Search for dissertations about: "involvement of private sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words involvement of private sector.

  2. 1. Working with the Fogbow : Design and Reconfiguration of services and Participation in E-Government

    Author : Annelie Ekelin; Högskolan i Kalmar; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information Technology; e-government; e-democracy; Technoscience Studies; Informatics; 24-timmarsmyndigheten; serviceutveckling inom offentlig sektor; medborgarperspektiv; Informatik;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the metaphors of the rainbow and the fogbow, investigations and evaluations, public Internet monitors, writing women, reflections and discussions about politics, design and democracy. It is also about the ongoing re-structuring of participation in service design within the development of E-Government. READ MORE

  4. 2. Private Rivers : Politics of Renewable Energy and the Rise of Water Struggles in Turkey

    Author : Mine Islar; LUCSUS; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Renewable energy; neoliberal state; water rights; privatisation; Turkey; sustainability;

    Abstract : Private Rivers is a study of contested processes whereby use rights to water are privatised for electricity production. It engages with the issues of renewable energy solutions and the sustainability of run-of-river hydro projects in Turkey by investigating the connection between these policies and justice for rural populations, whose livelihood depends on the rivers. READ MORE

  5. 3. Barriers of mistrust : public and private health care providers in Madhya Pradesh, India

    Author : Ayesha De Costa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Public private health care; health systems; India; scheduled castes; scheduled tribes; health policy;

    Abstract : Background: In India, the foundations for a public role in the health sector were set at the time of her independence in 1947. Like other former colonies emerging from the war, India envisioned heavy state involvement in the provision of health services to all. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hybrid Governance in Practice : Public and Private Actors in the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism

    Author : Emma Lund; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; effectiveness; private actors; multilateral environmental agreements; hybrid governance; global governance; climate regime; UNFCCC; Kyoto Protocol; CDM; Clean Development Mechanism;

    Abstract : It is commonly argued that the private sector needs to become actively involved for society to stand a chance of solving the most pressing global problems. This thesis, consisting of five articles previously published in refereed journals and an introductory essay, studies one case of private actor participation in global environmental governance: the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). READ MORE

  7. 5. Competition, regulation and integration in international financial markets

    Author : Jens Nystedt; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Chapter I - Derivative Market Competition: OTC Markets Versus Organized Derivative Exchanges Recent regulatory initiatives in the United States have again raised the issue of a ''level regulatory and supervisory playing field'' and the degree of competition globally between over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and organized derivative exchange (ODE) markets. This chapter models some important aspects of how an ODE market interrelates with the OTC markets. READ MORE