Search for dissertations about: "development theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1942 swedish dissertations containing the words development theory.

  2. 1. Ecostrategies in theory and practice : Farmer's perspectives on water, nutrients and sustainability in low-resource agriculture in the dry zone of Sri Lanka

    Author : Klas Sandell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attitudes towards nature; Alternative development; Carrying capacity; Development strategies; Development theory; Diffusion; Dry zone of Sri Lanka; Ecodevelopment; Ethnoperspective; Fertilizers; Green revolution; Human ecology; Human geography; Low-resource agriculture; Small-scale farming; Sustainable development; Village irrigation.; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : PROBLEMThe need for a sustainable man - nature relationship has long been a neglected aspect of development theory. The increasing awareness of this negligence has led to a search for development strategies alternative to conventional industrial growth. READ MORE

  4. 2. Moral development : the validity of Kohlberg's theory

    Author : Kurt Bergling; Stockholms universitet; []
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  5. 3. The Political Economy of Structural Adjustment. The Case of Cotton, Coffee and Maize Production in Arumeru and Geita District, Tanzania

    Author : Jonas Ewald; Björn Hettne; Sweden University of Gothenburg; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural Adjustment Program; International Political Economy; development; development theory; inclusive growth; rural development; agricultural development; local level; globalization; Tanzania; Geita; Arumeru; Cotton; coffee; Maize; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

    Abstract : This licensiate thesis is based on a number of fieldworks in Arumeru and Geita district during the years 1992-1996, as well as on national level in Tanzania. The aim was to study how the SAPs have affected local level economies, with a specific focus on cash crop (coffee and cotton) vs food crop production, as well as social service provision on local level with a focus on the quantity and quality of health and education. READ MORE

  6. 4. Theory of economic development : nonlinearity, instability and non-equilibrium

    Author : Wei-Bin Zhang; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic growth and development; instability; structural change; bifurcation; non-equilibrium; centralization and decentralization; business cycle; the standard neoclassical growth model; growth rate; interest rate; inflation rate; choice of techniques; endogenous technological change;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to propose an economic development theory within the framework of input-output systems and neoclassical economics. This study consists of nine chapters which are arranged in the following manner:In Chapter I, we discuss development problems, define some essential concepts, and provide a general historical sketch of economic growth theory. READ MORE

  7. 5. Entrepreneurial competence development : triggers, processes & consequences

    Author : Magdalena Markowska; Johan Wiklund; Friederike Welter; Dimo Dimov; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurial Competence; development; cases; gourmet restaurateurs;

    Abstract : This dissertation, comprised of the cover story and the four separate but interrelated articles, focuses on exploring the development of entrepreneurial competence. Building on the assumption that purposeful engagement in entrepreneurial action potentially leads to the acquisition of specific entrepreneurial competencies, this thesis investigates the mechanisms facilitating and enabling entrepreneurs’ acquisition of entrepreneurial expertise, and the consequences of this process. READ MORE