Search for dissertations about: "the impact of culture on development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 114 swedish dissertations containing the words the impact of culture on development.

2. 1. The Mystery of Inequality : Essays on Culture, Development, and Distributions

   Author : Olle Hammar; Daniel Waldenström; Niklas Bengtsson; Ingvild Almås; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inequality; Culture; Development; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I (with Daniel Waldenström): We estimate trends in global earnings dispersion across occupational groups by constructing a new database that covers 68 developed and developing countries between 1970 and 2018. Our main finding is that global earnings inequality has fallen, primarily during the 2000s and 2010s, when the global Gini coefficient dropped by 15 points and the earnings share of the world’s poorest half doubled. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Culture, Institutions, and Economic Development

   Author : Ho Hoang-Anh; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Culture; Institutions; Economic Development; Vietnam;

   Abstract : Culture and institutions are important to understand individual behaviors and economic development. In this thesis, I study the origins of cultural divergence across societies, the emergence of private property rights, and the relationship between private property rights and economic development. READ MORE

5. 3. Information and records management systems and the impact of information culture on the management of public information

   Author : Proscovia Svärd; the Netherlands Amsterdam University of Amsterdam; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Enterprise Content Management; Records Management; EGovernment; Organizational Culture and Information Culture; Media and Communications; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The information society and the paperless office are by now two timeworn metaphors of contemporary society, where information is considered as the main asset and vehicle for economic, cultural and political achievements, enhanced by the use of information technology. Though information is considered an important asset not much attention is paid to its management. READ MORE

6. 4. Physiotherapists in Afghanistan. Exploring, encouraging and experiencing professional development in the Afghan development context

   Author : Jenny Wickford; Susanne Rosberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Afghanistan; collaboration; culture; development projects; ethics; field study; learning; physiotherapy; professional development; reflection;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of the thesis is to analyze the matter of supporting professional development of physiotherapists in Afghanistan, and the issues involved in expatriate physiotherapists working with professional development cross-culturally and in development contexts. The thesis is based on two field studies, aspects of which are reported on in four papers. READ MORE

7. 5. Development and Resilience : Re-thinking poverty and intervention in biocultural landscapes

   Author : L. Jamila Haider; Maja Schlüter; Wiebren Boonstra; M. Jahi Chappell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; biocultural diversity; coevolution; development; interdisciplinary; Pamir Mountains; poverty traps; resilience; social-ecological systems; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

   Abstract : The practices related to the growing, harvesting, preparation, and celebration of food over millennia have given rise to diverse biocultural landscapes the world over. These landscapes – rich in biological and cultural diversity – are often characterised by persistent poverty, and, as such, are often the target of development interventions. READ MORE