Search for dissertations about: "Sufficiency economy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Sufficiency economy.

  2. 1. Scaling sufficiency : Towards less material consumption

    Author : Ola Persson; Karin Bradley; Mikael Klintman; Kersty Hobson; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Abstract : Various researchers have pointed out that avoiding further catastrophicconsequences related to the deteriorating ecological state of the planet,brought about by unsustainable production and consumption patterns,requires not only technological innovation and efficiency in productionprocesses, but also absolute reductions in energy and material use (i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Scarcity, Abundance and Sufficiency: Contributions to Social and Economic Theory

    Author : Adel Daoud; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economics; sociology; scarcity; abundance; sufficiency;

    Abstract : Economic sociology has established itself as a strong and vibrant field in the social sciences. A number of significant studies have been conducted on the relation between the economy and society: on firms, markets, networks, money, and general action theory. But little has been done on the issues of scarcity, abundance, and sufficiency (SAS). READ MORE

  5. 3. Characterising Needs in Health Care Priority Setting

    Author : Erik Gustavsson; Lars Sandman; Ingemar Nordin; Niklas Juth; Greg Bognar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Comorbidity; conceptual analysis; health care; health care needs; interpersonal aggregation; intrapersonal aggregation; multimorbidity; needs; prioritarianism; priority setting; priority to the worse off; rationing; reflective equilibrium; severity; shared decision-making; sufficiency principles; the principle of need; Aggregering; begreppsanalys; behov; behovsprincipen; delat beslutsfattande; hälso- och sjukvård; prioritanism; prioriteringar; reflektivt ekvilibrium; resursfördelning; samsjuklighet; sufficientism; svårighetsgrad; vårdbehov;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is needs in the context of health care priority setting. The notion of needs has a strong standing in health care policy; however, how the idea should be understood more specifically and how it should guide decisions about priority setting remain contentious issues. READ MORE

  6. 4. Combined Energy Solutions Applied to Dairy Farming in Bolivia and Latin America

    Author : Johnny Villarroel-Schneider; Andrew R. Martin; Anders Malmquist; Valentina Zaccaria; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Polygeneration; productive sector; dairy farm; farming; biogas; energy efficiency; electricity; refrigeration; self-sufficiency; techno-economic; GHG emissions; Bolivia; Latin America; Polygeneration; produktiv sektor; mjölkgård; jordbruk; biogas; energieffektivitet; elektricitet; kylning; självförsörjning; teknisk-ekonomisk; växthusgasutsläpp; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Poligeneración; sector productivo; granja; ganadería; biogás; eficiencia energética; electricidad; refrigeración; autosuficiencia; tecno-económico; GEI; Bolivia; América Latina; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

    Abstract : The transition towards a sustainable world requires immediate action on the part of individuals and communities. Developing countries find the task of incorporating climate change policies difficult for various reasons including the negative effects that the Covid-19 pandemic left behind on the economy. READ MORE

  7. 5. Peasants and Policymakers, Agricultural transformation in Java under Suharto

    Author : Tobias Axelsson; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; development policy; agriculture; Indonesia; technological change; institutional change; Economic History; equity;

    Abstract : Following the East Asian success story Indonesia also subscribed to a model with increased productivity, income and equity through modernisation of agriculture. When it was hit by a severe crisis in 1997, Indonesia was regarded as one of the up and coming tigers of Southeast Asia. READ MORE