Search for dissertations about: "Poverty dissertations"

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  2. 6. Three Empirical Studies on Development : Democracy, the Resource Curse and Aid

    Author : Jan Pettersson; Fabrizio Zilibotti; Ragnar Torvik; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democracy; Economic Growth; Consolidation; Political Systems; Natural Resources; Appropriability; Property Rights; Institutions; Development; Foreign Aid; Fungibility; Poverty; Public Expenditure; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis presents three self-contained essays focusing on empirical questions in growth and development economics. Each article addresses specific questions on why countries perform differently. READ MORE

  4. 7. Millennium Development Goals in Nicaragua : Analysing progress, social inequalities, and community actions

    Author : Wilton Pérez; Carina Källestål; Ilona Koupil; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Millennium Development Goals; child survival; poverty; inequality; interventions; spatial model; Nicaragua;

    Abstract : The world has made important efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. However, it is still insufficient and inequalities prevail in the poorest settings. READ MORE

  5. 8. Health and well-being in the elderley : A prospective population- based study

    Author : Alette-Marie Lindgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; epidemiology; primary health care; prevention; gerontology; housing; health; contentment; activites; loneliness; screening; poverty; mortality; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : The Albertina Project is an epidemiological study of the social, medical, economic and mortality situation among 9440 people, 75 years or older, living in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Most people lived in their own home. The housing standard appeared to be satisfactory in the majority of cases. READ MORE

  6. 9. Determinants and Functional Impact of Nutritional Status Among Older Persons in Rural Bangladesh

    Author : Tamanna Ferdous; Tommy Cederholm; Åke Wahlin; Zarina Nahar Kabir; Birgitta Sidenvall; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Nutritional status; Mini Nutritional Assessment; older persons; community living; poverty; physical function; cognitive function; low-income country; Bangladesh.; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Nutrition; näringslära;

    Abstract : Background: Malnutrition is a major problem in Bangladesh. One third of the population in Bangladesh is malnourished, but figures for older persons specifically are scant. READ MORE

  7. 10. The emergence of enclaves of wealth and poverty : A sociological study of residential differentiation in post-communist Poland

    Author : Dominika Polanska Vergara; Apostolis Papakostas; Chris Pickvance; Kerstin Jacobsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential differentiation; gated communities; Poland; post-communist cities; revitalisation; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Since the fall of communism, some crucial political, economic and social changes have been taking place in the former communist societies. The objective of the thesis is to examine the processes of residential differentiation taking place in the urban landscape of the Polish city of Gdańsk after the introduction of the capitalist system. READ MORE