Search for dissertations about: "developing countrys"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words developing countrys.

  2. 1. Essays on Health in Developing Countries

    Author : Anna Welander Tärneberg; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child Health; Developing Countries; Globalization; Democracy; Multilateral Debt Relief; Quality of Health Care; Health Worker Competence; Patient Satisfaction;

    Abstract : Health plays an essential role for human and economic development. This thesis consists of four independent empirical papers on health and health care in developing countries. The first paper investigates the relationship between globalization, democracy, and child health in low- and middle-income countries. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on technology adoption and political reform in developing countries

    Author : Johan Kiessling; Jakob Svensson; Toke Aidt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The adoption of new technology plays a vital role in a developing country’s path to economic growth and better living conditions. The first chapter in this dissertation analyzes some of the determinants of the differences between countries in adoption levels of Internet and Communication Technologies (the “digital divide”). READ MORE

  5. 3. Home alone : sibling caretakers in León, Nicaragua

    Author : Kjerstin Dahlblom; Lars Dahlgren; Rodolfo Peña; Bengt Höjer; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sibling caretakers; life skills; school absenteeism; ethnographic approach; children’s participation; children’s rights; developing country; Nicaragua; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Sibling caretaking, although common across time and cultures, has not been well researched from the carer’s point of view. In Nicaragua, ranked as one of the poorest countries in the Americas, sibling caretaking is common. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on North-South Trade

    Author : Lars Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; intra-industry trade; exchange rate regimes; export processing zones; aid; donor exports; EU trade preferences; North-South trade; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine some factors that influence the volume of North-South trade. The study concerns the period from the early- and mid 1970s to the early 1990s. It consists of an introductory chapter and five main chapters. READ MORE

  7. 5. Understanding regional dynamics of vulnerability : a historical approach to the flood problem in China

    Author : Guoyi Han; Roger E. Kasperson; Graduate School of Geography Clark University; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Throughout its long history, China is among the world's most flood-prone and consequently the most experienced countries in coping with floods. This is a dissertation about developing a historical approach for understanding regional dynamic change of vulnerability to flood hazards in the Chinese context, and providing an analytic base for the country's shift of its flood management strategy from the current predominant and prevalent flood control approach to a broader and more comprehensive risk management paradigm. READ MORE