Search for dissertations about: "Poverty"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 307 swedish dissertations containing the word Poverty.
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6. Exposure to crime as a consequence of poverty : five investigations about relative deprivation, poverty and exposure to crime
Abstract : This thesis contains five studies that in different ways investigate poverty and the relation between poverty and exposure to crime. The basis of the thesis has been the question of how poverty is related to other welfare problems such as unemployment and health problems, focusing on exposure to crime and fear of crime. READ MORE
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7. Legal Ideals and Normative Realities : A case study of children's rights and child labor activity in Paraguay
Abstract : The present study is composed of eight chapters relating to children's rights and child labor activity in the Republic of Paraguay. The problem of child labor in Paraguay is central for this study and the legal ideals that are intended to uphold and strengthen the rights of the child are described and contrasted with the present normative reality in which the children work and live. READ MORE
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8. Equality of opportunity, heterogeneity and poverty
Abstract : Paper [I] studies equality of opportunity in Sweden. The distinction between circumstances that constrain an individual’s opportunities and the individual choices also affecting a particular outcome is the main idea of theories of equality of opportunity. READ MORE
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9. Development and 'The other within': the culturalisation of the political economy of poverty in the Northern Uplands of Viet Nam
Abstract : The dissertation deals with the issue of poverty in eight villages in Northern Viet Nam during the current Doi Moi reforms. In all reforms, poverty alleviation has been a main concern for which market economy and economic growth have been seen as largely successful tools. However, in parallel to economic growth, the social inequality has increased. READ MORE
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10. The injury poverty trap in rural Vietnam : causes, consequences and possible solutions
Abstract : The focus of this study is the vicious circle of poverty and ill-health. The case is injuries but it could have been any lasting and severe disease. Poverty and health have very close links to economic development and to how health care is financed. Out-of-pocket payment seems to increase the risk of poverty while prepaid health care reduces it. READ MORE