Search for dissertations about: "Contracting Out"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Contracting Out.

  2. 11. Pharmacy Regulation in Sweden. A New Institutional Economic Perspective

    Author : Klas Öberg; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ekonomisk och social historia; Social and economic history; Denmark; Sweden; New Institutional Economics; Pharmacy; Regulation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze and to explain the institutional change in the provision of pharmaceuticals in Sweden. The thesis’ contribution is studies of this specific institutional development. New Institutional Economic theory is used to scrutinize the driving forces of this development. The thesis consist of three papers. READ MORE

  4. 12. The Global Art World, Inc. : On the globalization of contemporary art

    Author : Charlotte Bydler; Hedvig Brander Jonsson; Hans Hayden; Sarat Maharaj; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; globalization; art world-system; biennials; contemporary art; art historiography; Arthur C. Danto; Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak; Gerardo Mosquera; Paul Virilio; interpellation; Konstvetenskap; Art; Konstvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study examines certain segments of the art world-system in which geographical distances seemed to vanishing as a result of faster and more intense interaction levels. This particular art world-system has been conceptualized in contradictory ways. READ MORE

  5. 13. The Strategic Use of Military Contractors : American Commercial Military Service Providers in Bosnia and Liberia: 1995-2009

    Author : Marcus Mohlin; Pekka Sivonen; Jan Hallenberg; Anna Leander; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Drawing from strategic theory, this study investigates the strategic roles of commercial companies providing military services, frequently referred to as private military companies.  Theoretically, the thesis analyzes how states organize its military capabilities in order to be able to wield power within the international system while empirically, it examines the character and role of commercial companies that provide military training services to the United States Government and partner nations. READ MORE

  6. 14. Image Analysis and Enhancement with Applications in Medicine

    Author : Lars Floreby; Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Zubal; segmentation; Compton; SPECT; morphological; enhancement; multiscale; dynamic programming; motion estimation; optical flow; echocardiography; speckle; Image analysis; ultrasound; Signalbehandling; Signal processing; Fourier surface.;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of six parts in which methods for image analysis and processing are studied. Two-dimensional medical images, image sequences, and three-dimensional image volumes are considered. READ MORE

  7. 15. Essays on Macroeconomics and Political Economy

    Author : Jinfeng Ge; John Hassler; Espen Moen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Relative price; Bargaining; Incomplete contract; Ricardian model of labor market; directed search; Free-rider problem; Markov perfect equilibrium; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays dealing with different aspects of macroeconomics and political Economy.The Relative Price of Investment Goods and Sectoral Contract DependenceI develop a quantitative model to explain the relationship between TFPs at the aggregate and sector levels and contracting institutions across countries. READ MORE