Search for dissertations about: "vietnam economic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words vietnam economic.
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1. Deltas Apart - Factor Endowments, Colonial Extraction and Pathways of Agricultural Development in Vietnam
Abstract : This study provides an explanation of the different pathways of agricultural change and economic development in north and south Vietnam. It shows that pre-colonial factor endowments conditioned the development of the rice economies of the two deltas in Tonkin and Cochinchina. READ MORE
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2. Essays on Culture, Institutions, and Economic Development
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
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3. Decentralizing hydraulic society : Actor responses to institutional arrangements in Vietnam
Abstract : Irrigation decentralization has been launched worldwide with high expectations of improved governance, efficiency, and productivity through democratic processes. However, there is widespread recognition that decentralization is, in reality, unlikely to bring about these positive outcomes. READ MORE
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4. Growth without Democracy : Challenges to Authoritarianism in Vietnam
Abstract : Vietnam today can clearly be counted as a case of economic success. At a party congress in the mid-1980s, the formal decisions were made on a reform program under the name of Doi Moi (renovation), which aimed at liberalising and reforming the economy. READ MORE
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5. Defining strong ownership: Institutional Determinants and Stakeholder Interests in Vietnamese Development Planning
Abstract : The current development debate emphasizes national ownership of the development agenda as a precondition for sustainable development and aid effectiveness. Vietnam is often held up as a good example of strong ownership. Yet, the ownership concept is not clearly defined or understood due to a lack of empirically rooted evidence and analysis. READ MORE