Search for dissertations about: "poor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 3429 swedish dissertations containing the word poor.
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1. Poor Choices? : On Social Context and the Claiming of Means-tested Benefits
Abstract : In this dissertation, comprising one theoretical chapter and three self-contained empirical studies, I study how the choice to claim means-tested benefits is affected by the social context. In Chapter 1, Considering Choices, I discuss how sociological research can benefit from taking choices into account, and I review the literature on rational choice theory to assess its relevance as a tool for considering choices in sociology. READ MORE
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2. Poor quality costing
Abstract : This thesis presents an effective model for measuring the cost of poor quality. It consists of two models, developed during the research project, assessments and the construction of measurement systems. READ MORE
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3. Fundamental Aspects of Cooperative Interference Management
Abstract : Today and future wireless networks are facing one of their greatest limiting factors:interference. This is due to the unprecedented increase in the number of connecteddevices. READ MORE
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4. Differentiating the Poor : Patterns of Discrimination in Decision-Making on Social Assistance Eligibility
Abstract : Access to the Swedish welfare state’s last safety net, social assistance, is ultimately determined through discretionary decision-making by social workers. This dissertation examines intersectional patterns and discriminatory bias in social workers’ assessments about social assistance eligibility. READ MORE
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5. The rural poor : agrarian changes and survival strategies in Chile 1973-1989
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