Search for dissertations about: "Economic Political and Social crises"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Economic Political and Social crises.

  2. 1. Essays on the Politics of Taxation

    Author : Per F. Andersson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Taxation; Democracy; Economic history; Redistribution; Political economy; Beskattning; Demokrati; Ekonomisk historia; Omfördelning; Politisk ekonomi;

    Abstract : Taxation is a key activity of any state and a constant point of political struggle. The structure of taxation is continuously changing and evolving, and its size has grown dramatically during the last two hundred years. READ MORE

  4. 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRISES IN SIERRA LEONE : The Role of Small-scale Entrepreneurs in Petty Trading as a Strategy for Survival 1960-1996

    Author : Fouday Kamara; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sierra Leone; Social Networks and Survival Strategies; Family Business; Poverty alleviation; Petty Trading; Entrepreneurship; Business Culture; Development Issues; Economic Political and Social crises; Social economics; Economics of development; Sierra Leone; Sociologi; Social ekonomi; Utvecklingsekonomi;

    Abstract : Sierra Leone is a small country with rich mineral resources such as diamonds, bauxite, gold and iron ore. Other resources include fishing, forestry and fertile agricultural land, which enable people to farm without any sophisticated methods of mechanization. READ MORE

  5. 3. What explains the credit ratings in economically advanced democracies? Unpacking the role of political stability through ideology, corruption, and transparency

    Author : Maciej Sychowiec; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political economy; credit ratings; sovereign debt; political ideology; corruption; transparency;

    Abstract : Credit rating agencies (CRAs) are often referred to in the literature as the “gatekeepers” of the international credit market. Their assessments may determine a government’s ability to finance its budget since good credit ratings allow governments to borrow money on more favorable terms. READ MORE

  6. 4. Reclaiming Territory from Below : Grassroots Environmentalism and Waste Conflicts in Campania, Italy

    Author : Salvatore Paolo De Rosa; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; grassroots movements; popular environmentalism; territory; waste management; environmental conflicts; Organized crime; southern Italy; political ecology; socioecological metabolism;

    Abstract : In the course of 2000s, the region of Campania in southern Italy and its capital city Naples became global icons of waste mismanagement after the images of piles of rubbish occluding their urban areas hit the headlines. Conventional explanations, in Italy and elsewhere, pointed to administrative failure, cultural backwardness and mafia infiltration as the main causes of waste mishandling. READ MORE

  7. 5. Empirical studies in money, credit and banking : the Swedish credit market in transition under the silver and gold standards 1834-1913

    Author : Anders Ögren; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The empirical results reached in this thesis contradict the traditional theoretical view of money as being exogenously introduced into an economy as a medium of exchange intended to reduce the transactions costs associated with barter. Instead money was endogenously created in the form of credit. READ MORE