Search for dissertations about: "Social Construction of Markets"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words Social Construction of Markets.
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1. Land rent, capital, rate of profit : A critique of Harvey’s model of urban land rent
Abstract : This study critically evaluates David Harvey’s model of urban land rent and its centrality in his explanation of the material forces that underlie and limit urban land policies, strategies, planning decisions, and investment choices. Harvey emphasizes structural forces of capital in relating economic urbanization processes to uneven patterns of capitalist development, recurrent economic crises of overaccumulation, and the need to produce spaces of accumulation to absorb surplus capital that creates crises. READ MORE
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2. Constructing Consumer Knowledge in Market Research : An Ethnography of Epistemics
Abstract : Market research pervades society. It is an endeavour that connects marketing practice with methods similar to social science. Further, market research results appear as knowledge produced to inform recipients towards making productive business decisions and as a commodity sold to commissioning clients. READ MORE
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3. Rural Development and Territorial Dynamics in the Province of Misiones, Argentina
Abstract : During the 1990s, Latin America went through important structural transformations. The continent experienced a profound alteration in the relations between the state, society, market and natural environment. READ MORE
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4. The role of market orientation in public housing companies: : A study of MO’s effect on construction strategies
Abstract : The development of public housing companies in Sweden is strongly influenced by legal, economic, and demographic changes. The companies long tradition of taking responsibility for customer welfare in living have recently been criticized for excessive dominance over price setting, which is claimed to give them competitive advantages in the housing market. READ MORE
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5. Space wars and the new urban imperialism
Abstract : The dissertation analyzes recent urban transformations through the lens of space wars. The main focus is on investment flows in the commercial property market, changes in urban governance and changes in social geography, and how these three aspects are related. READ MORE