Institutions are commonly thought of as crucial determinants for economic development. This argument is also prominent in the literature regarding property rights institutions as many studies stress their significance for economic performance. In light of these studies, many international organizations have argued strongly for land rights reforms in developing countries as means to reduce poverty,

Author: Karin Andréasson and Elin Björk Title: The meaning of recognition. –Romani women’s experiences of education as a way to inclusion. Supervisor: Hanna Wittrock Assessor: Elizabeth Martinell Barfoed The aim of this study was to examine the situation of Romani women in Sweden. More specifically, to investigate Romani women’s experiences of and view on education as a way to increase the inclu

This bachelor thesis studies the process of the culture and arts economic support system in the municipality of Lund. It aims to define problems concerning the current support system, which in the present situation appears in form of a stagnant cultural eco system. To do this participant observation have been used as a method and interviews and communications analysis as complementary methods. The

Bemanningsbranschen är idag allmänt accepterad i Sverige och bemanningsföretagen har sedan avregleringen av arbetsförmedlingsmonopolet 1993 etablerats starkt på den svenska arbetsmarknaden. Detta har inneburit en förändring av det traditionella anställnings- förhållandet till att bli en trepartsrelation. Detta trepartsförhållande, där nu tre parter istället för två måste kooperera har visat sig sk

This paper deals with a comparison between the German and the Swedish language concerning perfective and imperfective states and situations. My aim was to investigate the meaning of the tenses perfect and past tense in German and Swedish, and also the translation of the German perfect to the Swedish perfect or past tense. To begin with, definitions of terms such as Aspekt, Aktionsart and Aspektua

Sverige har sedan år 1990 haft en reglering mot insiderhandel. Innan dess var det den så kallade självregleringen, skapad av marknadens egna aktörer, som reglerade insiderbrottet. Lagen har dock utvecklats och omarbetats många gånger genom EU direktiv och förordningar fram till den idag gällande marknadsmissbrukslagen. Trots detta kritiseras regleringen för att vara ineffektiv och svår att tillämp

All agencies that affect children, and the employees of these businesses, are required to report to social services if they suspect a child is being abused. Studies show that too few reports are made to social services regarding children being maltreated. 84% of children in Sweden are in preschool and it is therefore important that preschool teachers recognize if a child is being abused. According

Abstract Authors: Malin Wernerson och Sara Nilsson Titel: Fat Panic - A qualitative content analysis of overweight bloggers’ experiences of being overwight Supervisor: Anders Östnäs The purpose of the study was to describe and analyze overweight bloggers' experiences of being overweight. To find the relevant empirical data, a targeted selection was used. The method used for analysis was qual

The current patterns of consuming and producing German coffee cause environmental impacts. Identifying the most relevant environmental impacts (hot spots) along the global value chain of German coffee is the first step to improve its environmental performance. Hot spots need immediate attention from companies, practitioners, and scientists in order to create sustainable solutions. The purpose of

This thesis evaluates the objective of the Hong Kong Geopark as promoting sustainable socio-economic development with a case study of Sum Mun Tsai Village, a village adjacent to the Geopark. The research focuses on the human development aspect of sustainable development, since the Geopark is not only concerned with promoting economic development, but also with the social dimension of sustainabilit

The aim of this study is to examine how oral contraceptive pills contribute to normative notions about sexuality and how oral contraceptive pills can act liberating and/or limiting for its users. This is examined through qualitative interviews with young adults with experience of using oral contraceptive pills. The interviews were analyzed with queertheory and theories about disciplinary power. Th

Purpose Our purpose is to increase the understanding of an organization’s change process by interpreting organizational members’ lived experience during a change process where messages are being communicated ambiguously. We will draw on Weick’s theoretical framework of sensemaking in order to analyze the effects of top managers’ strategic ambiguity. We further aim to contribute to academia by addr

The aim of this thesis has been to analyze the nature of the employment opportunities for poor women in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh, and the possibilities for these female garment workers to participate as members in labor unions. Through the use of the dual labor market theory, it attempts to shed light on the underlying factors of the rapid increase of female workers, named the

The trope solution to the problem of mental causation combines a trope monism, i.e. that properties are tropes and all tropes are physical, with a type dualism, i.e. that although all tropes are of a physical type, there are subsets of tropes that are also of a mental type. It does so in order to reconcile three individually plausible yet seemingly incompatible principles that together would ensur

Sustainability reporting is increasingly becoming a common tool for companies and organisations to present their social, economic and environmental performance. This is despite the fact that environmental accounting is not a legal requirement. Why environmental accounting is so frequently applied can be explained through a number of motives and driving-frorces. Stakeholder interests are most commo

The purpose of this study was, from a structural perspective, with emphasis on democratic values such as openness, reciprocity, communication and responsibility, to examine factors in the social Service that may affect freedom of speech and how freedom of speech was understood by the employees. The study has a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews. Six interviews were conducted

ISA 610 är en revisionsstandard som en revisor kan använda sig av för att söka vägledning kring omfattningen av god revisionssed vid användandet av internrevisionens arbete. Standarden ska i år omarbetas och den nya versionen av standarden kommer att träda i kraft i december 2013. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka vad själva förändringen innebär samt hur detta kan tänkas påverka revisionenThe ISA 610 is an auditing standard, which the auditor can turn to in order to seek guidance on the scope of auditing in case of using the work of the internal audit. The standard is being revised this year and the new version will come into force in December 2013. The aim of this thesis is to investigate what the impact of this revision may mean and how this may affect the auditing and the users