röda Dalarna : Socialdemokrater, anarkosyndikalister och kommunister inom Dalarnas Arbetarrörelse 1906-1937

    Författare :Börje Henningsson; Jan Lindegren; Lars Pettersson; Bengt Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; labour movement; politics; organisation; socialism; social democracy; anarcho-syndicalism; communism; election; Swedish history 1906-1937; Historia; History subjects; Historieämnen;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the internal struggles within the labour movement in Dalarna at the beginning of the twentieth century. I investigate Social Democracy, Anarcho-Syndicalism and Communism, the three major factions of the working class. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Assessing the sustainability of bioethanol production in different development contexts: A systems approach

    Författare :Dilip Khatiwada; Semida Silveira; Faaij André; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; bioenergy and biofuel; bioethanol industry; development trend; sustainability assessment; climate change mitigation; energy security; life cycle assessment; systems optimisation; bioenergi och biobränsle; bioetanolindustri; utvecklingstrender; hållbarhetsbedömning; motverka klimatförändringar; energisäkerhet; livscykelanalys; systemoptimering; SRA - Energy; SRA - Energi;

    Sammanfattning : The continuous depletion of fossil fuel reserves, the global agenda on climate change and threats to energy security have led to increased global interest in the exploration, production and utilisation of bioenergy and biofuels. Access to modern bioenergy carriers derived from the efficient conversion of locally available biomass resources is indispensable for economic growth, rural development and sustainable development in developing countries. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Traditionella nyheter : Kläder, ekonomi och politik i Virestad socken 1750-1850

    Författare :Martina Böök; Malin Lennartsson; Christer Ahlberger; Hanna Enefalk; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; cultural history; clothing; costume; fashion; microhistory; Sweden; 18th century; 19th century; early modern; Virestad; peasant; national costumes; estate inventories; kulturhistoria; kläder; folkdräkt; folkligt dräktskick; mode; mikrohistoria; Sverige; 1700-tal; 1800-tal; tidigmodern; Virestad; allmoge; bouppteckningar; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : During the first half of the 20th century, ethnologists investigated rural parts of Sweden. They hoped to uncover traces of a truly ancient culture which they imagined had been preserved unchanged in so-called relic areas. LÄS MER