Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv 97/7/EG av den 17 februari om konsumentskydd vid distansavtal som nu har resulterat i Lag (2000:274) om konsumentskydd vid distansavtal och hemförsäljningsavtal är resultatet av en lagstiftningsprocess som inleddes redan under våren 1990. Direktivet är ett konsumentskyddsdirektiv men det är också, som det stadgas i dess inledande paragrafer, ämnat att främja

Railway expansion is usually associated with containing and supporting economic growth. This particular research approaches railways from the angle of technological potential. It explores whether railways can drive China towards technology-led growth, and if so, the way in which this process occurs. The study uses a theoretical framework of complementarities adjusting it to the qualitative analysi

I dagens samhälle som präglas av ständig förändring och utveckling i arbetslivet har mycket kommit att handla om konkurrens, personlig utveckling och hållbarhet. För att företag ska kunna konkurrera på en alltmer dynamisk marknad har organisationer fått en större insikt om medarbetarnas betydelse och insats för verksamhetens utveckling. Performance Management är ett system organisationer använder

This paper highlights, theoretically and empirically, how development and underdevelopment are closely linked by looking at the global food system, with a special emphasis on the meat-industrial complex. Conceptually, this thesis mobilizes Foster’s theory of metabolic rift, O’Connor’s theory of the second contradiction of capitalism, and Harvey’s “accumulation by dispossession” to account for the

The main objective of this paper was to examine the factors which determine the internal migration to Dhaka city, Bangladesh and to find out their impact on migrant’s livelihood aspect. The sample comprised 448 individuals from the rural and urban areas towards Dhaka city. In this study I enhanced to analyze and interpret the determinants of socio-economic, economic and environmental factors assoc

This paper aims to examine whether competition law and policies have greater effect on competition when sound institutions are in place. Reports by major global actors as well as governmental reforming, show that there is unanimity on the notion that political reforming is essential in order to reach a more competitive market. Later economic research shows that institutions such as governance effe

Utlänningsärenden handläggs i rådande rättsläge av den centrala utlänningsmyndigheten Migrationsverket, vars beslut kan överklagas till en besvärsnämnd, Utlänningsnämnden. Särskilt viktiga ärenden avgörs av regeringen. Då handläggningen av utlänningsärenden fått utstå mycket kritik, bland annat på grund av långa handläggningstider hos de beslutsfattande myndigheterna och på grund av dålig insyn i

The regulation of the European parliament and the Council (EG) nr. 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations is known as Rome II. Rome II contains a conflict rule in art. 7 which determines the law applicable to a claim involving environmental damages connected with more than one state. This conflict rule does not only apply to cases of damage to property and persons, but also

Abstract Title: Consumer perception of mobile marketing Institution: Department of Service Management, Campus Helsingborg, Lund University Level: Master’s degree Authors: David Zetterlund and Jonas Lörnell Supervisors: Jessica Enevold and Katja Lindqvist Issue: Mobile marketing is the fastest growing category of advertising right now. Mobile marketing allows direct-targeted advertising to users an

Due to the concerns of increasing need for advanced credit risk management and lacking of quantitative credit risk measurement modeling at the Chinese banks, the purpose of this dissertation is to study the feasibility of applying the Western credit risk model, the Moody’s KMV (MKMV), to China. Because of the particular Chinese considerations, such as pricing the temporary non-tradable restricted

This study was performed using daily spot prices, from January 1997 through July 2004; of the three assets that constitute the crack spread i.e. crude oil, gasoline and heating oil - all listed on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Our objective has been to characterize the dynamics of the spread and subsequently create trading strategies to yield returns that surpass that of a passive appr

Denna uppsats är skriven på uppdrag av Nordmalings kommun som önskade en djupgående studie av befolkningsminskningen i kommunen. Uppsatsens syfte var att göra en statistisk sammanställning och analys av befolkningen i Nordmalings kommun, för att på så sätt få en överblick på den demografiska utvecklingen. Studien visar att det den 31 december 2008 bodde 7 276 personer i Nordmalings kommun, varav 3

This thesis disaggregates the ‘Swedish paradox’ with respect to Swedish manufacturing from 1987 to 2007. This is done by analyzing the impact of R&D expenditure in industry on industry growth of the manufacturing industry in Sweden from 1987 to 2007. A quantitative approach using panel-data from Statistics Sweden (SCB) and OECD is used to investigate the effect of R&D expenditure on econom

Huruvida det existerar en prisbubbla eller inte på den svenska bostadsmarknaden är ett flitigt diskuterat ämne, inte minst i medierna. Syftet med vår uppsats är att besvara frågan med hjälp av en metod som är kallad imputed rent eller imputerad hyra. I den imputerade hyran vägs årskostnaden av att äga ett hus mot årskostnaden av att hyra en likvärdig bostad och om det finns en prisbubbla på markna

Den 1 januari 2010 träder rådets direktiv 2008/8/EG som avser platsen för tillhandahållanden av tjänster kraft i medlemsstaterna. Ända sedan 1960-talet då mervärdesskattesystemet infördes har målet varit att beskattning bör ske i konsumtionsmedlemsstaten. Av praktiska skäl genomfördes inte denna princip för tillhandahållanden av tjänster och det i skrivande stund gällande mervärdesskattedirektivet

The purpose of this essay was to study an activation programme called Work & Integration Centre (Arbets- & Integrationscenter, AIC). Activation programmes are often based on both the help to and the control of the users – which are unemployed recipients of social assistance. By interviewing five employees at the programme I wanted to find out how they balanced between the help that they gi

In mid 90’s, productivity growth rate started to accelerate in the USA. The sources of this resurgence were the IT-producing industry and the IT-using market services. Meanwhile, Europe was still suffering from the low level of productivity growth rates. This fact leads to pessimistic assessments about the economic future of Europe. However, this paper uncovers that productivity growth rate starte