Search for dissertations about: "patronage"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the word patronage.

  2. 21. Institutional Impediments and Reluctant Actors – The Limited Role of Democracy Aid in Democratic Development

    Author : Agnes Cornell; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; authoritarian regimes; Bolivia; democracy aid; democratic governance; democratic survival; democratization; democracy; foreign aid; Peru; public administration; regime change; staff turnover;

    Abstract : Poverty reduction and societal modernization have traditionally been the main goals for development aid but increasingly, since the early 1990s, democracy and human rights have ascended in importance and democracy aid has been growing steadily, both in total amounts and as a share of the total aid package. This dissertation contributes to the understanding of the role of democracy aid in democratic development. READ MORE

  4. 22. Catching values of small-scale fisheries : A look at markets, trade relations and fisher behaviour

    Author : Elizabeth Drury O'Neill; Beatrice Crona; Tim Daw; Therese Lindahl; Ragnhild Overå; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small-scale fisheries; value chains; gender; seafood trade; global markets; patron-client; human wellbeing; benefits; markets; local social dynamics; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : This thesis explores small-scale fisheries trade, markets and the accompanying relationships. It does so to understand how they contribute to human wellbeing and ecosystem health through fisher's behaviour in the marine environment. READ MORE

  5. 23. Where to shop? : understanding consumers' choices of grocery stores

    Author : Elin Nilsson; Anna-Carin Nordvall; Agneta Marell; Johan Jansson; Johan Hagberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumer decision-making; store choice; situation-based choices; cognitive proximity; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : For the last couple of decades consumer decision-making has been of increasing interest for retail as well as for consumer behaviour research. Food shopping constitutes a unique type of shopping behaviour. READ MORE

  6. 24. Essays on Empirical Development and Political Economics

    Author : Bei Qin; Jakob Svensson; David Strömberg; Nancy Qian; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; microblogs; media bias; political connection; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of three essays in development and political economics.Political Connection, Government Patronage and Firm Performance: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing FirmsThe paper tests whether politically connected firms receive preferential favor from the government, as measured by state capital investment from the central government and subsidies. READ MORE

  7. 25. The knowledge problem of public transport policy

    Author : Erik Johansson; Trafik och väg; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Public transport; Planning; Appraisal; Evaluation; Public transport; Planning; Appraisal; Evaluation;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis is to investigate the knowledge problem in regional public transport planning. The knowledge problem is twofold. How do transport policy arrive at the desirable actions they take and how do they assess the alternatives, and what can we say about the contributions of already implemented transport schemes. READ MORE